diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py
index 04fa395..c696cac 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ async def run_generation(
         rag_project_id=rag_project_id,
         workspace_project_id=workspace_project_id,
         user_timezone=user_timezone,
+        conv_id=conv_id,
     ))
 
     messages, context_meta = await context_task
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py
index 3d55624..9903f96 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ async def build_context(
     rag_project_id: int | None = None,
     workspace_project_id: int | None = None,
     user_timezone: str | None = None,
+    conv_id: int | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
     """Build messages array for Ollama with system prompt and context.
 
@@ -676,7 +677,88 @@ async def build_context(
             f"\n\n--- Earlier Conversation ---\n{history_summary}\n--- End Earlier Conversation ---"
         )
 
+    # Inject briefing article content for follow-up Q&A
+    if conv_id is not None:
+        from fabledassistant.models import async_session as _async_session
+        from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Conversation
+
+        async with _async_session() as _sess:
+            _conv = await _sess.get(Conversation, conv_id)
+        if _conv and getattr(_conv, "conversation_type", None) == "briefing":
+            article_context = await _build_briefing_article_context(conv_id)
+            if article_context:
+                system_parts.append(article_context)
+
     messages = [{"role": "system", "content": "".join(system_parts)}]
     messages.extend(history)
     messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
     return messages, context_meta
+
+
+async def _build_briefing_article_context(conv_id: int) -> str:
+    """Fetch article content from today's briefing message and return a
+    formatted context block for injection into the system prompt.
+
+    Looks at the most recent assistant briefing messages for rss_item_ids
+    in their metadata, then loads those items from the DB.
+    Capped at 10 articles × 500 chars to keep token use reasonable.
+    """
+    import json as _json
+
+    from sqlalchemy import select, text as _text
+
+    from fabledassistant.models import async_session as _async_session
+    from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Message
+
+    async with _async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Message)
+            .where(
+                Message.conversation_id == conv_id,
+                Message.role == "assistant",
+            )
+            .order_by(Message.created_at.desc())
+            .limit(10)
+        )
+        messages = result.scalars().all()
+
+    rss_item_ids: list[int] = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        meta = msg.msg_metadata or {}
+        if isinstance(meta, str):
+            try:
+                meta = _json.loads(meta)
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+        ids = meta.get("rss_item_ids") or []
+        if ids:
+            rss_item_ids = ids
+            break
+
+    if not rss_item_ids:
+        return ""
+
+    async with _async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT i.title, i.url, i.content, f.title AS feed_title
+                FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                WHERE i.id = ANY(:ids)
+                ORDER BY i.published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                LIMIT 10
+            """).bindparams(ids=rss_item_ids[:10])
+        )
+        rows = result.mappings().all()
+
+    if not rows:
+        return ""
+
+    lines = ["\n\nARTICLE CONTEXT (source articles from today's briefing):"]
+    for row in rows:
+        lines.append(f"\n[{row['feed_title']}] {row['title']}")
+        if row["url"]:
+            lines.append(f"URL: {row['url']}")
+        if row["content"]:
+            lines.append(row["content"][:500])
+    return "\n".join(lines)
diff --git a/tests/test_news_api.py b/tests/test_news_api.py
index b7bec2e..533fc64 100644
--- a/tests/test_news_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_news_api.py
@@ -56,6 +56,28 @@ def test_list_news_item_serialisation():
     assert result["published_at"] == pub.isoformat()
 
 
+
+def test_build_briefing_article_context_metadata_extraction():
+    """Verify the rss_item_ids extraction logic from message metadata."""
+    import json
+
+    # Simulates the logic in _build_briefing_article_context
+    def extract_ids(msg_metadata):
+        meta = msg_metadata or {}
+        if isinstance(meta, str):
+            try:
+                meta = json.loads(meta)
+            except Exception:
+                return []
+        return meta.get("rss_item_ids") or []
+
+    assert extract_ids({}) == []
+    assert extract_ids(None) == []
+    assert extract_ids({"rss_item_ids": [1, 2, 3]}) == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert extract_ids(json.dumps({"rss_item_ids": [4, 5]})) == [4, 5]
+    assert extract_ids("not json") == []
+
+
 def test_list_news_null_content_serialisation():
     """Null content should produce empty snippet without error."""
     item = {