diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx
index 2e6435d..b6e3030 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ResponsePanel.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { MessageSquare, AlertCircle, Copy, ChevronDown, ChevronRight } from 'luc
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown'
 import type { SourceMetadata } from '../types'
 import { getPdfViewerUrl } from '../lib/api'
+import { processCitations } from '../utils/citationParser'
 
 interface ResponsePanelProps {
   answer: string | null
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ export const ResponsePanel: React.FC<ResponsePanelProps> = ({
   const [sourcesExpanded, setSourcesExpanded] = useState<boolean>(true)
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState<boolean>(false)
 
+  const processedAnswer = answer ? processCitations(answer, sources) : answer ?? ''
+
   const handleCopyAnswer = async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (answer) {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(answer)
@@ -93,6 +96,17 @@ export const ResponsePanel: React.FC<ResponsePanelProps> = ({
     )
   }
 
+  const CitationLink = ({ href, children }: { href?: string; children?: React.ReactNode }) => (
+    <a
+      href={href}
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      className="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline"
+    >
+      {children}
+    </a>
+  )
+
   return (
     <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
       <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -109,7 +123,11 @@ export const ResponsePanel: React.FC<ResponsePanelProps> = ({
           </button>
         </div>
         <div className="prose prose-sm max-w-none text-gray-800">
-          <ReactMarkdown>{answer ?? ''}</ReactMarkdown>
+          <ReactMarkdown
+            components={{ a: CitationLink }}
+          >
+            {processedAnswer}
+          </ReactMarkdown>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx
index aeb40e6..6f84613 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/components/ResponsePanel.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { ResponsePanel } from '../../components/ResponsePanel'
 import type { SourceMetadata } from '../../types'
 
+vi.mock('../../lib/api', () => ({
+  getChunkPdfUrl: (filePath: string) => `http://localhost:8000/api/v1/chunks/${filePath}/pdf`,
+  getPdfViewerUrl: (filePath: string, page?: number) => {
+    const base = `/pdf-viewer?url=http://localhost:8000/api/v1/chunks/${filePath}/pdf`
+    return page !== undefined ? `${base}&page=${page}` : base
+  },
+}))
+
 describe('ResponsePanel', () => {
   const mockSources: SourceMetadata[] = [
     {
@@ -163,4 +171,48 @@ describe('ResponsePanel', () => {
       expect(screen.getByText('Copied!')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
   })
+
+  it('renders inline citations as clickable links', () => {
+    const sourcesWithPdf: SourceMetadata[] = [
+      {
+        filename: 'NEC4 ACC.pdf',
+        upload_date: '2024-01-15',
+        content_summary: 'Contract terms',
+        chunk_index: 0,
+        page_number: 3,
+        chunk_file_path: 'chunk_0.pdf',
+      },
+    ]
+    const answer = 'The threshold is HK$1,000,000 [NEC4 ACC.pdf, page 3].'
+
+    render(
+      <ResponsePanel
+        answer={answer}
+        sources={sourcesWithPdf}
+        isLoading={false}
+        error={null}
+      />
+    )
+
+    const citationLink = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /NEC4 ACC\.pdf, page 3/ })
+    expect(citationLink).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(citationLink).toHaveAttribute('target', '_blank')
+    expect(citationLink).toHaveAttribute('href', expect.stringContaining('/pdf-viewer'))
+  })
+
+  it('leaves unmatched citations as plain text', () => {
+    const answer = 'Some info [unknown_file.pdf, page 10] here.'
+
+    render(
+      <ResponsePanel
+        answer={answer}
+        sources={mockSources}
+        isLoading={false}
+        error={null}
+      />
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/unknown_file\.pdf, page 10/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: /unknown_file/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
 })