diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
index 0adb4a027a..14d22d5b66 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	export let forkHandler: Function | null = null;
 
 	export let readOnly = false;
+	export let preview = false;
 	export let editCodeBlock = true;
 
 	export let topPadding = false;
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@
 								{forkHandler}
 								{triggerScroll}
 								{readOnly}
+								{preview}
 								{editCodeBlock}
 								{topPadding}
 								{onInsertToNote}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ContentRenderer.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ContentRenderer.svelte
index dad616d39d..a6d3650cfb 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ContentRenderer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ContentRenderer.svelte
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 		{#if extracted.detailsContent}
 			<!-- Render structural blocks (tool calls, reasoning, etc.) through Markdown -->
 			<div class="markdown-prose">
-				<Markdown {id} content={extracted.detailsContent} {done} />
+				<Markdown {id} content={extracted.detailsContent} {preview} {done} />
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 		{#if extracted.plainContent}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/ConsecutiveDetailsGroup.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/ConsecutiveDetailsGroup.svelte
index fbc42f8b78..c9119a8687 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/ConsecutiveDetailsGroup.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/ConsecutiveDetailsGroup.svelte
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 	export let messageDone = true;
 	export let allowEmbeds = true;
+	export let preview = false;
 
 	let open = $settings?.expandDetails ?? false;
 
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@
 <div {id} class="w-full">
 	<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->
 	<button
-		class="w-fit py-0.5 text-left text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition cursor-pointer"
+		class="w-fit py-0.5 text-left {preview
+			? 'text-xs'
+			: 'text-[0.9375rem]'} text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition cursor-pointer"
 		aria-label={$i18n.t('Toggle details')}
 		aria-expanded={open}
 		on:click={() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/MarkdownTokens.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/MarkdownTokens.svelte
index ac487cec25..9f391c3e7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/MarkdownTokens.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/MarkdownTokens.svelte
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 			.trim();
 	};
 
+	$: detailButtonClassName = `w-fit py-0.5 ${
+		preview ? 'text-xs' : 'text-[0.9375rem]'
+	} text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition`;
+
 	$: displayTokens = getDisplayTokens(tokens);
 	$: singlePlainBlock =
 		displayTokens.length === 1 &&
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@
 					id={`${id}-${tokenIdx}`}
 					tokens={token.tokens}
 					{done}
+					{preview}
 					{editCodeBlock}
 					{onTaskClick}
 					{sourceIds}
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@
 							tokens={item.tokens}
 							top={token.loose}
 							{done}
+							{preview}
 							{editCodeBlock}
 							{onTaskClick}
 							{sourceIds}
@@ -348,6 +354,7 @@
 									tokens={item.tokens}
 									top={token.loose}
 									{done}
+									{preview}
 									{editCodeBlock}
 									{onTaskClick}
 									{sourceIds}
@@ -360,6 +367,7 @@
 								tokens={item.tokens}
 								top={token.loose}
 								{done}
+								{preview}
 								{editCodeBlock}
 								{onTaskClick}
 								{sourceIds}
@@ -375,6 +383,7 @@
 			id={`${id}-${tokenIdx}-detail-group`}
 			tokens={token.items}
 			messageDone={done}
+			{preview}
 			{allowEmbeds}
 		>
 			<div slot="content">
@@ -389,7 +398,7 @@
 							grouped={true}
 							open={$settings?.expandDetails ?? false}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 						/>
 					{:else if textContent.length > 0}
 						<Collapsible
@@ -398,7 +407,7 @@
 							attributes={detailToken?.attributes}
 							messageDone={done}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 							dir="auto"
 						>
 							<div class="mb-1.5" slot="content">
@@ -407,6 +416,7 @@
 									tokens={marked.lexer(decode(detailToken.text))}
 									attributes={detailToken?.attributes}
 									{done}
+									{preview}
 									{editCodeBlock}
 									{onTaskClick}
 									{sourceIds}
@@ -422,7 +432,7 @@
 							attributes={detailToken?.attributes}
 							messageDone={done}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 							dir="auto"
 						/>
 					{/if}
@@ -440,6 +450,7 @@
 				resultContent={getDetailTextContent(token)}
 				open={$settings?.expandDetails ?? false}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 			/>
 		{:else if textContent.length > 0}
 			<Collapsible
@@ -448,6 +459,7 @@
 				attributes={token?.attributes}
 				messageDone={done}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 				dir="auto"
 			>
 				<div class=" mb-1.5" slot="content">
@@ -456,6 +468,7 @@
 						tokens={marked.lexer(decode(token.text))}
 						attributes={token?.attributes}
 						{done}
+						{preview}
 						{editCodeBlock}
 						{onTaskClick}
 						{sourceIds}
@@ -471,6 +484,7 @@
 				attributes={token?.attributes}
 				messageDone={done}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 				dir="auto"
 			/>
 		{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Message.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Message.svelte
index 0b18ca2d9f..f7839bea8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Message.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Message.svelte
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	export let forkHandler: Function | null = null;
 	export let triggerScroll;
 	export let readOnly = false;
+	export let preview = false;
 	export let editCodeBlock = true;
 	export let topPadding = false;
 	export let onInsertToNote: ((content: string) => void) | null = null;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 				{editMessage}
 				{deleteMessage}
 				{readOnly}
+				{preview}
 				{editCodeBlock}
 				{topPadding}
 				{onInsertToNote}
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
 				{addMessages}
 				{forkHandler}
 				{readOnly}
+				{preview}
 				{editCodeBlock}
 				{topPadding}
 			/>
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@
 					{addMessages}
 					{forkHandler}
 					{readOnly}
+					{preview}
 					{editCodeBlock}
 					{topPadding}
 					{onInsertToNote}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/MultiResponseMessages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/MultiResponseMessages.svelte
index 6223cf8338..a2ce3f0f2f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/MultiResponseMessages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/MultiResponseMessages.svelte
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 	export let isLastMessage;
 	export let readOnly = false;
+	export let preview = false;
 	export let editCodeBlock = true;
 
