diff --git a/appview/issues/opengraph.go b/appview/issues/opengraph.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d09d547a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appview/issues/opengraph.go
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+package issues
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"image/png"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"tangled.org/core/appview/models"
+	"tangled.org/core/appview/ogcard"
+)
+
+func (rp *Issues) drawIssueSummaryCard(issue *models.Issue, repo *models.Repo, commentCount int, ownerHandle string) (*ogcard.Card, error) {
+	width, height := ogcard.DefaultSize()
+	mainCard, err := ogcard.NewCard(width, height)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Split: content area (75%) and status/stats area (25%)
+	contentCard, statsArea := mainCard.Split(false, 75)
+
+	// Add padding to content
+	contentCard.SetMargin(50)
+
+	// Split content horizontally: main content (80%) and avatar area (20%)
+	mainContent, avatarArea := contentCard.Split(true, 80)
+
+	// Add margin to main content like repo card
+	mainContent.SetMargin(10)
+
+	// Use full main content area for repo name and title
+	bounds := mainContent.Img.Bounds()
+	startX := bounds.Min.X + mainContent.Margin
+	startY := bounds.Min.Y + mainContent.Margin
+
+	// Draw full repository name at top (owner/repo format)
+	var repoOwner string
+	owner, err := rp.idResolver.ResolveIdent(context.Background(), repo.Did)
+	if err != nil {
+		repoOwner = repo.Did
+	} else {
+		repoOwner = "@" + owner.Handle.String()
+	}
+
+	fullRepoName := repoOwner + " / " + repo.Name
+	if len(fullRepoName) > 60 {
+		fullRepoName = fullRepoName[:60] + "…"
+	}
+
+	grayColor := color.RGBA{88, 96, 105, 255}
+	err = mainContent.DrawTextAt(fullRepoName, startX, startY, grayColor, 36, ogcard.Top, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Draw issue title below repo name with wrapping
+	titleY := startY + 60
+	titleX := startX
+
+	// Truncate title if too long
+	issueTitle := issue.Title
+	maxTitleLength := 80
+	if len(issueTitle) > maxTitleLength {
+		issueTitle = issueTitle[:maxTitleLength] + "…"
+	}
+
+	// Create a temporary card for the title area to enable wrapping
+	titleBounds := mainContent.Img.Bounds()
+	titleWidth := titleBounds.Dx() - (startX - titleBounds.Min.X) - 20   // Leave some margin
+	titleHeight := titleBounds.Dy() - (titleY - titleBounds.Min.Y) - 100 // Leave space for issue ID
+
+	titleRect := image.Rect(titleX, titleY, titleX+titleWidth, titleY+titleHeight)
+	titleCard := &ogcard.Card{
+		Img:    mainContent.Img.SubImage(titleRect).(*image.RGBA),
+		Font:   mainContent.Font,
+		Margin: 0,
+	}
+
+	// Draw wrapped title
+	lines, err := titleCard.DrawText(issueTitle, color.Black, 54, ogcard.Top, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Calculate where title ends (number of lines * line height)
+	lineHeight := 60 // Approximate line height for 54pt font
+	titleEndY := titleY + (len(lines) * lineHeight) + 10
+
+	// Draw issue ID in gray below the title
+	issueIdText := fmt.Sprintf("#%d", issue.IssueId)
+	err = mainContent.DrawTextAt(issueIdText, startX, titleEndY, grayColor, 54, ogcard.Top, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Get issue author handle (needed for avatar and metadata)
+	var authorHandle string
+	author, err := rp.idResolver.ResolveIdent(context.Background(), issue.Did)
+	if err != nil {
+		authorHandle = issue.Did
+	} else {
+		authorHandle = "@" + author.Handle.String()
+	}
+
+	// Draw avatar circle on the right side
+	avatarBounds := avatarArea.Img.Bounds()
+	avatarSize := min(avatarBounds.Dx(), avatarBounds.Dy()) - 20 // Leave some margin
+	if avatarSize > 220 {
+		avatarSize = 220
+	}
+	avatarX := avatarBounds.Min.X + (avatarBounds.Dx() / 2) - (avatarSize / 2)
+	avatarY := avatarBounds.Min.Y + 20
+
+	// Get avatar URL for issue author
+	avatarURL := rp.pages.AvatarUrl(authorHandle, "256")
+	err = avatarArea.DrawCircularExternalImage(avatarURL, avatarX, avatarY, avatarSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw avatar (non-fatal): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Split stats area: left side for status/comments (80%), right side for dolly (20%)
+	statusCommentsArea, dollyArea := statsArea.Split(true, 80)
+
+	// Draw status and comment count in status/comments area
+	statsBounds := statusCommentsArea.Img.Bounds()
+	statsX := statsBounds.Min.X + 60 // left padding
+	statsY := statsBounds.Min.Y
+
+	iconColor := color.RGBA{88, 96, 105, 255}
+	iconSize := 36
+	textSize := 36.0
+	labelSize := 28.0
+	iconBaselineOffset := int(textSize) / 2
+
+	// Draw status (open/closed) with colored icon and text
+	var statusIcon string
+	var statusText string
+	var statusBgColor color.RGBA
+
+	if issue.Open {
+		statusIcon = "static/icons/circle-dot.svg"
+		statusText = "open"
+		statusBgColor = color.RGBA{34, 139, 34, 255} // green
