diff --git a/src/becca/entities/bnote.js b/src/becca/entities/bnote.js
index f2acf31e0..27cad3f26 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/bnote.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/bnote.js
@@ -1635,24 +1635,32 @@ class BNote extends AbstractBeccaEntity {
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param {string} matchBy - choose by which property we detect if to update an existing attachment.
+ *                               Supported values are either 'attachmentId' (default) or 'title'
      * @returns {BAttachment}
      */
-    saveAttachment({attachmentId, role, mime, title, content, position}) {
+    saveAttachment({attachmentId, role, mime, title, content, position}, matchBy = 'attachmentId') {
+        if (!['attachmentId', 'title'].includes(matchBy)) {
+            throw new Error(`Unsupported value '${matchBy}' for matchBy param, has to be either 'attachmentId' or 'title'.`);
+        }
+
         let attachment;
 
-        if (attachmentId) {
+        if (matchBy === 'title') {
+            attachment = this.getAttachmentByTitle(title);
+        } else if (matchBy === 'attachmentId' && attachmentId) {
             attachment = this.becca.getAttachmentOrThrow(attachmentId);
-        } else {
-            attachment = new BAttachment({
-                ownerId: this.noteId,
-                title,
-                role,
-                mime,
-                isProtected: this.isProtected,
-                position
-            });
         }
 
+        attachment = attachment || new BAttachment({
+            ownerId: this.noteId,
+            title,
+            role,
+            mime,
+            isProtected: this.isProtected,
+            position
+        });
+
         content = content || "";
         attachment.setContent(content, {forceSave: true});
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index 05b4a386e..18f44cf89 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ import HideFloatingButtonsButton from "../widgets/floating_buttons/hide_floating
 import ScriptExecutorWidget from "../widgets/ribbon_widgets/script_executor.js";
 import MovePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/move_pane_button.js";
 import UploadAttachmentsDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/upload_attachments.js";
-import CanvasPropertiesWidget from "../widgets/ribbon_widgets/canvas_properties.js";
+import CopyImageReferenceButton from "../widgets/floating_buttons/copy_image_reference_button.js";
 
 export default class DesktopLayout {
     constructor(customWidgets) {
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                             .ribbon(new NotePropertiesWidget())
                                             .ribbon(new FilePropertiesWidget())
                                             .ribbon(new ImagePropertiesWidget())
-                                            .ribbon(new CanvasPropertiesWidget())
                                             .ribbon(new BasicPropertiesWidget())
                                             .ribbon(new OwnedAttributeListWidget())
                                             .ribbon(new InheritedAttributesWidget())
@@ -162,6 +161,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                         .child(new EditButton())
                                         .child(new CodeButtonsWidget())
                                         .child(new RelationMapButtons())
+                                        .child(new CopyImageReferenceButton())
                                         .child(new MermaidExportButton())
                                         .child(new BacklinksWidget())
                                         .child(new HideFloatingButtonsButton())
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/note_content_renderer.js b/src/public/app/services/note_content_renderer.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/revisions.js b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/revisions.js
index d5a56328c..1799ce37a 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/revisions.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/revisions.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default class RevisionsDialog extends BasicWidget {
 
                 renderMathInElement(this.$content[0], {trust: true});
             }
-        } else if (revisionItem.type === 'code' || revisionItem.type === 'mermaid') {
+        } else if (revisionItem.type === 'code') {
             this.$content.html($("<pre>").text(fullRevision.content));
         } else if (revisionItem.type === 'image') {
             this.$content.html($("<img>")
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@ export default class RevisionsDialog extends BasicWidget {
             this.$content.html($("<img>")
                 .attr("src", `api/revisions/${revisionItem.revisionId}/image/${sanitizedTitle}?${Math.random()}`)
                 .css("max-width", "100%"));
+        } else if (revisionItem.type === 'mermaid') {
+            const sanitizedTitle = revisionItem.title.replace(/[^a-z0-9-.]/gi, "");
+
+            this.$content.html($("<img>")
+                .attr("src", `api/revisions/${revisionItem.revisionId}/image/${sanitizedTitle}?${Math.random()}`)
+                .css("max-width", "100%"));
+
+            this.$content.append($("<pre>").text(fullRevision.content));
         } else {
             this.$content.text("Preview isn't available for this note type.");
         }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/copy_image_reference_button.js b/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/copy_image_reference_button.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..025d5b238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/copy_image_reference_button.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import NoteContextAwareWidget from "../note_context_aware_widget.js";
+import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
+import imageService from "../../services/image.js";
+
+const TPL = `
+<button type="button"
+        class="copy-image-reference-button"
+        title="Copy image reference to the clipboard, can be pasted into a text note.">
+        <span class="bx bx-copy"></span>
+        
+        <div class="hidden-image-copy"></div>
+</button>`;
+
+export default class CopyImageReferenceButton extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
+    isEnabled() {
+        return super.isEnabled()
+            && ['mermaid', 'canvas'].includes(this.note?.type)
+            && this.note.isContentAvailable()
+            && this.noteContext?.viewScope.viewMode === 'default';
+    }
+
+    doRender() {
+        super.doRender();
+
+        this.$widget = $(TPL);
+        this.$hiddenImageCopy = this.$widget.find(".hidden-image-copy");
+
+        this.$widget.on('click', () => {
+            this.$hiddenImageCopy.empty().append(
+                $("<img>")
+                    .attr("src", utils.createImageSrcUrl(this.note))
+            );
+
+            imageService.copyImageReferenceToClipboard(this.$hiddenImageCopy);
+
+            this.$hiddenImageCopy.empty();
+        });
+        this.contentSized();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js b/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
index b64eb2564..9fc2928b0 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import libraryLoader from "../services/library_loader.js";
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "./note_context_aware_widget.js";
+import server from "../services/server.js";
 
 const TPL = `<div class="mermaid-widget">
     <style>
@@ -77,6 +78,20 @@ export default class MermaidWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         try {
             const svg = await this.renderSvg();
 
