diff --git a/src/main/engine/PostEngine.ts b/src/main/engine/PostEngine.ts
index 24cf85c..62bce11 100644
--- a/src/main/engine/PostEngine.ts
+++ b/src/main/engine/PostEngine.ts
@@ -1049,6 +1049,36 @@ export class PostEngine extends EventEmitter {
     return !!(dbPost && dbPost.filePath && dbPost.filePath !== '');
   }
 
+  async getPublishedVersion(id: string): Promise<PostData | null> {
+    const db = getDatabase().getLocal();
+    const dbPost = await db.select().from(posts).where(eq(posts.id, id)).get();
+
+    if (!dbPost || !dbPost.filePath) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const fileData = await this.readPostFile(dbPost.filePath);
+    if (!fileData) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      id: dbPost.id,
+      projectId: dbPost.projectId,
+      title: fileData.title,
+      slug: fileData.slug,
+      excerpt: fileData.excerpt,
+      content: fileData.content,
+      status: 'published',
+      author: fileData.author,
+      createdAt: fileData.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: fileData.updatedAt,
+      publishedAt: fileData.publishedAt ?? dbPost.publishedAt ?? undefined,
+      tags: fileData.tags,
+      categories: fileData.categories,
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Rebuild the FTS index for all posts in the current project.
    * Call this after changing the search language or after migration.
diff --git a/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts b/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
index f916838..139228c 100644
--- a/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
+++ b/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ interface ActiveProjectContext {
 interface PostEngineContract {
   getPostsFiltered: (filter: PostFilter) => Promise<PostData[]>;
   getPost: (id: string) => Promise<PostData | null>;
+  hasPublishedVersion: (id: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  getPublishedVersion: (id: string) => Promise<PostData | null>;
   setProjectContext: (projectId: string, dataDir?: string) => void;
 }
 
@@ -472,21 +474,21 @@ export class PreviewServer {
         }
 
     if (pathname === '/') {
-      const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published' }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published' }, maxPostsPerPage);
       return this.renderPostList(posts, rewriteContext);
     }
 
     const tagMatch = pathname.match(/^\/tag\/([^/]+)$/);
     if (tagMatch) {
       const tag = tagMatch[1];
-      const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published', tags: [tag] }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published', tags: [tag] }, maxPostsPerPage);
       return this.renderPostList(posts, rewriteContext);
     }
 
     const categoryMatch = pathname.match(/^\/category\/([^/]+)$/);
     if (categoryMatch) {
       const category = categoryMatch[1];
-      const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published', categories: [category] }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published', categories: [category] }, maxPostsPerPage);
       return this.renderPostList(posts, rewriteContext);
     }
 
@@ -516,21 +518,21 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const year = Number(monthMatch[1]);
       const month = Number(monthMatch[2]);
       if (month < 1 || month > 12) return null;
-      const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published', year, month: month - 1 }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published', year, month: month - 1 }, maxPostsPerPage);
       return this.renderPostList(posts, rewriteContext);
     }
 
     const yearMatch = pathname.match(/^\/(\d{4})$/);
     if (yearMatch) {
       const year = Number(yearMatch[1]);
-      const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published', year }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published', year }, maxPostsPerPage);
       return this.renderPostList(posts, rewriteContext);
     }
 
     const pageSlugMatch = pathname.match(/^\/([^/]+)$/);
     if (pageSlugMatch) {
       const slug = pageSlugMatch[1];
-      const pages = await this.loadPublishedPosts({ status: 'published', categories: ['page'] }, maxPostsPerPage);
+      const pages = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published', categories: ['page'] }, maxPostsPerPage);
       const page = pages.find((candidate) => candidate.slug === slug) || null;
       if (!page) return null;
       return this.renderPostList([page], rewriteContext);
@@ -543,15 +545,14 @@ export class PreviewServer {
     if (!slug) return null;
 
     const filter: PostFilter = {
-      status: 'published',
       ...(dateFilter ? { year: dateFilter.year, month: dateFilter.month } : {}),
     };
 
-    const candidates = await this.postEngine.getPostsFiltered(filter);
+    const candidates = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots(filter);
     const match = candidates.find((candidate) => candidate.slug === slug);
     if (!match) return null;
 
