diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/compact-link-preview-attachment.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/compact-link-preview-attachment.tsx
index e14e440a8..018ec7201 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/compact-link-preview-attachment.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/compact-link-preview-attachment.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { Globe, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { Globe } from "lucide-react";
 
 import type { ResolvedLinkPreview } from "@/shared/lib/useResolvedLinkPreviews";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
-import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
 import {
   Attachment,
   AttachmentContent,
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   AttachmentTitle,
   AttachmentTrigger,
 } from "@/shared/ui/attachment";
+import { LinkPreviewControls } from "@/shared/ui/link-preview-controls";
 
 function LinearLogo({ className }: { className?: string }) {
   return (
@@ -136,10 +136,12 @@ export function CompactLinkPreviewAttachment({
   className,
   onRemove,
   preview,
+  showControls = false,
 }: {
   className?: string;
   onRemove?: () => void;
   preview: ResolvedLinkPreview;
+  showControls?: boolean;
 }) {
   const reserveImage = preview.imageState !== "none";
   const showImage = preview.imageState === "image";
@@ -227,18 +229,8 @@ export function CompactLinkPreviewAttachment({
           </a>
         </AttachmentTrigger>
       </Attachment>
-      {onRemove ? (
-        <Button
-          aria-label="Remove previews for everyone"
-          className="absolute left-full top-0 z-20 ml-1 h-5 w-5 rounded-full text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:text-destructive focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover/message:opacity-100"
-          onClick={onRemove}
-          size="icon-xs"
-          title="Remove previews for everyone"
-          type="button"
-          variant="ghost"
-        >
-          <X aria-hidden="true" />
-        </Button>
+      {showControls ? (
+        <LinkPreviewControls onRemove={onRemove} placement="left" />
       ) : null}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
index c125f5898..88b61fdaa 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
   ImageLightbox,
   onRemove,
   preview,
+  showControls,
 }: {
   className?: string;
   ImageLightbox: LinkPreviewImageLightboxComponent;
   onRemove?: () => void;
   preview: ResolvedLinkPreview;
+  showControls?: boolean;
 }) {
   const style = useLinkPreviewStyle();
   if (style === "rich") {
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
         ImageLightbox={ImageLightbox}
         onRemove={onRemove}
         preview={preview}
+        showControls={showControls}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
       className={className}
       onRemove={onRemove}
       preview={preview}
+      showControls={showControls}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-controls.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-controls.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40ab1d3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-controls.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { EllipsisVertical, EyeOff } from "lucide-react";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+
+import { useAppShell } from "@/app/AppShellContext";
+import {
+  setLinkPreviewStyle,
+  type LinkPreviewStyle,
+  useLinkPreviewStyle,
+} from "@/shared/lib/linkPreviewStylePreference";
+import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
+import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuRadioGroup,
+  DropdownMenuRadioItem,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator,
+  DropdownMenuSub,
+  DropdownMenuSubContent,
+  DropdownMenuSubTrigger,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/shared/ui/dropdown-menu";
+
+const CONTROL_BUTTON_CLASS =
+  "h-5 w-5 rounded-full text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:text-foreground focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover/message:opacity-100 data-[state=open]:opacity-100";
+
+const LINK_PREVIEW_STYLE_OPTIONS: {
+  value: LinkPreviewStyle;
+  label: string;
+}[] = [
+  { value: "rich", label: "Rich" },
+  { value: "compact", label: "Compact" },
+];
+
+export function LinkPreviewControls({
+  onRemove,
+  placement = "right",
+}: {
+  onRemove?: () => void;
+  placement?: "left" | "right";
+}) {
+  const style = useLinkPreviewStyle();
+  const { onOpenSettings } = useAppShell();
+
+  const handleStyleChange = (nextStyle: string) => {
+    if (
+      (nextStyle !== "rich" && nextStyle !== "compact") ||
+      nextStyle === style
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setLinkPreviewStyle(nextStyle);
+    toast.success(
+      `Link previews set to ${nextStyle === "rich" ? "Rich" : "Compact"}.`,
+      {
+        action: onOpenSettings
+          ? {
+              label: "Appearance",
+              onClick: () => onOpenSettings("appearance"),
+            }
+          : undefined,
+        description:
+          "You can always modify this and other settings in Appearance.",
+      },
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "absolute top-0 z-20 flex flex-col",
+        placement === "left" ? "right-full" : "left-full ml-1",
+      )}
+    >
+      <DropdownMenu modal={false}>
+        <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+          <Button
+            aria-label="Link display settings"
+            className={CONTROL_BUTTON_CLASS}
+            size="icon-xs"
+            title="Link display settings"
+            type="button"
+            variant="ghost"
+          >
+            <EllipsisVertical aria-hidden="true" />
+          </Button>
+        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenuContent align="start" side="right">
+          <DropdownMenuSub>
+            <DropdownMenuSubTrigger>Link display</DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
+            <DropdownMenuSubContent>
+              <DropdownMenuRadioGroup
+                onValueChange={handleStyleChange}
+                value={style}
+              >
+                {LINK_PREVIEW_STYLE_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
+                  <DropdownMenuRadioItem
+                    key={option.value}
+                    value={option.value}
+                  >
+                    {option.label}
+                  </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
+                ))}
+              </DropdownMenuRadioGroup>
+            </DropdownMenuSubContent>
+          </DropdownMenuSub>
+          {onRemove ? (
+            <>
+              <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                className="text-destructive focus:text-destructive"
+                onClick={onRemove}
+              >
+                <EyeOff aria-hidden="true" />
+                Remove preview
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            </>
+          ) : null}
+        </DropdownMenuContent>
+      </DropdownMenu>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-list.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-list.tsx
index 2c36e7596..bcfa3c9ae 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-list.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-list.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewList({
   if (removed || previews.length === 0) return null;
 
