diff --git a/internal/render/golden_test.go b/internal/render/golden_test.go
index 34d3089..f1ebec5 100644
--- a/internal/render/golden_test.go
+++ b/internal/render/golden_test.go
@@ -62,10 +62,17 @@ func goldenCases() map[string]func(io.Writer) {
 		ReplyCount: 4, RepostCount: 5, LikeCount: 6, QuoteCount: 7,
 	}
 
+	external := simple("How it's going", "e1")
+	external.Embed = &bsky.Embed{
+		Type:     "app.bsky.embed.external#view",
+		External: &bsky.ExternalView{URI: "https://atproto.com/", Title: "Welcome to atproto", Description: "ignored in summaries"},
+	}
+
 	items := []ListItem{
 		{Post: simple("a repost", "r1"), RepostBy: "reposter.bsky.social"},
 		{Post: simple("a reply", "r2"), Reply: true},
 		{Post: rich},
+		{Post: external},
 	}
 
 	pub := &bsky.Publication{
diff --git a/internal/render/render.go b/internal/render/render.go
index 9d8623e..f97f0e7 100644
--- a/internal/render/render.go
+++ b/internal/render/render.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func writeSummary(w io.Writer, it ListItem) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, oneParagraph(text, 280))
 	}
 	writeSummaryImages(w, post)
+	writeSummaryExternal(w, post.Embed)
 	if att := attachmentSummary(post.Embed); att != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", att)
 	}
@@ -192,6 +193,20 @@ func writeSummaryImages(w io.Writer, post *bsky.PostView) {
 	}
 }
 
+// writeSummaryExternal links a list summary's external/link-card embed straight
+// to its target, with the card's title (or the URL) as the label.
+func writeSummaryExternal(w io.Writer, e *bsky.Embed) {
+	ext := e.MediaExternal()
+	if ext == nil || ext.URI == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	title := strings.TrimSpace(ext.Title)
+	if title == "" {
+		title = ext.URI
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "=> %s 🔗 %s\n", ext.URI, oneLine(title))
+}
+
 // linkLabel picks the label for a post link: the post's own anchor text when it
 // added a custom label, or a generic note when the text is just the URL.
 func linkLabel(l bsky.Link) string {
@@ -282,11 +297,8 @@ func attachmentSummary(e *bsky.Embed) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	var parts []string
-	// Images are surfaced as their own links in summaries, so they aren't
-	// repeated here.
-	if e.MediaExternal() != nil {
-		parts = append(parts, "link card")
-	}
+	// Images and link cards are surfaced as their own links in summaries, so
+	// they aren't repeated here.
 	if e.Type == "app.bsky.embed.video#view" {
 		parts = append(parts, "video")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/render/testdata/golden/list.gmi b/internal/render/testdata/golden/list.gmi
index 07cd8c4..13376d6 100644
--- a/internal/render/testdata/golden/list.gmi
+++ b/internal/render/testdata/golden/list.gmi
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ see foo
 [quoted post]
 4 replies · 5 reposts · 6 likes
 
+=> /p/byjp.me/p/e1/ 2026-05-30 JP
+How it's going
+=> https://atproto.com/ 🔗 Welcome to atproto
+1 replies · 2 reposts · 3 likes
+
 => /p/byjp.me/posts/?cursor=cursor123 More →