diff --git a/.changeset/proud-kings-know.md b/.changeset/proud-kings-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77cefd0dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/proud-kings-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@gitbook/react-openapi': patch
+'gitbook': patch
+---
+
+Add alt text support to card covers
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 008f621c87..f981ccf8d7 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
     "react-dom": "catalog:",
   },
   "catalog": {
-    "@gitbook/api": "0.145.0",
+    "@gitbook/api": "0.146.0",
     "@scalar/api-client-react": "^1.3.46",
     "@tsconfig/node20": "^20.1.6",
     "@tsconfig/strictest": "^2.0.6",
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": ["@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@6.6.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types": "6.6.0" } }, "sha512-KHwPkCk6oRT4HADE7smhfsKudt9N/9lm6EJ5BVg0tD1yPA5hht837fB87F8pn15D8JfTqQOjhKTktwmLMiD7Kg=="],
 
-    "@gitbook/api": ["@gitbook/api@0.145.0", "", { "dependencies": { "event-iterator": "^2.0.0", "eventsource-parser": "^3.0.0" } }, "sha512-pq+lqUPdvrVstpojs7uOimaNePg16uE1X2Dx7VDulqResmNp/FiV8a1i99vlYHhfhVA/U7i6wAN0iX4zi0/YZA=="],
+    "@gitbook/api": ["@gitbook/api@0.146.0", "", { "dependencies": { "event-iterator": "^2.0.0", "eventsource-parser": "^3.0.0" } }, "sha512-gWcSCbN+9Zc/XOEk4t8v70kKyaVJQytHMnnstArr8av1YpHzZWEpVQCeQ20SnJvkvO5y+P7TCVxJCLG2ciT9SQ=="],
 
     "@gitbook/browser-types": ["@gitbook/browser-types@workspace:packages/browser-types"],
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 721d953e18..207f891db9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         "catalog": {
             "@tsconfig/strictest": "^2.0.6",
             "@tsconfig/node20": "^20.1.6",
-            "@gitbook/api": "0.145.0",
+            "@gitbook/api": "0.146.0",
             "@scalar/api-client-react": "^1.3.46",
             "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
             "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/InlineIcon.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/InlineIcon.tsx
index e0d92e3a0e..18ff08dff7 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/InlineIcon.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/InlineIcon.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { DocumentInlineIcon, DocumentMarkColor } from '@gitbook/api';
+import type { DocumentInlineIcon } from '@gitbook/api';
 
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { Icon, type IconName } from '@gitbook/icons';
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ import { textColorToStyle } from './utils/colors';
 
 export async function InlineIcon(props: InlineProps<DocumentInlineIcon>) {
     const { inline } = props;
-    const icon = inline.data.icon as IconName;
-    const color = inline.data.color
-        ? (inline.data.color as DocumentMarkColor['data']['text'])
-        : undefined;
+    const { color, icon } = inline.data;
 
     return (
         <Icon
-            icon={icon}
+            icon={icon as IconName}
             className={tcls('inline size-[1em]', color ? textColorToStyle[color] : null)}
         />
     );
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
index 68ddb254df..8d34e5210f 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ export async function RecordCard(
                         light: {
                             src: lightCover.href,
                             size: lightCover.file?.dimensions,
+                            alt: light.alt,
                         },
                         dark: darkCover
                             ? {
                                   src: darkCover.href,
                                   size: darkCover.file?.dimensions,
+                                  alt: dark.alt,
                               }
                             : null,
                     }}
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/utils.ts b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/utils.ts
index 540df2dc40..8ada675ece 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/utils.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export function getRecordValue<T extends number | string | boolean | string[] |
     return record.values[definitionId];
 }
 
+type RecordCardCover = {
+    contentRef: ContentRefFile | ContentRefURL | null;
+    objectFit?: CardsImageObjectFit;
+    alt?: string;
+};
+
 /**
  * Get the covers for a record card.
  * Returns both the light and dark covers with their content refs and optional object fit.
@@ -31,10 +37,7 @@ export function getRecordCardCovers(
     record: DocumentTableRecord,
     view: DocumentTableViewCards
 ): {
-    [key in 'light' | 'dark']: {
-        contentRef: ContentRefFile | ContentRefURL | null;
-        objectFit?: CardsImageObjectFit;
-    };
+    [key in 'light' | 'dark']: RecordCardCover;
 } {
     const lightValue = view.coverDefinition
         ? (getRecordValue(record, view.coverDefinition) as DocumentTableImageRecord | string[])
@@ -53,10 +56,9 @@ export function getRecordCardCovers(
 /**
  * Process a cover value and return the content ref and object fit.
  */
-function processCoverValue(value: DocumentTableImageRecord | string[] | null | undefined): {
-    contentRef: ContentRefFile | ContentRefURL | null;
-    objectFit?: CardsImageObjectFit;
-} {
+function processCoverValue(
+    value: DocumentTableImageRecord | string[] | null | undefined
+): RecordCardCover {
     if (!value) {
         return { contentRef: null };
     }
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ function processCoverValue(value: DocumentTableImageRecord | string[] | null | u
         return {
             contentRef: imageValue.ref,
             objectFit: imageValue.objectFit,
+            alt: imageValue.alt,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/utils/Image.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/utils/Image.tsx
index 2cd0f42bf5..2675336cfa 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/utils/Image.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/utils/Image.tsx
@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ import type { PolymorphicComponentProp } from './types';
 
 export type ImageSize = { width: number; height: number };
 
-type ImageSource = {
+type DefaultImageSource = {
     src: string;
-    size?: ImageSize;
     aspectRatio?: string;
+    /**
+     * Override the alt attribute.
+     */
+    alt?: string;
 };
 
-export type ImageSourceSized = {
-    src: string;
+type ImageSource = DefaultImageSource & {
+    size?: ImageSize;
+};
+
+export type ImageSourceSized = DefaultImageSource & {
     size: ImageSize | null;
-    aspectRatio?: string;
 };
 
 export type ImageResponsiveSize = {
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ export function Image(
         } & ImageCommonProps
     >
 ) {
-    const { sources, style, inline = false, ...rest } = props;
+    const { sources, style, inline = false, alt, ...rest } = props;
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ export function Image(
                     sources.dark ? 'dark:hidden' : null,
                     style
                 )}
+                alt={sources.light.alt || alt}
             />
             {sources.dark ? (
                 <ImagePicture
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ export function Image(
                         inline ? 'dark:inline' : 'dark:block',
                         style
                     )}
+                    alt={sources.dark.alt || sources.light.alt || alt}
                 />
             ) : null}
         </>