diff --git a/src/cli/index.tsx b/src/cli/index.tsx
index fe60568..a72db2a 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { UploadOptions, StatusOptions } from "./types.ts";
 import { render } from "ink";
 import { App } from "../components/App.tsx";
 import { StatusApp } from "../components/StatusApp.tsx";
+import { MediaDetector } from "../lib/processing/media-detector.ts";
 
 export function setupCLI() {
   const program = new Command();
@@ -101,7 +102,30 @@ export function setupCLI() {
         process.exit(1);
       }
 
-      render(<App options={options} verbose={verbose} />);
+      let confirmMediaType: "gif" | "video" | null = null;
+      if (options.image && !options.test) {
+        const filesToCheck = options.isBulk
+          ? (options.images ?? [])
+          : [options.image];
+
+        for (const file of filesToCheck) {
+          const info = await MediaDetector.detectFromFile(file).catch(
+            () => null,
+          );
+          if (info?.type === "gif" || info?.type === "video") {
+            confirmMediaType = info.type;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      render(
+        <App
+          options={options}
+          verbose={verbose}
+          confirmMediaType={confirmMediaType}
+        />,
+      );
     });
 
   program
diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 625ca72..0e7e660 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,45 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Box, Text, useApp } from "ink";
 import Spinner from "ink-spinner";
-import { Header, UploadProgress, ConnectionStatus } from "./index.ts";
+import {
+  Header,
+  UploadProgress,
+  ConnectionStatus,
+  ConfirmAnimatedUpload,
+} from "./index.ts";
 import { useUpload } from "../hooks/useUpload.ts";
 import type { UploadOptions } from "../cli/types.ts";
 
 export interface AppProps {
   options: UploadOptions;
   verbose: boolean;
+  /** Set when the upload contains a GIF/video and requires user confirmation */
+  confirmMediaType?: "gif" | "video" | null;
 }
 
-export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({ options, verbose }) => {
+export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({
+  options,
+  verbose,
+  confirmMediaType,
+}) => {
+  const [confirmed, setConfirmed] = useState(!confirmMediaType);
+
+  if (!confirmed && confirmMediaType) {
+    return (
+      <ConfirmAnimatedUpload
+        mediaType={confirmMediaType}
+        onConfirm={() => setConfirmed(true)}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <UploadFlow options={options} verbose={verbose} />;
+};
+
+const UploadFlow: React.FC<{ options: UploadOptions; verbose: boolean }> = ({
+  options,
+  verbose,
+}) => {
   const { exit } = useApp();
   const {
     status,
diff --git a/src/components/ConfirmAnimatedUpload.tsx b/src/components/ConfirmAnimatedUpload.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa3b5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConfirmAnimatedUpload.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import { Box, Text, useApp, useInput } from "ink";
+import { Header } from "./Header.tsx";
+
+export interface ConfirmAnimatedUploadProps {
+  mediaType: "gif" | "video";
+  onConfirm: () => void;
+}
+
+const CONFIRM_PHRASE = "YES";
+
+export const ConfirmAnimatedUpload: React.FC<ConfirmAnimatedUploadProps> = ({
+  mediaType,
+  onConfirm,
+}) => {
+  const { exit } = useApp();
+  const [input, setInput] = useState("");
+
+  useInput((char, key) => {
+    if (key.escape || (key.ctrl && char === "c")) {
+      exit();
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (key.return) {
+      if (input === CONFIRM_PHRASE) {
+        onConfirm();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (key.backspace || key.delete) {
+      setInput((prev) => prev.slice(0, -1));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (char) {
+      setInput((prev) => prev + char);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column" padding={1}>
+      <Header />
+
+      <Box flexDirection="column" borderStyle="round" borderColor="red" paddingX={1}>
+        <Text color="red" bold>
+          WARNING: Uploading {mediaType} to your BeamBox device is EXPERIMENTAL.
+        </Text>
+        <Text color="red">
+          There are known cases where this can permanently brick your device.
+        </Text>
+        <Text color="red">Proceed only if you understand and accept this risk.</Text>
+      </Box>
+
+      <Box marginTop={1}>
+        <Text>
+          Type "{CONFIRM_PHRASE}" to continue (Esc to cancel): {input}
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/index.ts b/src/components/index.ts
index ed1d89e..f15c4e2 100644
--- a/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export { Header } from './Header.tsx';
+export { ConfirmAnimatedUpload } from './ConfirmAnimatedUpload.tsx';
 export { UploadProgress } from './UploadProgress.tsx';
 export { Status } from './Status.tsx';
 export { ConnectionStatus, type ConnectionStep } from './ConnectionStatus.tsx';