 	export let setInputText: Function = () => {};
@@ -251,7 +252,11 @@
 		>
 			{#if $settings?.displayMultiModelResponsesInTabs ?? false}
 				<div class="w-full">
-					<div class=" flex w-full mb-4.5 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-850">
+					<div
+						class=" flex w-full mb-4.5 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-850 {preview
+							? 'hidden'
+							: ''}"
+					>
 						<div
 							class="flex gap-2 scrollbar-none overflow-x-auto w-fit text-center font-normal bg-transparent pt-1 text-sm"
 							on:wheel|preventDefault={(e) => {
@@ -322,6 +327,7 @@
 									{addMessages}
 									{forkHandler}
 									{readOnly}
+									{preview}
 									{topPadding}
 									{onInsertToNote}
 								/>
@@ -338,14 +344,17 @@
 							groupedMessageIds[modelIdx].messageIds[groupedMessageIdsIdx[modelIdx]]}
 
 						<div
-							class=" snap-center w-full max-w-full m-1 border {history.messages[messageId]
-								?.modelIdx == modelIdx
-								? `bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-850 border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-800 border-2 ${
-										$mobile ? 'min-w-full' : 'min-w-80'
-									}`
-								: `border-gray-100/30 dark:border-gray-850/30 border-dashed ${
-										$mobile ? 'min-w-full' : 'min-w-80'
-									}`} transition-all p-5 rounded-2xl"
+							class="snap-center w-full max-w-full transition-all {preview
+								? ''
+								: `m-1 border p-5 rounded-2xl ${
+										history.messages[messageId]?.modelIdx == modelIdx
+											? `bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-850 border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-800 border-2 ${
+													$mobile ? 'min-w-full' : 'min-w-80'
+												}`
+											: `border-gray-100/30 dark:border-gray-850/30 border-dashed ${
+													$mobile ? 'min-w-full' : 'min-w-80'
+												}`
+									}`}"
 							on:click={async () => {
 								onGroupClick(_messageId, modelIdx);
 							}}
@@ -380,6 +389,7 @@
 										{addMessages}
 										{forkHandler}
 										{readOnly}
+										{preview}
 										{editCodeBlock}
 										{topPadding}
 										{onInsertToNote}
@@ -392,7 +402,7 @@
 			{/if}
 		</div>
 
