diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..535cfca3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import React, {useCallback} from 'react'
+import {StyleProp, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
+import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+import {AppBskyEmbedExternal} from '@atproto/api'
+import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {parseAltFromGIFDescription} from '#/lib/gif-alt-text'
+import {shareUrl} from '#/lib/sharing'
+import {parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl} from '#/lib/strings/embed-player'
+import {toNiceDomain} from '#/lib/strings/url-helpers'
+import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useExternalEmbedsPrefs} from '#/state/preferences'
+import {ExternalGifEmbed} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/ExternalGifEmbed'
+import {ExternalPlayer} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/ExternalPlayerEmbed'
+import {GifEmbed} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/GifEmbed'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Divider} from '#/components/Divider'
+import {Earth_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Globe} from '#/components/icons/Globe'
+import {Link} from '#/components/Link'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+
+export const ExternalEmbed = ({
+  link,
+  onOpen,
+  style,
+  hideAlt,
+}: {
+  link: AppBskyEmbedExternal.ViewExternal
+  onOpen?: () => void
+  style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
+  hideAlt?: boolean
+}) => {
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const externalEmbedPrefs = useExternalEmbedsPrefs()
+  const niceUrl = toNiceDomain(link.uri)
+  const imageUri = link.thumb
+  const embedPlayerParams = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const params = parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(link.uri)
+
+    if (params && externalEmbedPrefs?.[params.source] !== 'hide') {
+      return params
+    }
+  }, [link.uri, externalEmbedPrefs])
+  const hasMedia = Boolean(imageUri || embedPlayerParams)
+
+  const onShareExternal = useCallback(() => {
+    if (link.uri && isNative) {
+      shareUrl(link.uri)
+    }
+  }, [link.uri])
+
+  if (embedPlayerParams?.source === 'tenor') {
+    const parsedAlt = parseAltFromGIFDescription(link.description)
+    return (
+      <View style={style}>
+        <GifEmbed
+          params={embedPlayerParams}
+          thumb={link.thumb}
+          altText={parsedAlt.alt}
+          isPreferredAltText={parsedAlt.isPreferred}
+          hideAlt={hideAlt}
+        />
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Link
+      label={link.title || _(msg`Open link to ${niceUrl}`)}
+      to={link.uri}
+      shouldProxy={true}
+      onPress={onOpen}
+      onLongPress={onShareExternal}>
+      {({hovered}) => (
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.transition_color,
+            a.flex_col,
+            a.rounded_md,
+            a.overflow_hidden,
+            a.w_full,
+            a.border,
+            style,
+            hovered
+              ? t.atoms.border_contrast_high
+              : t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+          ]}>
+          {imageUri && !embedPlayerParams ? (
+            <Image
+              style={{
+                aspectRatio: 1.91,
+              }}
+              source={{uri: imageUri}}
+              accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
+            />
+          ) : undefined}
+
+          {embedPlayerParams?.isGif ? (
+            <ExternalGifEmbed link={link} params={embedPlayerParams} />
+          ) : embedPlayerParams ? (
+            <ExternalPlayer link={link} params={embedPlayerParams} />
+          ) : undefined}
+
+          <View
+            style={[
+              a.flex_1,
+              a.pt_sm,
+              {gap: 3},
+              hasMedia && a.border_t,
+              hovered
+                ? t.atoms.border_contrast_high
+                : t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+            ]}>
+            <View style={[{gap: 3}, a.pb_xs, a.px_md]}>
+              {!embedPlayerParams?.isGif && !embedPlayerParams?.dimensions && (
+                <Text
+                  emoji
+                  numberOfLines={3}
+                  style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold, a.leading_snug]}>
+                  {link.title || link.uri}
+                </Text>
+              )}
+              {link.description ? (
+                <Text
+                  emoji
+                  numberOfLines={link.thumb ? 2 : 4}
+                  style={[a.text_sm, a.leading_snug]}>
+                  {link.description}
+                </Text>
+              ) : undefined}
+            </View>
+            <View style={[a.px_md]}>
+              <Divider />
+              <View
+                style={[
+                  a.flex_row,
+                  a.align_center,
+                  a.gap_2xs,
+                  a.pb_sm,
+                  {
+                    paddingTop: 6, // off menu
+                  },
+                ]}>
+                <Globe
+                  size="xs"
+                  style={[
+                    a.transition_color,
+                    hovered
+                      ? t.atoms.text_contrast_medium
+                      : t.atoms.text_contrast_low,
+                  ]}
+                />
+                <Text
+                  numberOfLines={1}
+                  style={[
+                    a.transition_color,
+                    a.text_xs,
+                    a.leading_snug,
+                    hovered
+                      ? t.atoms.text_contrast_high
+                      : t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+                  ]}>
+                  {toNiceDomain(link.uri)}
+                </Text>
+              </View>
+            </View>
+          </View>
+        </View>
+      )}
+    </Link>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
index 85f75b8efb..8aef6625c5 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {unstableCacheProfileView} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {Link} from '#/view/com/util/Link'
-import {ExternalLinkEmbed} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/ExternalLinkEmbed'
 import {
   PostEmbedViewContext,
   QuoteEmbedViewContext,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import {Embed as StarterPackCard} from '#/components/StarterPack/StarterPackCard
 import {SubtleWebHover} from '#/components/SubtleWebHover'
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 import {Embed as TEmbed, EmbedType, parseEmbed} from '#/types/bsky/post'
+import {ExternalEmbed} from './ExternalEmbed'
 import {FeedEmbed} from './FeedEmbed'
 import {ImageEmbed} from './ImageEmbed'
 import {ListEmbed} from './ListEmbed'
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function MediaEmbed({
     case 'link': {
       return (
         <ContentHider modui={rest.moderation?.ui('contentMedia')}>
-          <ExternalLinkEmbed
+          <ExternalEmbed
             link={embed.view.external}
             onOpen={rest.onOpen}
             style={[a.mt_sm, rest.style]}