diff --git a/components/email/__tests__/composer-mention.test.tsx b/components/email/__tests__/composer-mention.test.tsx
index 317835ae8..35776d325 100644
--- a/components/email/__tests__/composer-mention.test.tsx
+++ b/components/email/__tests__/composer-mention.test.tsx
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ describe('composer with the @ recipient list', () => {
       const shown = await screen.findByTestId('mention-card');
       expect(shown).toHaveTextContent('Bob Builder');
       expect(shown).toHaveTextContent('bob@example.com');
+      expect(shown).toHaveTextContent('action_copy');
       expect(shown).not.toHaveTextContent('mention_card_not_recipient');
       expect(within(shown).queryByRole('button', { name: 'mention_card_add' })).toBeNull();
 
diff --git a/components/email/__tests__/recipient-popover.test.tsx b/components/email/__tests__/recipient-popover.test.tsx
index 9a5306720..de864b1e5 100644
--- a/components/email/__tests__/recipient-popover.test.tsx
+++ b/components/email/__tests__/recipient-popover.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import React from 'react';
-import { RecipientPopover } from '../recipient-popover';
+import { RecipientCardPopover, RecipientPopover } from '../recipient-popover';
 import { useContactStore } from '@/stores/contact-store';
 import type { ContactCard } from '@/lib/jmap/types';
 
@@ -37,3 +37,41 @@ describe('RecipientPopover', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(address)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
+
+describe('RecipientCardPopover', () => {
+  const anchor = { top: 10, bottom: 30, left: 10 };
+
+  it('offers copy, email and view details, and extra actions', () => {
+    const onViewContact = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <RecipientCardPopover
+        anchor={anchor}
+        email={address}
+        name="WordPress"
+        onViewContact={onViewContact}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        actions={<button type="button">extra</button>}
+      />,
+    );
+    const card = screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'WordPress' });
+    expect(card).toHaveTextContent('action_copy');
+    expect(card).toHaveTextContent('action_email');
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /view_details/ }));
+    expect(onViewContact).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null, address);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'extra' })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('closes on a press outside, Escape, and the window losing focus', () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<RecipientCardPopover anchor={anchor} email={address} onClose={onClose} />);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(screen.getByRole('dialog'));
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(document.body);
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: 'Escape' });
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    // A click into a message body's iframe.
+    fireEvent.blur(window);
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/email/email-viewer.tsx b/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
index 2427a5e86..8f95cf80e 100644
--- a/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
+++ b/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ import { stripCrossAccountIdentityPrefix } from "@/hooks/use-pro-multi-account-i
 import { useTour } from "@/components/tour/tour-provider";
 import { useMenuNavigation } from "@/hooks/use-menu-navigation";
 import { findCalendarAttachment, isCalendarMimeType } from "@/lib/calendar-invitation";
-import { RecipientPopover } from "./recipient-popover";
+import { RecipientPopover, RecipientCardPopover, type CardAnchor } from "./recipient-popover";
+import { mentionFromLink } from "@/lib/recipient-mentions";
 import { MailtoLink } from "@/components/ui/mailto-link";
 import { requestInternalMailto } from "@/lib/protocol-handlers/mailto";
 import { imageBlobUrl, inertBlobType, isFilePreviewable, isMimeTypeSafeForInlinePreview, toInertBlob } from "@/lib/file-preview";
@@ -1773,6 +1774,13 @@ export function EmailViewer({
     setContactSidebarEmail(null);
   }, [email?.id]);
 
+  // An @mention clicked in the message body: the card for that person, as
+  // for a name in the header, instead of starting a new message.
+  const [bodyMention, setBodyMention] = useState<{ email: string; anchor: CardAnchor } | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setBodyMention(null);
+  }, [email?.id]);
+
   const [dismissedUnsubBanners, setDismissedUnsubBanners] = useState<Set<string>>(
     () => {
       if (typeof window === 'undefined') return new Set();
@@ -3115,6 +3123,19 @@ export function EmailViewer({
           const href = targetEl.getAttribute('href') || '';
           if (!href || href.startsWith('#')) return;
           if (/^mailto:/i.test(href)) {
+            const mention = mentionFromLink(targetEl as HTMLElement);
+            if (mention) {
+              ev.preventDefault();
+              ev.stopPropagation();
+              // The link's box is in the iframe's coordinates.
+              const frame = iframe.getBoundingClientRect();
+              const box = targetEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+              setBodyMention({
+                email: mention.email,
+                anchor: { top: frame.top + box.top, bottom: frame.top + box.bottom, left: frame.left + box.left },
+              });
+              return;
+            }
             // Write it here, like any other address in the app; the mail page
             // asks onMailtoIntercept first. Not taken (no recipient, nobody
             // listening): the browser's own handling stays.
