diff --git a/browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc b/browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc
index a855e1ee0e45..8eb9e19fdd80 100644
--- a/browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc
+++ b/browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/ai_chat.mojom.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/page_content_extractor.mojom.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/settings_helper.mojom.h"
+#include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/untrusted_frame.mojom.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_rewriter/common/buildflags/buildflags.h"
 #include "brave/components/body_sniffer/body_sniffer_throttle.h"
@@ -624,7 +625,8 @@ void BraveContentBrowserClient::RegisterWebUIInterfaceBrokers(
   if (ai_chat::features::IsAIChatEnabled()) {
     registry.ForWebUI<AIChatUI>()
         .Add<ai_chat::mojom::AIChatUIHandler>()
-        .Add<ai_chat::mojom::Service>();
+        .Add<ai_chat::mojom::Service>()
+        .Add<ai_chat::mojom::TabInformer>();
     registry.ForWebUI<AIChatUntrustedConversationUI>()
         .Add<ai_chat::mojom::UntrustedUIHandler>()
         .Add<ai_chat::mojom::UntrustedConversationHandler>();
diff --git a/browser/ui/BUILD.gn b/browser/ui/BUILD.gn
index e9ef106a20d8..05eadeb8d551 100644
--- a/browser/ui/BUILD.gn
+++ b/browser/ui/BUILD.gn
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ source_set("ui") {
   public_deps = [ ":ui_public_dependencies" ]
 