-    return (await this.postEngine.getPost(match.id)) ?? match;
+    return match;
   }
 
   private async loadPostsForDay(year: number, month: number, day: number, maxPostsPerPage: number): Promise<PostData[]> {
@@ -562,7 +563,7 @@ export class PreviewServer {
     const startDate = new Date(year, month - 1, day, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     const endDate = new Date(year, month - 1, day, 23, 59, 59, 999);
 
-    const posts = await this.loadPublishedPosts({
+    const posts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({
       status: 'published',
       startDate,
       endDate,
@@ -576,27 +577,83 @@ export class PreviewServer {
     });
   }
 
-  private async loadPublishedPosts(filter: PostFilter, maxPostsPerPage: number): Promise<PostData[]> {
-    const posts = await this.postEngine.getPostsFiltered(filter);
-    const limited = posts.slice(0, maxPostsPerPage);
+  private buildSnapshotBaseFilter(filter: PostFilter): PostFilter {
+    const baseFilter: PostFilter = {};
 
-    const withContent = await Promise.all(
-      limited.map(async (post) => {
-        const fullPost = await this.postEngine.getPost(post.id);
-        return fullPost ?? post;
-      })
-    );
+    if (filter.startDate) baseFilter.startDate = filter.startDate;
+    if (filter.endDate) baseFilter.endDate = filter.endDate;
+    if (filter.year !== undefined) baseFilter.year = filter.year;
+    if (filter.month !== undefined) baseFilter.month = filter.month;
 
-    return withContent;
+    return baseFilter;
+  }
+
+  private async toPublishedSnapshot(post: PostData): Promise<PostData | null> {
+    if (post.status === 'published') {
+      return post;
+    }
+
+    if (post.status === 'draft') {
+      return await this.postEngine.getPublishedVersion(post.id);
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private async loadPublishedSnapshots(filter: PostFilter, maxPostsPerPage?: number): Promise<PostData[]> {
+    if (filter.status && filter.status !== 'published') {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const baseFilter = this.buildSnapshotBaseFilter(filter);
+    const publishedCandidates = await this.postEngine.getPostsFiltered({
+      ...baseFilter,
+      status: 'published',
+    });
+    const draftCandidates = await this.postEngine.getPostsFiltered({
+      ...baseFilter,
+      status: 'draft',
+    });
+
+    const snapshotCandidates = await Promise.all([
+      ...publishedCandidates.map((post) => this.toPublishedSnapshot(post)),
+      ...draftCandidates.map((post) => this.toPublishedSnapshot(post)),
+    ]);
+
+    let snapshots = snapshotCandidates.filter((post): post is PostData => post !== null);
+
+    if (filter.tags && filter.tags.length > 0) {
+      snapshots = snapshots.filter((post) => filter.tags!.every((tag) => post.tags.includes(tag)));
+    }
+
+    if (filter.categories && filter.categories.length > 0) {
+      snapshots = snapshots.filter((post) => filter.categories!.some((category) => post.categories.includes(category)));
+    }
+
+    snapshots.sort((a, b) => b.createdAt.getTime() - a.createdAt.getTime());
+
+    if (typeof maxPostsPerPage === 'number') {
+      return snapshots.slice(0, maxPostsPerPage);
+    }
+
+    return snapshots;
   }
 
   private async renderPostList(posts: PostData[], rewriteContext: HtmlRewriteContext): Promise<string> {
-    const rendered = await Promise.all(posts.map((post) => renderPostHtml(post, rewriteContext)));
+    const renderablePosts = await Promise.all(posts.map(async (post) => {
+      if (post.status === 'published' && !post.content) {
+        const fullPost = await this.postEngine.getPost(post.id);
+        return fullPost ?? post;
+      }
+      return post;
+    }));
+
+    const rendered = await Promise.all(renderablePosts.map((post) => renderPostHtml(post, rewriteContext)));
     return rendered.join('\n');
   }
 
