diff --git a/Components/ChatArea.svelte b/Components/ChatArea.svelte
index 12ada55..65df582 100644
--- a/Components/ChatArea.svelte
+++ b/Components/ChatArea.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	import { tick } from "svelte";
 	import { Selector } from "Enums/Selector";
 	import { Exception } from "Helpers/Exception";
-	import { getOuterHeight } from "Helpers/ElementHelper";
+	import { getOuterHeight, setElementIcon } from "Helpers/ElementHelper";
 
   export let cancelling: boolean = false;
   export let messages: ConversationContent[] = [];
@@ -263,12 +263,13 @@
                 {@html content}
               </div>
               {#if message.references.length > 0}
+                <hr class="message-attachment-break"/>
                 <div class="message-attachments-container">
                   {#each message.references as reference}
                     <div class="message-attachmanet" aria-label="{reference.fileName}">
                       <div
                         class="message-attachment-icon"
-                        
+                        use:setElementIcon={reference.getIconName()}
                       ></div>
                       <div class="message-attachment-info">
                         <div class="message-attachment-name">{reference.fileName}</div>
@@ -430,12 +431,18 @@
   }
 
   /* Message attachments styles */
+  .message-attachment-break {
+    color: var(--background-secondary-alt);
+    margin: 0 0 var(--size-4-2) 0;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+  }
+
   .message-attachments-container {
 		display: flex;
 		overflow-x: auto;
 		overflow-y: hidden;
 		scroll-behavior: smooth;
-		gap: var(--size-4-1);
+		gap: var(--size-4-2);
     margin-bottom: var(--size-4-2);
 	}
 
@@ -445,8 +452,9 @@
 
 	.message-attachmanet {
 		display: grid;
-		grid-template-rows: var(--size-4-1) auto var(--size-4-1);
-		grid-template-columns: var(--size-4-1) auto var(--size-4-1) auto var(--size-4-1);
+		grid-template-rows: var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2);
+		grid-template-columns: var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2);
+    background-color: var(--background-secondary-alt);
 		border: var(--border-width) solid var(--background-modifier-border);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-m);
 		flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -455,7 +463,9 @@
   .message-attachment-icon {
 		grid-row: 2;
 		grid-column: 2;
-		align-content: center;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
 	}
 
   .message-attachment-info {
diff --git a/Components/ChatAttachments.svelte b/Components/ChatAttachments.svelte
index 2a1d5f4..37ff63f 100644
--- a/Components/ChatAttachments.svelte
+++ b/Components/ChatAttachments.svelte
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Attachment } from "Conversations/Attachment";
-	import { MimeTypeToFileTypes } from "Enums/FileTypeMimeTypeMapping";
-	import { toMimeType } from "Enums/MimeType";
+	import { setElementIcon } from "Helpers/ElementHelper";
 	import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
-    import {
-		isAudioFile,
-		isImageFile,
-		isKnownFileType,
-		isTextFile,
-		isVideoFile,
-	} from "Enums/FileType";
 
 	export let attachments: Attachment[] = [];
 
 	let removeAttachmentButtons: (HTMLButtonElement | null)[] = [];
-	let iconElements: (HTMLDivElement | null)[] = [];
 	let attachmentElements: (HTMLDivElement | null)[] = [];
 	let selectedElement: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
 
@@ -26,40 +17,6 @@
 		});
 	}
 
-	$: if (iconElements.length > 0) {
-		iconElements.forEach((iconElement, index) => {
-			if (iconElement && attachments[index]) {
-				const iconName = getIconName(attachments[index]);
-                setIcon(iconElement, iconName);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	function getIconName(attachment: Attachment | null): string {
-		if (attachment === null) {
-			return "file";
-		}
-
-		const fileTypes = MimeTypeToFileTypes[toMimeType(attachment.mimeType)];
-
-		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isTextFile(fileType))) {
-			return "file-text";
-		}
-		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isImageFile(fileType))) {
-			return "file-image";
-		}
-		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isAudioFile(fileType))) {
-			return "file-music";
-		}
-		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isVideoFile(fileType))) {
-			return "file-play";
-		}
-		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isKnownFileType(fileType))) {
-			return "file";
-		}
-		return "file";
-	}
-
 	function removeAttachment(attachment: Attachment) {
 		attachments = attachments.filter((a) => a !== attachment);
 	}
@@ -95,7 +52,7 @@
             bind:this={attachmentElements[index]}>
 			<div
 				class="chat-attachment-icon"
-				bind:this={iconElements[index]}
+				use:setElementIcon={attachment.getIconName()}
 			></div>
 			<div class="chat-attachment-info">
                 <div class="chat-attachment-name" aria-label="{attachment.fileName}">{attachment.fileName}</div>
@@ -131,6 +88,7 @@
 		display: grid;
 		grid-template-rows: var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2);
 		grid-template-columns: var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2) auto var(--size-4-2);
+		background-color: var(--background-secondary-alt);
 		border: var(--border-width) solid var(--background-modifier-border);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-m);
         max-width: 33%;
@@ -145,7 +103,9 @@
 	.chat-attachment-icon {
 		grid-row: 2;
 		grid-column: 2;
-		align-content: center;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
 	}
 