-		{#if !readOnly}
+		{#if !preview && !readOnly}
 			{#if !Object.keys(groupedMessageIds).find((modelIdx) => {
 				const { messageIds } = groupedMessageIds[modelIdx];
 				const _messageId = messageIds[groupedMessageIdsIdx[modelIdx]];
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
index 36d05bc37b..33bf324f81 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 
 	export let isLastMessage = true;
 	export let readOnly = false;
+	export let preview = false;
 	export let editCodeBlock = true;
 	export let topPadding = false;
 	export let onInsertToNote: ((content: string) => void) | null = null;
@@ -665,13 +666,15 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="flex-auto w-0 pl-1 relative">
-			<Name>
-				<Tooltip content={model?.name ?? message.model} placement="top-start">
-					<span id="response-message-model-name" class="line-clamp-1 text-black dark:text-white">
-						{model?.name ?? message.model}
-					</span>
-				</Tooltip>
-			</Name>
+			{#if !preview}
+				<Name>
+					<Tooltip content={model?.name ?? message.model} placement="top-start">
+						<span id="response-message-model-name" class="line-clamp-1 text-black dark:text-white">
+							{model?.name ?? message.model}
+						</span>
+					</Tooltip>
+				</Name>
+			{/if}
 
 			<div>
 				<div class="chat-{message.role} w-full min-w-full">
@@ -822,7 +825,7 @@
 										!readOnly &&
 										($settings?.showFloatingActionButtons ?? true)}
 									save={!readOnly}
-									preview={!readOnly}
+									preview={preview || !readOnly}
 									{editCodeBlock}
 									{topPadding}
 									done={($settings?.chatFadeStreamingText ?? true)
@@ -891,7 +894,22 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
-				{#if !edit}
+				{#if preview && message.timestamp}
+					<div class="mt-0.5 flex justify-start whitespace-nowrap text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-500">
+						<Tooltip
+							className="flex self-center"
+							content={formatMessageTimestampFull(message.timestamp * 1000)}
+							placement="bottom"
+						>
+							<time
+								datetime={new Date(message.timestamp * 1000).toISOString()}
+								class="ml-1 shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap text-[0.6875rem] tabular-nums text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600 select-none"
+							>
+								{formatMessageTimestamp(message.timestamp * 1000)}
+							</time>
+						</Tooltip>
+					</div>
+				{:else if !edit}
 					<div
 						bind:this={buttonsContainerElement}
 						class="flex items-center justify-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-nowrap buttons text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-500 mt-0.5 [&>*]:shrink-0"
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/StructuredOutputRenderer.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/StructuredOutputRenderer.svelte
index ae88360075..a39e8dcbdb 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/StructuredOutputRenderer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/StructuredOutputRenderer.svelte
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 	const getDetailTitle = (detailToken: OutputDetailToken): any => detailToken.summary;
 	const getDetailAttributes = (detailToken: OutputDetailToken): any => detailToken.attributes;
 
+	$: detailButtonClassName = `w-fit py-0.5 ${
+		preview ? 'text-xs' : 'text-[0.9375rem]'
+	} text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition`;
+
 	$: displayItems = buildOutputDisplayItems(output) as OutputDisplayItem[];
 </script>
 
