diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
index 13498e6329..a2fc7ed799 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
   "arguments": "Arguments:",
   "response": "Response:",
   "attachment_chip_remove": "Remove attachment",
+  "open_in_explore": "Open in Explore",
+  "attach_event_aria": "Attach event {{eventId}}",
   "attachment_picker_paste_label": "Or paste event ID",
   "attachment_picker_attach": "Attach",
   "attachment_picker_placeholder": "Attach an event",
diff --git a/web/src/components/chat/ChatAttachmentChip.tsx b/web/src/components/chat/ChatAttachmentChip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30891db429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/chat/ChatAttachmentChip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { useApiHost } from "@/api";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { LuX, LuExternalLink } from "react-icons/lu";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Tooltip,
+  TooltipContent,
+  TooltipTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+type ChatAttachmentChipProps = {
+  eventId: string;
+  mode: "composer" | "bubble";
+  onRemove?: () => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Small horizontal chip rendering an event as an "attachment": a thumbnail,
+ * a short label, an optional remove X (composer mode), and an external-link
+ * icon that opens the event in Explore.
+ */
+export function ChatAttachmentChip({
+  eventId,
+  mode,
+  onRemove,
+}: ChatAttachmentChipProps) {
+  const apiHost = useApiHost();
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["views/chat"]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-background/80 p-1.5 pr-2",
+        mode === "bubble" && "border-primary-foreground/30 bg-transparent",
+      )}
+    >
+      <div className="relative size-10 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-md">
+        <img
+          className="size-full object-cover"
+          src={`${apiHost}api/events/${eventId}/thumbnail.webp`}
+          alt=""
+          loading="lazy"
+          onError={(e) => {
+            (e.currentTarget as HTMLImageElement).style.visibility = "hidden";
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          "truncate text-xs",
+          mode === "bubble" ? "text-primary-foreground/90" : "text-foreground",
+        )}
+        title={eventId}
+      >
+        {eventId}
+      </span>
+      <Tooltip>
+        <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+          <a
+            href={`/explore?event_id=${eventId}`}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className={cn(
+              "flex size-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground",
+              mode === "bubble" &&
+                "text-primary-foreground/70 hover:text-primary-foreground",
+            )}
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+            aria-label={t("open_in_explore")}
+          >
+            <LuExternalLink className="size-3.5" />
+          </a>
+        </TooltipTrigger>
+        <TooltipContent>{t("open_in_explore")}</TooltipContent>
+      </Tooltip>
+      {mode === "composer" && onRemove && (
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon"
+          className="size-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+          onClick={onRemove}
+          aria-label={t("attachment_chip_remove")}
+        >
+          <LuX className="size-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}