@@ -3150,6 +3171,9 @@ export function EmailViewer({
           window.open(target, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer');
         };
         doc.addEventListener('click', onLinkClick, true);
+        // A press in the body closes a mention's card. The page never sees
+        // it: the focus is already inside the iframe, so there is no blur.
+        doc.addEventListener('mousedown', () => setBodyMention(null), true);
 
       }
     } catch {
@@ -6368,6 +6392,17 @@ export function EmailViewer({
       </>
     )}
 
+    {bodyMention && (
+      <RecipientCardPopover
+        anchor={bodyMention.anchor}
+        email={bodyMention.email}
+        name={[...(email?.from || []), ...(email?.to || []), ...(email?.cc || []), ...(email?.replyTo || [])]
+          .find((r) => r.email.toLowerCase() === bodyMention.email.toLowerCase())?.name || undefined}
+        onViewContact={handleViewContactSidebar}
+        onClose={() => setBodyMention(null)}
+      />
+    )}
+
     {/* Contact Detail Sidebar - desktop only */}
     {contactSidebarEmail && !isMobileDevice && (
       <ContactSidebarPanel
diff --git a/components/email/mention-chip.tsx b/components/email/mention-chip.tsx
index 314dec1b6..a46f32b66 100644
--- a/components/email/mention-chip.tsx
+++ b/components/email/mention-chip.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import { Node, type Editor } from "@tiptap/core";
 import { NodeSelection, Plugin, PluginKey } from "@tiptap/pm/state";
 import { Decoration, DecorationSet } from "@tiptap/pm/view";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { Avatar } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
-import type { MentionCandidate, MentionContact } from "@/lib/recipient-mentions";
+import { X } from "@/components/icons";
+import { RecipientCard, recipientCardClass } from "@/components/email/recipient-popover";
+import { mentionFromLink, mentionHref, type MentionCandidate, type MentionContact } from "@/lib/recipient-mentions";
 
 /**
  * Addresses on the message (To and Cc) that mentions are checked against;
@@ -24,35 +25,6 @@ export function setMentionRecipients(editor: Editor, emails: string[] | null) {
   editor.view.dispatch(editor.state.tr.setMeta(mentionRecipientsKey, next).setMeta("addToHistory", false));
 }
 
-/**
- * A mailto: href for the address. Characters that would start a query or
- * fragment (a crafted reply-all address) are escaped, so the link can only
- * ever address this one mailbox.
- */
-export function mentionHref(email: string): string {
-  return `mailto:${email.replace(/[%?#&\s"<>]/g, (c) => encodeURIComponent(c))}`;
-}
-
-/**
- * The mention a link stands for: a mailto: link whose whole text is
- * "@Name". That is what a sent mention is, from Bulwark or from Outlook,
- * so a reopened draft or a pasted mention becomes a chip again.
- */
-export function mentionFromLink(element: HTMLElement): { label: string; email: string } | null {
-  const href = element.getAttribute("href")?.trim() ?? "";
-  if (!/^mailto:/i.test(href) || element.children.length > 0) return null;
-  const text = element.textContent?.trim() ?? "";
-  if (!text.startsWith("@") || text.length < 2) return null;
-  let email: string;
-  try {
-    email = decodeURIComponent(href.slice("mailto:".length).split("?")[0]).trim();
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-  if (email.lastIndexOf("@") <= 0) return null;
-  return { label: text.slice(1), email };
-}
-
 /**
  * An @mention in the body: one inline unit, deleted and selected as a
  * whole. In the sent message it is a mailto: link reading "@Name", which
@@ -291,9 +263,8 @@ export function MentionChipCard({ editor, recipients, findContacts, addsTo, onAd
       role="dialog"
       aria-label={name}
       data-testid="mention-card"
-      className="z-50 w-72 max-w-[calc(100vw-16px)] bg-background border border-border rounded-md shadow-lg p-3 text-sm"
+      className={recipientCardClass}
       style={{
-        position: "fixed",
         left: position?.x ?? 0,
         top: position?.y ?? 0,
         visibility: position ? undefined : "hidden",
@@ -307,34 +278,35 @@ export function MentionChipCard({ editor, recipients, findContacts, addsTo, onAd
         timer.current = setTimeout(close, LEAVE_DELAY);
       }}
     >
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
-        <Avatar name={name} email={email} size="sm" className="shrink-0 w-8 h-8 text-xs" />
-        <div className="min-w-0">
-          <div className="font-medium text-foreground truncate">{name}</div>
-          <div className="text-muted-foreground truncate">{email}</div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      {outside && (
-        <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">{t("mention_card_not_recipient")}</p>
-      )}
-      <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-        {outside && onAdd && (
+      <RecipientCard
+        name={name !== label ? name : undefined}
+        email={email}
+        actions={
           <button
             type="button"
-            onClick={add}
-            className="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90"
+            onClick={remove}
+            className="ms-auto flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground px-2 py-1.5 rounded hover:bg-muted transition-colors"
           >
