diff --git a/webui-src/app/chat/chat.js b/webui-src/app/chat/chat.js
index 0ce91ff..d25ed43 100644
--- a/webui-src/app/chat/chat.js
+++ b/webui-src/app/chat/chat.js
@@ -1511,6 +1511,25 @@ const Layout = {
           m('i.fas.fa-quote-right', { style: 'color: #3b82f6;' }),
           'Quote Message'
         ]),
+        ChatHubState.messageContextMenu.gxsId &&
+          ChatHubState.messageContextMenu.gxsId !== '00000000000000000000000000000000' &&
+          m('.context-menu-item', {
+            style: 'padding: 0.5rem 1rem; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: #1e293b; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s ease;',
+            onmouseenter: (e) => (e.currentTarget.style.background = '#f1f5f9'),
+            onmouseleave: (e) => (e.currentTarget.style.background = 'transparent'),
+            onclick: () => {
+              const { gxsId } = ChatHubState.messageContextMenu;
+              const peopleState = require('people/people_state');
+              peopleState.State.selectedId = gxsId;
+              peopleState.State.activeFilter = 'all';
+              peopleState.fetchIdDetails(gxsId);
+              ChatHubState.messageContextMenu.show = false;
+              m.route.set('/people/All');
+            },
+          }, [
+            m('i.fas.fa-user-circle', { style: 'color: #0ea5e9;' }),
+            'Show Author in People'
+          ]),
         m('.context-menu-item', {
           style: 'padding: 0.5rem 1rem; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: #1e293b; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s ease;',
           onmouseenter: (e) => (e.currentTarget.style.background = '#f1f5f9'),
@@ -1522,7 +1541,7 @@ const Layout = {
             m.redraw();
           },
         }, [
-          m('i.far.fa-copy', { style: 'color: #64748b;' }),
+          m('i.fas.fa-copy', { style: 'color: #64748b;' }),
           'Copy Text'
         ]),
       ])
diff --git a/webui-src/app/chat/chat_state.js b/webui-src/app/chat/chat_state.js
index 1e8d226..4bf1123 100644
--- a/webui-src/app/chat/chat_state.js
+++ b/webui-src/app/chat/chat_state.js
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ const Message = () => {
           y: e.clientY,
           messageText: targetText,
           username: username,
+          gxsId: gxsId,
         };
         m.redraw();
       };
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ const ChatHubState = {
     y: 0,
     messageText: '',
     username: '',
+    gxsId: '',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/webui-src/app/scss/pages/_chat.scss b/webui-src/app/scss/pages/_chat.scss
index c39e8d0..3714e0e 100644
--- a/webui-src/app/scss/pages/_chat.scss
+++ b/webui-src/app/scss/pages/_chat.scss
@@ -1027,25 +1027,27 @@ textarea.chatMsg {
 }
 
 .chat-hub-input-area {
-  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
   background-color: #ffffff;
   border-top: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.75rem;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-end;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .chat-hub-input-area textarea.chat-hub-textarea {
   flex: 1;
-  resize: none;
+  resize: vertical;
+  min-height: 40px;
+  max-height: 250px;
   height: 40px;
   padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
   border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
   border-radius: 0.375rem;
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   outline: none;
-  transition: all 0.2s;
+  transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
   background-color: #f8fafc;
 }
 
diff --git a/webui-src/styles.css b/webui-src/styles.css
index 82506e7..e3858ff 100644
--- a/webui-src/styles.css
+++ b/webui-src/styles.css
@@ -1603,25 +1603,27 @@ h1{font-size:3rem}h2{font-size:2.25rem}h3{font-size:1.875rem}h4{font-size:1.5rem
 }
 
 .chat-hub-input-area {
-  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
   background-color: #ffffff;
   border-top: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.75rem;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-end;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .chat-hub-input-area textarea.chat-hub-textarea {
   flex: 1;
-  resize: none;
+  resize: vertical;
+  min-height: 40px;
+  max-height: 250px;
   height: 40px;
   padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
   border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
   border-radius: 0.375rem;
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   outline: none;
-  transition: all 0.2s;
+  transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
   background-color: #f8fafc;
 }