diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
index 1d335d566..f2c40ca14 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ interface IChatComposer extends Pick<React.TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaEl
   onSelectFile: (files: FileList, intl: IntlShape) => void
   resetFileKey: number | null
   attachments?: Attachment[]
+  onDeleteAttachment?: () => void
 }
 
 /** Textarea input for chats. */
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ const ChatComposer = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null, IChatComposer>
   resetFileKey,
   onPaste,
   attachments = [],
+  onDeleteAttachment,
 }, ref) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ const ChatComposer = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null, IChatComposer>
               maxRows={5}
               disabled={disabled}
               attachments={attachments}
+              onDeleteAttachment={onDeleteAttachment}
             />
             {isSuggestionsAvailable ? (
               <ComboboxPopover>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
index c26755cf5..e2ade90d3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Textarea } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import { Attachment } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
+import ChatUpload from './chat-upload';
+
 interface IChatTextarea extends React.ComponentProps<typeof Textarea> {
   attachments?: Attachment[]
+  onDeleteAttachment?: () => void
 }
 
 /** Custom textarea for chats. */
-const ChatTextarea: React.FC<IChatTextarea> = ({ attachments, ...rest }) => {
+const ChatTextarea: React.FC<IChatTextarea> = ({ attachments, onDeleteAttachment, ...rest }) => {
   return (
     <div className={`
       bg-white
@@ -22,14 +25,17 @@ const ChatTextarea: React.FC<IChatTextarea> = ({ attachments, ...rest }) => {
       dark:focus-within:ring-primary-500 dark:focus-within:border-primary-500
     `}
     >
-      {attachments?.map(attachment => (
-        <img
-          className='w-8 h-8'
-          key={attachment.id}
-          src={attachment.url}
-          alt=''
-        />
-      ))}
+      {(!!attachments?.length) && (
+        <div className='p-3 pb-0'>
+          {attachments?.map(attachment => (
+            <ChatUpload
+              key={attachment.id}
+              attachment={attachment}
+              onDelete={onDeleteAttachment}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       <Textarea theme='transparent' {...rest} />
     </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-upload.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-upload.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38b664e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-upload.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { Icon } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+
+import type { Attachment } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
+
+interface IChatUpload {
+  attachment: Attachment,
+  onDelete?(): void,
+}
+
+/** An attachment uploaded to the chat composer, before sending. */
+const ChatUpload: React.FC<IChatUpload> = ({ attachment, onDelete }) => {
+  return (
+    <div className='relative inline-block'>
+      <div className='absolute right-[6px] top-[6px]'>
+        <RemoveButton onClick={onDelete} />
+      </div>
+
+      <img
+        className='w-24 h-24 rounded-lg'
+        key={attachment.id}
+        src={attachment.url}
+        alt=''
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+interface IRemoveButton {
+  onClick?: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>
+}
+
+/** Floating button to remove an attachment. */
+const RemoveButton: React.FC<IRemoveButton> = ({ onClick }) => {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type='button'
+      onClick={onClick}
+      className='bg-secondary-500 w-5 h-5 p-1 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center'
+    >
+      <Icon
+        className='w-4 h-4'
+        src={require('@tabler/icons/x.svg')}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ChatUpload;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
index f61fcba81..77e3feac4 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { uploadMedia } from 'soapbox/actions/media';
 import { Stack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import Upload from 'soapbox/components/upload';
 import UploadProgress from 'soapbox/components/upload-progress';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { normalizeAttachment } from 'soapbox/normalizers';
@@ -181,6 +180,7 @@ const Chat: React.FC<ChatInterface> = ({ chat, inputRef, className }) => {
         resetFileKey={resetFileKey}
         onPaste={handlePaste}
         attachments={attachment ? [attachment] : []}
+        onDeleteAttachment={handleRemoveFile}
       />
     </Stack>
   );