diff --git a/src/app/api/media/preview/route.ts b/src/app/api/media/preview/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61ad057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/media/preview/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
+    try {
+        const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
+        let url = searchParams.get('url');
+
+        if (!url) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'No URL provided' }, { status: 400 });
+        }
+
+        // Normalize URL - handle synapse.social etc
+        if (!url.startsWith('http://') && !url.startsWith('https://')) {
+            url = 'https://' + url;
+        }
+
+        const response = await fetch(url, {
+            headers: {
+                'User-Agent': 'SynapsisBot/1.0',
+            },
+            signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000), // 5s timeout
+        });
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(`Failed to fetch URL: ${response.status}`);
+        }
+
+        const html = await response.text();
+
+        // Simple regex extraction for OG tags
+        const getMeta = (property: string) => {
+            const regex = new RegExp(`<meta[^>]+(?:property|name)=["'](?:og:)?${property}["'][^>]+content=["']([^"']+)["']`, 'i');
+            const match = html.match(regex);
+            if (match) return match[1];
+
+            // Try different order
+            const regexRev = new RegExp(`<meta[^>]+content=["']([^"']+)["'][^>]+(?:property|name)=["'](?:og:)?${property}["']`, 'i');
+            const matchRev = html.match(regexRev);
+            return matchRev ? matchRev[1] : null;
+        };
+
+        const title = getMeta('title') || html.match(/<title>([^<]+)<\/title>/i)?.[1];
+        const description = getMeta('description');
+        const image = getMeta('image');
+
+        return NextResponse.json({
+            url,
+            title: title?.trim() || url,
+            description: description?.trim() || null,
+            image: image?.trim() || null,
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Link preview error:', error);
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch preview' }, { status: 500 });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/posts/route.ts b/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
index a36e105..e5e5ef7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ const createPostSchema = z.object({
     content: z.string().min(1).max(POST_MAX_LENGTH),
     replyToId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
     mediaIds: z.array(z.string().uuid()).max(4).optional(),
+    linkPreview: z.object({
+        url: z.string().url(),
+        title: z.string().optional(),
+        description: z.string().optional(),
+        image: z.string().url().optional().nullable(),
+    }).optional(),
 });
 
 // Create a new post
@@ -41,6 +47,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
             replyToId: data.replyToId,
             apId: `https://${nodeDomain}/posts/${crypto.randomUUID()}`,
             apUrl: `https://${nodeDomain}/posts/${crypto.randomUUID()}`,
+            linkPreviewUrl: data.linkPreview?.url,
+            linkPreviewTitle: data.linkPreview?.title,
+            linkPreviewDescription: data.linkPreview?.description,
+            linkPreviewImage: data.linkPreview?.image,
         }).returning();
 
         let attachedMedia: typeof media.$inferSelect[] = [];
@@ -276,7 +286,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 
                 // Get posts from people the user follows + their own posts
                 // For now, just return all posts (we'll add following filter later)
-            feedPosts = await db.query.posts.findMany({
+                feedPosts = await db.query.posts.findMany({
                     where: baseFilter,
                     with: {
                         author: true,
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index e075d03..d6c2590 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -1335,4 +1335,101 @@ a.btn-primary:visited {
 
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
   background-color: var(--foreground-secondary);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+/* Link Preview Styles */
+.link-preview-card {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  background: var(--background-secondary);
+  transition: border-color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.link-preview-card:hover {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.link-preview-image img {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-height: 240px;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.link-preview-info {
+  padding: 12px;
+}
+
+.link-preview-title {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--foreground);
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  font-size: 15px;
+}
+
+.link-preview-description {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--foreground-secondary);
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.link-preview-url {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--foreground-tertiary);
+  text-transform: lowercase;
+}
+
+/* Compose Preview */
+.compose-link-preview {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.compose-link-preview-remove {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 8px;
+  right: 8px;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  z-index: 5;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.link-preview-card.mini {
+  display: flex;
+  max-height: 80px;
+}
+
+.link-preview-card.mini .link-preview-image {
+  width: 80px;
+  min-width: 80px;
+  height: 80px;
+}
+
+.link-preview-card.mini .link-preview-image img {
+  height: 80px;
+  border-bottom: none;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.link-preview-card.mini .link-preview-info {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 26a7638..d469867 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ interface Post {
   author: User;
   media?: MediaItem[];
   feedMeta?: FeedMeta;
+  linkPreviewUrl?: string | null;
+  linkPreviewTitle?: string | null;
+  linkPreviewDescription?: string | null;
+  linkPreviewImage?: string | null;
 }
 
