diff --git a/src/components/BadgeDetailContent.tsx b/src/components/BadgeDetailContent.tsx
index 4d4ee1ab..223ec24b 100644
--- a/src/components/BadgeDetailContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BadgeDetailContent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Award, Copy, Check, Users, Gift, Loader2, MessageCircle, Newspaper, MoreHorizontal } from 'lucide-react';
 import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
 import { formatNumber } from '@/lib/formatNumber';
 import { VerifiedNip05Text } from '@/components/Nip05Badge';
 import { parseBadgeDefinition } from '@/components/BadgeContent';
+import { useCardTilt } from '@/hooks/useCardTilt';
 import { useProfileUrl } from '@/hooks/useProfileUrl';
 import { AwardBadgeDialog } from '@/components/AwardBadgeDialog';
 import { NoteMoreMenu } from '@/components/NoteMoreMenu';
@@ -146,40 +147,9 @@ export function BadgeDetailContent({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {/* Hero badge image */}
+      {/* Hero badge image with 3D tilt */}
       {heroImage ? (
-        <div className="relative isolate flex justify-center py-10 overflow-hidden">
-          {/* Rotating light rays */}
-          <div
-            className="absolute -z-10 pointer-events-none"
-            aria-hidden="true"
-            style={{
-              width: 420,
-              height: 420,
-              top: '50%',
-              left: '50%',
-              transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
-            }}
-          >
-            <div
-              className="w-full h-full animate-badge-spotlight"
-              style={{
-                background: `repeating-conic-gradient(
-                  hsl(var(--primary) / 0.08) 0deg 6deg,
-                  transparent 6deg 18deg
-                )`,
-                maskImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, black 15%, transparent 70%)',
-                WebkitMaskImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, black 15%, transparent 70%)',
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-          <img
-            src={heroImage}
-            alt={badge.name}
-            className="size-36 rounded-2xl object-cover drop-shadow-lg relative z-[1]"
-            loading="lazy"
-          />
-        </div>
+        <BadgeHero heroImage={heroImage} badgeName={badge.name} />
       ) : (
         <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-[180px]">
           <Award className="size-16 text-primary/20" />
@@ -575,6 +545,104 @@ function AwardeeCardSkeleton() {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Badge hero with interactive 3D tilt. Hovering moves the badge in
+ * perspective space while a specular glare overlay tracks the pointer,
+ * making the badge feel like a tangible, glossy object.
+ */
+function BadgeHero({ heroImage, badgeName }: { heroImage: string; badgeName: string }) {
+  const tilt = useCardTilt(18, 1.06);
+  const glareRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const handlePointerMove = useCallback(
+    (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      tilt.onPointerMove(e);
+
+      // Move the specular glare to follow the cursor
+      const el = tilt.ref.current;
+      const glare = glareRef.current;
+      if (!el || !glare) return;
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const x = ((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 100;
+      const y = ((e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 100;
+      glare.style.background = `radial-gradient(circle at ${x}% ${y}%, rgba(255,255,255,0.35) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 35%, transparent 65%)`;
+      glare.style.opacity = '1';
+    },
+    [tilt],
+  );
+
+  const handlePointerLeave = useCallback(
+    () => {
+      tilt.onPointerLeave();
+      const glare = glareRef.current;
+      if (glare) glare.style.opacity = '0';
+    },
+    [tilt],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative isolate flex justify-center py-10 overflow-hidden">
+      {/* Rotating light rays (behind tilt container) */}
+      <div
+        className="absolute -z-10 pointer-events-none"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        style={{
+          width: 420,
+          height: 420,
+          top: '50%',
+          left: '50%',
+          transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
+        }}
+      >
+        <div
+          className="w-full h-full animate-badge-spotlight"
+          style={{
+            background: `repeating-conic-gradient(
+              hsl(var(--primary) / 0.08) 0deg 6deg,
+              transparent 6deg 18deg
+            )`,
+            maskImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, black 15%, transparent 70%)',
+            WebkitMaskImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, black 15%, transparent 70%)',
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* 3D-tiltable badge */}
+      <div
+        ref={tilt.ref}
+        style={{ ...tilt.style, transformStyle: 'preserve-3d' }}
+        onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
+        onPointerLeave={handlePointerLeave}
+        className="relative cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing select-none"
+      >
+        <img
+          src={heroImage}
+          alt={badgeName}
+          className="size-36 rounded-2xl object-cover drop-shadow-lg"
+          loading="lazy"
+          draggable={false}
+        />
+        {/* Specular glare overlay */}
+        <div
+          ref={glareRef}
+          className="absolute inset-0 rounded-2xl pointer-events-none"
+          style={{
+            opacity: 0,
+            transition: 'opacity 0.4s ease-out',
+            mixBlendMode: 'overlay',
+          }}
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        />
+        {/* Edge shadow for depth */}
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 rounded-2xl pointer-events-none ring-1 ring-black/10 dark:ring-white/10"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function CommentsSkeleton() {
   return (
     <div className="divide-y divide-border">
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCardTilt.ts b/src/hooks/useCardTilt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c81cc0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useCardTilt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+interface TiltState {
+  rotateX: number;
+  rotateY: number;
+  scale: number;
+}
+
+const INITIAL: TiltState = { rotateX: 0, rotateY: 0, scale: 1 };
+
+/**
+ * Provides a 3D perspective-tilt effect driven by the mouse position
+ * relative to the element. Returns a ref to attach to the container,
+ * a style object for the `transform`, and pointer event handlers.
+ *
+ * @param maxTilt  Maximum rotation in degrees (default 20)
+ * @param scaleFactor  Scale multiplier on hover (default 1.05)
+ */
+export function useCardTilt(maxTilt = 20, scaleFactor = 1.05) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [tilt, setTilt] = useState<TiltState>(INITIAL);
+  const frameRef = useRef<number>(0);
+
+  const handlePointerMove = useCallback(
+    (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      const el = ref.current;
+      if (!el) return;
+
+      // Throttle to one update per animation frame
+      cancelAnimationFrame(frameRef.current);
+      frameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+        // Normalise to -1 … 1 from centre
+        const x = ((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 2 - 1;
+        const y = ((e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 2 - 1;
+
+        setTilt({
+          // Positive Y-mouse → negative rotateX  (tilts top away)
+          rotateX: -y * maxTilt,
+          // Positive X-mouse → positive rotateY  (tilts right side away)
+          rotateY: x * maxTilt,
+          scale: scaleFactor,
+        });
+      });
+    },
+    [maxTilt, scaleFactor],
+  );
+
+  const handlePointerLeave = useCallback(() => {
+    cancelAnimationFrame(frameRef.current);
+    setTilt(INITIAL);
+  }, []);
+
+  const style: React.CSSProperties = {
+    transform: `perspective(600px) rotateX(${tilt.rotateX}deg) rotateY(${tilt.rotateY}deg) scale3d(${tilt.scale}, ${tilt.scale}, ${tilt.scale})`,
+    transition: tilt.scale === 1 ? 'transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)' : 'transform 0.1s ease-out',
+    willChange: 'transform',
+  };
+
+  return {
+    ref,
+    style,
+    onPointerMove: handlePointerMove,
+    onPointerLeave: handlePointerLeave,
+  } as const;
+}