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@
 			id={`${id}-${displayItem.id}`}
 			tokens={displayItem.tokens}
 			messageDone={done}
+			{preview}
 		>
 			<div slot="content">
 				{#each displayItem.tokens as detailToken, detailIndex}
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@
 							grouped={true}
 							open={$settings?.expandDetails ?? false}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 						/>
 					{:else if detailToken.text?.length > 0}
 						<Collapsible
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@
 							attributes={getDetailAttributes(detailToken)}
 							messageDone={done}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 						>
 							<div class="mb-1.5" slot="content">
 								<div class="markdown-prose">
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@
 										id={`${id}-${displayItem.id}-${detailIndex}-detail`}
 										content={detailToken.text}
 										{done}
+										{preview}
 										{editCodeBlock}
 									/>
 								</div>
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@
 							attributes={getDetailAttributes(detailToken)}
 							messageDone={done}
 							className="w-full"
-							buttonClassName="w-fit py-0.5 text-[0.9375rem] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+							buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 						/>
 					{/if}
 				{/each}
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@
 				resultContent={detailToken.text}
 				open={$settings?.expandDetails ?? false}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 			/>
 		{:else if detailToken.text?.length > 0}
 			<Collapsible
@@ -128,6 +135,7 @@
 				attributes={getDetailAttributes(detailToken)}
 				messageDone={done}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 			>
 				<div class="mb-1.5" slot="content">
 					<div class="markdown-prose">
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@
 							id={`${id}-${displayItem.id}-detail`}
 							content={detailToken.text}
 							{done}
+							{preview}
 							{editCodeBlock}
 						/>
 					</div>
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@
 				attributes={getDetailAttributes(detailToken)}
 				messageDone={done}
 				className="w-full space-y-2"
+				buttonClassName={detailButtonClassName}
 			/>
 		{/if}
 	{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
index 5c4ead8ff5..21cb2f44b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 	export let isFirstMessage: boolean;
 	export let readOnly: boolean;
+	export let preview = false;
 	export let editCodeBlock = true;
 	export let topPadding = false;
 
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@
 						>
 							<time
 								datetime={new Date(message.timestamp * 1000).toISOString()}
-								class="invisible group-hover:visible {($settings?.chatBubble ?? true)
+								class="{preview ? '' : 'invisible group-hover:visible'} {($settings?.chatBubble ??
+								true)
 									? 'mr-1'
 									: 'ml-1 shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap'} text-[0.6875rem] tabular-nums text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600 select-none"
 							>
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@
 						</Tooltip>
 					{/if}
 
-					{#if !($settings?.chatBubble ?? true)}
+					{#if !preview && !($settings?.chatBubble ?? true)}
 						{#if siblings.length > 1}
 							<div class="flex self-center" dir="ltr">
 								<button
@@ -518,7 +520,7 @@
 							</div>
 						{/if}
 					{/if}
-					{#if !readOnly}
+					{#if !preview && !readOnly}
 						<Tooltip content={$i18n.t('Edit')} placement="bottom">
 							<button
 								class="{($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@
 						</Tooltip>
 					{/if}
 
-					{#if message?.content}
+					{#if !preview && message?.content}
 						<Tooltip content={$i18n.t('Copy')} placement="bottom">
 							<button
 								class="{($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
@@ -575,7 +577,7 @@
 					{/if}
 
 					{#if $_user?.role === 'admin' || ($_user?.permissions?.chat?.delete_message ?? false)}
-						{#if !readOnly && (!isFirstMessage || siblings.length > 1)}
+						{#if !preview && !readOnly && (!isFirstMessage || siblings.length > 1)}
 							<Tooltip content={$i18n.t('Delete')} placement="bottom">
 								<button
 									class="{($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
@@ -608,7 +610,7 @@
 						{/if}
 					{/if}
 
