diff --git a/web/src/components/chat/ChatEventThumbnailsRow.tsx b/web/src/components/chat/ChatEventThumbnailsRow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf2c5e88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/chat/ChatEventThumbnailsRow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { useApiHost } from "@/api";
+
+type ChatEventThumbnailsRowProps = {
+  events: { id: string }[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Horizontal scroll row of event thumbnail images for chat (e.g. after search_objects).
+ * Renders nothing when events is empty.
+ */
+export function ChatEventThumbnailsRow({
+  events,
+}: ChatEventThumbnailsRowProps) {
+  const apiHost = useApiHost();
+
+  if (events.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex min-w-0 max-w-full flex-col gap-1 self-start">
+      <div className="scrollbar-container min-w-0 overflow-x-auto">
+        <div className="flex w-max gap-2">
+          {events.map((event) => (
+            <a
+              key={event.id}
+              href={`/explore?event_id=${event.id}`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="relative aspect-square size-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-lg"
+            >
+              <img
+                className="size-full object-cover"
+                src={`${apiHost}api/events/${event.id}/thumbnail.webp`}
+                alt=""
+                loading="lazy"
+              />
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
index 01912b77e..ac812b58e 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import { FaArrowUpLong } from "react-icons/fa6";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import axios from "axios";
+import { ChatEventThumbnailsRow } from "@/components/chat/ChatEventThumbnailsRow";
 import { MessageBubble } from "@/components/chat/ChatMessage";
 import { ToolCallBubble } from "@/components/chat/ToolCallBubble";
 import type { ChatMessage } from "@/types/chat";
-import { streamChatCompletion } from "@/utils/chatUtil";
+import {
+  getEventIdsFromSearchObjectsToolCalls,
+  streamChatCompletion,
+} from "@/utils/chatUtil";
 
 export default function ChatPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["views/chat"]);
@@ -118,6 +122,15 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
                     msg.role === "user" || !isLoading || i < messages.length - 1
                   }
                 />
+                {msg.role === "assistant" &&
+                  (() => {
+                    const isComplete = !isLoading || i < messages.length - 1;
+                    if (!isComplete) return null;
+                    const events = getEventIdsFromSearchObjectsToolCalls(
+                      msg.toolCalls,
+                    );
+                    return <ChatEventThumbnailsRow events={events} />;
+                  })()}
               </div>
             );
           })}
diff --git a/web/src/utils/chatUtil.ts b/web/src/utils/chatUtil.ts
index 5eb26bb72..323475a21 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/chatUtil.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/chatUtil.ts
@@ -161,3 +161,33 @@ export async function streamChatCompletion(
     onDone();
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parse search_objects tool call response(s) into event ids for thumbnails.
+ */
+export function getEventIdsFromSearchObjectsToolCalls(
+  toolCalls: ToolCall[] | undefined,
+): { id: string }[] {
+  if (!toolCalls?.length) return [];
+  const results: { id: string }[] = [];
+  for (const tc of toolCalls) {
+    if (tc.name !== "search_objects" || !tc.response?.trim()) continue;
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(tc.response) as unknown;
+      if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) continue;
+      for (const item of parsed) {
+        if (
+          item &&
+          typeof item === "object" &&
+          "id" in item &&
+          typeof (item as { id: unknown }).id === "string"
+        ) {
+          results.push({ id: (item as { id: string }).id });
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // ignore parse errors
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}