diff --git a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/admin/resumes/page.tsx b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/admin/resumes/page.tsx
index b9bcf1fa..5030c705 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/admin/resumes/page.tsx
+++ b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/admin/resumes/page.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 import { LiquidGlass } from "@/components/portal/LiquidGlass";
+import { ResumePreview } from "@/components/portal/ResumePreview";
 import {
   BookOpen,
   ChevronLeft,
@@ -276,19 +277,28 @@ export default function AdminResumesPage() {
               <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[var(--text-muted)]">
                 {preview.name}
               </p>
-              <button
-                onClick={() => setPreview(null)}
-                aria-label="Close preview"
-                className="p-1.5 rounded-sm text-[var(--text-subtle)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] transition-ui"
-              >
-                <X className="w-4 h-4" />
-              </button>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                <a
+                  href={`/api/resume/${preview.userId}`}
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  className="px-2 py-1.5 rounded-sm text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] transition-ui"
+                >
+                  Open
+                </a>
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => setPreview(null)}
+                  aria-label="Close preview"
+                  className="p-1.5 rounded-sm text-[var(--text-subtle)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] transition-ui"
+                >
+                  <X className="w-4 h-4" />
+                </button>
+              </div>
             </div>
-            <iframe
+            <ResumePreview
               key={preview.userId}
               src={`/api/resume/${preview.userId}`}
               title={`${preview.name} resume`}
-              className="w-full h-[70vh] min-h-[420px] rounded-sm border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)]"
             />
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/resume/route.ts b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/resume/route.ts
index 20c139cf..5ba28886 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/resume/route.ts
+++ b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/resume/route.ts
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     );
   }
 
-  // Lossless re-save: takes 5-15% off a text resume, and refuses a PDF that
-  // will not parse here rather than handing a broken file to a sponsor later.
-  let stored: Uint8Array;
+  // Parse to refuse garbage; store the original bytes. pdf-lib's re-save is
+  // smaller on text resumes and silently broken on a lot of real ones (forms,
+  // certain fonts), which then fail to open in the browser viewer.
   try {
-    const parsed = await PDFDocument.load(bytes, { ignoreEncryption: true });
-    const compact = await parsed.save({ useObjectStreams: true });
-    stored = compact.length < bytes.length ? compact : bytes;
+    await PDFDocument.load(bytes, { ignoreEncryption: true });
   } catch {
     return NextResponse.json(
       {
@@ -97,6 +95,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       { status: 400 },
     );
   }
+  const stored = bytes;
 
   const fileName = uploadedResumeFileName(
     request.headers.get("x-resume-filename"),
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumePreview.tsx b/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumePreview.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..115b32d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumePreview.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { looksLikePdf } from "@/lib/resume-file";
+
+/**
+ * Fetch the PDF as a blob and frame that, rather than pointing the iframe at
+ * `/api/resume/...` itself. That URL is behind `X-Frame-Options: DENY` from
+ * the edge proxy, so Chrome's viewer reports "Failed to load PDF document"
+ * even when the bytes are fine.
+ */
+export function ResumePreview({ src, title }: { src: string; title: string }) {
+  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let objectUrl: string | undefined;
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    setBlobUrl(null);
+    setError(null);
+
+    fetch(src, { credentials: "same-origin" })
+      .then(async (res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          const body = (await res.json().catch(() => null)) as {
+            error?: string;
+          } | null;
+          throw new Error(body?.error ?? "Could not load that resume.");
+        }
+        const bytes = new Uint8Array(await res.arrayBuffer());
+        if (!looksLikePdf(bytes)) {
+          throw new Error("Could not load that resume.");
+        }
+        // Force the PDF MIME. `res.blob()` keeps whatever Content-Type the
+        // proxy sent, and Chrome's viewer refuses anything else.
+        return new Blob([bytes], { type: "application/pdf" });
+      })
+      .then((blob) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        setBlobUrl(objectUrl);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setError(
+          err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Could not load that resume.",
+        );
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      if (objectUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
+    };
+  }, [src]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <p className="px-4 py-8 rounded-sm border border-red-500/20 bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 text-sm text-center">
+        {error}{" "}
+        <a
+          href={src}
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-red-300"
+        >
+          Open in a new tab
+        </a>
+      </p>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!blobUrl) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="w-full h-[70vh] min-h-[420px] rounded-sm border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] animate-pulse"
+        aria-hidden
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <iframe
+      src={blobUrl}
+      title={title}
+      className="w-full h-[70vh] min-h-[420px] rounded-sm border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)]"
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumeSection.tsx b/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumeSection.tsx
index 144afddf..29f386f9 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumeSection.tsx
+++ b/sites/mainweb/components/portal/ResumeSection.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { FileText, Upload, Trash2, Eye, EyeOff } from "lucide-react";
+import { FileText, Upload, Trash2, Eye, EyeOff, ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 import { MAX_RESUME_BYTES, decodeStoredFileName } from "@/lib/resume-file";
+import { ResumePreview } from "@/components/portal/ResumePreview";
 
 function formatSize(bytes: number) {
   if (bytes < 1024) return `${bytes} B`;
@@ -135,6 +136,14 @@ export function ResumeSection() {
             </div>
 
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <a
+                href="/api/resume/me"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-sm border border-[var(--border-medium)] bg-[var(--bg-card)] text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] hover:border-[var(--border-hover)] transition-ui text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest"
+              >
+                <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> Open
+              </a>
               <button
                 onClick={() => setPreview((open) => !open)}
                 aria-expanded={preview}
@@ -168,13 +177,7 @@ export function ResumeSection() {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          {preview && (
-            <iframe
-              src="/api/resume/me"
-              title="Your resume"
-              className="w-full h-[70vh] min-h-[420px] rounded-sm border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)]"
-            />
-          )}
+          {preview && <ResumePreview src="/api/resume/me" title="Your resume" />}
         </>
       ) : (
         <button
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/next.config.mjs b/sites/mainweb/next.config.mjs
index b689892a..c329b835 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/next.config.mjs
+++ b/sites/mainweb/next.config.mjs
@@ -36,11 +36,16 @@ const CSP_DIRECTIVES = [
   // 'self' for the resume previews on /settings and /admin/resumes. Without
   // it every same-origin frame goes blank the day CSP_ENFORCE flips, and
   // report-only means nothing would say so until then.
-  "frame-src 'self' https://js.stripe.com https://hooks.stripe.com",
+  // blob: is the resume preview: the PDF is fetched, then framed as an object
+  // URL so X-Frame-Options on /api/resume cannot blank the viewer.
+  "frame-src 'self' blob: https://js.stripe.com https://hooks.stripe.com",
   "frame-ancestors 'self'",
   "base-uri 'self'",
   "form-action 'self'",
-  "object-src 'none'",
+  // 'self' rather than 'none': Chrome's PDF viewer is an <object>/<embed>
+  // inside the frame. 'none' is what turns a valid resume into "Failed to
+  // load PDF document" the day CSP_ENFORCE flips.
+  "object-src 'self' blob:",
   "report-uri /api/csp-report",
 ].join("; ");
 
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/proxy.ts b/sites/mainweb/proxy.ts
index 7e509435..5d683fda 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/proxy.ts
+++ b/sites/mainweb/proxy.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ function getCacheControl(pathname: string): string {
 
 const securityHeaders: string[] = [
   "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff",
-  "X-Frame-Options: DENY",
+  // SAMEORIGIN, not DENY: /settings and /admin/resumes frame the member's
+  // resume PDF from /api/resume. DENY makes Chrome report "Failed to load PDF
+  // document" on a file that downloaded fine.
+  "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN",
   "X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block",
 ];