+	} else {
+		statusIcon = "static/icons/circle-dot.svg"
+		statusText = "closed"
+		statusBgColor = color.RGBA{52, 58, 64, 255} // dark gray
+	}
+
+	badgeIconSize := 36
+
+	// Draw icon with status color (no background)
+	err = statusCommentsArea.DrawSVGIcon(statusIcon, statsX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-badgeIconSize/2+5, badgeIconSize, statusBgColor)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw status icon: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Draw text with status color (no background)
+	textX := statsX + badgeIconSize + 12
+	badgeTextSize := 32.0
+	err = statusCommentsArea.DrawTextAt(statusText, textX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset, statusBgColor, badgeTextSize, ogcard.Middle, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw status text: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	statusTextWidth := len(statusText) * 20
+	currentX := statsX + badgeIconSize + 12 + statusTextWidth + 50
+
+	// Draw comment count
+	err = statusCommentsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/message-square.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2+5, iconSize, iconColor)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw comment icon: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	currentX += iconSize + 15
+	commentText := fmt.Sprintf("%d comments", commentCount)
+	if commentCount == 1 {
+		commentText = "1 comment"
+	}
+	err = statusCommentsArea.DrawTextAt(commentText, currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset, iconColor, textSize, ogcard.Middle, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw comment text: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Draw dolly logo on the right side
+	dollyBounds := dollyArea.Img.Bounds()
+	dollySize := 90
+	dollyX := dollyBounds.Min.X + (dollyBounds.Dx() / 2) - (dollySize / 2)
+	dollyY := statsY + iconBaselineOffset - dollySize/2 + 25
+	dollyColor := color.RGBA{180, 180, 180, 255} // light gray
+	err = dollyArea.DrawSVGIcon("templates/fragments/dolly/silhouette.svg", dollyX, dollyY, dollySize, dollyColor)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("dolly silhouette not available (this is ok): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Draw "opened by @author" and date at the bottom with more spacing
+	labelY := statsY + iconSize + 30
+
+	// Format the opened date
+	openedDate := issue.Created.Format("Jan 2, 2006")
+	metaText := fmt.Sprintf("opened by %s · %s", authorHandle, openedDate)
+
+	err = statusCommentsArea.DrawTextAt(metaText, statsX, labelY, iconColor, labelSize, ogcard.Top, ogcard.Left)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to draw metadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return mainCard, nil
+}
+
+func (rp *Issues) IssueOpenGraphSummary(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	f, err := rp.repoResolver.Resolve(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to get repo and knot", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	issue, ok := r.Context().Value("issue").(*models.Issue)
+	if !ok {
+		log.Println("issue not found in context")
+		http.Error(w, "issue not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Get comment count
+	commentCount := len(issue.Comments)
+
+	// Get owner handle for avatar
+	var ownerHandle string
+	owner, err := rp.idResolver.ResolveIdent(r.Context(), f.Repo.Did)
+	if err != nil {
+		ownerHandle = f.Repo.Did
+	} else {
+		ownerHandle = "@" + owner.Handle.String()
+	}
+
+	card, err := rp.drawIssueSummaryCard(issue, &f.Repo, commentCount, ownerHandle)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to draw issue summary card", err)
+		http.Error(w, "failed to draw issue summary card", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var imageBuffer bytes.Buffer
+	err = png.Encode(&imageBuffer, card.Img)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to encode issue summary card", err)
+		http.Error(w, "failed to encode issue summary card", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	imageBytes := imageBuffer.Bytes()
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/png")
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=3600") // 1 hour
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	_, err = w.Write(imageBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to write issue summary card", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/appview/issues/router.go b/appview/issues/router.go
index dc34c67a..e0e5dba4 100644
--- a/appview/issues/router.go
+++ b/appview/issues/router.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func (i *Issues) Router(mw *middleware.Middleware) http.Handler {
 		r.Route("/{issue}", func(r chi.Router) {
 			r.Use(mw.ResolveIssue)
 			r.Get("/", i.RepoSingleIssue)
+			r.Get("/opengraph", i.IssueOpenGraphSummary)
 