-            {t("mention_card_add", { field: t(addsTo) })}
+            <X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            {t("mention_card_remove")}
           </button>
+        }
+      >
+        {outside && (
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <p className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">{t("mention_card_not_recipient")}</p>
+            {onAdd && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={add}
+                className="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90"
+              >
+                {t("mention_card_add", { field: t(addsTo) })}
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
         )}
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={remove}
-          className="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium bg-muted text-foreground hover:bg-accent"
-        >
-          {t("mention_card_remove")}
-        </button>
-      </div>
+      </RecipientCard>
     </div>,
     document.body,
   );
diff --git a/components/email/recipient-popover.tsx b/components/email/recipient-popover.tsx
index 929aa84c2..faacdef5a 100644
--- a/components/email/recipient-popover.tsx
+++ b/components/email/recipient-popover.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, type ReactNode, type RefObject } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Mail, Phone, Building, ExternalLink, Copy, Send, UserPlus } from "@/components/icons";
 import { Avatar } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -11,21 +12,31 @@ import { toast } from "@/stores/toast-store";
 import { useOwnDomainAddress } from "@/hooks/use-own-domain-address";
 import type { ContactCard } from "@/lib/jmap/types";
 
-interface RecipientPopoverProps {
+const CARD_WIDTH = 300;
+
+const actionClass =
+  "flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground px-2 py-1.5 rounded hover:bg-muted transition-colors";
+
+export interface RecipientCardProps {
   name?: string;
   email: string;
-  /** Display label override (e.g. "me") */
-  displayLabel?: string;
   /** Called when user clicks "View contact" - receives the contact and email */
   onViewContact?: (contact: ContactCard | null, email: string) => void;
-  className?: string;
+  /** Called after an action that is done with the card ("View contact"). */
+  onClose?: () => void;
+  /** Shown under the contact details, above the actions. */
+  children?: ReactNode;
+  /** Extra buttons at the end of the action row. */
+  actions?: ReactNode;
 }
 
-export function RecipientPopover({ name, email, displayLabel, onViewContact, className }: RecipientPopoverProps) {
-  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [position, setPosition] = useState<{ top: number; left: number } | null>(null);
-  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
-  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+/**
+ * Who an address belongs to: the saved contact's name, other addresses,
+ * phones and company, with Copy, Email and View contact. Shared by the
+ * names in a message header and by @mentions.
+ */
+export function RecipientCard({ name, email, onViewContact, onClose, children, actions }: RecipientCardProps) {
+  const t = useTranslations("email_viewer.contact_sidebar");
   const contacts = useContactStore((s) => s.contacts);
   const shownEmail = useOwnDomainAddress()(email);
 
@@ -47,92 +58,218 @@ export function RecipientPopover({ name, email, displayLabel, onViewContact, cla
   const phones = contact?.phones ? Object.values(contact.phones) : [];
   const orgs = contact?.organizations ? Object.values(contact.organizations) : [];
 
-  const handleToggle = () => {
-    if (isOpen) {
-      handleClose();
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!triggerRef.current) return;
-    const rect = triggerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const popoverWidth = 300;
-    const popoverHeight = 250;
-
-    let top = rect.bottom + 4;
-    let left = rect.left;
-
-    // Keep within viewport
-    if (left + popoverWidth > window.innerWidth - 8) {
-      left = window.innerWidth - popoverWidth - 8;
-    }
-    if (left < 8) left = 8;
-    if (top + popoverHeight > window.innerHeight - 8) {
-      top = rect.top - popoverHeight - 4;
-    }
-
-    setPosition({ top, left });
-    setIsOpen(true);
-  };
-
-  const handleClose = () => {
-    setIsOpen(false);
-    setPosition(null);
-  };
-
-  // Close on outside click
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) return;
-    const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (
-        popoverRef.current &&
-        !popoverRef.current.contains(e.target as Node) &&
-        triggerRef.current &&
-        !triggerRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)
-      ) {
-        handleClose();
-      }
-    };
-    document.addEventListener("mousedown", handler);
-    return () => document.removeEventListener("mousedown", handler);
-  }, [isOpen]);
-
-  // Close on Escape
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) return;
-    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (e.key === "Escape") handleClose();
-    };
-    document.addEventListener("keydown", handler);
-    return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handler);
-  }, [isOpen]);
-
-  // Close on scroll so the popover does not float while content moves.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) return;
