diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import { MessageSquare, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react'
+import type { SourceMetadata } from '../types'
+
+interface ResponsePanelProps {
+  answer: string | null
+  sources: SourceMetadata[]
+  isLoading: boolean
+  error: string | null
+}
+
+export const ResponsePanel: React.FC<ResponsePanelProps> = ({
+  answer,
+  sources,
+  isLoading,
+  error,
+}) => {
+  if (answer === null && !isLoading && !error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="h-full flex items-center justify-center bg-white/50">
+        <div className="text-center space-y-2">
+          <MessageSquare className="mx-auto w-12 h-12 text-gray-600" />
+          <div className="text-gray-700 font-semibold">Ask a question to see the answer here.</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-3 p-4">
+        <div
+          data-testid="skeleton-line"
+          className="h-4 bg-gray-200 rounded animate-pulse w-full"
+        />
+        <div
+          data-testid="skeleton-line"
+          className="h-4 bg-gray-200 rounded animate-pulse w-4/5"
+        />
+        <div
+          data-testid="skeleton-line"
+          className="h-4 bg-gray-200 rounded animate-pulse w-3/5"
+        />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="bg-red-50 border border-red-200 text-red-700 rounded p-4 m-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+          <AlertCircle className="w-5 h-5" />
+          <span>{error}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
+      <div className="space-y-2">
+        {answer
+          ?.split('\n')
+          .map((line, index) => {
+            const trimmedLine = line.trim()
+            if (trimmedLine.startsWith('-') || trimmedLine.startsWith('•')) {
+              const content = trimmedLine.replace(/^[-•]\s*/, '')
+              return (
+                <li key={index} className="ml-4">
+                  {content}
+                </li>
+              )
+            }
+            return <p key={index}>{trimmedLine}</p>
+          })}
+      </div>
+
+      {sources.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="mt-6">
+          <h3 className="text-xs uppercase text-gray-500 tracking-wide mb-3">Sources</h3>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+            {sources.map((source, index) => (
+              <div
+                key={index}
+                className="border border-gray-200 rounded p-3 bg-gray-50"
+              >
+                <div className="font-medium text-sm">{source.filename}</div>
+                <div className="text-sm text-gray-500">{source.upload_date}</div>
+                <div className="text-sm text-gray-600 mt-1">{source.content_summary}</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-gray-400 mt-1">Chunk {source.chunk_index}</div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { ResponsePanel } from '../../components/ResponsePanel'
+import type { SourceMetadata } from '../../types'
+
+describe('ResponsePanel', () => {
+  const mockSources: SourceMetadata[] = [
+    {
+      filename: 'document1.pdf',
+      upload_date: '2024-01-15',
+      content_summary: 'Introduction to RAG systems',
+      chunk_index: 0,
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'document2.txt',
+      upload_date: '2024-01-16',
+      content_summary: 'Advanced retrieval techniques',
+      chunk_index: 1,
+    },
+  ]
+
+  it('shows empty state message when no answer and not loading', () => {
+    render(<ResponsePanel answer={null} sources={[]} isLoading={false} error={null} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Ask a question to see the answer here/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows loading skeletons when isLoading is true', () => {
+    render(<ResponsePanel answer={null} sources={[]} isLoading={true} error={null} />)
+    const skeletonElements = screen.getAllByTestId('skeleton-line')
+    expect(skeletonElements).toHaveLength(3)
+    expect(skeletonElements[0]).toHaveClass('w-full')
+    expect(skeletonElements[1]).toHaveClass('w-4/5')
+    expect(skeletonElements[2]).toHaveClass('w-3/5')
+  })
+
+  it('shows error message when error prop is set', () => {
+    render(
+      <ResponsePanel
+        answer={null}
+        sources={[]}
+        isLoading={false}
+        error="Failed to fetch answer"
+      />
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Failed to fetch answer/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders answer text as bullet points', () => {
+    const answer = `- First point\n- Second point\n• Third point\nPlain text line`
+    render(<ResponsePanel answer={answer} sources={[]} isLoading={false} error={null} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('First point')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Second point')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Third point')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Plain text line')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders source metadata cards', () => {
+    render(
+      <ResponsePanel
+        answer="Test answer"
+        sources={mockSources}
+        isLoading={false}
+        error={null}
+      />
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('document1.pdf')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('document2.txt')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('2024-01-15')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Introduction to RAG systems')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Advanced retrieval techniques')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show sources section when sources array is empty', () => {
+    render(<ResponsePanel answer="Test answer" sources={[]} isLoading={false} error={null} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/sources/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})