diff --git a/tmux/tmux.conf b/tmux/tmux.conf
index 91130ae..424e363 100644
--- a/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
 set-option -sa terminal-overrides ",xterm*:RGB"
 
+# options needed for yazi imagepreview (https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/image-preview/#tmux)
+set -g allow-passthrough on
+set -ga update-environment TERM
+set -ga update-environment TERM_PROGRAM
+
 # re-map the tmux prefix key to ctrl+a
 set -g prefix C-a
 unbind C-b