 			// authenticated routes
 			r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
diff --git a/appview/repo/ogcard/card.go b/appview/ogcard/card.go
similarity index 93%
rename from appview/repo/ogcard/card.go
rename to appview/ogcard/card.go
index 569ad4e3..6fd1692e 100644
--- a/appview/repo/ogcard/card.go
+++ b/appview/ogcard/card.go
@@ -394,11 +394,6 @@ func (c *Card) fetchExternalImage(url string) (image.Image, bool) {
 	}
 
 	contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
-	// Support content types are in-sync with the allowed custom avatar file types
-	if contentType != "image/png" && contentType != "image/jpeg" && contentType != "image/gif" && contentType != "image/webp" {
-		log.Printf("fetching external image returned unsupported Content-Type which was ignored: %s", contentType)
-		return nil, false
-	}
 
 	body := resp.Body
 	bodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(body)
@@ -407,6 +402,17 @@ func (c *Card) fetchExternalImage(url string) (image.Image, bool) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
+	// Handle SVG separately
+	if contentType == "image/svg+xml" || strings.HasSuffix(url, ".svg") {
+		return c.convertSVGToPNG(bodyBytes)
+	}
+
+	// Support content types are in-sync with the allowed custom avatar file types
+	if contentType != "image/png" && contentType != "image/jpeg" && contentType != "image/gif" && contentType != "image/webp" {
+		log.Printf("fetching external image returned unsupported Content-Type which was ignored: %s", contentType)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
 	bodyBuffer := bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes)
 	_, imgType, err := image.DecodeConfig(bodyBuffer)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -437,6 +443,35 @@ func (c *Card) fetchExternalImage(url string) (image.Image, bool) {
 	return img, true
 }
 
+// convertSVGToPNG converts SVG data to a PNG image
+func (c *Card) convertSVGToPNG(svgData []byte) (image.Image, bool) {
+	// Parse the SVG
+	icon, err := oksvg.ReadIconStream(bytes.NewReader(svgData))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error parsing SVG: %v", err)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	// Set a reasonable size for the rasterized image
+	width := 256
+	height := 256
+	icon.SetTarget(0, 0, float64(width), float64(height))
+
+	// Create an image to draw on
+	rgba := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, width, height))
+
+	// Fill with white background
+	draw.Draw(rgba, rgba.Bounds(), &image.Uniform{color.White}, image.Point{}, draw.Src)
+
+	// Create a scanner and rasterize the SVG
+	scanner := rasterx.NewScannerGV(width, height, rgba, rgba.Bounds())
+	raster := rasterx.NewDasher(width, height, scanner)
+
+	icon.Draw(raster, 1.0)
+
+	return rgba, true
+}
+
 func (c *Card) DrawExternalImage(url string) {
 	image, ok := c.fetchExternalImage(url)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/fragments/og.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/fragments/og.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f62ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/fragments/og.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{{ define "issues/fragments/og" }}
+    {{ $title := printf "%s #%d" .Issue.Title .Issue.IssueId }}
+    {{ $description := or .Issue.Body .RepoInfo.Description }}
+    {{ $url := printf "https://tangled.org/%s/issues/%d" .RepoInfo.FullName .Issue.IssueId }}
+    {{ $imageUrl := printf "https://tangled.org/%s/issues/%d/opengraph" .RepoInfo.FullName .Issue.IssueId }}
+
+    <meta property="og:title" content="{{ unescapeHtml $title }}" />
+    <meta property="og:type" content="object" />
+    <meta property="og:url" content="{{ $url }}" />
+    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ $description }}" />
+    <meta property="og:image" content="{{ $imageUrl }}" />
+    <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" />
+    <meta property="og:image:height" content="600" />
+
+    <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
+    <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ unescapeHtml $title }}" />
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ $description }}" />
+    <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ $imageUrl }}" />
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/repo/opengraph.go b/appview/repo/opengraph.go
index 03b49f50..e5cc2fc0 100644
--- a/appview/repo/opengraph.go
+++ b/appview/repo/opengraph.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-enry/go-enry/v2"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/models"
-	"tangled.org/core/appview/repo/ogcard"
+	"tangled.org/core/appview/ogcard"
 	"tangled.org/core/types"
 )
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (rp *Repo) drawRepoSummaryCard(repo *models.Repo, languageStats []types.Rep
 	// Draw star icon, count, and label
 	// Align icon baseline with text baseline
 	iconBaselineOffset := int(textSize) / 2
-	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/star.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2, iconSize, iconColor)
+	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/star.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2+5, iconSize, iconColor)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to draw star icon: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (rp *Repo) drawRepoSummaryCard(repo *models.Repo, languageStats []types.Rep
 
 	// Draw issues icon, count, and label
 	issueStartX := currentX
-	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/circle-dot.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2, iconSize, iconColor)
+	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/circle-dot.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2+5, iconSize, iconColor)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to draw circle-dot icon: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (rp *Repo) drawRepoSummaryCard(repo *models.Repo, languageStats []types.Rep
 
 	// Draw pull request icon, count, and label
 	prStartX := currentX
-	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/git-pull-request.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2, iconSize, iconColor)
+	err = statsArea.DrawSVGIcon("static/icons/git-pull-request.svg", currentX, statsY+iconBaselineOffset-iconSize/2+5, iconSize, iconColor)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to draw git-pull-request icon: %v", err)
 	}