diff --git a/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client.ts b/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client.ts
index 92f065e..ad11b87 100644
--- a/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client.ts
+++ b/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   renderPreview,
   type PreviewRenderResult,
 } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/preview-renderer";
-import type { PipelineStep } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/contracts";
+import { hashPipeline, type PipelineStep } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/contracts";
 import type { HistogramData } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/histogram";
 import type { RenderFullOptions, RenderFullResult } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
 
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ let workerInstance: Worker | null = null;
 let workerInitError: Error | null = null;
 let requestIdCounter = 0;
 const pendingRequests = new Map<number, PendingRequest>();
+const inFlightPreviewRequests = new Map<string, SharedPreviewRequest>();
+
+type SharedPreviewRequest = {
+  promise: Promise<PreviewRenderResult>;
+  abortController: AbortController;
+  consumers: Set<symbol>;
+  settled: boolean;
+};
 
 function nextRequestId(): number {
   requestIdCounter += 1;
@@ -264,7 +272,20 @@ function runWorkerRequest<TResponse extends PreviewRenderResult | RenderFullResu
   });
 }
 
-export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
+function getPreviewRequestKey(options: {
+  sourceUrl: string;
+  steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
+  previewWidth: number;
+  includeHistogram?: boolean;
+}): string {
+  return [
+    hashPipeline(options.sourceUrl, options.steps),
+    options.previewWidth,
+    options.includeHistogram === true ? 1 : 0,
+  ].join(":");
+}
+
+async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
   sourceUrl: string;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
@@ -295,6 +316,105 @@ export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
   }
 }
 
+function getOrCreateSharedPreviewRequest(options: {
+  sourceUrl: string;
+  steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
+  previewWidth: number;
+  includeHistogram?: boolean;
+}): SharedPreviewRequest {
+  const key = getPreviewRequestKey(options);
+  const existing = inFlightPreviewRequests.get(key);
+  if (existing) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+
+  const abortController = new AbortController();
+  const sharedRequest: SharedPreviewRequest = {
+    abortController,
+    consumers: new Set(),
+    settled: false,
+    promise: Promise.resolve(undefined as never),
+  };
+
+  sharedRequest.promise = runPreviewRequest({
+    ...options,
+    signal: abortController.signal,
+  }).finally(() => {
+    sharedRequest.settled = true;
+    inFlightPreviewRequests.delete(key);
+  });
+
+  inFlightPreviewRequests.set(key, sharedRequest);
+  return sharedRequest;
+}
+
+export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
+  sourceUrl: string;
+  steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
+  previewWidth: number;
+  includeHistogram?: boolean;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+}): Promise<PreviewRenderResult> {
+  if (options.signal?.aborted) {
+    throw makeAbortError();
+  }
+
+  const sharedRequest = getOrCreateSharedPreviewRequest({
+    sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+    steps: options.steps,
+    previewWidth: options.previewWidth,
+    includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
+  });
+
+  return await new Promise<PreviewRenderResult>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const consumerId = Symbol("preview-consumer");
+    let settled = false;
+
+    const settleOnce = (callback: () => void): void => {
+      if (settled) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      settled = true;
+      sharedRequest.consumers.delete(consumerId);
+      if (options.signal) {
+        options.signal.removeEventListener("abort", abortHandler);
+      }
+
+      if (!sharedRequest.settled && sharedRequest.consumers.size === 0) {
+        sharedRequest.abortController.abort();
+      }
+
+      callback();
+    };
+
+    const abortHandler = () => {
+      settleOnce(() => {
+        reject(makeAbortError());
+      });
+    };
+
+    sharedRequest.consumers.add(consumerId);
+
+    if (options.signal) {
+      options.signal.addEventListener("abort", abortHandler, { once: true });
+    }
+
+    sharedRequest.promise.then(
+      (result) => {
+        settleOnce(() => {
+          resolve(result);
+        });
+      },
+      (error: unknown) => {
+        settleOnce(() => {
+          reject(error);
+        });
+      },
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 export async function renderFullWithWorkerFallback(
   options: RenderFullOptions,
 ): Promise<RenderFullResult> {
diff --git a/tests/use-pipeline-preview.test.ts b/tests/use-pipeline-preview.test.ts
index c90fab8..1849f0d 100644
--- a/tests/use-pipeline-preview.test.ts
+++ b/tests/use-pipeline-preview.test.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,57 @@ describe("usePipelinePreview", () => {
     );
     expect(previewHarnessState.latestHistogram).toEqual(histogram);
   });
+
+  it("restarts preview rendering when the computed preview width changes", async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        createElement(PreviewHarness, {
+          sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+          steps: [],
+          includeHistogram: false,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(16);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    function WidePreviewHarness() {
+      const { canvasRef } = usePipelinePreview({
+        sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+        steps: [],
+        nodeWidth: 640,
+        includeHistogram: false,
+      });
+
+      return createElement("canvas", { ref: canvasRef });
+    }
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(createElement(WidePreviewHarness));
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(16);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(workerClientMocks.renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(workerClientMocks.renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        previewWidth: 320,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(workerClientMocks.renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        previewWidth: 640,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("preview histogram call sites", () => {
diff --git a/tests/worker-client.test.ts b/tests/worker-client.test.ts
index 01cd252..2f5f125 100644
--- a/tests/worker-client.test.ts
+++ b/tests/worker-client.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ type WorkerMessage =
   | {
       kind: "preview" | "full";
       requestId: number;
+      payload?: {
+        previewWidth?: number;
+        includeHistogram?: boolean;
+      };
     }
   | {
       kind: "cancel";
@@ -65,10 +69,39 @@ class FakeWorker {
   }
 }
 