-    const handler = () => handleClose();
-    document.addEventListener("scroll", handler, true);
-    window.addEventListener("resize", handler);
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener("scroll", handler, true);
-      window.removeEventListener("resize", handler);
-    };
-  }, [isOpen]);
-
   const handleViewContact = () => {
-    if (onViewContact) {
-      onViewContact(contact ?? null, email);
-    }
-    handleClose();
+    onViewContact?.(contact ?? null, email);
+    onClose?.();
   };
 
   const handleCopyEmail = async (addr: string) => {
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(addr);
-      toast.success("Copied!");
+      toast.success(t("copied"));
     } catch {
-      toast.error("Failed to copy");
+      toast.error(t("copy_failed"));
     }
   };
 
+  return (
+    <>
+      {/* Header with avatar and name */}
+      <div className="px-4 pt-4 pb-3 flex items-center gap-3">
+        <Avatar
+          name={contactName || shownEmail}
+          email={email}
+          size="md"
+        />
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <div className="font-semibold text-sm truncate">
+            {contactName || shownEmail}
+          </div>
+          {contactName && contactName.toLowerCase() !== email.toLowerCase() && (
+            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">
+              {shownEmail}
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {orgs.length > 0 && orgs[0].name && (
+            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate flex items-center gap-1">
+              <Building className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
+              {orgs[0].name}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Contact details */}
+      <div className="px-4 pb-3 space-y-1.5">
+        {/* Show additional emails if contact has them */}
+        {emails.length > 1 && (
+          <div className="space-y-1">
+            {emails.slice(1).map((e, i) => (
+              <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mail className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
+                <span className="truncate">{e.address}</span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Phone numbers */}
+        {phones.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="space-y-1">
+            {phones.map((p, i) => (
+              <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Phone className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
+                <a href={`tel:${p.number}`} className="hover:text-foreground hover:underline truncate">
+                  {p.number}
+                </a>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {children}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Actions */}
+      <div className="border-t border-border px-2 py-2 flex items-center gap-1">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => handleCopyEmail(email)}
+          className={actionClass}
+          title={t("action_copy_title")}
+        >
+          <Copy className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+          {t("action_copy")}
+        </button>
+        <MailtoLink
+          to={email}
+          className={actionClass}
+          title={t("action_email_title")}
+        >
+          <Send className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+          {t("action_email")}
+        </MailtoLink>
+        {onViewContact && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleViewContact}
+            className={cn(actionClass, "ms-auto")}
+            title={contact ? t("view_contact") : t("view_details")}
+          >
+            {contact ? <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <UserPlus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+            {contact ? t("view_contact") : t("view_details")}
+          </button>
+        )}
+        {actions}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Where a card opens: under the element that opened it, in viewport pixels. */
+export interface CardAnchor {
+  top: number;
+  bottom: number;
+  left: number;
+}
+
+/** Under the anchor, or above it when there is no room below; always on screen. */
+export function placeCard(anchor: CardAnchor, height: number): { top: number; left: number } {
+  let top = anchor.bottom + 4;
+  let left = anchor.left;
+  if (left + CARD_WIDTH > window.innerWidth - 8) left = window.innerWidth - CARD_WIDTH - 8;
+  if (left < 8) left = 8;
+  if (top + height > window.innerHeight - 8 && anchor.top - height - 4 > 8) top = anchor.top - height - 4;
+  return { top, left };
+}
+
+export const recipientCardClass =
+  "fixed z-50 w-[300px] max-w-[calc(100vw-16px)] bg-background rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-border animate-in fade-in-0 zoom-in-95 duration-100";
+
+interface RecipientCardPopoverProps extends RecipientCardProps {
+  anchor: CardAnchor;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  /** A press here doesn't count as outside (the trigger, which toggles). */
+  ignoreRef?: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A RecipientCard floating at an anchor. Closes on a press outside it,
+ * Escape, scrolling, resizing, and the window losing focus - which is what
+ * a click into a message body's iframe looks like from here.