   private async buildHtmlRewriteContext(): Promise<HtmlRewriteContext> {
-    const publishedPosts = await this.postEngine.getPostsFiltered({ status: 'published' });
+    const publishedPosts = await this.loadPublishedSnapshots({ status: 'published' });
     const canonicalPostPathBySlug = new Map<string, string>();
 
     for (const post of publishedPosts) {
diff --git a/tests/engine/PostEngine.test.ts b/tests/engine/PostEngine.test.ts
index 36c185a..381476b 100644
--- a/tests/engine/PostEngine.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/PostEngine.test.ts
@@ -2136,6 +2136,77 @@ Published content`);
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getPublishedVersion', () => {
+    it('should return null when post has no published file', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(mockLocalDb.select).mockImplementation(() => {
+        const chain = createSelectChain();
+        chain.where = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          ...chain,
+          get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            id: 'draft-only-id',
+            projectId: 'default',
+            filePath: '',
+          }),
+        });
+        return chain;
+      });
+
+      const result = await postEngine.getPublishedVersion('draft-only-id');
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should return published content and metadata from filesystem snapshot', async () => {
+      const publishedFilePath = '/mock/published/snapshot.md';
+      mockFiles.set(publishedFilePath, `---
+id: snapshot-id
+projectId: default
+title: Published Snapshot Title
+slug: published-snapshot
+status: published
+createdAt: 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
+updatedAt: 2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
+publishedAt: 2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
+tags:
+  - published-tag
+categories:
+  - page
+---
+Published snapshot content`);
+
+      vi.mocked(mockLocalDb.select).mockImplementation(() => {
+        const chain = createSelectChain();
+        chain.where = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          ...chain,
+          get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            id: 'snapshot-id',
+            projectId: 'default',
+            title: 'Draft title should not be used',
+            slug: 'draft-slug',
+            status: 'draft',
+            content: 'Draft content should not be used',
+            filePath: publishedFilePath,
+            tags: '[]',
+            categories: '[]',
+            createdAt: new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
+            updatedAt: new Date('2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z'),
+            publishedAt: new Date('2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z'),
+          }),
+        });
+        return chain;
+      });
+
+      const result = await postEngine.getPublishedVersion('snapshot-id');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.status).toBe('published');
+      expect(result?.title).toBe('Published Snapshot Title');
+      expect(result?.slug).toBe('published-snapshot');
+      expect(result?.content).toBe('Published snapshot content');
+      expect(result?.tags).toEqual(['published-tag']);
+      expect(result?.categories).toEqual(['page']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getAllPosts', () => {
     it('should return empty result when no posts exist', async () => {
       vi.mocked(mockLocalDb.select).mockImplementation(() => {
diff --git a/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts b/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
index 8cdefac..3d3292b 100644
--- a/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { PreviewServer } from '../../src/main/engine/PreviewServer';
 type PostEngineLike = {
   getPostsFiltered: (filter: PostFilter) => Promise<PostData[]>;
   getPost: (id: string) => Promise<PostData | null>;
+  hasPublishedVersion: (id: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  getPublishedVersion: (id: string) => Promise<PostData | null>;
   setProjectContext: (projectId: string, dataDir?: string) => void;
 };
 
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ function makeEngine(posts: PostData[]): PostEngineLike {
 
