diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/v1/recipes/[id]/comments/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/v1/recipes/[id]/comments/route.ts
index e109edb..0b11d60 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/v1/recipes/[id]/comments/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/v1/recipes/[id]/comments/route.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { db, recipes, comments, users, userBlocks, eq, and } from "@epicure/db";
+import { db, recipes, comments, users, userBlocks, eq, and, inArray } from "@epicure/db";
 import { requireSession } from "@/lib/api-auth";
 import { applyRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 import { dispatchWebhook } from "@/lib/webhooks";
 import { sendPushNotification } from "@/lib/push";
 import { createNotification } from "@/lib/notifications";
 import { isBlockedEitherWay } from "@/lib/blocks";
+import { extractMentionedUsernames } from "@/lib/mentions";
 
 const Schema = z.object({
   content: z.string().min(1).max(5000),
@@ -107,5 +108,18 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest, { params }: Params) {
     void createNotification({ userId: recipe.authorId, type: "comment", actorId: session!.user.id, recipeId: id, commentId });
   }
 
+  const mentionedUsernames = extractMentionedUsernames(parsed.data.content);
+  if (mentionedUsernames.length > 0) {
+    const alreadyNotified = new Set([recipe.authorId, parent?.userId].filter(Boolean));
+    const mentionedUsers = await db
+      .select({ id: users.id, username: users.username })
+      .from(users)
+      .where(inArray(users.username, mentionedUsernames));
+    for (const mentioned of mentionedUsers) {
+      if (alreadyNotified.has(mentioned.id)) continue;
+      void createNotification({ userId: mentioned.id, type: "mention", actorId: session!.user.id, recipeId: id, commentId });
+    }
+  }
+
   return NextResponse.json({ id: commentId }, { status: 201 });
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/components/social/comments-section.tsx b/apps/web/components/social/comments-section.tsx
index bd17a07..f2d69d1 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/social/comments-section.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/social/comments-section.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, Fragment } from "react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import { MessageCircle, Reply, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
@@ -24,6 +25,25 @@ type Comment = {
 };
 
 const MAX_VISUAL_INDENT = 4;
+const MENTION_REGEX = /@([a-z0-9_-]{3,30})/gi;
+
+function renderContentWithMentions(content: string) {
+  const parts = content.split(MENTION_REGEX);
+  // split() with a capturing group interleaves [text, username, text, username, ...text]
+  return parts.map((part, i) =>
+    i % 2 === 1 ? (
+      <Link
+        key={i}
+        href={`/u/${part.toLowerCase()}`}
+        className="text-primary font-medium hover:underline"
+      >
+        @{part}
+      </Link>
+    ) : (
+      <Fragment key={i}>{part}</Fragment>
+    )
+  );
+}
 
 function timeAgo(dateStr: string) {
   const diff = Date.now() - new Date(dateStr).getTime();
@@ -126,7 +146,7 @@ function CommentItem({
             <span className="font-medium text-sm">{comment.userName}</span>
             <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{timeAgo(comment.createdAt)}</span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">{comment.content}</p>
+          <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">{renderContentWithMentions(comment.content)}</p>
           <CommentReactions recipeId={recipeId} commentId={comment.id} initialCounts={{}} initialUserReactions={[]} />
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
             {currentUserId && (
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/mentions.ts b/apps/web/lib/mentions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a00d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/mentions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const MENTION_REGEX = /@([a-z0-9_-]{3,30})/gi;
+
+export function extractMentionedUsernames(content: string): string[] {
+  const matches = content.matchAll(MENTION_REGEX);
+  const usernames = new Set<string>();
+  for (const m of matches) {
+    const username = m[1];
+    if (username) usernames.add(username.toLowerCase());
+  }
+  return [...usernames];
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/messages/en.json b/apps/web/messages/en.json
index 92c9686..cae5c70 100644
--- a/apps/web/messages/en.json
+++ b/apps/web/messages/en.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "comment": "{name} commented on your recipe",
     "reply": "{name} replied to your comment",
     "reaction": "{name} reacted to your comment",
-    "rating": "{name} rated your recipe"
+    "rating": "{name} rated your recipe",
+    "mention": "{name} mentioned you in a comment"
   },
   "recipe": {
     "share": "Share",
diff --git a/apps/web/messages/fr.json b/apps/web/messages/fr.json
index 1bbdc35..4d9a656 100644
--- a/apps/web/messages/fr.json
+++ b/apps/web/messages/fr.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "comment": "{name} a commenté votre recette",
     "reply": "{name} a répondu à votre commentaire",
     "reaction": "{name} a réagi à votre commentaire",
-    "rating": "{name} a noté votre recette"
+    "rating": "{name} a noté votre recette",
+    "mention": "{name} vous a mentionné dans un commentaire"
   },
   "recipe": {
     "share": "Partager",