+ */
+export function RecipientCardPopover({ anchor, onClose, ignoreRef, ...card }: RecipientCardPopoverProps) {
+  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState<{ top: number; left: number } | null>(null);
+  const onCloseRef = useRef(onClose);
+  onCloseRef.current = onClose;
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    setPosition(placeCard(anchor, popoverRef.current?.offsetHeight ?? 250));
+  }, [anchor]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const close = () => onCloseRef.current();
+    const onPress = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as Node;
+      if (popoverRef.current?.contains(target) || ignoreRef?.current?.contains(target)) return;
+      close();
+    };
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === "Escape") close();
+    };
+    document.addEventListener("mousedown", onPress);
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    document.addEventListener("scroll", close, true);
+    window.addEventListener("resize", close);
+    window.addEventListener("blur", close);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onPress);
+      document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+      document.removeEventListener("scroll", close, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", close);
+      window.removeEventListener("blur", close);
+    };
+  }, [ignoreRef]);
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      ref={popoverRef}
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-label={card.name || card.email}
+      className={recipientCardClass}
+      style={{ top: position?.top ?? 0, left: position?.left ?? 0, visibility: position ? undefined : "hidden" }}
+    >
+      <RecipientCard {...card} onClose={onClose} />
+    </div>,
+    document.body
+  );
+}
+
+interface RecipientPopoverProps {
+  name?: string;
+  email: string;
+  /** Display label override (e.g. "me") */
+  displayLabel?: string;
+  /** Called when user clicks "View contact" - receives the contact and email */
+  onViewContact?: (contact: ContactCard | null, email: string) => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function RecipientPopover({ name, email, displayLabel, onViewContact, className }: RecipientPopoverProps) {
+  const [anchor, setAnchor] = useState<CardAnchor | null>(null);
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  const shownEmail = useOwnDomainAddress()(email);
+
+  const handleToggle = () => {
+    if (anchor) {
+      setAnchor(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const rect = triggerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (rect) setAnchor({ top: rect.top, bottom: rect.bottom, left: rect.left });
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <button
@@ -146,100 +283,16 @@ export function RecipientPopover({ name, email, displayLabel, onViewContact, cla
         <bdi>{displayLabel || name || shownEmail}</bdi>
       </button>
 
-      {isOpen &&
-        position &&
-        createPortal(
-          <div
-            ref={popoverRef}
-            className="fixed z-50 w-[300px] bg-background rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-border animate-in fade-in-0 zoom-in-95 duration-100"
-            style={{ top: position.top, left: position.left }}
-          >
-            {/* Header with avatar and name */}
-            <div className="px-4 pt-4 pb-3 flex items-center gap-3">
-              <Avatar
-                name={contactName || shownEmail}
-                email={email}
-                size="md"
-              />
-              <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                <div className="font-semibold text-sm truncate">
-                  {contactName || shownEmail}
-                </div>
-                {contactName && contactName.toLowerCase() !== email.toLowerCase() && (
-                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">
-                    {shownEmail}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {orgs.length > 0 && orgs[0].name && (
-                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate flex items-center gap-1">
-                    <Building className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
-                    {orgs[0].name}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Contact details */}
-            <div className="px-4 pb-3 space-y-1.5">
-              {/* Show additional emails if contact has them */}
-              {emails.length > 1 && (
-                <div className="space-y-1">
-                  {emails.slice(1).map((e, i) => (
-                    <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Mail className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
-                      <span className="truncate">{e.address}</span>
-                    </div>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              )}
-
-              {/* Phone numbers */}
-              {phones.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="space-y-1">
-                  {phones.map((p, i) => (
-                    <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Phone className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0" />
-                      <a href={`tel:${p.number}`} className="hover:text-foreground hover:underline truncate">
-                        {p.number}
-                      </a>
-                    </div>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Actions */}
-            <div className="border-t border-border px-2 py-2 flex items-center gap-1">
-              <button
-                onClick={() => handleCopyEmail(email)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground px-2 py-1.5 rounded hover:bg-muted transition-colors"
-                title="Copy email"
-              >
-                <Copy className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                Copy
-              </button>
-              <MailtoLink
-                to={email}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground px-2 py-1.5 rounded hover:bg-muted transition-colors"
-                title="Send email"
-              >
-                <Send className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                Email
-              </MailtoLink>
-              {onViewContact && (
-                <button
-                  onClick={handleViewContact}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground px-2 py-1.5 rounded hover:bg-muted transition-colors ms-auto"
-                  title={contact ? "View contact" : "View details"}
-                >
-                  {contact ? <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <UserPlus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
-                  {contact ? "View contact" : "View details"}
-                </button>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>,
-          document.body
-        )}
+      {anchor && (
+        <RecipientCardPopover
+          anchor={anchor}
+          name={name}
+          email={email}
+          onViewContact={onViewContact}
+          onClose={() => setAnchor(null)}
+          ignoreRef={triggerRef}
+        />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/lib/recipient-mentions.ts b/lib/recipient-mentions.ts
index c52bcc4b4..ed60ee6fc 100644
--- a/lib/recipient-mentions.ts
+++ b/lib/recipient-mentions.ts
@@ -210,3 +210,32 @@ export function filterMentionCandidates(candidates: MentionCandidate[], query: s
       .some((term) => fold(term).startsWith(typed)),
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * A mailto: href for the address. Characters that would start a query or
+ * fragment (a crafted reply-all address) are escaped, so the link can only
+ * ever address this one mailbox.
+ */
+export function mentionHref(email: string): string {
+  return `mailto:${email.replace(/[%?#&\s"'<>]/g, (c) => encodeURIComponent(c))}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The mention a link stands for: a mailto: link whose whole text is
+ * "@Name". That is what a sent mention is, from Bulwark or from Outlook,
+ * so a reopened draft or a pasted mention becomes a chip again.
