diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index d4603e0322..8a6d528b40 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { getUri } from "./getUri"
 import { AutoApprovalSettings, DEFAULT_AUTO_APPROVAL_SETTINGS } from "../../shared/AutoApprovalSettings"
 import { BrowserSettings, DEFAULT_BROWSER_SETTINGS } from "../../shared/BrowserSettings"
 import { ChatSettings, DEFAULT_CHAT_SETTINGS } from "../../shared/ChatSettings"
+import { DIFF_VIEW_URI_SCHEME } from "../../integrations/editor/DiffViewProvider"
 
 /*
 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-webview-ui-toolkit-samples/blob/main/default/weather-webview/src/providers/WeatherViewProvider.ts
@@ -928,6 +929,37 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 						}
 						break
 					}
+					case "openMcpMarketplaceServerDetails": {
+						if (message.mcpId) {
+							// close existing
+							const tabs = vscode.window.tabGroups.all
+								.flatMap((tg) => tg.tabs)
+								.filter((tab) => tab.label && tab.label.includes("README") && tab.label.includes("Preview"))
+							for (const tab of tabs) {
+								await vscode.window.tabGroups.close(tab)
+							}
+
+							const response = await fetch(`https://api.cline.bot/v1/mcp/marketplace/item?mcpId=${message.mcpId}`)
+							const details: McpDownloadResponse = await response.json()
+
+							if (details.readmeContent) {
+								// Create URI with base64 encoded markdown content
+								const uri = vscode.Uri.parse(
+									`${DIFF_VIEW_URI_SCHEME}:${details.name} README?${Buffer.from(details.readmeContent).toString("base64")}`,
+								)
+
+								// Show only the preview
+								await vscode.commands.executeCommand("markdown.showPreview", uri, {
+									sideBySide: true,
+									preserveFocus: true,
+								})
+							}
+						}
+
+						this.postMessageToWebview({ type: "relinquishControl" })
+
+						break
+					}
 					case "toggleMcpServer": {
 						try {
 							await this.mcpHub?.toggleServerDisabled(message.serverName!, message.disabled!)
diff --git a/src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts b/src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts
index b691315d45..5390ff0bdb 100644
--- a/src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts
+++ b/src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export interface WebviewMessage {
 		| "subscribeEmail"
 		| "fetchMcpMarketplace"
 		| "downloadMcp"
+		| "openMcpMarketplaceServerDetails"
 	// | "relaunchChromeDebugMode"
 	text?: string
 	disabled?: boolean
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/mcp/marketplace/McpMarketplaceCard.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/mcp/marketplace/McpMarketplaceCard.tsx
index 2e6ec6a708..2c5fe11c34 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/mcp/marketplace/McpMarketplaceCard.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/mcp/marketplace/McpMarketplaceCard.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface McpMarketplaceCardProps {
 const McpMarketplaceCard = ({ item, installedServers }: McpMarketplaceCardProps) => {
 	const isInstalled = installedServers.some((server) => server.name === item.mcpId)
 	const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false)
+	const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false)
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const handleMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ const McpMarketplaceCard = ({ item, installedServers }: McpMarketplaceCardProps)
 			if (message.type === "mcpDownloadDetails") {
 				setIsDownloading(false)
 			}
+			if (message.type === "relinquishControl") {
+				setIsLoading(false)
+			}
 		}
 
 		window.addEventListener("message", handleMessage)
@@ -43,10 +47,16 @@ const McpMarketplaceCard = ({ item, installedServers }: McpMarketplaceCardProps)
 				className="mcp-card"
 				onClick={() => {
 					console.log("Card clicked:", item.mcpId)
+					setIsLoading(true)
+					vscode.postMessage({
+						type: "openMcpMarketplaceServerDetails",
+						mcpId: item.mcpId,
+					})
 				}}
 				style={{
 					borderBottom: "1px solid var(--vscode-textCodeBlock-background)",
 					padding: "12px 16px",
+					cursor: isLoading ? "wait" : "pointer",
 				}}>
 				{/* Main container with logo and content */}
 				<div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "12px" }}>