diff --git a/internal/executor/show.go b/internal/executor/show.go
index eeb23ce..ea84c83 100644
--- a/internal/executor/show.go
+++ b/internal/executor/show.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package executor
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ type ShowExecutor struct {
 	listID                  string
 	tag                     string
 	pollID                  string
-	attachmentID            string
 	fromResourceType        string
 	imageViewer             string
 	limit                   int
+	attachmentIDs           MultiStringFlagValue
 }
 
 func NewShowExecutor(printer *printer.Printer, configDir, cacheRoot, imageViewer, name, summary string) *ShowExecutor {
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func NewShowExecutor(printer *printer.Printer, configDir, cacheRoot, imageViewer
 	showExe.StringVar(&showExe.listID, flagListID, "", "Specify the ID of the list to display")
 	showExe.StringVar(&showExe.tag, flagTag, "", "Specify the name of the tag to use")
 	showExe.StringVar(&showExe.pollID, flagPollID, "", "Specify the ID of the poll to display")
-	showExe.StringVar(&showExe.attachmentID, flagAttachmentID, "", "Specify the ID of the media attachment to display")
+	showExe.Var(&showExe.attachmentIDs, flagAttachmentID, "Specify the ID of the media attachment to display")
 	showExe.StringVar(&showExe.fromResourceType, flagFrom, "", "Specify the resource type to view the target resource from (e.g. status for viewing media from, etc)")
 	showExe.IntVar(&showExe.limit, flagLimit, 20, "Specify the limit of items to display")
 
@@ -417,11 +416,18 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showMutedAccounts(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 }
 
 func (s *ShowExecutor) showMediaAttachment(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
-	if s.attachmentID == "" {
+	if len(s.attachmentIDs) == 0 {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagAttachmentID}
 	}
 
-	attachment, err := gtsClient.GetMediaAttachment(s.attachmentID)
+	if len(s.attachmentIDs) != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"unexpected number of attachment IDs received: want 1, got %d",
+			len(s.attachmentIDs),
+		)
+	}
+
+	attachment, err := gtsClient.GetMediaAttachment(s.attachmentIDs[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the media attachment: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -449,7 +455,7 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showMedia(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 }
 
 func (s *ShowExecutor) showMediaFromStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
-	if s.attachmentID == "" {
+	if len(s.attachmentIDs) == 0 {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagAttachmentID}
 	}
 
@@ -457,31 +463,11 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showMediaFromStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
 	}
 
-
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(s.statusID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the status: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	attachmentExists := false
-	mediaURL := ""
-	mediaFilename := ""
-
-	for _, attachment := range status.MediaAttachments {
-		if attachment.ID == s.attachmentID {
-			mediaURL = attachment.URL
-			split := strings.Split(attachment.URL, "/")
-			mediaFilename = split[len(split)-1]
-			attachmentExists = true
-
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !attachmentExists {
-		return errors.New("this media is not attached to this status")
-	}
-
 	cacheDir := filepath.Join(
 		utilities.CalculateCacheDir(s.cacheRoot, utilities.GetFQDN(gtsClient.Authentication.Instance)),
 		"media",
@@ -491,20 +477,42 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showMediaFromStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to ensure the existence of the directory %q: %w", cacheDir, err)
 	}
 
-	mediaFilePath := filepath.Join(cacheDir, mediaFilename)
+	attachmentsHashMap := make(map[string]string)
+	filepaths := make([]string, len(s.attachmentIDs))
 
-	fileExists, err := utilities.FileExists(mediaFilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to check if the media file is already downloaded: %w", err)
+	for _, statusAttachment := range status.MediaAttachments {
+		attachmentsHashMap[statusAttachment.ID] = statusAttachment.URL
 	}
 
-	if !fileExists {
-		if err := gtsClient.DownloadMedia(mediaURL, mediaFilePath); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to download the media attachment: %w", err)
+	for ind, attachmentID := range s.attachmentIDs {
+		mediaURL, ok := attachmentsHashMap[attachmentID]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown media attachment: %s", attachmentID)
 		}
+
+		split := strings.Split(mediaURL, "/")
+		filename := split[len(split)-1]
+		filePath := filepath.Join(cacheDir, filename)
+
+		fileExists, err := utilities.FileExists(filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"unable to check if the media file is already downloaded for %s: %w",
+				attachmentID,
+				err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		if !fileExists {
+			if err := gtsClient.DownloadMedia(mediaURL, filePath); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to download the media attachment for %s: %w", attachmentID, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		filepaths[ind] = filePath
 	}
 
-	if err := utilities.OpenMedia(s.imageViewer, mediaFilePath); err != nil {
+	if err := utilities.OpenMedia(s.imageViewer, filepaths); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open the image viewer: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/utilities/utilities.go b/internal/utilities/utilities.go
index c078f10..5e71636 100644
--- a/internal/utilities/utilities.go
+++ b/internal/utilities/utilities.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ func GetFQDN(url string) string {
 	return r.ReplaceAllString(url, "")
 }
 
-func OpenMedia(viewer, path string) error {
+func OpenMedia(viewer string, paths []string) error {
 	if viewer == "" {
 		return errors.New("the image viewer is not specified")
 	}
 
-	command := exec.Command(viewer, path)
+	command := exec.Command(viewer, paths...)
 
 	if err := command.Start(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after starting the image viewer: %w", err)