-					{#if $settings?.chatBubble ?? true}
+					{#if !preview && ($settings?.chatBubble ?? true)}
 						{#if siblings.length > 1}
 							<div class="flex self-center" dir="ltr">
 								<button
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatHoverPreview.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatHoverPreview.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a45373a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatHoverPreview.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { getContext, onDestroy, tick } from 'svelte';
+	import { LinkPreview } from 'bits-ui';
+
+	import { getChatById } from '$lib/apis/chats';
+	import Messages from '$lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte';
+	import Spinner from '$lib/components/common/Spinner.svelte';
+	import { user } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { createMessagesList } from '$lib/utils';
+
+	const i18n: any = getContext('i18n');
+
+	export let chatId = '';
+	export let title = '';
+	export let openPreview = false;
+	export let side: 'left' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'top' = 'right';
+	export let align: 'start' | 'end' | 'center' = 'start';
+	export let sideOffset = 12;
+
+	let messagesContainerElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+	let selectedModels = [''];
+	let history: any = null;
+	let previewMessages: any[] = [];
+	let previewReady = false;
+	let loading = false;
+	let error = '';
+	let requestedChatId = '';
+	let loadToken = 0;
+
+	const scrollPreviewToBottom = async () => {
+		await tick();
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+			if (messagesContainerElement) {
+				messagesContainerElement.scrollTop = messagesContainerElement.scrollHeight;
+
+				requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+					if (messagesContainerElement) {
+						messagesContainerElement.scrollTop = messagesContainerElement.scrollHeight;
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		});
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			if (messagesContainerElement) {
+				messagesContainerElement.scrollTop = messagesContainerElement.scrollHeight;
+			}
+		}, 80);
+	};
+
+	const loadChatPreview = async (id: string) => {
+		if (!id || loading || requestedChatId === id) return;
+
+		const token = ++loadToken;
+		requestedChatId = id;
+		loading = true;
+		error = '';
+		previewReady = false;
+		previewMessages = [];
+		history = null;
+		selectedModels = [''];
+
+		const chat = await getChatById(localStorage.token, id).catch(() => null);
+		if (token !== loadToken) return;
+
+		if (chat?.chat?.history) {
+			selectedModels = Array.isArray(chat.chat.models)
+				? chat.chat.models
+				: [chat.chat.models ?? ''];
+			history = chat.chat.history;
+			previewMessages = createMessagesList(chat.chat.history, chat.chat.history.currentId);
+			previewReady = true;
+			scrollPreviewToBottom();
+		} else if (chat) {
+			previewMessages = [];
+			previewReady = true;
+		} else {
+			error = $i18n.t('Failed to load chat preview');
+		}
+
+		loading = false;
+	};
+
+	$: if (openPreview && chatId && requestedChatId !== chatId) {
+		loadChatPreview(chatId);
+	}
+
+	$: if (openPreview && previewReady) {
+		scrollPreviewToBottom();
+	}
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		loadToken += 1;
+	});
+</script>
+
+{#if openPreview}
+	<LinkPreview.Portal>
+		<LinkPreview.Content
+			class="z-[9999] hidden max-h-[min(17.5rem,calc(100vh-1.5rem))] w-[20rem] max-w-[calc(100vw-1.5rem)] overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-[0_16px_40px_-28px_rgba(0,0,0,0.55)] ring-1 ring-black/5 transition md:block dark:bg-gray-850 dark:text-white dark:ring-white/10"
+			{side}
+			{align}
+			{sideOffset}
+		>
+			<div class="border-b border-gray-50/60 px-3 py-2 dark:border-gray-800/25">
+				<div class="truncate text-[13px] font-medium leading-5 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+					{title || $i18n.t('Chat')}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			<div
+				bind:this={messagesContainerElement}
+				class="max-h-[min(15rem,calc(100vh-4rem))] overflow-y-auto bg-white scrollbar-hover @container dark:bg-gray-850"
+			>
+				{#if loading}
+					<div
+						class="flex w-full items-center justify-center py-8 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
+					>
+						<Spinner className="size-5" />
+					</div>
+				{:else if error}
+					<div
+						class="flex w-full items-center justify-center px-6 py-6 text-center text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
+					>
+						{error}
+					</div>
+				{:else if previewReady}
+					<Messages
+						className="flex w-full pt-2 pb-0 [&_.message-listitem]:!mb-1 [&_.message-listitem]:!max-w-none [&_.message-listitem]:!px-3 [&_.pb-18]:!pb-1.5 [&_.markdown-prose]:!text-xs [&_.markdown-prose]:!leading-snug [&_.whitespace-pre-wrap]:!text-xs [&_.whitespace-pre-wrap]:!leading-snug [&_.text-\[0\.9375rem\]]:!text-xs [&_.text-sm]:!text-xs [&_.tool-call-body_pre]:!text-[11px] [&_.rounded-3xl]:!rounded-2xl [&_.chat-user_.rounded-3xl]:!bg-gray-50 dark:[&_.chat-user_.rounded-3xl]:!bg-gray-800 [&_.px-4]:!px-3 [&_.py-3]:!py-2 [&_.py-1\.5]:!py-1"
+						chatId={`chat-hover-preview-${chatId}`}
+						user={$user}
+						prompt=""
+						readOnly={true}
+						preview={true}
+						{selectedModels}
+						atSelectedModel={null}
+						{history}
+						autoScroll={true}
+						messagesCount={null}
+						sendMessage={() => {}}
+						continueResponse={() => {}}
+						regenerateResponse={() => {}}
+						mergeResponses={() => {}}
+						chatActionHandler={() => {}}
+					/>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		</LinkPreview.Content>
+	</LinkPreview.Portal>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
index acb2a5bae7..65569af1c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 	import { goto, invalidate, invalidateAll } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { onMount, getContext, createEventDispatcher, tick } from 'svelte';
+	import { LinkPreview } from 'bits-ui';
 	import {
 		archiveChatById,
 		cloneChatById,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/common/Tooltip.svelte';
 	import DragGhost from '$lib/components/common/DragGhost.svelte';
 	import Spinner from '$lib/components/common/Spinner.svelte';
+	import ChatHoverPreview from './ChatHoverPreview.svelte';
 	import ChatIcon from './icons/Chat.svelte';
 	import MoreHorizontalIcon from './icons/MoreHorizontal.svelte';
 	import SparklesIcon from './icons/Sparkles.svelte';
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
 	let chat = null;
 