+function createDeferred<T>() {
+  let resolve!: (value: T | PromiseLike<T>) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((innerResolve, innerReject) => {
+    resolve = innerResolve;
+    reject = innerReject;
+  });
+
+  return {
+    promise,
+    resolve,
+    reject,
+  };
+}
+
 describe("worker-client fallbacks", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.resetModules();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "ImageData",
+      class ImageData {
+        data: Uint8ClampedArray;
+        width: number;
+        height: number;
+
+        constructor(data: Uint8ClampedArray, width: number, height: number) {
+          this.data = data;
+          this.width = width;
+          this.height = height;
+        }
+      },
+    );
     previewRendererMocks.renderPreview.mockReset();
     bridgeMocks.renderFull.mockReset();
     previewRendererMocks.renderPreview.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -185,4 +218,191 @@ describe("worker-client fallbacks", () => {
     expect(previewResult.width).toBe(16);
     expect(fullResult.format).toBe("png");
   });
+
+  it("shares one worker preview execution across identical requests", async () => {
+    const workerMessages: WorkerMessage[] = [];
+    FakeWorker.behavior = (worker, message) => {
+      workerMessages.push(message);
+      if (message.kind !== "preview") {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        worker.onmessage?.({
+          data: {
+            kind: "preview-result",
+            requestId: message.requestId,
+            payload: {
+              width: 8,
+              height: 4,
+              histogram: emptyHistogram(),
+              pixels: new Uint8ClampedArray(8 * 4 * 4).buffer,
+            },
+          },
+        } as MessageEvent);
+      });
+    };
+    vi.stubGlobal("Worker", FakeWorker as unknown as typeof Worker);
+
+    const { renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback } = await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client");
+
+    const request = {
+      sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+      steps: [],
+      previewWidth: 128,
+      includeHistogram: true,
+    } as const;
+
+    const [first, second] = await Promise.all([
+      renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(request),
+      renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(request),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(workerMessages.filter((message) => message.kind === "preview")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(previewRendererMocks.renderPreview).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(first.width).toBe(8);
+    expect(second.width).toBe(8);
+  });
+
+  it("creates separate preview executions when width or histogram settings differ", async () => {
+    const workerMessages: WorkerMessage[] = [];
+    FakeWorker.behavior = (worker, message) => {
+      workerMessages.push(message);
+      if (message.kind !== "preview") {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        worker.onmessage?.({
+          data: {
+            kind: "preview-result",
+            requestId: message.requestId,
+            payload: {
+              width: message.payload?.previewWidth ?? 1,
+              height: 4,
+              histogram: emptyHistogram(),
+              pixels: new Uint8ClampedArray((message.payload?.previewWidth ?? 1) * 4 * 4).buffer,
+            },
+          },
+        } as MessageEvent);
+      });
+    };
+    vi.stubGlobal("Worker", FakeWorker as unknown as typeof Worker);
+
+    const { renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback } = await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client");
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+        sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+        steps: [],
+        previewWidth: 128,
+        includeHistogram: false,
+      }),
+      renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+        sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+        steps: [],
+        previewWidth: 256,
+        includeHistogram: false,
+      }),
+      renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+        sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+        steps: [],
+        previewWidth: 128,
+        includeHistogram: true,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(workerMessages.filter((message) => message.kind === "preview")).toHaveLength(3);
+  });
+
+  it("removes aborted subscribers without canceling surviving identical preview consumers", async () => {
+    const workerMessages: WorkerMessage[] = [];
+    const previewStarted = createDeferred<void>();
+
+    FakeWorker.behavior = (worker, message) => {
+      workerMessages.push(message);
+      if (message.kind !== "preview") {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      previewStarted.resolve();
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        worker.onmessage?.({
+          data: {
+            kind: "preview-result",
+            requestId: message.requestId,
+            payload: {
+              width: 8,
+              height: 4,
+              histogram: emptyHistogram(),
+              pixels: new Uint8ClampedArray(8 * 4 * 4).buffer,
+            },
+          },
+        } as MessageEvent);
+      });
+    };
+    vi.stubGlobal("Worker", FakeWorker as unknown as typeof Worker);
+
+    const { renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback } = await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client");
+
+    const firstController = new AbortController();
+    const secondController = new AbortController();
+    const request = {
+      sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+      steps: [],
+      previewWidth: 128,
+      includeHistogram: true,
+    } as const;
+
+    const firstPromise = renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+      ...request,
+      signal: firstController.signal,
+    });
+    const secondPromise = renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+      ...request,
+      signal: secondController.signal,
+    });
+
+    await previewStarted.promise;
+    firstController.abort();
+
+    await expect(firstPromise).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: "AbortError" });
+    await expect(secondPromise).resolves.toMatchObject({ width: 8, height: 4 });
+    expect(workerMessages.filter((message) => message.kind === "preview")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(workerMessages.filter((message) => message.kind === "cancel")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("shares one fallback preview execution across identical requests", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("Worker", undefined);
+    const deferred = createDeferred<Awaited<ReturnType<typeof previewRendererMocks.renderPreview>>>();
+    previewRendererMocks.renderPreview.mockReturnValueOnce(deferred.promise);
+
+    const { renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback } = await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client");
+
+    const firstPromise = renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+      sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+      steps: [],
+      previewWidth: 128,
+      includeHistogram: false,
+    });
+    const secondPromise = renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
+      sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+      steps: [],
+      previewWidth: 128,
+      includeHistogram: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(previewRendererMocks.renderPreview).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    deferred.resolve({
+      width: 16,
+      height: 16,
+      imageData: { data: new Uint8ClampedArray(16 * 16 * 4) },
+      histogram: emptyHistogram(),
+    });
+
+    const [first, second] = await Promise.all([firstPromise, secondPromise]);
+    expect(first.width).toBe(16);
+    expect(second.width).toBe(16);
+  });
 });