diff --git a/app/backend/main.py b/app/backend/main.py
index 77cc1fd1..0074f8e6 100644
--- a/app/backend/main.py
+++ b/app/backend/main.py
@@ -258,12 +258,49 @@ async def db_info(_: Request) -> JSONResponse:
     )
 
 
+async def visualize_chunk(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
+    """Return visual grounding images for a chunk as base64."""
+    import base64
+    from io import BytesIO
+
+    chunk_id = request.path_params["chunk_id"]
+
+    if not db_path.exists():
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Database not found"}, status_code=404)
+
+    client = get_client(db_path)
+
+    chunk = await client.chunk_repository.get_by_id(chunk_id)
+    if not chunk:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Chunk not found"}, status_code=404)
+
+    images = await client.visualize_chunk(chunk)
+    if not images:
+        return JSONResponse({"images": [], "message": "No visual grounding available"})
+
+    base64_images = []
+    for img in images:
+        buffer = BytesIO()
+        img.save(buffer, format="PNG")
+        buffer.seek(0)
+        base64_images.append(base64.b64encode(buffer.read()).decode("utf-8"))
+
+    return JSONResponse(
+        {
+            "images": base64_images,
+            "chunk_id": chunk_id,
+            "document_uri": chunk.document_uri,
+        }
+    )
+
+
 # Create Starlette app
 app = Starlette(
     routes=[
         Route("/v1/chat/stream", stream_chat, methods=["POST"]),
         Route("/api/documents", list_documents, methods=["GET"]),
         Route("/api/info", db_info, methods=["GET"]),
+        Route("/api/visualize/{chunk_id}", visualize_chunk, methods=["GET"]),
         Route("/health", health_check, methods=["GET"]),
     ],
     middleware=[
diff --git a/app/frontend/app/api/visualize/[chunk_id]/route.ts b/app/frontend/app/api/visualize/[chunk_id]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81f297ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/frontend/app/api/visualize/[chunk_id]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function GET(
+	_request: Request,
+	{ params }: { params: Promise<{ chunk_id: string }> },
+) {
+	const { chunk_id } = await params;
+	const backendUrl = process.env.BACKEND_URL || "http://backend:8000";
+
+	try {
+		const response = await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/visualize/${chunk_id}`);
+		const data = await response.json();
+
+		if (!response.ok) {
+			return NextResponse.json(data, { status: response.status });
+		}
+
+		return NextResponse.json(data);
+	} catch {
+		return NextResponse.json({ error: "Backend unavailable" }, { status: 503 });
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/frontend/app/globals.css b/app/frontend/app/globals.css
index bdf9491e..4ce84c9a 100644
--- a/app/frontend/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/frontend/app/globals.css
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ a {
 	padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 	font-size: 0.9em;
-	font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
+	font-family:
+		ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
 }
 
 .copilotKitAssistantMessage pre {
diff --git a/app/frontend/components/CitationBlock.tsx b/app/frontend/components/CitationBlock.tsx
index a24615a5..17d07ab1 100644
--- a/app/frontend/components/CitationBlock.tsx
+++ b/app/frontend/components/CitationBlock.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
 interface Citation {
 	index: number;
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ interface CitationBlockProps {
 	citations: Citation[];
 }
 
-function CitationItem({ citation }: { citation: Citation }) {
+interface VisualGroundingState {
+	isOpen: boolean;
+	chunkId: string | null;
+	images: string[];
+	loading: boolean;
+	error: string | null;
+}
+
+function CitationItem({
+	citation,
+	onViewInDocument,
+}: {
+	citation: Citation;
+	onViewInDocument: (chunkId: string) => void;
+}) {
 	const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
 
 	const title = citation.document_title || citation.document_uri || "Unknown";
@@ -48,6 +62,13 @@ function CitationItem({ citation }: { citation: Citation }) {
 						</div>
 					)}
 					<div className="citation-text">{citation.content}</div>
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						className="citation-view-btn"
+						onClick={() => onViewInDocument(citation.chunk_id)}
+					>
+						View in Document
+					</button>
 				</div>
 			)}
 		</div>
@@ -55,6 +76,57 @@ function CitationItem({ citation }: { citation: Citation }) {
 }
 
