diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
index 136a02ab3..8f789dec7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/link-preview-attachment.tsx
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ function LinkPreviewLogo({ preview }: { preview: ResolvedLinkPreview }) {
   }
 }
 
+function getHostname(preview: ResolvedLinkPreview): string {
+  try {
+    return new URL(preview.href).hostname.replace(/^www\./, "");
+  } catch {
+    return preview.provider;
+  }
+}
+
 export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
   className,
   onRemove,
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
 }) {
   const reserveImage = preview.imageState !== "none";
   const showImage = preview.imageState === "image";
+  const hostname = getHostname(preview);
 
   return (
     <div className={cn("relative w-[22.5rem] max-w-full shrink-0", className)}>
@@ -161,8 +170,11 @@ export function LinkPreviewAttachment({
           </AttachmentMedia>
         )}
         <AttachmentContent className={reserveImage ? "px-3 py-2.5" : undefined}>
-          <div className="truncate text-xs font-medium leading-4 text-muted-foreground">
-            {preview.provider}
+          <div
+            className="truncate text-xs font-normal leading-4 text-muted-foreground"
+            data-link-preview-hostname=""
+          >
+            {reserveImage ? hostname : preview.provider}
           </div>
           <AttachmentTitle
             className={
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/messaging.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/messaging.spec.ts
index 560159938..b0b56a043 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/messaging.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/messaging.spec.ts
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ test("link preview image geometry stays stable while loading", async ({
     expect(pending.titleHeight).toBe(20);
     expect(loaded.titleHeight).toBe(20);
     expect(loaded.descriptionHeight).toBe(16);
+    await expect(card.locator("[data-link-preview-hostname]")).toHaveText(
+      "github.com",
+    );
     expect(pending.imageBottomInset).toBeCloseTo(1, 1);
     expect(pending.imageLeftInset).toBeCloseTo(1, 1);
     expect(pending.imageTopInset).toBeCloseTo(1, 1);