diff --git a/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.stories.tsx b/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb3f96aeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { expect, fn, within } from "storybook/test";
+import { FileReferenceChip } from "./FileReferenceNode";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof FileReferenceChip> = {
+	title: "components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceChip",
+	component: FileReferenceChip,
+	args: {
+		fileName: "site/src/components/Button.tsx",
+		startLine: 42,
+		endLine: 42,
+		onRemove: fn(),
+		onClick: fn(),
+	},
+	decorators: [
+		(Story) => (
+			<div style={{ padding: 24 }}>
+				<Story />
+			</div>
+		),
+	],
+};
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof FileReferenceChip>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {};
+
+export const LineRange: Story = {
+	args: {
+		startLine: 10,
+		endLine: 50,
+	},
+};
+
+export const Selected: Story = {
+	args: {
+		isSelected: true,
+	},
+};
+
+export const WithoutRemove: Story = {
+	args: {
+		onRemove: undefined,
+	},
+};
+
+/** Chip with a long filename that exceeds the max-width and truncates
+ * from the start, keeping the most distinctive part of the name visible. */
+export const LongFileNameTruncation: Story = {
+	args: {
+		fileName:
+			"site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/UserCompactionThresholdSettings.tsx",
+		startLine: 274,
+		endLine: 289,
+	},
+	play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+		const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+		const chip = canvas.getByTitle(/UserCompactionThresholdSettings/);
+		// The chip should be constrained to its max-width and not overflow.
+		expect(chip.scrollWidth).toBeLessThanOrEqual(300);
+	},
+};
diff --git a/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.tsx b/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.tsx
index c022b10dc4..944ffed145 100644
--- a/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/ChatMessageInput/FileReferenceNode.tsx
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ export function FileReferenceChip({
 			tabIndex={0}
 		>
 			<FileIcon fileName={shortFile} className="shrink-0" />
-			<span className="shrink-0 text-content-secondary">
-				{shortFile}
-				<span className="text-content-link">:{lineLabel}</span>
+			<span className="inline-flex min-w-0 text-content-secondary">
+				<span dir="rtl" className="min-w-0 truncate">
+					{shortFile}
+				</span>
+				<span className="shrink-0 text-content-link">:{lineLabel}</span>
 			</span>
 			{onRemove && (
 				<button