diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
index eba9d37669..bc0d52cf58 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import CodeInterpreterOutput from "./CodeInterpreterOutput";
 import CodeInterpreterTool from "./CodeInterpreterTool";
 import { generateCodeSnippet } from "./CodeSnippets";
 import EndpointSelector from "./EndpointSelector";
+import FilePreviewCard from "./FilePreviewCard";
 import MCPEventsDisplay from "./MCPEventsDisplay";
 import type { MCPEvent } from "../../mcp_tools/types";
 import { EndpointType, getEndpointType } from "./mode_endpoint_mapping";
@@ -2231,67 +2232,19 @@ const ChatUI: React.FC<ChatUIProps> = ({
 
               {/* Show file previews above input when files are uploaded */}
               {endpointType === EndpointType.RESPONSES && responsesUploadedImage && (
-                <div className="mb-2">
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3 p-3 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-200">
-                    <div className="relative inline-block">
-                      {responsesUploadedImage.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf") ? (
-                        <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md bg-red-500 flex items-center justify-center">
-                          <FilePdfOutlined style={{ fontSize: "16px", color: "white" }} />
-                        </div>
-                      ) : (
-                        <img
-                          src={responsesImagePreviewUrl || ""}
-                          alt="Upload preview"
-                          className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md border border-gray-200 object-cover"
-                        />
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                      <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate">{responsesUploadedImage.name}</div>
-                      <div className="text-xs text-gray-500">
-                        {responsesUploadedImage.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf") ? "PDF" : "Image"}
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <button
-                      className="flex items-center justify-center w-6 h-6 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-200 rounded-full transition-colors"
-                      onClick={handleRemoveResponsesImage}
-                    >
-                      <DeleteOutlined style={{ fontSize: "12px" }} />
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
+                <FilePreviewCard
+                  file={responsesUploadedImage}
+                  previewUrl={responsesImagePreviewUrl}
+                  onRemove={handleRemoveResponsesImage}
+                />
               )}
 
               {endpointType === EndpointType.CHAT && chatUploadedImage && (
-                <div className="mb-2">
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3 p-3 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-200">
-                    <div className="relative inline-block">
-                      {chatUploadedImage.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf") ? (
-                        <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md bg-red-500 flex items-center justify-center">
-                          <FilePdfOutlined style={{ fontSize: "16px", color: "white" }} />
-                        </div>
-                      ) : (
-                        <img
-                          src={chatImagePreviewUrl || ""}
-                          alt="Upload preview"
-                          className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md border border-gray-200 object-cover"
-                        />
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                      <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate">{chatUploadedImage.name}</div>
-                      <div className="text-xs text-gray-500">
-                        {chatUploadedImage.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf") ? "PDF" : "Image"}
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <button
-                      className="flex items-center justify-center w-6 h-6 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-200 rounded-full transition-colors"
-                      onClick={handleRemoveChatImage}
-                    >
-                      <DeleteOutlined style={{ fontSize: "12px" }} />
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
+                <FilePreviewCard
+                  file={chatUploadedImage}
+                  previewUrl={chatImagePreviewUrl}
+                  onRemove={handleRemoveChatImage}
+                />
               )}
 
               {/* Code Interpreter indicator and sample prompts when enabled */}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1014df5d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import FilePreviewCard from "./FilePreviewCard";
+
+function makeFile(name: string): File {
+  return new File(["dummy"], name, { type: "application/octet-stream" });
+}
+
+describe("FilePreviewCard", () => {
+  it("should render", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("photo.png")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("photo.png")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should display the file name", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("my-screenshot.jpg")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("my-screenshot.jpg")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should show 'Image' label for non-PDF files", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("photo.png")} previewUrl="blob:http://localhost/abc" onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("Image")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should show 'PDF' label for PDF files", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("report.pdf")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("PDF")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should render an image preview when the file is not a PDF", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("photo.png")} previewUrl="blob:http://localhost/abc" onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByAltText("Upload preview")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should not render an image preview when the file is a PDF", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("doc.PDF")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByAltText("Upload preview")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should call onRemove when the remove button is clicked", async () => {
+    const onRemove = vi.fn();
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("photo.png")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={onRemove} />
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
+    expect(onRemove).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("should treat .PDF (uppercase) as a PDF file", () => {
+    render(
+      <FilePreviewCard file={makeFile("REPORT.PDF")} previewUrl={null} onRemove={vi.fn()} />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("PDF")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByAltText("Upload preview")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26bdf07eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/playground/chat_ui/FilePreviewCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { DeleteOutlined, FilePdfOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
+
+interface FilePreviewCardProps {
+  file: File;
+  previewUrl: string | null;
+  onRemove: () => void;
+}
+
+function FilePreviewCard({ file, previewUrl, onRemove }: FilePreviewCardProps) {
+  const isPdf = file.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf");
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 p-3 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-200">
+        <div className="relative inline-block">
+          {isPdf ? (
+            <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md bg-red-500 flex items-center justify-center">
+              <FilePdfOutlined style={{ fontSize: "16px", color: "white" }} />
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <img
+              src={previewUrl || ""}
+              alt="Upload preview"
+              className="w-10 h-10 rounded-md border border-gray-200 object-cover"
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+          <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate">{file.name}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs text-gray-500">
+            {isPdf ? "PDF" : "Image"}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          className="flex items-center justify-center w-6 h-6 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-200 rounded-full transition-colors"
+          onClick={onRemove}
+        >
+          <DeleteOutlined style={{ fontSize: "12px" }} />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default FilePreviewCard;