   sources = [
+    "ai_chat/tab_informer.cc",
+    "ai_chat/tab_informer.h",
     "brave_ui_features.cc",
     "brave_ui_features.h",
     "webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.cc",
diff --git a/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.cc b/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..764754f6d366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+// You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+#include "brave/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
+#include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/profiles/profile.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser_finder.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser_list.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/tabs/tab_model.h"
+#include "content/public/browser/web_contents.h"
+#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/receiver.h"
+
+namespace ai_chat {
+
+TabInformer::TabInformer(mojo::PendingReceiver<mojom::TabInformer> receiver,
+                         content::WebContents* owner_contents)
+    : owner_contents_(owner_contents), receiver_(this, std::move(receiver)) {
+  tracker_.Init();
+}
+
+TabInformer::~TabInformer() = default;
+
+content::WebContents* TabInformer::GetFromTab(mojom::TabPtr mojom_tab) {
+  const tabs::TabHandle handle = tabs::TabHandle(mojom_tab->id);
+  tabs::TabInterface* const tab = handle.Get();
+  if (!tab) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return tab->GetContents();
+}
+
+void TabInformer::AddListener(
+    mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::TabListener> listener) {
+  auto id = listeners_.Add(std::move(listener));
+
+  NotifyListener(listeners_.Get(id), GetState());
+}
+
+void TabInformer::RemoveListener(
+    mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::TabListener> listener) {
+  listener.reset();
+}
+
+void TabInformer::OnTabStripModelChanged(
+    TabStripModel* tab_strip_model,
+    const TabStripModelChange& change,
+    const TabStripSelectionChange& selection) {
+  NotifyListeners();
+}
+
+void TabInformer::TabChangedAt(content::WebContents* contents,
+                               int index,
+                               TabChangeType change_type) {
+  NotifyListeners();
+}
+
+bool TabInformer::ShouldTrackBrowser(Browser* browser) {
+  return browser->is_type_normal() &&
+         browser->profile() ==
+             Profile::FromBrowserContext(owner_contents_->GetBrowserContext());
+}
+
+TabInformer::State TabInformer::GetState() {
+  State state;
+
+  // Used to determine whether a given window is active.
+  auto* active = chrome::FindLastActive();
+
+  for (Browser* browser : *BrowserList::GetInstance()) {
+    if (!ShouldTrackBrowser(browser)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    auto window = mojom::Window::New();
+    window->is_active = browser == active;
+
+    auto* tab_strip_model = browser->tab_strip_model();
+    for (int i = 0; i < tab_strip_model->count(); ++i) {
+      auto* contents = tab_strip_model->GetWebContentsAt(i);
+      if (!contents) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      auto tab_state = mojom::Tab::New();
+      tab_state->id = tab_strip_model->GetTabHandleAt(i).raw_value();
+      tab_state->title = base::UTF16ToUTF8(contents->GetTitle());
+      tab_state->url = contents->GetVisibleURL();
+      window->tabs.push_back(std::move(tab_state));
+    }
+
+    state.push_back(std::move(window));
+  }
+  return state;
+}
+
+void TabInformer::NotifyListeners() {
+  if (listeners_.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto state = GetState();
+  for (auto& listener : listeners_) {
+    State clone;
+    std::ranges::transform(state, std::back_inserter(clone),
+                           [](auto& window) { return window.Clone(); });
+    NotifyListener(listener.get(), std::move(clone));
+  }
+}
+
+void TabInformer::NotifyListener(mojom::TabListener* listener, State state) {
+  listener->TabsChanged(std::move(state));
+}
+
+}  // namespace ai_chat
diff --git a/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.h b/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1973438599b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+// You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+#ifndef BRAVE_BROWSER_UI_AI_CHAT_TAB_INFORMER_H_
+#define BRAVE_BROWSER_UI_AI_CHAT_TAB_INFORMER_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "base/memory/raw_ptr.h"
+#include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom-forward.h"
+#include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser_tab_strip_tracker.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser_tab_strip_tracker_delegate.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/tabs/tab_strip_model_observer.h"
+#include "content/public/browser/web_contents.h"
+#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/pending_receiver.h"
+#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/receiver.h"
+#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/remote_set.h"
+
+namespace ai_chat {
+
+class TabInformer : public mojom::TabInformer,
+                    public BrowserTabStripTrackerDelegate,
+                    public TabStripModelObserver {
+ public:
+  using State = std::vector<mojom::WindowPtr>;
+  // Note: |TabInformer| should not outlive |owner_contents_|.
+  TabInformer(mojo::PendingReceiver<mojom::TabInformer> receiver,
+              content::WebContents* owner_contents);
+  ~TabInformer() override;
+
+  content::WebContents* GetFromTab(mojom::TabPtr tab);
+
+  // mojom::TabInformer
+  void AddListener(mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::TabListener> listener) override;
+  void RemoveListener(
+      mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::TabListener> listener) override;
+
+  // TabStripModelObserver:
+  void OnTabStripModelChanged(
+      TabStripModel* tab_strip_model,
+      const TabStripModelChange& change,
+      const TabStripSelectionChange& selection) override;
+  void TabChangedAt(content::WebContents* contents,
+                    int index,
+                    TabChangeType change_type) override;
+
+  // BrowserTabStripTrackerDelegate:
+  bool ShouldTrackBrowser(Browser* browser) override;
+
+ private:
+  State GetState();
+  void NotifyListeners();
+  void NotifyListener(mojom::TabListener* listener, State state);
+
+  raw_ptr<content::WebContents> owner_contents_;
+
+  mojo::Receiver<mojom::TabInformer> receiver_;
+  mojo::RemoteSet<mojom::TabListener> listeners_;
+  BrowserTabStripTracker tracker_{this, this};
+};
+
+}  // namespace ai_chat
+
+#endif  // BRAVE_BROWSER_UI_AI_CHAT_TAB_INFORMER_H_
diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.cc b/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.cc
index efc256cb001f..f25cd7783b37 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "brave/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "brave/browser/ai_chat/ai_chat_service_factory.h"
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@ void AIChatUI::BindInterface(
       std::move(parent_ui_frame_receiver));
 }
 
+void AIChatUI::BindInterface(
+    mojo::PendingReceiver<ai_chat::mojom::TabInformer> tab_informer_receiver) {
+  tab_informer_ = std::make_unique<ai_chat::TabInformer>(
+      std::move(tab_informer_receiver), web_ui()->GetWebContents());
+}
+
 bool AIChatUIConfig::IsWebUIEnabled(content::BrowserContext* browser_context) {
   return ai_chat::IsAIChatEnabled(
              user_prefs::UserPrefs::Get(browser_context)) &&
diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.h b/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.h
index 67c26ed7403a..23fc064b3586 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.h
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui.h
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "brave/browser/ui/ai_chat/tab_informer.h"
 #include "brave/browser/ui/webui/ai_chat/ai_chat_ui_page_handler.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/ai_chat.mojom.h"
+#include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom.h"
 #include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/top_chrome/top_chrome_web_ui_controller.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/web_ui_controller.h"
 #include "ui/webui/mojo_web_ui_controller.h"
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ class AIChatUI : public ui::MojoWebUIController {
   void BindInterface(mojo::PendingReceiver<ai_chat::mojom::Service> receiver);
   void BindInterface(mojo::PendingReceiver<ai_chat::mojom::ParentUIFrame>
                          parent_ui_frame_receiver);
+  void BindInterface(
+      mojo::PendingReceiver<ai_chat::mojom::TabInformer> tab_informer_receiver);
 