+            if (this.dirtyAttachment) {
+                const payload = {
+                    role: 'image',
+                    title: 'mermaid-export.svg',
+                    mime: 'image/svg+xml',
+                    content: svg,
+                    position: 0
+                };
+
+                server.post(`notes/${this.noteId}/attachments?matchBy=title`, payload).then(() => {
+                    this.dirtyAttachment = false;
+                });
+            }
+
             this.$display.html(svg);
 
             await wheelZoomLoaded;
@@ -107,6 +122,8 @@ export default class MermaidWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
     async entitiesReloadedEvent({loadResults}) {
         if (loadResults.isNoteContentReloaded(this.noteId)) {
+            this.dirtyAttachment = true;
+
             await this.refresh();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/canvas_properties.js b/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/canvas_properties.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d36bdecf0..000000000
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/canvas_properties.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import NoteContextAwareWidget from "../note_context_aware_widget.js";
-import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
-import imageService from "../../services/image.js";
-
-const TPL = `
-<div class="image-properties">
-    <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-evenly; margin: 10px;">
-        <button class="canvas-copy-reference-to-clipboard btn btn-sm btn-primary" 
-                title="Pasting this reference into a text note will insert the canvas note as image"
-                type="button">Copy reference to clipboard</button>
-    </div>
-    
-    <div class="hidden-canvas-copy"></div>
-</div>`;
-
-export default class CanvasPropertiesWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
-    get name() {
-        return "canvasProperties";
-    }
-
-    get toggleCommand() {
-        return "toggleRibbonTabCanvasProperties";
-    }
-
-    isEnabled() {
-        return this.note && this.note.type === 'canvas';
-    }
-
-    getTitle() {
-        return {
-            show: this.isEnabled(),
-            activate: false,
-            title: 'Canvas',
-            icon: 'bx bx-pen'
-        };
-    }
-
-    doRender() {
-        this.$widget = $(TPL);
-        this.contentSized();
-
-        this.$hiddenCanvasCopy = this.$widget.find('.hidden-canvas-copy');
-
-        this.$copyReferenceToClipboardButton = this.$widget.find(".canvas-copy-reference-to-clipboard");
-        this.$copyReferenceToClipboardButton.on('click', () => {
-            this.$hiddenCanvasCopy.empty().append(
-                $("<img>")
-                    .attr("src", utils.createImageSrcUrl(this.note))
-            );
-
-            imageService.copyImageReferenceToClipboard(this.$hiddenCanvasCopy);
-
-            this.$hiddenCanvasCopy.empty();
-        });
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/api/attachments.js b/src/routes/api/attachments.js
index 8ef0bcc30..0e3b6056d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/attachments.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/attachments.js
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ function getAllAttachments(req) {
 function saveAttachment(req) {
     const {noteId} = req.params;
     const {attachmentId, role, mime, title, content} = req.body;
+    const {matchBy} = req.query;
 
     const note = becca.getNoteOrThrow(noteId);
-    note.saveAttachment({attachmentId, role, mime, title, content});
+    note.saveAttachment({attachmentId, role, mime, title, content}, matchBy);
 }
 
 function uploadAttachment(req) {
diff --git a/src/routes/api/image.js b/src/routes/api/image.js
index 8f44eb142..32bce601b 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/image.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/image.js
@@ -25,33 +25,14 @@ function returnImageInt(image, res) {
     if (!image) {
         res.set('Content-Type', 'image/png');
         return res.send(fs.readFileSync(`${RESOURCE_DIR}/db/image-deleted.png`));
-    } else if (!["image", "canvas"].includes(image.type)) {
+    } else if (!["image", "canvas", "mermaid"].includes(image.type)) {
         return res.sendStatus(400);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * special "image" type. the canvas is actually type application/json
-     * to avoid bitrot and enable usage as referenced image the svg is included.
-     */
     if (image.type === 'canvas') {
-        let svgString = '<svg/>'
-        const attachment = image.getAttachmentByTitle('canvas-export.svg');
-
-        if (attachment) {
-            svgString = attachment.getContent();
-        } else {
-            // backwards compatibility, before attachments, the SVG was stored in the main note content as a separate key
-            const contentSvg = image.getJsonContentSafely()?.svg;
-
-            if (contentSvg) {
-                svgString = contentSvg;
-            }
-        }
-
-        const svg = svgString
-        res.set('Content-Type', "image/svg+xml");
-        res.set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
-        res.send(svg);
+        renderSvgAttachment(image, res, 'canvas-export.svg');
+    } else if (image.type === 'mermaid') {
+        renderSvgAttachment(image, res, 'mermaid-export.svg');
     } else {
         res.set('Content-Type', image.mime);
         res.set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
@@ -59,6 +40,28 @@ function returnImageInt(image, res) {
     }
 }
 
+function renderSvgAttachment(image, res, attachmentName) {
+    let svgString = '<svg/>'
+    const attachment = image.getAttachmentByTitle(attachmentName);
+
+    if (attachment) {
+        svgString = attachment.getContent();
+    } else {
+        // backwards compatibility, before attachments, the SVG was stored in the main note content as a separate key
+        const contentSvg = image.getJsonContentSafely()?.svg;
+
+        if (contentSvg) {
+            svgString = contentSvg;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const svg = svgString
+    res.set('Content-Type', "image/svg+xml");
+    res.set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
+    res.send(svg);
+}
+
+
 function returnAttachedImage(req, res) {
     const attachment = becca.getAttachment(req.params.attachmentId);