diff --git a/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/FilePreviewPlaceholder.vue b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/FilePreviewPlaceholder.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a703fdc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/FilePreviewPlaceholder.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 Storj Labs, Inc.
+// See LICENSE for copying information.
+
+<template>
+    <div class="file-preview-placeholder">
+        <p class="file-preview-placeholder__key">{{ file?.Key || '' }}</p>
+        <p class="file-preview-placeholder__label">No preview available</p>
+        <VButton
+            icon="download"
+            :label="`Download (${prettyBytes(file?.Size || 0)})`"
+            :on-press="() => emit('download')"
+            width="188px"
+            height="52px"
+            border-radius="10px"
+            font-size="14px"
+        />
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import prettyBytes from 'pretty-bytes';
+
+import { BrowserObject } from '@/store/modules/objectBrowserStore';
+
+import VButton from '@/components/common/VButton.vue';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    file: BrowserObject;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+    download: [];
+}>();
+</script>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+.file-preview-placeholder {
+    width: 100%;
+    align-self: center;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+
+    &__key {
+        font-size: 16px;
+        line-height: 24px;
+        color: var(--c-white);
+        margin-bottom: 14px;
+    }
+
+    &__label {
+        font-family: 'font_bold', sans-serif;
+        font-size: 28px;
+        line-height: 36px;
+        letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+        color: var(--c-white);
+        margin-bottom: 17px;
+    }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/GalleryView.vue b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/GalleryView.vue
index b761c86e6..74210e430 100644
--- a/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/GalleryView.vue
+++ b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/GalleryView.vue
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
                 <LogoIcon class="gallery__header__logo" />
                 <SmallLogoIcon class="gallery__header__small-logo" />
                 <div class="gallery__header__name">
-                    <ImageIcon v-if="previewIsImage" />
-                    <VideoIcon v-else-if="previewIsAudio || previewIsVideo" />
+                    <ImageIcon v-if="previewType === PreviewType.Image" />
+                    <VideoIcon v-else-if="previewType === PreviewType.Audio || previewType === PreviewType.Video" />
                     <EmptyIcon v-else />
                     <p class="gallery__header__name__label" :title="file?.Key || ''">{{ file?.Key || '' }}</p>
                 </div>
@@ -57,40 +57,31 @@
                 <ArrowIcon class="gallery__main__left-arrow" @click="onPrevious" />
                 <VLoader v-if="isLoading" class="gallery__main__loader" width="100px" height="100px" is-white />
                 <div v-else class="gallery__main__preview">
+                    <text-file-preview v-if="previewType === PreviewType.Text" :src="objectPreviewUrl">
+                        <file-preview-placeholder :file="file" @download="download" />
+                    </text-file-preview>
                     <img
-                        v-if="previewIsImage && !isLoading"
+                        v-else-if="previewType === PreviewType.Image"
                         :src="objectPreviewUrl"
                         class="gallery__main__preview__item"
                         aria-roledescription="image-preview"
                         alt="preview"
                     >
                     <video
-                        v-if="previewIsVideo && !isLoading"
+                        v-else-if="previewType === PreviewType.Video"
                         controls
                         :src="objectPreviewUrl"
                         class="gallery__main__preview__item"
                         aria-roledescription="video-preview"
                     />
                     <audio
-                        v-if="previewIsAudio && !isLoading"
+                        v-else-if="previewType === PreviewType.Audio"
                         controls
                         :src="objectPreviewUrl"
                         class="gallery__main__preview__item"
                         aria-roledescription="audio-preview"
                     />
-                    <div v-if="placeHolderDisplayable || previewAndMapFailed" class="gallery__main__preview__empty">
-                        <p class="gallery__main__preview__empty__key">{{ file?.Key || '' }}</p>
-                        <p class="gallery__main__preview__empty__label">No preview available</p>
-                        <VButton
-                            icon="download"
-                            :label="`Download (${prettyBytes(file?.Size || 0)})`"
-                            :on-press="download"
-                            width="188px"
-                            height="52px"
-                            border-radius="10px"
-                            font-size="14px"
-                        />
-                    </div>
+                    <file-preview-placeholder v-else :file="file" @download="download" />
                     <div class="gallery__main__preview__buttons">
                         <ArrowIcon class="gallery__main__preview__buttons__left-arrow" @click="onPrevious" />
                         <ArrowIcon @click="onNext" />
@@ -114,7 +105,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Component, computed, h, onBeforeMount, onMounted, ref, Teleport, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
-import prettyBytes from 'pretty-bytes';
 
