diff --git a/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.test.ts b/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09354717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { mkdir, rm, stat, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { tmpdir } from 'os'
+import { RpcHandlerManager } from '../../../api/rpc/RpcHandlerManager'
+import { registerFileHandlers } from './files'
+
+async function createTempDir(prefix: string): Promise<string> {
+    const path = join(tmpdir(), `${prefix}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`)
+    await mkdir(path, { recursive: true })
+    return path
+}
+
+describe('file RPC handlers', () => {
+    let rootDir: string
+    let rpc: RpcHandlerManager
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        rootDir = await createTempDir('hapi-file-handler')
+        rpc = new RpcHandlerManager({ scopePrefix: 'session-test' })
+        registerFileHandlers(rpc, rootDir)
+    })
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+        await rm(rootDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    })
+
+    it('returns file metadata alongside content', async () => {
+        const filePath = join(rootDir, 'README.md')
+        await writeFile(filePath, '# test')
+        const expectedStats = await stat(filePath)
+
+        const response = await rpc.handleRequest({
+            method: 'session-test:readFile',
+            params: JSON.stringify({ path: 'README.md' })
+        })
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as {
+            success: boolean
+            content?: string
+            size?: number
+            modified?: number
+        }
+
+        expect(parsed.success).toBe(true)
+        expect(parsed.content).toBe(Buffer.from('# test').toString('base64'))
+        expect(parsed.size).toBe(expectedStats.size)
+        expect(parsed.modified).toBe(expectedStats.mtime.getTime())
+    })
+})
diff --git a/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.ts b/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.ts
index 0e3d28ba..282e8d7b 100644
--- a/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.ts
+++ b/cli/src/modules/common/handlers/files.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ export function registerFileHandlers(rpcHandlerManager: RpcHandlerManager, worki
 
         try {
             const resolvedPath = resolve(workingDirectory, data.path)
+            const stats = await stat(resolvedPath)
             const buffer = await readFile(resolvedPath)
             const content = buffer.toString('base64')
-            return { success: true, content }
+            return {
+                success: true,
+                content,
+                size: stats.size,
+                modified: stats.mtime.getTime()
+            }
         } catch (error) {
             logger.debug('Failed to read file:', error)
             return rpcError(getErrorMessage(error, 'Failed to read file'))
diff --git a/shared/src/apiTypes.ts b/shared/src/apiTypes.ts
index 5db9ee85..ca90e635 100644
--- a/shared/src/apiTypes.ts
+++ b/shared/src/apiTypes.ts
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ export type GitCommandResponse = CommandResponse
 export type FileReadResponse = {
     success: boolean
     content?: string
+    size?: number
+    modified?: number
     error?: string
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/routes/sessions/file.test.tsx b/web/src/routes/sessions/file.test.tsx
index d484608d..a270a8d9 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/sessions/file.test.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/sessions/file.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { I18nProvider } from '@/lib/i18n-context'
+import { formatFileMetadata } from '@/lib/file-metadata'
 import { encodeBase64 } from '@/lib/utils'
 import FilePage from './file'
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ const sampleMarkdown = '# Heading\n\n| Col A | Col B |\n| --- | --- |\n| one | t
 const filePath = 'docs/README.md'
 const encodedPath = encodeBase64(filePath)
 const encodedContent = encodeBase64(sampleMarkdown)
+const fileSize = 1024
+const fileModified = 1_784_175_060_000
 
 vi.mock('@tanstack/react-router', () => ({
     useParams: () => ({ sessionId: 'session-1' }),
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ vi.mock('@/lib/app-context', () => ({
             readSessionFile: vi.fn(async () => ({
                 success: true,
                 content: encodedContent,
+                size: fileSize,
+                modified: fileModified,
             })),
         },
     }),
@@ -82,6 +87,8 @@ describe('FilePage markdown preview', () => {
         await waitFor(() => {
             expect(screen.getByTestId('markdown-preview')).toHaveTextContent('# Heading')
         })
+        expect(screen.getByText(formatFileMetadata(fileSize, fileModified, 'en')!)).toBeInTheDocument()
+        expect(screen.getAllByText(filePath)).toHaveLength(1)
         const previewCopyButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy file content' })
         expect(previewCopyButton.closest('[data-hapi-file-content-header="true"]')).not.toBeNull()
         expect(previewCopyButton).not.toHaveClass('absolute')
diff --git a/web/src/routes/sessions/file.tsx b/web/src/routes/sessions/file.tsx
index 163855b0..24d99c83 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/sessions/file.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/sessions/file.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from '@/lib/use-translation'
 import { decodeBase64 } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { ImagePreview } from '@/components/ImagePreview'
 import { MarkdownRenderer } from '@/components/MarkdownRenderer'
+import { formatFileMetadata } from '@/lib/file-metadata'
 import {
     getInitialMarkdownPreviewMode,
     isMarkdownFile,
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ function extractCommandError(result: GitCommandResponse | undefined): string | n
 
 export default function FilePage() {
     const { api } = useAppContext()
-    const { t } = useTranslation()
+    const { t, locale } = useTranslation()
     const { copied: pathCopied, copy: copyPath } = useCopyToClipboard()
     const { copied: contentCopied, copy: copyContent } = useCopyToClipboard()
     const goBack = useAppGoBack()
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ export default function FilePage() {
     const missingPath = !filePath
     const diffErrorMessage = diffError ? formatDiffError(diffError, t) : null
     const fileErrorMessage = fileError ? formatReadFileError(fileError, t) : null
+    const fileMetadata = formatFileMetadata(fileContentResult?.size, fileContentResult?.modified, locale)
 
     return (
         <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ export default function FilePage() {
                     </button>
                     <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                         <div className="truncate font-semibold">{fileName}</div>
-                        <div className="truncate text-xs text-[var(--app-hint)]">{filePath || t('file.page.unknownPath')}</div>
+                        <div className="truncate text-xs text-[var(--app-hint)]">{fileMetadata ?? (filePath || t('file.page.unknownPath'))}</div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>