 export default function CitationBlock({ citations }: CitationBlockProps) {
+	const [visualGrounding, setVisualGrounding] = useState<VisualGroundingState>({
+		isOpen: false,
+		chunkId: null,
+		images: [],
+		loading: false,
+		error: null,
+	});
+
+	const fetchVisualGrounding = useCallback(async (chunkId: string) => {
+		setVisualGrounding({
+			isOpen: true,
+			chunkId,
+			images: [],
+			loading: true,
+			error: null,
+		});
+
+		try {
+			const backendUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL || "";
+			const response = await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/visualize/${chunkId}`);
+			const data = await response.json();
+
+			if (!response.ok) {
+				throw new Error(data.error || "Failed to fetch visual grounding");
+			}
+
+			setVisualGrounding((prev) => ({
+				...prev,
+				images: data.images || [],
+				loading: false,
+				error: data.images?.length === 0 ? data.message : null,
+			}));
+		} catch (err) {
+			setVisualGrounding((prev) => ({
+				...prev,
+				loading: false,
+				error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error",
+			}));
+		}
+	}, []);
+
+	const closeVisualGrounding = useCallback(() => {
+		setVisualGrounding({
+			isOpen: false,
+			chunkId: null,
+			images: [],
+			loading: false,
+			error: null,
+		});
+	}, []);
+
 	if (!citations || citations.length === 0) {
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -141,15 +213,157 @@ export default function CitationBlock({ citations }: CitationBlockProps) {
 					max-height: 200px;
 					overflow-y: auto;
 				}
+				.citation-view-btn {
+					margin-top: 0.5rem;
+					padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+					font-size: 0.75rem;
+					background: #3b82f6;
+					color: white;
+					border: none;
+					border-radius: 4px;
+					cursor: pointer;
+					transition: background 0.15s;
+				}
+				.citation-view-btn:hover {
+					background: #2563eb;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-overlay {
+					position: fixed;
+					top: 0;
+					left: 0;
+					right: 0;
+					bottom: 0;
+					background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
+					display: flex;
+					align-items: center;
+					justify-content: center;
+					z-index: 1000;
+				}
+				.visual-modal {
+					background: white;
+					border-radius: 8px;
+					padding: 1.5rem;
+					max-width: 90vw;
+					max-height: 90vh;
+					overflow: auto;
+					position: relative;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-close {
+					position: absolute;
+					top: 0.5rem;
+					right: 0.5rem;
+					background: #ef4444;
+					color: white;
+					border: none;
+					border-radius: 50%;
+					width: 2rem;
+					height: 2rem;
+					cursor: pointer;
+					font-size: 1rem;
+					display: flex;
+					align-items: center;
+					justify-content: center;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-close:hover {
+					background: #dc2626;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-title {
+					margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+					font-size: 1.125rem;
+					color: #1e293b;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-loading {
+					padding: 2rem;
+					text-align: center;
+					color: #64748b;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-error {
+					padding: 1rem;
+					background: #fef2f2;
+					color: #dc2626;
+					border-radius: 4px;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-images {
+					display: flex;
+					flex-direction: column;
+					gap: 1rem;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-page-label {
+					font-size: 0.75rem;
+					color: #64748b;
+					margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+				}
+				.visual-modal-image {
+					max-width: 100%;
+					border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+					border-radius: 4px;
+				}
 			`}</style>
 			<div className="citation-block">
 				<div className="citation-block-header">
 					Sources ({citations.length})
 				</div>
 				{citations.map((citation) => (
-					<CitationItem key={citation.chunk_id} citation={citation} />
+					<CitationItem
+						key={citation.chunk_id}
+						citation={citation}
+						onViewInDocument={fetchVisualGrounding}
+					/>
 				))}
 			</div>
+
+			{visualGrounding.isOpen && (
+				<div
+					className="visual-modal-overlay"
+					onClick={closeVisualGrounding}
+					onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === "Escape" && closeVisualGrounding()}
+					role="dialog"
+					aria-modal="true"
+					aria-label="Visual grounding"
+				>
+					{/* biome-ignore lint/a11y/noStaticElementInteractions: modal content wrapper */}
+					<div
+						className="visual-modal"
+						onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+						onKeyDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+					>
+						<button
+							type="button"
+							className="visual-modal-close"
+							onClick={closeVisualGrounding}
+						>
+							✕
+						</button>
+						<h3 className="visual-modal-title">Visual Grounding</h3>
+						{visualGrounding.loading && (
+							<div className="visual-modal-loading">Loading...</div>
+						)}
+						{visualGrounding.error && (
+							<div className="visual-modal-error">{visualGrounding.error}</div>
+						)}
+						{!visualGrounding.loading &&
+							!visualGrounding.error &&
+							visualGrounding.images.length > 0 && (
+								<div className="visual-modal-images">
+									{visualGrounding.images.map((img, idx) => (
+										// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noArrayIndexKey: images have no stable id
+										<div key={idx}>
+											<div className="visual-modal-page-label">
+												Page {idx + 1} of {visualGrounding.images.length}
+											</div>
+											{/* biome-ignore lint/performance/noImgElement: base64 data URLs require img element */}
+											<img
+												src={`data:image/png;base64,${img}`}
+												alt={`Page ${idx + 1}`}
+												className="visual-modal-image"
+											/>
+										</div>
+									))}
+								</div>
+							)}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			)}
 		</>
 	);
 }