 import { BrowserObject, PreviewCache, useObjectBrowserStore } from '@/store/modules/objectBrowserStore';
 import { AnalyticsErrorEventSource } from '@/utils/constants/analyticsEventNames';
@@ -123,7 +113,7 @@ import { useNotify } from '@/utils/hooks';
 import { useBucketsStore } from '@/store/modules/bucketsStore';
 import { useLinksharing } from '@/composables/useLinksharing';
 import { RouteConfig } from '@/types/router';
-import { ShareType } from '@/types/browser';
+import { EXTENSION_PREVIEW_TYPES, PreviewType, ShareType } from '@/types/browser';
 
 import ButtonIcon from '@/components/browser/galleryView/ButtonIcon.vue';
 import OptionsDropdown from '@/components/browser/galleryView/OptionsDropdown.vue';
@@ -132,7 +122,8 @@ import ShareModal from '@/components/modals/ShareModal.vue';
 import DetailsModal from '@/components/browser/galleryView/modals/Details.vue';
 import DistributionModal from '@/components/browser/galleryView/modals/Distribution.vue';
 import VLoader from '@/components/common/VLoader.vue';
-import VButton from '@/components/common/VButton.vue';
+import TextFilePreview from '@/components/browser/galleryView/TextFilePreview.vue';
+import FilePreviewPlaceholder from '@/components/browser/galleryView/FilePreviewPlaceholder.vue';
 
 import LogoIcon from '@/../static/images/logo.svg';
 import SmallLogoIcon from '@/../static/images/smallLogo.svg';
@@ -192,13 +183,6 @@ const filePath = computed((): string => {
     return obStore.state.objectPathForModal;
 });
 
-/**
- * Get the extension of the current file.
- */
-const extension = computed((): string | undefined => {
-    return filePath.value.split('.').pop();
-});
-
 /**
  * Returns bucket name from store.
  */
@@ -206,54 +190,6 @@ const bucket = computed((): string => {
     return bucketsStore.state.fileComponentBucketName;
 });
 
-/**
- * Check to see if the current file is an image file.
- */
-const previewIsImage = computed((): boolean => {
-    if (!extension.value) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return ['bmp', 'svg', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'ico', 'gif'].includes(
-        extension.value.toLowerCase(),
-    );
-});
-
-/**
- * Check to see if the current file is a video file.
- */
-const previewIsVideo = computed((): boolean => {
-    if (!extension.value) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return ['m4v', 'mp4', 'webm', 'mov', 'mkv'].includes(
-        extension.value.toLowerCase(),
-    );
-});
-
-/**
- * Check to see if the current file is an audio file.
- */
-const previewIsAudio = computed((): boolean => {
-    if (!extension.value) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return ['mp3', 'wav', 'ogg'].includes(extension.value.toLowerCase());
-});
-
-/**
- * Check to see if the current file is neither an image file, video file, or audio file.
- */
-const placeHolderDisplayable = computed((): boolean => {
-    return [
-        previewIsImage.value,
-        previewIsVideo.value,
-        previewIsAudio.value,
-    ].every((value) => !value);
-});
-
 /**
  * Returns current path without object key.
  */
@@ -261,6 +197,23 @@ const currentPath = computed((): string => {
     return decodeURIComponent(route.path.replace(RouteConfig.Buckets.with(RouteConfig.UploadFile).path, ''));
 });
 
+/**
+ * Returns the type of object being previewed.
+ */
+const previewType = computed<PreviewType>(() => {
+    if (previewAndMapFailed.value) return PreviewType.None;
+
+    const dotIdx = file.value.Key.lastIndexOf('.');
+    if (dotIdx === -1) return PreviewType.None;
+
+    const ext = file.value.Key.toLowerCase().slice(dotIdx + 1);
+    for (const [exts, previewType] of EXTENSION_PREVIEW_TYPES) {
+        if (exts.includes(ext)) return previewType;
+    }
+
+    return PreviewType.None;
+});
+
 /**
  * Get the object map url for the file being displayed.
  */
@@ -629,30 +582,6 @@ watch(filePath, () => {
                 }
             }
 
-            &__empty {
-                width: 100%;
-                align-self: center;
-                display: flex;
-                align-items: center;
-                flex-direction: column;
-
-                &__key {
-                    font-size: 16px;
-                    line-height: 24px;
-                    color: var(--c-white);
-                    margin-bottom: 14px;
-                }
-
-                &__label {
-                    font-family: 'font_bold', sans-serif;
-                    font-size: 28px;
-                    line-height: 36px;
-                    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
-                    color: var(--c-white);
-                    margin-bottom: 17px;
-                }
-            }
-
             &__buttons {
                 display: none;
 
