diff --git a/py/api/lora_integration.py b/py/api/lora_integration.py
index 82171eda..20d7ee4b 100644
--- a/py/api/lora_integration.py
+++ b/py/api/lora_integration.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class LoraIntegrationMixin:
                     "enabled": config["enabled"],
                     "path": config["path"],
                     "trigger_words_enabled": config["trigger_words_enabled"],
+                    "civitai_api_key": config.get("civitai_api_key", ""),
                     "detected": detected_path is not None,
                     "detected_path": detected_path or "",
                     "trigger_cache_loaded": cache.is_loaded,
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class LoraIntegrationMixin:
             enabled = data.get("enabled", False)
             path = data.get("path", "")
             trigger_words = data.get("trigger_words_enabled", False)
+            civitai_key = data.get("civitai_api_key", "")
 
             from ..config import IntegrationConfig, PromptManagerConfig
             from ..lora_utils import detect_lora_manager, get_trigger_cache
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ class LoraIntegrationMixin:
             IntegrationConfig.LORA_MANAGER_ENABLED = enabled
             IntegrationConfig.LORA_MANAGER_PATH = path
             IntegrationConfig.LORA_TRIGGER_WORDS_ENABLED = trigger_words
+            IntegrationConfig.CIVITAI_API_KEY = civitai_key
 
             # Persist to config.json
             config_dir = os.path.dirname(
@@ -248,7 +251,11 @@ class LoraIntegrationMixin:
                     get_preview_images_from_metadata, metadata, meta_file
                 )
                 civitai_paths = await self._run_in_executor(
-                    download_civitai_images, metadata, meta_file, cache_dir
+                    download_civitai_images,
+                    metadata,
+                    meta_file,
+                    cache_dir,
+                    IntegrationConfig.CIVITAI_API_KEY,
                 )
 
                 # Merge, local first, dedup
diff --git a/py/config.py b/py/config.py
index 360b2e2e..88ef6b93 100644
--- a/py/config.py
+++ b/py/config.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class IntegrationConfig:
     LORA_MANAGER_ENABLED = False
     LORA_MANAGER_PATH = ""  # Auto-detected if empty
     LORA_TRIGGER_WORDS_ENABLED = False  # Auto-inject trigger words into prompts
+    CIVITAI_API_KEY = ""  # Required to download NSFW example images
 
     @classmethod
     def get_config(cls) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ class IntegrationConfig:
                 "enabled": cls.LORA_MANAGER_ENABLED,
                 "path": cls.LORA_MANAGER_PATH,
                 "trigger_words_enabled": cls.LORA_TRIGGER_WORDS_ENABLED,
+                "civitai_api_key": cls.CIVITAI_API_KEY,
             },
         }
 
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ class IntegrationConfig:
             cls.LORA_MANAGER_PATH = lora["path"]
         if "trigger_words_enabled" in lora:
             cls.LORA_TRIGGER_WORDS_ENABLED = lora["trigger_words_enabled"]
+        if "civitai_api_key" in lora:
+            cls.CIVITAI_API_KEY = lora["civitai_api_key"]
 
 
 class PromptManagerConfig:
diff --git a/py/lora_utils.py b/py/lora_utils.py
index dab96f6a..0eb90d93 100644
--- a/py/lora_utils.py
+++ b/py/lora_utils.py
@@ -297,13 +297,16 @@ def get_preview_image_from_metadata(
 
 
 def download_civitai_images(
-    metadata: Dict, metadata_path: Path, cache_dir: Path
+    metadata: Dict, metadata_path: Path, cache_dir: Path, api_key: str = ""
 ) -> List[str]:
     """Download civitai example images to a local cache directory.
 
     Images are stored as ``<cache_dir>/<lora_stem>/<hash>.jpg``.
     Already-downloaded files are skipped.
 
+    Args:
+        api_key: CivitAI API key for authenticated downloads (NSFW content).
+
     Returns:
         List of absolute paths to downloaded image files.
     """
@@ -340,9 +343,10 @@ def download_civitai_images(
             continue
 
         try:
-            req = urllib.request.Request(
-                url, headers={"User-Agent": "ComfyUI-PromptManager/1.0"}
-            )
+            headers = {"User-Agent": "ComfyUI-PromptManager/1.0"}
+            if api_key:
+                headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+            req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
             with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
                 local_path.write_bytes(resp.read())
             downloaded.append(str(local_path.resolve()))
diff --git a/web/admin.html b/web/admin.html
index ea58c478..a810f205 100644
--- a/web/admin.html
+++ b/web/admin.html
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@
                             </div>
                             <p class="text-xs text-pm-muted">Automatically append trigger words when <code class="text-pm-accent">&lt;lora:name:weight&gt;</code> is detected in prompts.</p>
 
+                            <div class="mt-2">
+                                <label class="block text-xs font-medium text-pm-secondary mb-1">CivitAI API Key</label>
+                                <input type="password" id="civitaiApiKey" placeholder="Optional — required for NSFW example images"
+                                       class="w-full px-2.5 py-1.5 bg-pm-input border border-pm rounded-pm-sm text-pm text-[13px] placeholder:text-pm-muted focus:outline-none">
+                                <p class="text-xs text-pm-muted mt-1">Get your key from <a href="https://civitai.com/user/account" target="_blank" class="text-pm-accent hover:underline">civitai.com/user/account</a></p>
+                            </div>
+
                             <button id="loraImportBtn" type="button"
                                     class="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-pm-accent hover:text-pm-accent-hover">
                                 <svg class="w-3.5 h-3.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
diff --git a/web/js/admin.js b/web/js/admin.js
index 6e4cb9b3..10bec949 100644
--- a/web/js/admin.js
+++ b/web/js/admin.js
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@
                             toggle.disabled = false;
                             document.getElementById("loraManagerPath").value = status.path;
                             document.getElementById("loraTriggerWords").checked = status.trigger_words_enabled;
+                            document.getElementById("civitaiApiKey").value = status.civitai_api_key || "";
                             settings.classList.remove("hidden");
                             this._loraPath = status.path;
                             this._bindLoraEvents();
@@ -850,6 +851,7 @@
             async saveLoraSettings() {
                 const enabled = document.getElementById("loraEnabled").checked;
                 const triggerWords = document.getElementById("loraTriggerWords").checked;
+                const civitaiKey = document.getElementById("civitaiApiKey").value.trim();
                 const path = this._loraPath || "";
 
                 try {
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@
                             enabled,
                             path,
                             trigger_words_enabled: triggerWords,
+                            civitai_api_key: civitaiKey,
                         }),
                     });
                     const data = await res.json();