+ */
+export function mentionFromLink(element: HTMLElement): { label: string; email: string } | null {
+  const href = element.getAttribute('href')?.trim() ?? '';
+  if (!/^mailto:/i.test(href) || element.children.length > 0) return null;
+  const text = element.textContent?.trim() ?? '';
+  if (!text.startsWith('@') || text.length < 2) return null;
+  let email: string;
+  try {
+    email = decodeURIComponent(href.slice('mailto:'.length).split('?')[0]).trim();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (email.lastIndexOf('@') <= 0) return null;
+  return { label: text.slice(1), email };
+}
diff --git a/locales/ar/common.json b/locales/ar/common.json
index 94d47c4a9..170e58fd7 100644
--- a/locales/ar/common.json
+++ b/locales/ar/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "ليست ضمن جهات اتصالك",
       "add_to_contacts": "إضافة إلى جهات الاتصال",
       "copied": "تم النسخ!",
-      "copy_failed": "فشل النسخ"
+      "copy_failed": "فشل النسخ",
+      "view_contact": "عرض جهة الاتصال",
+      "view_details": "عرض التفاصيل"
     },
     "send_now": "إرسال الآن",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/ca/common.json b/locales/ca/common.json
index 8a137fcd9..66dbfe51d 100644
--- a/locales/ca/common.json
+++ b/locales/ca/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "No és als vostres contactes",
       "add_to_contacts": "Afegeix als contactes",
       "copied": "Copiat!",
-      "copy_failed": "No s'ha pogut copiar"
+      "copy_failed": "No s'ha pogut copiar",
+      "view_contact": "Mostra el contacte",
+      "view_details": "Mostra els detalls"
     },
     "send_now": "Envia ara",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/cs/common.json b/locales/cs/common.json
index 3232e7647..f9f1af7a5 100644
--- a/locales/cs/common.json
+++ b/locales/cs/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Není ve vašich kontaktech",
       "add_to_contacts": "Přidat do kontaktů",
       "copied": "Zkopírováno!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopírování se nezdařilo"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopírování se nezdařilo",
+      "view_contact": "Zobrazit kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Zobrazit podrobnosti"
     },
     "send_now": "Odeslat nyní",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/da/common.json b/locales/da/common.json
index 450e650ec..f0be6ed13 100644
--- a/locales/da/common.json
+++ b/locales/da/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Ikke i dine kontakter",
       "add_to_contacts": "Tilføj til kontakter",
       "copied": "Kopieret!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kunne ikke kopiere"
+      "copy_failed": "Kunne ikke kopiere",
+      "view_contact": "Vis kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Vis detaljer"
     },
     "send_now": "Send nu",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/de/common.json b/locales/de/common.json
index cda2d2d80..ed88b5585 100644
--- a/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/locales/de/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Nicht in Ihren Kontakten",
       "add_to_contacts": "Zu Kontakten hinzufügen",
       "copied": "Kopiert!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopieren fehlgeschlagen"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopieren fehlgeschlagen",
+      "view_contact": "Kontakt ansehen",
+      "view_details": "Details ansehen"
     },
     "send_now": "Jetzt senden",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/en/common.json b/locales/en/common.json
index f3953ff72..004a083ec 100644
--- a/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/locales/en/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Not in your contacts",
       "add_to_contacts": "Add to contacts",
       "copied": "Copied!",
-      "copy_failed": "Failed to copy"
+      "copy_failed": "Failed to copy",
+      "view_contact": "View contact",
+      "view_details": "View details"
     },
     "send_now": "Send now",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/es/common.json b/locales/es/common.json
index b71cee3f3..c8c4f4602 100644
--- a/locales/es/common.json
+++ b/locales/es/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "No está en sus contactos",
       "add_to_contacts": "Añadir a contactos",
       "copied": "¡Copiado!",
-      "copy_failed": "Error al copiar"
+      "copy_failed": "Error al copiar",
+      "view_contact": "Ver contacto",
+      "view_details": "Ver detalles"
     },
     "send_now": "Enviar ahora",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/et/common.json b/locales/et/common.json
index b1704049f..72ca924b9 100644
--- a/locales/et/common.json
+++ b/locales/et/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Ei ole sinu kontaktides",
       "add_to_contacts": "Lisa kontaktidesse",
       "copied": "Kopeeritud!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopeerimine ebaõnnestus"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopeerimine ebaõnnestus",
+      "view_contact": "Kuva kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Kuva üksikasjad"
     },
     "send_now": "Saada kohe",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/fa/common.json b/locales/fa/common.json
