diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ConversationThumbnail.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ConversationThumbnail.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+import { thumbnailUrl } from '$lib/thumbnails';
+
+type Doc = {
+	id: string;
+	thumbnailKey?: string;
+	thumbnailGeneratedAt?: string;
+	thumbnailAspect?: 'PORTRAIT' | 'LANDSCAPE';
+	pageCount?: number;
+};
+
+let { doc }: { doc: Doc } = $props();
+
+const url = $derived(thumbnailUrl(doc));
+const aspect = $derived(doc.thumbnailAspect ?? 'PORTRAIT');
+const pageCount = $derived(doc.pageCount ?? 1);
+const tileClass = $derived(aspect === 'LANDSCAPE' ? 'h-[120px] w-[168px]' : 'h-[168px] w-[120px]');
+</script>
+
+<div
+	data-testid="conv-thumb-tile"
+	data-aspect={aspect}
+	class="relative {tileClass} flex-shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-sm border border-line bg-white"
+>
+	{#if url}
+		<img
+			src={url}
+			alt=""
+			class="h-full w-full object-cover object-top dark:mix-blend-multiply"
+			loading="lazy"
+			decoding="async"
+		/>
+	{:else}
+		<div
+			data-testid="conv-thumb-skeleton"
+			class="h-full w-full bg-line/60 motion-safe:animate-pulse"
+			aria-hidden="true"
+		></div>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if pageCount > 1}
+		<span
+			data-testid="conv-thumb-page-badge"
+			class="absolute top-1 right-1 rounded-full bg-primary/90 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs leading-none font-bold text-surface"
+			>{pageCount}</span
+		>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ConversationThumbnail.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/ConversationThumbnail.svelte.spec.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+
+import ConversationThumbnail from './ConversationThumbnail.svelte';
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	cleanup();
+});
+
+describe('ConversationThumbnail', () => {
+	it('renders the thumbnail image with a cache-busting v= query param', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: '1111',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/1111.jpg',
+				thumbnailGeneratedAt: '2026-04-10T09:00:00Z',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'PORTRAIT',
+				pageCount: 1
+			}
+		});
+
+		const img = document.querySelector('img') as HTMLImageElement | null;
+		expect(img).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(img!.getAttribute('src')).toContain('/api/documents/1111/thumbnail');
+		expect(img!.getAttribute('src')).toContain('v=');
+	});
+
+	it('uses portrait dimensions when aspect is PORTRAIT', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 'p1',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/p1.jpg',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'PORTRAIT',
+				pageCount: 1
+			}
+		});
+
+		const tile = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-tile"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(tile.getAttribute('data-aspect')).toBe('PORTRAIT');
+	});
+
+	it('uses landscape dimensions when aspect is LANDSCAPE', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 'l1',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/l1.jpg',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'LANDSCAPE',
+				pageCount: 1
+			}
+		});
+
+		const tile = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-tile"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(tile.getAttribute('data-aspect')).toBe('LANDSCAPE');
+	});
+
+	it('falls back to PORTRAIT when thumbnailAspect is missing', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 'n1',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/n1.jpg'
+			}
+		});
+
+		const tile = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-tile"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(tile.getAttribute('data-aspect')).toBe('PORTRAIT');
+	});
+
+	it('renders the page badge when pageCount is greater than 1', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 'm1',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/m1.jpg',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'PORTRAIT',
+				pageCount: 4
+			}
+		});
+
+		const badge = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-page-badge"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(badge).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(badge.textContent).toContain('4');
+	});
+
+	it('hides the page badge when pageCount is 1 or missing', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 's1',
+				thumbnailKey: 'thumbnails/s1.jpg',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'PORTRAIT',
+				pageCount: 1
+			}
+		});
+
+		const badge = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-page-badge"]');
+		expect(badge).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('renders a skeleton placeholder when no thumbnailKey is set yet', () => {
+		render(ConversationThumbnail, {
+			doc: {
+				id: 'blank',
+				thumbnailAspect: 'PORTRAIT'
+			}
+		});
+
+		expect(document.querySelector('img')).toBeNull();
+		const skeleton = document.querySelector('[data-testid="conv-thumb-skeleton"]');
+		expect(skeleton).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(skeleton!.className).toContain('motion-safe:animate-pulse');
+	});
+});