diff --git a/extension/src/popup/styles.css b/extension/src/popup/styles.css
index 6a35990..5e5dcb6 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/styles.css
+++ b/extension/src/popup/styles.css
@@ -1362,3 +1362,26 @@ textarea {
   opacity: 0.4;
   cursor: not-allowed;
 }
+
+.hostname-chip-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+.hostname-chip {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #0c1118;
+}
+.hostname-text {
+  font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/__tests__/url-tools.test.ts b/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/__tests__/url-tools.test.ts
index 7794f84..0373ca8 100644
--- a/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/__tests__/url-tools.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/__tests__/url-tools.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
-import { wireFillFromTab } from '../url-tools';
+import { wireFillFromTab, wireHostnameChip } from '../url-tools';
 
 describe('wireFillFromTab', () => {
   let form: HTMLElement;
@@ -44,3 +44,60 @@ describe('wireFillFromTab', () => {
     expect((form.querySelector('#fill-from-tab-btn') as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true);
   });
 });
+
+describe('wireHostnameChip', () => {
+  let form: HTMLElement;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    form = document.createElement('div');
+    form.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <input id="f-url" type="text" />
+        <div id="hostname-chip-row" class="hostname-chip-row" hidden></div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+    document.body.appendChild(form);
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('renders chip + hostname on valid URL after debounce', () => {
+    wireHostnameChip(form);
+    const input = form.querySelector('#f-url') as HTMLInputElement;
+    input.value = 'https://github.com/login';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(250);
+    const row = form.querySelector('#hostname-chip-row') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(row.hidden).toBe(false);
+    expect(row.textContent).toContain('github.com');
+    expect(row.querySelector('.hostname-chip')?.textContent).toBe('G');
+  });
+
+  it('hides chip if URL is empty', () => {
+    wireHostnameChip(form);
+    const input = form.querySelector('#f-url') as HTMLInputElement;
+    input.value = '';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(250);
+    expect((form.querySelector('#hostname-chip-row') as HTMLElement).hidden).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('hides chip if URL does not parse', () => {
+    wireHostnameChip(form);
+    const input = form.querySelector('#f-url') as HTMLInputElement;
+    input.value = '!!!not-a-url';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(250);
+    expect((form.querySelector('#hostname-chip-row') as HTMLElement).hidden).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('treats scheme-less host as https://', () => {
+    wireHostnameChip(form);
+    const input = form.querySelector('#f-url') as HTMLInputElement;
+    input.value = 'gitlab.com/users/sign_in';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(250);
+    const row = form.querySelector('#hostname-chip-row') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(row.hidden).toBe(false);
+    expect(row.textContent).toContain('gitlab.com');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/url-tools.ts b/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/url-tools.ts
index 5f71646..5b6b0ae 100644
--- a/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/url-tools.ts
+++ b/extension/src/shared/form-affordances/url-tools.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,58 @@ export function wireFillFromTab(form: HTMLElement, opts: FillFromTabOpts): void
 }
 
 export const FILL_FROM_TAB_BTN_HTML = `<button id="fill-from-tab-btn" class="glyph-btn" type="button" title="fill from active tab">${GLYPH_FILL_FROM_TAB}</button>`;
+
+const CHIP_HUES = [
+  '#5ea0c4', '#c47e5e', '#5ec47a', '#c45e9c',
+  '#a3c45e', '#7e5ec4', '#c4b75e', '#5ec4c4',
+];
+
+function hostnameHue(host: string): string {
+  let h = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < host.length; i++) h = (h * 31 + host.charCodeAt(i)) | 0;
+  return CHIP_HUES[Math.abs(h) % CHIP_HUES.length];
+}
+
+function tryParseHost(raw: string): string | null {
+  const trimmed = raw.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+  const candidate = /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.-]*:\/\//.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : `https://${trimmed}`;
+  try {
+    const u = new URL(candidate);
+    const host = u.host || null;
+    if (!host) return null;
+    // Validate hostname contains only valid characters
+    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$/.test(host)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return host;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function wireHostnameChip(form: HTMLElement): void {
+  const input = form.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#f-url');
+  const row = form.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#hostname-chip-row');
+  if (!input || !row) return;
+  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  const update = () => {
+    const host = tryParseHost(input.value);
+    if (!host) {
+      row.hidden = true;
+      row.innerHTML = '';
+      return;
+    }
+    const initial = host[0]?.toUpperCase() ?? '?';
+    const hue = hostnameHue(host);
+    row.hidden = false;
+    row.innerHTML = `<span class="hostname-chip" style="background:${hue};">${initial}</span><span class="hostname-text">${host}</span>`;
+  };
+
+  input.addEventListener('input', () => {
+    if (timer !== null) clearTimeout(timer);
+    timer = setTimeout(() => { timer = null; update(); }, 200);
+  });
+  update(); // initial render for prefilled values
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/vault/vault.css b/extension/src/vault/vault.css
index 02763eb..bb808e8 100644
--- a/extension/src/vault/vault.css
+++ b/extension/src/vault/vault.css
@@ -1392,3 +1392,26 @@ textarea {
   opacity: 0.4;
   cursor: not-allowed;
 }
+
+.hostname-chip-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+.hostname-chip {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #0c1118;
+}
+.hostname-text {
+  font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
+}