index ceed4146e..8b04e2d21 100644
--- a/locales/fa/common.json
+++ b/locales/fa/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "در مخاطبین شما نیست",
       "add_to_contacts": "افزودن به مخاطبین",
       "copied": "کپی شد!",
-      "copy_failed": "کپی ناموفق بود"
+      "copy_failed": "کپی ناموفق بود",
+      "view_contact": "مشاهده مخاطب",
+      "view_details": "مشاهده جزئیات"
     },
     "send_now": "ارسال فوری",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/fr/common.json b/locales/fr/common.json
index cc88f4a75..b820bfe17 100644
--- a/locales/fr/common.json
+++ b/locales/fr/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Pas dans vos contacts",
       "add_to_contacts": "Ajouter aux contacts",
       "copied": "Copié !",
-      "copy_failed": "Échec de la copie"
+      "copy_failed": "Échec de la copie",
+      "view_contact": "Voir le contact",
+      "view_details": "Voir les détails"
     },
     "send_now": "Envoyer maintenant",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/he/common.json b/locales/he/common.json
index b62151940..4c2a521e9 100644
--- a/locales/he/common.json
+++ b/locales/he/common.json
@@ -587,7 +587,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "לא בקשרים שלך",
       "add_to_contacts": "הוסף לקשרים",
       "copied": "הועתק!",
-      "copy_failed": "העתקה נכשלה"
+      "copy_failed": "העתקה נכשלה",
+      "view_contact": "הצגת איש הקשר",
+      "view_details": "הצגת פרטים"
     },
     "send_now": "שלח עכשיו",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/hu/common.json b/locales/hu/common.json
index e372879ce..35b405f78 100644
--- a/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Nincs a névjegyei között",
       "add_to_contacts": "Hozzáadás a névjegyekhez",
       "copied": "Másolva!",
-      "copy_failed": "A másolás nem sikerült"
+      "copy_failed": "A másolás nem sikerült",
+      "view_contact": "Névjegy megtekintése",
+      "view_details": "Részletek megtekintése"
     },
     "send_now": "Küldés most",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/it/common.json b/locales/it/common.json
index 457be8ae8..b89fab78a 100644
--- a/locales/it/common.json
+++ b/locales/it/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Non è nei tuoi contatti",
       "add_to_contacts": "Aggiungi ai contatti",
       "copied": "Copiato!",
-      "copy_failed": "Copia non riuscita"
+      "copy_failed": "Copia non riuscita",
+      "view_contact": "Visualizza contatto",
+      "view_details": "Visualizza dettagli"
     },
     "send_now": "Invia ora",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/ja/common.json b/locales/ja/common.json
index a13d7b83c..66d5b9ded 100644
--- a/locales/ja/common.json
+++ b/locales/ja/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "連絡先に登録されていません",
       "add_to_contacts": "連絡先に追加",
       "copied": "コピーしました！",
-      "copy_failed": "コピーに失敗しました"
+      "copy_failed": "コピーに失敗しました",
+      "view_contact": "連絡先を表示",
+      "view_details": "詳細を表示"
     },
     "send_now": "今すぐ送信",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/ko/common.json b/locales/ko/common.json
index 17ed49b6f..436fe7e3f 100644
--- a/locales/ko/common.json
+++ b/locales/ko/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "연락처에 없음",
       "add_to_contacts": "연락처에 추가",
       "copied": "복사됨!",
-      "copy_failed": "복사하지 못했습니다"
+      "copy_failed": "복사하지 못했습니다",
+      "view_contact": "연락처 보기",
+      "view_details": "세부 정보 보기"
     },
     "send_now": "지금 보내기",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/lv/common.json b/locales/lv/common.json
index 5ca5f882f..dd6de77ff 100644
--- a/locales/lv/common.json
+++ b/locales/lv/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Nav jūsu kontaktpersonās",
       "add_to_contacts": "Pievienot kontaktpersonām",
       "copied": "Nokopēts!",
-      "copy_failed": "Neizdevās nokopēt"
+      "copy_failed": "Neizdevās nokopēt",
+      "view_contact": "Skatīt kontaktu",
+      "view_details": "Skatīt informāciju"
     },
     "send_now": "Sūtīt tagad",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/mn/common.json b/locales/mn/common.json
index b2a713c54..94dcb7570 100644
--- a/locales/mn/common.json
+++ b/locales/mn/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Таны харилцагчид байхгүй",
       "add_to_contacts": "Харилцагчдад нэмэх",
       "copied": "Хуулбарласан!",
-      "copy_failed": "Хуулж чадсангүй"
+      "copy_failed": "Хуулж чадсангүй",
+      "view_contact": "Харилцагчийг харах",
+      "view_details": "Дэлгэрэнгүй харах"
     },
     "send_now": "Одоо илгээх",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/nb/common.json b/locales/nb/common.json
index a1b1650f5..8ca6cea92 100644
--- a/locales/nb/common.json
+++ b/locales/nb/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Ikke i kontaktene dine",
       "add_to_contacts": "Legg til som kontakt",
       "copied": "Kopiert!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kunne ikke kopiere"
+      "copy_failed": "Kunne ikke kopiere",
+      "view_contact": "Vis kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Vis detaljer"
     },
     "send_now": "Send nå",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/nl/common.json b/locales/nl/common.json