diff --git a/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/TextFilePreview.vue b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/TextFilePreview.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..140bca23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/satellite/src/components/browser/galleryView/TextFilePreview.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 Storj Labs, Inc.
+// See LICENSE for copying information.
+
+<template>
+    <VLoader v-if="isLoading" class="text-file-preview__loader" width="100px" height="100px" is-white />
+    <div v-else-if="!isError" class="text-file-preview__container">
+        <div class="text-file-preview__container__content">{{ content }}</div>
+    </div>
+    <slot v-else />
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
+
+import { useLoading } from '@/composables/useLoading';
+import { useNotify } from '@/utils/hooks';
+import { AnalyticsErrorEventSource } from '@/utils/constants/analyticsEventNames';
+
+import VLoader from '@/components/common/VLoader.vue';
+
+const { isLoading, withLoading } = useLoading();
+const notify = useNotify();
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    src: string;
+}>();
+
+const content = ref<string>('');
+const isError = ref<boolean>(false);
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+    await withLoading(async () => {
+        try {
+            content.value = await (await fetch(props.src)).text();
+        } catch (error) {
+            notify.error(`Error fetching object. ${error.message}`, AnalyticsErrorEventSource.GALLERY_VIEW);
+            isError.value = true;
+        }
+    });
+});
+</script>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+.text-file-preview {
+
+    &__container {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        padding: 16px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        overflow-y: auto;
+
+        &__content {
+            width: 100%;
+            min-height: 100%;
+            padding: 16px;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+            background-color: var(--c-white);
+            font-family: monospace;
+            font-size: 16px;
+            word-break: break-word;
+        }
+    }
+
+    &__loader {
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/web/satellite/src/types/browser.ts b/web/satellite/src/types/browser.ts
index 7dadbd0b0..0cd65a0e9 100644
--- a/web/satellite/src/types/browser.ts
+++ b/web/satellite/src/types/browser.ts
@@ -77,3 +77,20 @@ export enum ShareType {
     Folder = 'Folder',
     Bucket = 'Bucket',
 }
+
+export enum PreviewType {
+    None,
+    Text,
+    Image,
+    Video,
+    Audio,
+    PDF,
+}
+
+export const EXTENSION_PREVIEW_TYPES = new Map<string[], PreviewType>([
+    [['txt'], PreviewType.Text],
+    [['bmp', 'svg', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'ico', 'gif'], PreviewType.Image],
+    [['m4v', 'mp4', 'webm', 'mov', 'mkv'], PreviewType.Video],
+    [['m4a', 'mp3', 'wav', 'ogg'], PreviewType.Audio],
+    [['pdf'], PreviewType.PDF],
+]);
diff --git a/web/satellite/vuetify-poc/src/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/FilePreviewItem.vue b/web/satellite/vuetify-poc/src/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/FilePreviewItem.vue
index 48ba5d760..6b9807e68 100644
--- a/web/satellite/vuetify-poc/src/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/FilePreviewItem.vue
+++ b/web/satellite/vuetify-poc/src/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/FilePreviewItem.vue
@@ -54,19 +54,11 @@ import { useBucketsStore } from '@/store/modules/bucketsStore';
 import { useNotify } from '@/utils/hooks';
 import { AnalyticsErrorEventSource } from '@/utils/constants/analyticsEventNames';
 import { useLinksharing } from '@/composables/useLinksharing';
+import { EXTENSION_PREVIEW_TYPES, PreviewType } from '@/types/browser';
 
 import FilePreviewPlaceholder from '@poc/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/FilePreviewPlaceholder.vue';
 import TextFilePreview from '@poc/components/dialogs/filePreviewComponents/TextFilePreview.vue';
 
-enum PreviewType {
-    None,
-    Text,
-    Image,
-    Video,
-    Audio,
-    PDF,
-}
-
 const obStore = useObjectBrowserStore();
 const bucketsStore = useBucketsStore();
 const notify = useNotify();
@@ -75,14 +67,6 @@ const { generateObjectPreviewAndMapURL } = useLinksharing();
 const isLoading = ref<boolean>(false);
 const previewAndMapFailed = ref<boolean>(false);
 
-const extInfos = new Map<string[], PreviewType>([
-    [['txt'], PreviewType.Text],
-    [['bmp', 'svg', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'ico', 'gif'], PreviewType.Image],
-    [['m4v', 'mp4', 'webm', 'mov', 'mkv'], PreviewType.Video],
-    [['m4a', 'mp3', 'wav', 'ogg'], PreviewType.Audio],
-    [['pdf'], PreviewType.PDF],
-]);
-
 const props = defineProps<{
   file: BrowserObject,
   active: boolean, // whether this item is visible
@@ -132,7 +116,7 @@ const previewType = computed<PreviewType>(() => {
     if (dotIdx === -1) return PreviewType.None;
 
     const ext = props.file.Key.toLowerCase().slice(dotIdx + 1);
-    for (const [exts, previewType] of extInfos) {
+    for (const [exts, previewType] of EXTENSION_PREVIEW_TYPES) {
         if (exts.includes(ext)) return previewType;
     }