 	let mouseOver = false;
+	let openPreview = false;
 
 	// Local state: tracks the last updatedAt seen while the user was viewing
 	// this chat.  Survives prop refreshes from sidebar data re-fetches that
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@
 
 	const onDragStart = (event) => {
 		event.stopPropagation();
+		openPreview = false;
 
 		event.dataTransfer.setDragImage(invisibleDragImage, 0, 0);
 
@@ -329,6 +333,7 @@
 	const renameHandler = async () => {
 		chatTitle = title;
 		confirmEdit = true;
+		openPreview = false;
 
 		await tick();
 
@@ -444,11 +449,18 @@
 	</DragGhost>
 {/if}
 
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->
 <div
 	id="sidebar-chat-group"
 	bind:this={itemElement}
 	class=" w-full {className} relative group"
 	draggable={!confirmEdit && !readonly}
+	on:mouseenter={() => {
+		mouseOver = true;
+	}}
+	on:mouseleave={() => {
+		mouseOver = false;
+	}}
 >
 	{#if confirmEdit}
 		<div
@@ -490,90 +502,99 @@
 			/>
 		</div>
 	{:else}
-		<a
-			id="sidebar-chat-item"
-			class=" w-full flex justify-between rounded-xl px-2 py-[6px] {id === $chatId || confirmEdit
-				? ($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
-					? 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.06] selected'
-					: 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.045] selected'
-				: selected
-					? ($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
-						? 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.055] selected'
-						: 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.045] selected'
-					: ' hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:bg-gray-50 dark:group-hover:bg-gray-900'}  whitespace-nowrap text-ellipsis transition"
-			href="/c/{id}"
-			on:click={() => {
-				dispatch('select');
-
-				if ($selectedFolder) {
-					selectedFolder.set(null);
-				}
-
-				if ($mobile) {
-					showSidebar.set(false);
-				}
-
-				// Optimistically mark as read in UI when clicked
-				unread = false;
-				lastReadAt = Date.now() / 1000;
-			}}
-			on:dblclick={async (e) => {
-				if (readonly) return;
-				e.preventDefault();
-				e.stopPropagation();
-
-				doubleClicked = true;
-				renameHandler();
-			}}
-			on:mouseenter={(e) => {
-				mouseOver = true;
-			}}
-			on:mouseleave={(e) => {
-				mouseOver = false;
-			}}
-			on:focus={(e) => {}}
-			draggable="false"
+		<LinkPreview.Root
+			openDelay={300}
+			closeDelay={0}
+			disabled={$mobile || confirmEdit || dragged}
+			bind:open={openPreview}
 		>
-			{#if ownerUserId}
-				<Tooltip content={ownerName || 'Unknown'}>
-					<img
-						src="/api/v1/users/{ownerUserId}/profile/image"
-						alt=""
-						class="size-3.5 rounded-full shrink-0 object-cover mr-1.5"
-					/>
-				</Tooltip>
-			{/if}
+			<LinkPreview.Trigger
+				id="sidebar-chat-item"
+				class=" w-full flex justify-between rounded-xl px-2 py-[6px] {id === $chatId || confirmEdit
+					? ($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
+						? 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.06] selected'
+						: 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.045] selected'
+					: selected
+						? ($settings?.highContrastMode ?? false)
+							? 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.055] selected'
+							: 'bg-black/[0.035] dark:bg-white/[0.045] selected'
+						: ' hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:bg-gray-50 dark:group-hover:bg-gray-900'}  whitespace-nowrap text-ellipsis transition"
+				href="/c/{id}"
+				onclick={() => {
+					openPreview = false;
+					dispatch('select');
 
