diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 770145cb70..d5369692cb 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 *.md
 !deploy/DOCKER.md
 docs/
+# admin-compliance gate (LegalDocumentView.vue) build-time imports
+# docs/legal/*.md?raw into the frontend bundle; keep that subtree in the
+# Docker build context even though docs/ is otherwise excluded.
+!docs/legal/
+!docs/legal/*.md
 
 # IDE
 .idea/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f9a03a2bf3..37b084e7a2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@9 --activate
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-# Copy frontend source and build
+# Copy frontend source and build.
+# LegalDocumentView.vue (admin-compliance gate) build-time imports
+# ../../../../docs/legal/*.md?raw, so docs/legal/ must sit beside frontend/
+# in the image (WORKDIR /app/frontend -> resolves to /app/docs/legal/*.md).
+# Copy only that subtree to keep the build dependency minimal.
 COPY frontend/ ./
+COPY docs/legal/ /app/docs/legal/
 RUN pnpm run build
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile b/deploy/Dockerfile
index d39dd17d5c..6bf0a50b4b 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-# Copy frontend source and build
+# Copy frontend source and build.
+# LegalDocumentView.vue (admin-compliance gate) build-time imports
+# ../../../../docs/legal/*.md?raw, so docs/legal/ must sit beside frontend/
+# in the image (WORKDIR /app/frontend -> resolves to /app/docs/legal/*.md).
+# Copy only that subtree to keep the build dependency minimal.
 COPY frontend/ ./
+COPY docs/legal/ /app/docs/legal/
 RUN pnpm run build
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------