index a8380f379..979f5ecb2 100644
--- a/locales/nl/common.json
+++ b/locales/nl/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Niet in uw contacten",
       "add_to_contacts": "Aan contacten toevoegen",
       "copied": "Gekopieerd!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopiëren mislukt"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopiëren mislukt",
+      "view_contact": "Contact bekijken",
+      "view_details": "Details bekijken"
     },
     "send_now": "Nu verzenden",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/pl/common.json b/locales/pl/common.json
index 8568c0b1b..18062e6dc 100644
--- a/locales/pl/common.json
+++ b/locales/pl/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Brak w kontaktach",
       "add_to_contacts": "Dodaj do kontaktów",
       "copied": "Skopiowano!",
-      "copy_failed": "Nie udało się skopiować"
+      "copy_failed": "Nie udało się skopiować",
+      "view_contact": "Pokaż kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Pokaż szczegóły"
     },
     "send_now": "Wyślij teraz",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/pt/common.json b/locales/pt/common.json
index 4caa3a523..86d3b48ba 100644
--- a/locales/pt/common.json
+++ b/locales/pt/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Não está nos seus contatos",
       "add_to_contacts": "Adicionar aos contatos",
       "copied": "Copiado!",
-      "copy_failed": "Falha ao copiar"
+      "copy_failed": "Falha ao copiar",
+      "view_contact": "Ver contacto",
+      "view_details": "Ver detalhes"
     },
     "send_now": "Enviar agora",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/ro/common.json b/locales/ro/common.json
index 977b02210..50c73c026 100644
--- a/locales/ro/common.json
+++ b/locales/ro/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Nu se află în lista dvs. de contacte",
       "add_to_contacts": "Adaugă la contacte",
       "copied": "Copiat!",
-      "copy_failed": "Copierea a eșuat"
+      "copy_failed": "Copierea a eșuat",
+      "view_contact": "Vezi contactul",
+      "view_details": "Vezi detaliile"
     },
     "send_now": "Trimite acum",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/ru/common.json b/locales/ru/common.json
index 0e0f194b0..cc32e222e 100644
--- a/locales/ru/common.json
+++ b/locales/ru/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Нет в ваших контактах",
       "add_to_contacts": "Добавить в контакты",
       "copied": "Скопировано!",
-      "copy_failed": "Не удалось скопировать"
+      "copy_failed": "Не удалось скопировать",
+      "view_contact": "Открыть контакт",
+      "view_details": "Подробнее"
     },
     "send_now": "Отправить сейчас",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/sk/common.json b/locales/sk/common.json
index e74fe5089..acb1cbd36 100644
--- a/locales/sk/common.json
+++ b/locales/sk/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Nie je vo vašich kontaktoch",
       "add_to_contacts": "Pridať do kontaktov",
       "copied": "Skopírované!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopírovanie zlyhalo"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopírovanie zlyhalo",
+      "view_contact": "Zobraziť kontakt",
+      "view_details": "Zobraziť podrobnosti"
     },
     "send_now": "Odoslať teraz",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/tr/common.json b/locales/tr/common.json
index d03297699..097c3d206 100644
--- a/locales/tr/common.json
+++ b/locales/tr/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Kişilerinizde yok",
       "add_to_contacts": "Kişilere ekle",
       "copied": "Kopyalandı!",
-      "copy_failed": "Kopyalanamadı"
+      "copy_failed": "Kopyalanamadı",
+      "view_contact": "Kişiyi görüntüle",
+      "view_details": "Ayrıntıları görüntüle"
     },
     "send_now": "Şimdi gönder",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/uk/common.json b/locales/uk/common.json
index 05f138b15..1d8c35959 100644
--- a/locales/uk/common.json
+++ b/locales/uk/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "Немає у ваших контактах",
       "add_to_contacts": "Додати до контактів",
       "copied": "Скопійовано!",
-      "copy_failed": "Не вдалося скопіювати"
+      "copy_failed": "Не вдалося скопіювати",
+      "view_contact": "Переглянути контакт",
+      "view_details": "Докладніше"
     },
     "send_now": "Надіслати зараз",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index bc242d47a..bd513c957 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "不在您的聯絡人清單中",
       "add_to_contacts": "新增至聯絡人",
       "copied": "已複製！",
-      "copy_failed": "複製失敗"
+      "copy_failed": "複製失敗",
+      "view_contact": "檢視聯絡人",
+      "view_details": "檢視詳細資料"
     },
     "send_now": "立即傳送",
     "verification_code": {
diff --git a/locales/zh/common.json b/locales/zh/common.json
index e83c34f17..66518df84 100644
--- a/locales/zh/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh/common.json
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@
       "not_in_contacts": "不在您的联系人中",
       "add_to_contacts": "添加到联系人",
       "copied": "已复制！",
-      "copy_failed": "复制失败"
+      "copy_failed": "复制失败",
+      "view_contact": "查看联系人",
+      "view_details": "查看详情"
     },
     "send_now": "立即发送",
     "verification_code": {