 // Icons as simple SVG components
@@ -166,6 +170,24 @@ function PostCard({ post, onLike, onRepost }: { post: Post; onLike: (id: string)
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
+      {post.linkPreviewUrl && (
+        <a href={post.linkPreviewUrl} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="link-preview-card">
+          {post.linkPreviewImage && (
+            <div className="link-preview-image">
+              <img src={post.linkPreviewImage} alt={post.linkPreviewTitle || ''} />
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <div className="link-preview-info">
+            <div className="link-preview-title">{post.linkPreviewTitle}</div>
+            {post.linkPreviewDescription && (
+              <div className="link-preview-description">{post.linkPreviewDescription}</div>
+            )}
+            <div className="link-preview-url">
+              {new URL(post.linkPreviewUrl.startsWith('http') ? post.linkPreviewUrl : `https://${post.linkPreviewUrl}`).hostname}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </a>
+      )}
       <div className="post-actions">
         <button className="post-action" onClick={() => { }}>
           <MessageIcon />
@@ -194,21 +216,58 @@ type Attachment = {
   altText?: string | null;
 };
 
-function Compose({ onPost }: { onPost: (content: string, mediaIds: string[]) => void }) {
+function Compose({ onPost }: { onPost: (content: string, mediaIds: string[], linkPreview?: any) => void }) {
   const [content, setContent] = useState('');
   const [isPosting, setIsPosting] = useState(false);
   const [attachments, setAttachments] = useState<Attachment[]>([]);
   const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState(false);
   const [uploadError, setUploadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [linkPreview, setLinkPreview] = useState<any>(null);
+  const [fetchingPreview, setFetchingPreview] = useState(false);
+  const [lastDetectedUrl, setLastDetectedUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const maxLength = 400;
   const remaining = maxLength - content.length;
 
+  // Detect URLs in content
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const urlRegex = /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?([a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,63})\b([-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)/gi;
+    const matches = content.match(urlRegex);
+
+    if (matches && matches[0]) {
+      const url = matches[0];
+      if (url !== lastDetectedUrl) {
+        setLastDetectedUrl(url);
+        fetchPreview(url);
+      }
+    } else if (!content.trim()) {
+      setLinkPreview(null);
+      setLastDetectedUrl(null);
+    }
+  }, [content]);
+
+  const fetchPreview = async (url: string) => {
+    setFetchingPreview(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/media/preview?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`);
+      if (res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json();
+        setLinkPreview(data);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Preview error', err);
+    } finally {
+      setFetchingPreview(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleSubmit = async () => {
     if (!content.trim() || isPosting || isUploading) return;
     setIsPosting(true);
-    await onPost(content, attachments.map((item) => item.id).filter(Boolean));
+    await onPost(content, attachments.map((item) => item.id).filter(Boolean), linkPreview);
     setContent('');
     setAttachments([]);
+    setLinkPreview(null);
+    setLastDetectedUrl(null);
     setIsPosting(false);
   };
 
@@ -284,6 +343,30 @@ function Compose({ onPost }: { onPost: (content: string, mediaIds: string[]) =>
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
+
+      {linkPreview && (
+        <div className="compose-link-preview">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="compose-link-preview-remove"
+            onClick={() => setLinkPreview(null)}
+          >
+            x
+          </button>
+          <div className="link-preview-card mini">
+            {linkPreview.image && (
+              <div className="link-preview-image">
+                <img src={linkPreview.image} alt="" />
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div className="link-preview-info">
+              <div className="link-preview-title">{linkPreview.title}</div>
+              <div className="link-preview-url">{new URL(linkPreview.url.startsWith('http') ? linkPreview.url : `https://${linkPreview.url}`).hostname}</div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {uploadError && (
         <div className="compose-media-error">{uploadError}</div>
       )}
@@ -353,11 +436,11 @@ export default function Home() {
     loadFeed(feedType);
   }, [feedType]);
 
-  const handlePost = async (content: string, mediaIds: string[]) => {
+  const handlePost = async (content: string, mediaIds: string[], linkPreview?: any) => {
     const res = await fetch('/api/posts', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ content, mediaIds }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ content, mediaIds, linkPreview }),
     });
 
     if (res.ok) {
diff --git a/src/db/schema.ts b/src/db/schema.ts
index 8dfa95a..d794193 100644
--- a/src/db/schema.ts
+++ b/src/db/schema.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ export const posts = pgTable('posts', {
   // ActivityPub
   apId: text('ap_id').unique(), // https://node.com/posts/uuid
   apUrl: text('ap_url'), // Public URL for the post
+  // Link Preview
+  linkPreviewUrl: text('link_preview_url'),
+  linkPreviewTitle: text('link_preview_title'),
+  linkPreviewDescription: text('link_preview_description'),
+  linkPreviewImage: text('link_preview_image'),
   createdAt: timestamp('created_at').defaultNow().notNull(),
   updatedAt: timestamp('updated_at').defaultNow().notNull(),
 }, (table) => [