   return {
     setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+    async hasPublishedVersion(): Promise<boolean> {
+      return false;
+    },
+    async getPublishedVersion(): Promise<PostData | null> {
+      return null;
+    },
     async getPost(id: string): Promise<PostData | null> {
       return byId.get(id) ?? null;
     },
@@ -431,4 +439,144 @@ describe('PreviewServer', () => {
     const body = await response.text();
     expect(body).toBe('fake-image-bytes');
   });
+
+  it('uses published snapshot content and metadata for draft posts that have a published version', async () => {
+    const draftWithPublished = makePost({
+      id: 'draft-1',
+      status: 'draft',
+      title: 'Draft Title',
+      slug: 'draft-slug',
+      content: '# Draft content must not leak',
+      tags: ['draft-tag'],
+      categories: ['draft-category'],
+      createdAt: new Date('2025-02-14T10:00:00.000Z'),
+    });
+
+    const publishedSnapshot = makePost({
+      id: 'draft-1',
+      status: 'published',
+      title: 'Published Title',
+      slug: 'published-slug',
+      content: '# Published content only',
+      tags: ['published-tag'],
+      categories: ['page'],
+      createdAt: new Date('2025-02-14T10:00:00.000Z'),
+    });
+
+    const engine = makeEngine([draftWithPublished]);
+    engine.hasPublishedVersion = vi.fn(async (id: string) => id === 'draft-1');
+    engine.getPublishedVersion = vi.fn(async (id: string) => (id === 'draft-1' ? publishedSnapshot : null));
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: engine,
+      settingsEngine: makeSettings(50),
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const rootHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/`)).text();
+    expect(rootHtml).toContain('Published content only');
+    expect(rootHtml).not.toContain('Draft content must not leak');
+
+    const publishedSlugResponse = await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/posts/published-slug/`);
+    expect(publishedSlugResponse.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const draftSlugResponse = await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/posts/draft-slug/`);
+    expect(draftSlugResponse.status).toBe(404);
+
+    const publishedTagHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/tag/published-tag/`)).text();
+    expect(publishedTagHtml).toContain('Published content only');
+
+    const draftTagResponse = await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/tag/draft-tag/`);
+    expect(draftTagResponse.status).toBe(404);
+    const draftTagHtml = await draftTagResponse.text();
+    expect(draftTagHtml).not.toContain('Published content only');
+  });
+
+  it('discovers candidates via status-scoped DB filters for published and draft only', async () => {
+    const published = makePost({ id: 'pub-1', status: 'published', slug: 'pub-1', content: '# Published one' });
+    const draft = makePost({ id: 'draft-1', status: 'draft', slug: 'draft-1', content: '# Draft one' });
+
+    const getPostsFiltered = vi.fn(async (filter: PostFilter) => {
+      if (filter.status === 'published') return [published];
+      if (filter.status === 'draft') return [draft];
+      return [];
+    });
+
+    const engine: PostEngineLike = {
+      setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+      getPostsFiltered,
+      getPost: vi.fn(async (id: string) => (id === published.id ? published : draft)),
+      hasPublishedVersion: vi.fn(async (id: string) => id === draft.id),
+      getPublishedVersion: vi.fn(async (id: string) => (id === draft.id
+        ? makePost({ ...published, id: draft.id, slug: 'pub-draft', content: '# Published snapshot for draft' })
+        : null)),
+    };
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: engine,
+      settingsEngine: makeSettings(50),
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+    const response = await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const statusValues = getPostsFiltered.mock.calls.map((args) => args[0]?.status);
+    expect(statusValues.every((value) => value === 'published' || value === 'draft')).toBe(true);
+    expect(statusValues).toContain('published');
+    expect(statusValues).toContain('draft');
+  });
+
+  it('loads published filesystem content only for rendered posts', async () => {
+    const fullPublishedPosts = Array.from({ length: 60 }).map((_, index) =>
+      makePost({
+        id: `pub-full-${index + 1}`,
+        slug: `pub-full-${index + 1}`,
+        title: `Published Full ${index + 1}`,
+        content: `# Published Full ${index + 1}`,
+        status: 'published',
+        createdAt: new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 0, 1, 0, 0, index)),
+      })
+    );
+
+    const summaryPublishedPosts = fullPublishedPosts.map((post) => ({
+      ...post,
+      content: '',
+    }));
+
+    const byId = new Map(fullPublishedPosts.map((post) => [post.id, post]));
+    const getPost = vi.fn(async (id: string) => byId.get(id) ?? null);
+
+    const engine: PostEngineLike = {
+      setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+      getPost,
+      hasPublishedVersion: vi.fn(async () => false),
+      getPublishedVersion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      getPostsFiltered: vi.fn(async (filter: PostFilter) => {
+        if (filter.status === 'published') {
+          return summaryPublishedPosts;
+        }
+        if (filter.status === 'draft') {
+          return [];
+        }
+        return [];
+      }),
+    };
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: engine,
+      settingsEngine: makeSettings(50),
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+
+    expect(getPost).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(50);
+  });
 });
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