diff --git a/yazi-binding/src/elements/renderable.rs b/yazi-binding/src/elements/renderable.rs
index aac9882c..8d4b5578 100644
--- a/yazi-binding/src/elements/renderable.rs
+++ b/yazi-binding/src/elements/renderable.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::any::TypeId;
 use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError};
 
 use super::{Bar, Border, Clear, Gauge, Line, List, Table, Text};
-use crate::{Error, elements::{Area, Rect}};
+use crate::{Error, elements::Area};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum Renderable {
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ impl Renderable {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn with_area(mut self, area: impl Into<Area>) -> Self {
+		let area = area.into();
+		match &mut self {
+			Self::Line(line) => line.area = area,
+			Self::Text(text) => text.area = area,
+			Self::List(list) => list.area = area,
+			Self::Bar(bar) => bar.area = area,
+			Self::Clear(clear) => clear.area = area,
+			Self::Border(border) => border.area = area,
+			Self::Gauge(gauge) => gauge.area = area,
+			Self::Table(table) => table.area = area,
+		}
+		self
+	}
+
 	pub fn render(self, rect: ratatui::layout::Rect, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		match self {
 			Self::Line(line) => line.render(rect, buf),
@@ -77,10 +92,9 @@ impl TryFrom<AnyUserData> for Renderable {
 	fn try_from(ud: AnyUserData) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { Self::try_from(&ud) }
 }
 
-impl From<(Rect, Error)> for Renderable {
-	fn from((area, error): (Rect, Error)) -> Self {
+impl From<Error> for Renderable {
+	fn from(error: Error) -> Self {
 		Self::Text(Text {
-			area: area.into(),
 			inner: error.into_string().into(),
 			wrap: ratatui::widgets::Wrap { trim: false }.into(),
 			..Default::default()
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
index e5accd1f..7e3315ac 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function M:peek(job)
 	ya.sleep(math.max(0, rt.preview.image_delay / 1000 + start - os.clock()))
 
 	local _, err = ya.image_show(url, job.area)
-	ya.preview_widget(job, err and ui.Text(err):area(job.area):wrap(ui.Wrap.YES))
+	ya.preview_widget(job, err)
 end
 
 function M:seek() end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
index 658d78e5..39cdbdb0 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ function M:peek(job)
 		return
 	end
 
-	local ok, err = self:preload(job)
-	if not ok or err then
+	local ok, err, bound = self:preload(job)
+	if bound and bound > 0 then
+		return ya.emit("peek", { bound - 1, only_if = job.file.url, upper_bound = true })
+	elseif not ok or err then
 		return ya.preview_widget(job, err)
 	end
 
@@ -48,11 +50,8 @@ function M:preload(job)
 	if not output then
 		return true, Err("Failed to start `pdftoppm`, error: %s", err)
 	elseif not output.status.success then
-		local pages = tonumber(output.stderr:match("the last page %((%d+)%)")) or 0
-		if job.skip > 0 and pages > 0 then
-			ya.emit("peek", { math.max(0, pages - 1), only_if = job.file.url, upper_bound = true })
-		end
-		return true, Err("Failed to convert PDF to image, stderr: %s", output.stderr)
+		local pages = job.skip > 0 and tonumber(output.stderr:match("the last page %((%d+)%)"))
+		return true, Err("Failed to convert PDF to image, stderr: %s", output.stderr), pages
 	end
 
 	local ok, err = os.rename(string.format("%s.jpg", cache), tostring(cache))
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/preview.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/preview.rs
index 40c0987d..f2a6b0b9 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/preview.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/preview.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ impl Utils {
 					Ok(r) => vec![r],
 					Err(e) => {
 						if let Ok(err) = ud.take::<Error>() {
-							vec![(lock.area, err).into()]
+							vec![
+								Renderable::Clear(yazi_binding::elements::Clear { area: lock.area.into() }),
+								Renderable::from(err).with_area(lock.area),
+							]
 						} else {
 							Err(e)?
 						}