diff --git a/packages/ui/src/composables/app/useAppPromptGardenImport.ts b/packages/ui/src/composables/app/useAppPromptGardenImport.ts
index 3c11cffc..91ce80b0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/composables/app/useAppPromptGardenImport.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/composables/app/useAppPromptGardenImport.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ const saveImportedPromptToFavorites = async (opts: {
   const snapshot = await buildStorableGardenSnapshot(
     fetched.gardenSnapshot,
     imageStorageService,
-    { allowImageFallback: false },
+    { allowImageFallback: true },
   )
   const media = buildFavoriteMediaFromSnapshot(snapshot)
   const favorites = await manager.getFavorites()
@@ -885,7 +885,8 @@ const persistSourcesToAssetIdsWithFallback = async (opts: {
         fallbackSources.push(source)
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      console.warn('[PromptGardenImport] Failed to persist snapshot image source:', source, error)
+      const log = allowSourceFallback ? console.info : console.warn
+      log('[PromptGardenImport] Failed to persist snapshot image source:', source, error)
       if (!allowSourceFallback) {
         throw error
       }
@@ -1399,24 +1400,18 @@ export function useAppPromptGardenImport(options: AppPromptGardenImportOptions)
               getFavoriteImageStorageService?.() || getImageStorageService?.() || null
 
             let snapshot = fetched.gardenSnapshot
-            let includeMedia = true
             try {
               snapshot = await buildStorableGardenSnapshot(snapshot, imageStorageService, {
-                allowImageFallback: false,
+                allowImageFallback: true,
               })
             } catch (error) {
               console.info('[PromptGardenImport] Failed to persist snapshot assets for favorite dialog:', error)
-              includeMedia = false
             }
 
+            const media = buildFavoriteMediaFromSnapshot(snapshot)
             const metadata: Record<string, unknown> = {
               gardenSnapshot: snapshot,
-              ...(includeMedia
-                ? (() => {
-                    const media = buildFavoriteMediaFromSnapshot(snapshot)
-                    return media ? { media } : {}
-                  })()
-                : {}),
+              ...(media ? { media } : {}),
             }
 
             openSaveFavoriteDialog({
diff --git a/packages/ui/tests/unit/composables/useAppPromptGardenImport.spec.ts b/packages/ui/tests/unit/composables/useAppPromptGardenImport.spec.ts
index 13c29148..cce451d3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/tests/unit/composables/useAppPromptGardenImport.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/tests/unit/composables/useAppPromptGardenImport.spec.ts
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ describe('useAppPromptGardenImport', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('skips auto-save to favorites when snapshot image persistence fails', async () => {
+  it('auto-saves to favorites with URL media fallback when snapshot image persistence fails', async () => {
     const { pinia } = createTestPinia()
 
     const createReactive = (): MessageReactive => ({
@@ -2005,15 +2005,22 @@ describe('useAppPromptGardenImport', () => {
       await replaceDone
       await waitForCondition(() => isLoadingExternalData.value === false)
 
-      expect(favoriteManager.getFavorites).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-      expect(favoriteManager.addFavorite).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(favoriteManager.getFavorites).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(favoriteManager.addFavorite).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(favoriteManager.updateFavorite).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      const favoriteArg = favoriteManager.addFavorite.mock.calls[0]?.[0]
+      expect(favoriteArg?.metadata?.media).toEqual({
+        coverAssetId: undefined,
+        coverUrl: 'http://garden.local/prompt-assets/cover.png',
+        assetIds: [],
+        urls: ['http://garden.local/prompt-assets/show-1.png'],
+      })
     } finally {
       scope.stop()
     }
   })
 
-  it('opens save-favorite dialog without media fallback when snapshot image persistence fails', async () => {
+  it('opens save-favorite dialog with URL media fallback when snapshot image persistence fails', async () => {
     const { pinia } = createTestPinia()
 
     const createReactive = (): MessageReactive => ({
@@ -2141,7 +2148,12 @@ describe('useAppPromptGardenImport', () => {
         }
       }
 
-      expect(savedArg.prefill?.metadata?.media).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(savedArg.prefill?.metadata?.media).toEqual({
+        coverAssetId: undefined,
+        coverUrl: 'http://garden.local/prompt-assets/cover.png',
+        assetIds: [],
+        urls: ['http://garden.local/prompt-assets/show-1.png'],
+      })
     } finally {
       scope.stop()
     }