diff --git a/src/nodes/MentionNode.ts b/src/nodes/MentionNode.ts
index 04fab42..d38fdf8 100644
--- a/src/nodes/MentionNode.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/MentionNode.ts
@@ -22,17 +22,26 @@ export type SerializedMentionNode = Spread<
   typeof SerializedTextNode
 >;
 
+type PopoverCard = {
+  card: HTMLElement;
+  leftOffset: number;
+  topOffset: number;
+};
+
 const mentionStyle = 'background-color: rgba(24, 119, 232, 0.2)';
+
 export class MentionNode extends TextNode {
   __mention: string;
+  __popoverCard: PopoverCard;
 
   static getType(): string {
     return 'mention';
   }
 
   static clone(node: MentionNode): MentionNode {
-    return new MentionNode(node.__mention, node.__text, node.__key);
+    return new MentionNode(node.__mention, undefined, node.__text, node.__key);
   }
+
   static importJSON(serializedNode: SerializedMentionNode): MentionNode {
     const node = $createMentionNode(serializedNode.mentionName);
     node.setTextContent(serializedNode.text);
@@ -43,9 +52,20 @@ export class MentionNode extends TextNode {
     return node;
   }
 
-  constructor(mentionName: string, text?: string, key?: NodeKey) {
+  constructor(
+    mentionName: string,
+    popover?: PopoverCard,
+    text?: string,
+    key?: NodeKey
+  ) {
     super(text ?? mentionName, key);
     this.__mention = mentionName;
+    if (popover !== undefined) {
+      this.__popoverCard = popover;
+      this.__popoverCard.card.id = 'verbum-mention-popover';
+      this.__popoverCard.card.style.position = 'absolute';
+      this.removePopover();
+    }
   }
 
   exportJSON(): SerializedMentionNode {
@@ -57,10 +77,29 @@ export class MentionNode extends TextNode {
     };
   }
 
+  removePopover = () => {
+    const existingPopover = document.getElementById(this.__popoverCard.card.id);
+    if (existingPopover && existingPopover.parentElement) {
+      existingPopover.parentElement.removeChild(existingPopover);
+    }
+  };
+
   createDOM(config: EditorConfig): HTMLElement {
     const dom = super.createDOM(config);
     dom.style.cssText = mentionStyle;
     dom.className = 'mention';
+
+    dom.addEventListener('pointerover', (event) => {
+      const { left, top } = dom.getBoundingClientRect();
+      this.__popoverCard.card.style.left = `${left - this.__popoverCard.leftOffset}px`;
+      this.__popoverCard.card.style.top = `${top - this.__popoverCard.topOffset}px`;
+      document.body.appendChild(this.__popoverCard.card);
+    });
+
+    dom.addEventListener('pointerout', (event) => {
+      this.removePopover();
+    });
+
     return dom;
   }
 
@@ -69,8 +108,11 @@ export class MentionNode extends TextNode {
   }
 }
 
-export function $createMentionNode(mentionName: string): MentionNode {
-  const mentionNode = new MentionNode(mentionName);
+export function $createMentionNode(
+  mentionName: string,
+  popover?: PopoverCard
+): MentionNode {
+  const mentionNode = new MentionNode(mentionName, popover);
   mentionNode.setMode('segmented').toggleDirectionless();
   return mentionNode;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/MentionsPlugin.tsx b/src/plugins/MentionsPlugin.tsx
index 7643d06..58c16e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/MentionsPlugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/MentionsPlugin.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import {
   MenuOption,
   useBasicTypeaheadTriggerMatch,
 } from '@lexical/react/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin';
-import { $createTextNode, TextNode } from 'lexical';
+import { TextNode } from 'lexical';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
 import { $createMentionNode } from '../nodes/MentionNode';
 import { $createAutoLinkNode } from '@lexical/link';
 
@@ -17,10 +17,26 @@ import './MentionsPlugin.css';
 
 type SearchData<A> = (p: string) => Promise<A[]>;
 
+type OffsetCard = {
+  leftOffset: number;
+  topOffset: number;
+};
+
+type PopoverCard<A> = {
+  card: (data: A) => JSX.Element;
+  offset: OffsetCard;
+};
+
+type UserCard = {
+  card: JSX.Element;
+  offset: OffsetCard;
+};
+
 type GetTypeaheadValues<A> = (result: A) => {
   url: string;
   value: string;
   picture: JSX.Element;
+  popoverCard?: PopoverCard<A>;
 };
 
 const PUNCTUATION =
@@ -181,12 +197,19 @@ class MentionMenuOption extends MenuOption {
   name: string;
   picture: JSX.Element;
   url: string;
-
-  constructor(name: string, picture: JSX.Element, url?: string) {
+  userCard: UserCard;
+
+  constructor(
+    name: string,
+    picture: JSX.Element,
+    url?: string,
+    userCard?: UserCard
+  ) {
     super(name);
     this.name = name;
     this.picture = picture;
     this.url = url;
+    this.userCard = userCard;
   }
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +272,16 @@ export default function MentionsPlugin<A>(props: {
             new MentionMenuOption(
               getTypeaheadValues(result).value,
               getTypeaheadValues(result).picture,
-              getTypeaheadValues(result).url
+              getTypeaheadValues(result).url,
+              {
+                card: getTypeaheadValues(result).popoverCard.card(result),
+                offset: {
+                  leftOffset:
+                    getTypeaheadValues(result).popoverCard.offset.leftOffset,
+                  topOffset:
+                    getTypeaheadValues(result).popoverCard.offset.topOffset,
+                },
+              }
             )
         )
         .slice(0, SUGGESTION_LIST_LENGTH_LIMIT),
@@ -264,7 +296,17 @@ export default function MentionsPlugin<A>(props: {
     ) => {
       editor.update(() => {
         if (nodeToReplace) {
-          const mentionNode = $createMentionNode(`@${selectedOption.name}`);
+          const popover = document.createElement('div');
+          const staticElement = renderToStaticMarkup(
+            selectedOption.userCard.card
+          );
+          popover.innerHTML = staticElement;
+
+          const mentionNode = $createMentionNode(`@${selectedOption.name}`, {
+            card: popover,
+            leftOffset: selectedOption.userCard.offset.leftOffset,
+            topOffset: selectedOption.userCard.offset.topOffset,
+          });
           const linkNode = $createAutoLinkNode(selectedOption.url);
           linkNode.append(mentionNode);
           nodeToReplace.replace(linkNode);