   const previewNoun = previews.length === 1 ? "preview" : "previews";
-  const removeButtonIndex = style === "compact" ? previews.length - 1 : 0;
+  const controlsIndex = 0;
   return (
     <>
       <AttachmentGroup
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ export function LinkPreviewList({
             key={preview.href}
             ImageLightbox={ImageLightbox}
             onRemove={
-              onRemoveForEveryone && index === removeButtonIndex
+              onRemoveForEveryone && index === controlsIndex
                 ? () => setDialogOpen(true)
                 : undefined
             }
             preview={preview}
+            showControls={index === controlsIndex}
           />
         ))}
       </AttachmentGroup>
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/rich-link-preview-attachment.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/rich-link-preview-attachment.tsx
index c906e1d4e..205e0e76e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/rich-link-preview-attachment.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/rich-link-preview-attachment.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from "lucide-react";
 import type { ComponentType, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 
 import type { ResolvedLinkPreview } from "@/shared/lib/useResolvedLinkPreviews";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
-import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
+import { LinkPreviewControls } from "@/shared/ui/link-preview-controls";
 
 export type LinkPreviewImageLightboxProps = {
   alt: string;
@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@ function TweetPreview({
   ImageLightbox,
   onRemove,
   preview,
+  showControls,
 }: {
   className?: string;
   ImageLightbox: LinkPreviewImageLightboxComponent;
   onRemove?: () => void;
   preview: ResolvedLinkPreview;
+  showControls: boolean;
 }) {
   const [contentExpanded, setContentExpanded] = useState(true);
   const reserveImage = preview.imageState !== "none";
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ function TweetPreview({
       {contentExpanded && reserveImage ? (
         <LinkPreviewImage
           aspectClassName="aspect-video"
-          className="mt-2 w-full max-w-75"
+          className="mt-2 w-full max-w-96"
           ImageLightbox={ImageLightbox}
           preview={preview}
         />
@@ -193,18 +195,8 @@ function TweetPreview({
           {contentExpanded ? "Show less" : "Show more"}
         </button>
       ) : null}
-      {onRemove ? (
-        <Button
-          aria-label="Remove previews for everyone"
-          className="absolute left-full top-0 z-20 ml-1 h-5 w-5 rounded-full text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:text-destructive focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover/message:opacity-100"
-          onClick={onRemove}
-          size="icon-xs"
-          title="Remove previews for everyone"
-          type="button"
-          variant="ghost"
-        >
-          <X aria-hidden="true" />
-        </Button>
+      {showControls ? (
+        <LinkPreviewControls onRemove={onRemove} placement="left" />
       ) : null}
     </div>
   );
@@ -215,11 +207,13 @@ export function RichLinkPreviewAttachment({
   ImageLightbox,
   onRemove,
   preview,
+  showControls = false,
 }: {
   className?: string;
   ImageLightbox: LinkPreviewImageLightboxComponent;
   onRemove?: () => void;
   preview: ResolvedLinkPreview;
+  showControls?: boolean;
 }) {
   const [contentExpanded, setContentExpanded] = useState(true);
 
@@ -230,6 +224,7 @@ export function RichLinkPreviewAttachment({
         ImageLightbox={ImageLightbox}
         onRemove={onRemove}
         preview={preview}
+        showControls={showControls}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -277,7 +272,7 @@ export function RichLinkPreviewAttachment({
       {contentExpanded && reserveImage ? (
         <LinkPreviewImage
           aspectClassName="aspect-[1.91/1]"
-          className="mt-2 w-full max-w-75"
+          className="mt-2 w-full max-w-96"
           ImageLightbox={ImageLightbox}
           preview={preview}
         />
@@ -297,18 +292,8 @@ export function RichLinkPreviewAttachment({
           {contentExpanded ? "Show less" : "Show more"}
         </button>
       ) : null}
-      {onRemove ? (
-        <Button
-          aria-label="Remove previews for everyone"
-          className="absolute left-full top-0 z-20 ml-1 h-5 w-5 rounded-full text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:text-destructive focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover/message:opacity-100"
-          onClick={onRemove}
-          size="icon-xs"
-          title="Remove previews for everyone"
-          type="button"
-          variant="ghost"
-        >
-          <X aria-hidden="true" />
-        </Button>
+      {showControls ? (
+        <LinkPreviewControls onRemove={onRemove} placement="left" />
       ) : null}
     </div>
   );