-			<!-- Loading spinner for active chat (left side) -->
-			{#if active}
-				<div class="shrink-0 self-center pr-2">
-					<Spinner className="size-3" />
-				</div>
-			{/if}
+					if ($selectedFolder) {
+						selectedFolder.set(null);
+					}
 
-			<div class="flex self-center flex-1 w-full min-w-0">
-				{#if unread}
-					<div class="shrink-0 self-center pr-2.5 flex transition-opacity duration-300">
-						<div class="size-1.5 bg-sky-500 rounded-full" />
+					if ($mobile) {
+						showSidebar.set(false);
+					}
+
+					// Optimistically mark as read in UI when clicked
+					unread = false;
+					lastReadAt = Date.now() / 1000;
+				}}
+				ondblclick={async (e) => {
+					if (readonly) return;
+					e.preventDefault();
+					e.stopPropagation();
+
+					doubleClicked = true;
+					renameHandler();
+				}}
+				draggable="false"
+			>
+				{#if ownerUserId}
+					<Tooltip content={ownerName || 'Unknown'}>
+						<img
+							src="/api/v1/users/{ownerUserId}/profile/image"
+							alt=""
+							class="size-3.5 rounded-full shrink-0 object-cover mr-1.5"
+						/>
+					</Tooltip>
+				{/if}
+
+				<!-- Loading spinner for active chat (left side) -->
+				{#if active}
+					<div class="shrink-0 self-center pr-2">
+						<Spinner className="size-3" />
 					</div>
 				{/if}
-				<div
-					dir="auto"
-					class="text-left self-center overflow-hidden w-full h-[20px] truncate {unread
-						? 'font-normal text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200'
-						: ''} {showInlineActions && !readonly ? 'pr-12' : ''}"
-				>
-					{title}
-				</div>
-			</div>
 
-			<!-- Time ago indicator -->
-			{#if (updatedAt ?? createdAt) && !showInlineActions}
-				<div class="shrink-0 self-center text-[10px] text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 pl-2">
-					{formatTimeAgo(updatedAt ?? createdAt)}
+				<div class="flex self-center flex-1 w-full min-w-0">
+					{#if unread}
+						<div class="shrink-0 self-center pr-2.5 flex transition-opacity duration-300">
+							<div class="size-1.5 bg-sky-500 rounded-full"></div>
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+					<div
+						dir="auto"
+						class="text-left self-center overflow-hidden w-full h-[20px] truncate {unread
+							? 'font-normal text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200'
+							: ''} {showInlineActions && !readonly ? 'pr-12' : ''}"
+					>
+						{title}
+					</div>
 				</div>
-			{/if}
-		</a>
+
+				<!-- Time ago indicator -->
+				{#if (updatedAt ?? createdAt) && !showInlineActions}
+					<div class="shrink-0 self-center text-[10px] text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 pl-2">
+						{formatTimeAgo((updatedAt ?? createdAt) as number)}
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</LinkPreview.Trigger>
+
+			<ChatHoverPreview
+				chatId={id}
+				title={chatTitle || title}
+				{openPreview}
+				side="right"
+				align="center"
+			/>
+		</LinkPreview.Root>
 	{/if}
 
 	<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->