diff --git a/src/Controller/Admin/Asset/AssetController.php b/src/Controller/Admin/Asset/AssetController.php
index 9d11ad962b..37e34e9d4f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Admin/Asset/AssetController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Admin/Asset/AssetController.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 use Pimcore\Loader\ImplementationLoader\Exception\UnsupportedException;
 use Pimcore\Logger;
 use Pimcore\Messenger\AssetPreviewImageMessage;
+use Pimcore\Messenger\AssetUpdateTasksMessage;
 use Pimcore\Model;
 use Pimcore\Model\Asset;
 use Pimcore\Model\DataObject\ClassDefinition\Data\ManyToManyRelation;
@@ -984,6 +985,13 @@ public function showVersionAction(Request $request): Response
             throw $this->createAccessDeniedHttpException('Permission denied, version id [' . $id . ']');
         }
 
+        if ($asset->getMimeType() === 'application/pdf') {
+            $scanResponse = $this->getResponseByScanStatus($asset, false);
+            if ($scanResponse) {
+                return $scanResponse;
+            }
+        }
+
         $loader = \Pimcore::getContainer()->get('pimcore.implementation_loader.asset.metadata.data');
 
         return $this->render(
@@ -1487,12 +1495,11 @@ protected function addThumbnailCacheHeaders(Response $response): void
 
     /**
      * @Route("/get-preview-document", name="pimcore_admin_asset_getpreviewdocument", methods={"GET"})
-     *
-     * @param Request $request
-     *
-     * @return StreamedResponse
      */
-    public function getPreviewDocumentAction(Request $request): StreamedResponse
+    public function getPreviewDocumentAction(
+        Request $request,
+        TranslatorInterface $translator
+    ): StreamedResponse|Response
     {
         $asset = Asset\Document::getById((int) $request->get('id'));
 
@@ -1501,6 +1508,13 @@ public function getPreviewDocumentAction(Request $request): StreamedResponse
         }
 
         if ($asset->isAllowed('view')) {
+            if ($asset->getMimeType() === 'application/pdf') {
+                $scanResponse = $this->getResponseByScanStatus($asset);
+                if ($scanResponse) {
+                    return $scanResponse;
+                }
+            }
+
             $stream = $this->getDocumentPreviewPdf($asset);
             if ($stream) {
                 return new StreamedResponse(function () use ($stream) {
@@ -1516,6 +1530,29 @@ public function getPreviewDocumentAction(Request $request): StreamedResponse
         }
     }
 
+    private function getResponseByScanStatus(Asset\Document $asset, bool $processBackground = true) :?Response
+    {
+        if (!Config::getSystemConfiguration('assets')['document']['scan_pdf']) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $scanStatus = $asset->getScanStatus();
+        if ($scanStatus === null) {
+            $scanStatus = Asset\Enum\PdfScanStatus::IN_PROGRESS;
+            if ($processBackground) {
+                \Pimcore::getContainer()->get('messenger.bus.pimcore-core')->dispatch(
+                    new AssetUpdateTasksMessage($asset->getId())
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        return match($scanStatus) {
+            Asset\Enum\PdfScanStatus::IN_PROGRESS => $this->render('@PimcoreAdmin/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_in_progress.html.twig'),
+            Asset\Enum\PdfScanStatus::UNSAFE => $this->render('@PimcoreAdmin/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_unsafe.html.twig'),
+            default => null,
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Asset\Document $asset
      *
@@ -1529,7 +1566,12 @@ protected function getDocumentPreviewPdf(Asset\Document $asset)
             $stream = $asset->getStream();
         }
 
-        if (!$stream && $asset->getPageCount() && \Pimcore\Document::isAvailable() && \Pimcore\Document::isFileTypeSupported($asset->getFilename())) {
+        if (
+            !$stream &&
+            $asset->getPageCount() &&
+            \Pimcore\Document::isAvailable() &&
+            \Pimcore\Document::isFileTypeSupported($asset->getFilename())
+        ) {
             try {
                 $document = \Pimcore\Document::getInstance();
                 $stream = $document->getPdf($asset);
diff --git a/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_in_progress.html.twig b/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_in_progress.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391ed010c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_in_progress.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+
+    <style>
+
+        /* hide from ie on mac \*/
+        html {
+            height: 100%;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        /* end hide */
+
+        body {
+            height: 100%;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            background: #EEE;
+        }
+
+        #container {
+            text-align: center;
+            position: absolute;
+            top:50%;
+            margin-top: -200px;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+
+        #message {
+            margin-left: 8px;
+        }
+
+    </style>
+
+    <script {{ pimcore_csp.getNonceHtmlAttribute()|raw }}>
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+            window.location.reload();
+        }, 5000)
+    </script>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<div id="container">
+    <span id="message">{{ 'pdf_scan_in_progress'|trans([], 'admin') }}</span>
+</div>
+
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_unsafe.html.twig b/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_unsafe.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b28db8a7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/asset/get_preview_pdf_unsafe.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+
+    <style>
+
+        /* hide from ie on mac \*/
+        html {
+            height: 100%;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        /* end hide */
+
+        body {
+            height: 100%;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            background: #EEE;
+        }
+
+        #container {
+            text-align: center;
+            position: absolute;
+            top:50%;
+            margin-top: -200px;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+
+        #warning {
+            position: relative;
+            width: 40px;
+            height: 40px;
+            top: 13px;
+        }
+
+        #message {
+            margin-left: 8px;
+        }
+
+    </style>
+
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<div id="container">
+    <img alt="warning" id="warning" src="/bundles/pimcoreadmin/img/flat-color-icons/overlay-error.svg" />
+    <span id="message">{{ 'pdf_js_unsafe'|trans([], 'admin') }}</span>
+</div>
+
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/admin/asset/show_version_document.html.twig b/templates/admin/asset/show_version_document.html.twig
index f7291159c9..a794664b58 100644
--- a/templates/admin/asset/show_version_document.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/asset/show_version_document.html.twig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if asset.getMimeType() == 'application/pdf' %}
     {% set tempFile = asset.getTemporaryFile() %}
     {% set dataUri = pimcore_asset_version_preview(tempFile) %}
-    
+
     <div style="display: flex; width: 100%; height: 100%; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden;">
         <iframe src="{{ dataUri }}" frameborder="0" style="flex-grow: 1; border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></iframe>
     </div>
diff --git a/translations/admin.en.yaml b/translations/admin.en.yaml
index f144fdcc15..f7e10b6db3 100644
--- a/translations/admin.en.yaml
+++ b/translations/admin.en.yaml
@@ -988,3 +988,5 @@ allow_asset_inline_download: Allow inline download
 system_appearance_settings: 'Appearance & Branding'
 male: Male
 female: Female
+pdf_js_unsafe: This PDF file contains JavaScript. If you want to view it, please download and open it in your local PDF viewer.
+pdf_scan_in_progress: 'Preview not available: PDF is being scanned. This may take a while.'