diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/components/thought-card.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/components/thought-card.tsx
index 64e2152..554cb69 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/components/thought-card.tsx
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/components/thought-card.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ export function ThoughtCard({
             </span>
           </div>
         )}
+        {!thought.replyToId && thought.replyToUrl && (
+          <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2">
+            <CornerUpLeft className="h-4 w-4 text-primary/70" />
+            <span>
+              Replying to{" "}
+              <a
+                href={thought.replyToUrl}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="hover:underline text-primary text-shadow-sm"
+              >
+                original post ↗
+              </a>
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <Card className="mt-2">
         <CardHeader className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between space-y-0">
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
index d9cfece..e3567f6 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const ThoughtSchema = z.object({
   content: z.string(),
   author: UserSchema,
   replyToId: z.string().uuid().nullable(),
+  replyToUrl: z.string().url().nullable().optional(),
   visibility: z.string(),
   contentWarning: z.string().nullable(),
   sensitive: z.boolean(),