   // Set by WebUIContentsWrapperT. TopChromeWebUIController provides default
   // implementation for this but we don't use it.
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class AIChatUI : public ui::MojoWebUIController {
 
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<ai_chat::AIChatUIPageHandler> page_handler_;
+  std::unique_ptr<ai_chat::TabInformer> tab_informer_;
 
   base::WeakPtr<TopChromeWebUIController::Embedder> embedder_;
   raw_ptr<Profile> profile_ = nullptr;
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/BUILD.gn b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/BUILD.gn
index 646ac80617bc..20bf2a052a7c 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/BUILD.gn
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mojom_component("mojom") {
     "ai_chat.mojom",
     "page_content_extractor.mojom",
     "settings_helper.mojom",
+    "tab_informer.mojom",
     "untrusted_frame.mojom",
   ]
 
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fec189b4b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+// You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+module ai_chat.mojom;
+
+import "url/mojom/url.mojom";
+
+struct Window {
+    array<Tab> tabs;
+    string name;
+    bool is_active;
+};
+
+struct Tab {
+    int32 id;
+    string title;
+    url.mojom.Url url;
+};
+
+interface TabListener {
+    // If we find we need it, we can make this more granular
+    TabsChanged(array<Window> windows);
+};
+
+interface TabInformer {
+    AddListener(pending_remote<TabListener> listener);
+    RemoveListener(pending_remote<TabListener> listener);
+};
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/common/mojom.ts b/components/ai_chat/resources/common/mojom.ts
index 5b70af960e3a..4cce9d047be2 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/common/mojom.ts
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/common/mojom.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 
 export * from 'gen/brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/ai_chat.mojom.m.js'
 export * from 'gen/brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/untrusted_frame.mojom.m.js'
+export * from 'gen/brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/tab_informer.mojom.m.js'
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/api/index.ts b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/api/index.ts
index 6e03ccab4cc4..679faa5a5369 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/api/index.ts
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/api/index.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
- import { loadTimeData } from '$web-common/loadTimeData'
- import API from '../../common/api'
- import * as Mojom from '../../common/mojom'
+import { loadTimeData } from '$web-common/loadTimeData'
+import API from '../../common/api'
+import * as Mojom from '../../common/mojom'
 
 // State that is owned by this class because it is global to the UI
 // (loadTimeData / Service / UIHandler).
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type State = Mojom.ServiceState & {
   isMobile: boolean
   isHistoryFeatureEnabled: boolean
   allActions: Mojom.ActionGroup[]
+  windows: Mojom.Window[]
 }
 
 export const defaultUIState: State = {
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ export const defaultUIState: State = {
   isMobile: loadTimeData.getBoolean('isMobile'),
   isHistoryFeatureEnabled: loadTimeData.getBoolean('isHistoryEnabled'),
   allActions: [],
+  windows: []
 }
 
 // Owns connections to the browser via mojom as well as global state
-class PageAPI extends API<State> {
+class PageAPI extends API<State> implements Mojom.TabListenerInterface {
   public service: Mojom.ServiceRemote
     = Mojom.Service.getRemote()
 
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ class PageAPI extends API<State> {
   public conversationEntriesFrameObserver: Mojom.ParentUIFrameCallbackRouter
     = new Mojom.ParentUIFrameCallbackRouter()
 
+  public tabInformer: Mojom.TabInformerRemote
+    = Mojom.TabInformer.getRemote()
+
+  private tabListenerReceiver = new Mojom.TabListenerReceiver(this)
+
   constructor() {
     super(defaultUIState)
     this.initialize()
@@ -86,6 +93,11 @@ class PageAPI extends API<State> {
       allActions
     })
 
+    // If we're in standalone mode, listen for tab changes so we can show a picker.
+    if (isStandalone) {
+      this.tabInformer.addListener(this.tabListenerReceiver.$.bindNewPipeAndPassRemote())
+    }
+
     this.observer.onStateChanged.addListener((state: Mojom.ServiceState) => {
       this.setPartialState(state)
     })
@@ -116,6 +128,12 @@ class PageAPI extends API<State> {
     })
   }
 
+  tabsChanged(windows: Mojom.Window[]) {
+    this.setPartialState({
+      windows
+    })
+  }
+
   private async getCurrentPremiumStatus() {
     const { status } = await this.service.getPremiumStatus()
     return {