diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/system/SystemPatchApplier.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/system/SystemPatchApplier.java
index e5bc65a047..a256888107 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/system/SystemPatchApplier.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/system/SystemPatchApplier.java
@@ -316,9 +316,12 @@ public class SystemPatchApplier {
     }
 
     private boolean isWidgetsBundleChanged(WidgetsBundle existing, WidgetsBundle file) {
+        // Image is intentionally NOT compared: the file always carries a base64 data URI, while the DB stores
+        // the system-image URL produced by ImageService.replaceBase64WithImageUrl on save. A naive string compare
+        // would always report a diff and re-save every system bundle on every patch run. Image content changes
+        // are out of scope for the patch applier — full reinstall covers them.
         return !Objects.equals(existing.getTitle(), file.getTitle())
                 || !Objects.equals(existing.getDescription(), file.getDescription())
-                || !Objects.equals(existing.getImage(), file.getImage())
                 || !Objects.equals(existing.getOrder(), file.getOrder())
                 || existing.isScada() != file.isScada();
     }
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/system/SystemPatchApplierTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/system/SystemPatchApplierTest.java
index 4275b27560..f2485dc7d5 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/system/SystemPatchApplierTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/system/SystemPatchApplierTest.java
@@ -1010,6 +1010,33 @@ public class SystemPatchApplierTest {
         verify(widgetTypeService, never()).updateWidgetsBundleWidgetFqns(any(), any(), any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void whenOnlyBundleImageFormatDiffers_thenNoUpdate() throws Exception {
+        Path bundlesDir = tempDir.resolve("widget_bundles");
+        Files.createDirectories(bundlesDir);
+        when(installScripts.getWidgetBundlesDir()).thenReturn(bundlesDir);
+
+        // File carries a base64 data URI; DB has the resolved system-image URL — same content, different format.
+        Files.writeString(bundlesDir.resolve("charts.json"),
+                "{\"widgetsBundle\":{\"alias\":\"charts\",\"title\":\"Charts\",\"description\":\"d\",\"order\":10," +
+                        "\"image\":\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo\"}," +
+                        "\"widgetTypeFqns\":[]}");
+
+        WidgetsBundle existingBundle = createTestBundle("charts", "Charts");
+        existingBundle.setDescription("d");
+        existingBundle.setOrder(10);
+        existingBundle.setImage("tb-image;/api/images/system/charts.png");
+        when(widgetsBundleService.findWidgetsBundleByTenantIdAndAlias(TenantId.SYS_TENANT_ID, "charts")).thenReturn(existingBundle);
+        when(widgetTypeService.findWidgetFqnsByWidgetsBundleId(TenantId.SYS_TENANT_ID, existingBundle.getId()))
+                .thenReturn(List.of());
+
+        Integer updated = ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(reconciler, "updateWidgetBundles");
+
+        assertEquals(0, updated);
+        verify(widgetsBundleService, never()).saveWidgetsBundle(any());
+        verify(widgetTypeService, never()).updateWidgetsBundleWidgetFqns(any(), any(), any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void whenBundleMetadataChanged_thenUpdateBundle() throws Exception {
         Path bundlesDir = tempDir.resolve("widget_bundles");