diff --git a/.changeset/calm-forks-pretend.md b/.changeset/calm-forks-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1b91ab8068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-forks-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Normalize legacy Claude Code model IDs so dated aliases resolve to canonical model metadata and preserve capabilities (including image support).
diff --git a/src/api/providers/__tests__/claude-code.spec.ts b/src/api/providers/__tests__/claude-code.spec.ts
index 5b5bdca65ae..00f8242204c 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/__tests__/claude-code.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/__tests__/claude-code.spec.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ describe("ClaudeCodeHandler", () => {
 		expect(model.id).toBe("claude-sonnet-4-5") // default model
 	})
 
+	test("should normalize legacy dated model ids to canonical claude-code models", () => {
+		const options: ApiHandlerOptions = {
+			apiModelId: "claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
+		}
+		const handlerWithLegacyModel = new ClaudeCodeHandler(options)
+		const model = handlerWithLegacyModel.getModel()
+
+		expect(model.id).toBe("claude-opus-4-5")
+		expect(model.info.supportsImages).toBe(true)
+		expect(model.info.supportsPromptCache).toBe(true)
+	})
+
 	test("should return model maxTokens from model definition", () => {
 		const options: ApiHandlerOptions = {
 			apiModelId: "claude-opus-4-5",
diff --git a/src/api/providers/claude-code.ts b/src/api/providers/claude-code.ts
index f2bccc329c7..86f32679a85 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/claude-code.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/claude-code.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 	claudeCodeReasoningConfig,
 	type ClaudeCodeReasoningLevel,
 	type ModelInfo,
+	normalizeClaudeCodeModelId,
 } from "@roo-code/types"
 import { type ApiHandler, ApiHandlerCreateMessageMetadata, type SingleCompletionHandler } from ".."
 import { ApiStreamUsageChunk, type ApiStream } from "../transform/stream"
@@ -303,9 +304,9 @@ export class ClaudeCodeHandler implements ApiHandler, SingleCompletionHandler {
 	}
 
 	getModel(): { id: string; info: ModelInfo } {
-		const modelId = this.options.apiModelId
-		if (modelId && Object.hasOwn(claudeCodeModels, modelId)) {
-			const id = modelId as ClaudeCodeModelId
+		const modelId = this.options.apiModelId?.trim()
+		if (modelId) {
+			const id = normalizeClaudeCodeModelId(modelId) as ClaudeCodeModelId
 			return { id, info: { ...claudeCodeModels[id] } }
 		}
 
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
index cac60e2b110..1ef7e9241c9 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
@@ -540,6 +540,39 @@ describe("useSelectedModel", () => {
 			expect(result.current.info).toBeDefined()
 			expect(result.current.info?.supportsImages).toBe(true) // Claude Code now supports images
 		})
+
+		it("should normalize dated claude-code model ids and keep image support enabled", () => {
+			mockUseRouterModels.mockReturnValue({
+				data: {
+					openrouter: {},
+					requesty: {},
+					glama: {},
+					unbound: {},
+					litellm: {},
+					"io-intelligence": {},
+				},
+				isLoading: false,
+				isError: false,
+			} as any)
+
+			mockUseOpenRouterModelProviders.mockReturnValue({
+				data: {},
+				isLoading: false,
+				isError: false,
+			} as any)
+
+			const apiConfiguration: ProviderSettings = {
+				apiProvider: "claude-code",
+				apiModelId: "claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
+			}
+
+			const wrapper = createWrapper()
+			const { result } = renderHook(() => useSelectedModel(apiConfiguration), { wrapper })
+
+			expect(result.current.provider).toBe("claude-code")
+			expect(result.current.id).toBe("claude-opus-4-5")
+			expect(result.current.info?.supportsImages).toBe(true)
+		})
 	})
 
 	// kilocode_change start