 	.chat-attachment-info {
diff --git a/Conversations/Attachment.ts b/Conversations/Attachment.ts
index cc984a0..5875ce9 100644
--- a/Conversations/Attachment.ts
+++ b/Conversations/Attachment.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import type { AIProvider } from "Enums/ApiProvider";
+import { isAudioFile, isImageFile, isKnownFileType, isTextFile, isVideoFile } from "Enums/FileType";
+import { MimeTypeToFileTypes } from "Enums/FileTypeMimeTypeMapping";
+import { toMimeType } from "Enums/MimeType";
 
 export class Attachment {
     
@@ -43,6 +46,27 @@ export class Attachment {
         return Math.round((megaByteSize + Number.EPSILON) * 100) / 100;
     }
 
+    public getIconName(): string {
+		const fileTypes = MimeTypeToFileTypes[toMimeType(this.mimeType)];
+
+		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isTextFile(fileType))) {
+			return "file-text";
+		}
+		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isImageFile(fileType))) {
+			return "file-image";
+		}
+		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isAudioFile(fileType))) {
+			return "file-music";
+		}
+		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isVideoFile(fileType))) {
+			return "file-play";
+		}
+		if (fileTypes.some((fileType) => isKnownFileType(fileType))) {
+			return "file";
+		}
+		return "file";
+	}
+
     public static isAttachmentData(this: void, data: unknown): data is {
         fileName: string;
         mimeType: string;
diff --git a/Conversations/Reference.ts b/Conversations/Reference.ts
index 083c3e4..dbf191a 100644
--- a/Conversations/Reference.ts
+++ b/Conversations/Reference.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { isAudioFile, isImageFile, isKnownFileType, isTextFile, isVideoFile } from "Enums/FileType";
+import { pathExtname } from "Helpers/Helpers";
+
 export class Reference {
 
     public fileName: string;
@@ -8,6 +11,27 @@ export class Reference {
         this.size = size;
     }
 
+    public getIconName(): string {
+        const extension = pathExtname(this.fileName);
+
+        if (isTextFile(extension)) {
+            return "file-text";
+        }
+        if (isImageFile(extension)) {
+            return "file-image";
+        }
+        if (isAudioFile(extension)) {
+            return "file-music";
+        }
+        if (isVideoFile(extension)) {
+            return "file-play";
+        }
+        if (isKnownFileType(extension)) {
+            return "file";
+        }
+        return "file";
+    }
+
     public static isReferenceData(this: void, data: unknown): data is {
         fileName: string;
         size: number;
diff --git a/Helpers/ElementHelper.ts b/Helpers/ElementHelper.ts
index dae93c5..853c291 100644
--- a/Helpers/ElementHelper.ts
+++ b/Helpers/ElementHelper.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
+
 export function getOuterHeight(element: HTMLElement): number {
     const marginTop = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(element).marginTop) || 0;
     const marginBottom = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(element).marginBottom) || 0;
     return element.offsetHeight + marginTop + marginBottom;
+}
+
+export function setElementIcon(element: HTMLDivElement, iconName: string) {
+    if (element) {
+        setIcon(element, iconName);
+    }
+    return {
+        update(newIconName: string) {
+            if (element) {
+                setIcon(element, newIconName);
+            }
+        }
+    };
 }
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diff --git a/Services/InputService.ts b/Services/InputService.ts
index cd759d7..296d0fa 100644
--- a/Services/InputService.ts
+++ b/Services/InputService.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ export class InputService {
         // get text as sometimes uri's come through as plain text
         const textUriList = this.getTextFromDataTransfer(dataTransfer);
         const uriList = dataTransfer.getData("text/uri-list");
-        const uris = `${uriList}\n${textUriList}`.split("\n").unique().map(uri => uri.trim())
+
+        const allUris = `${uriList}\n${textUriList}`.split("\n").map(uri => uri.trim())
             .filter(uri => uri.length > 0 && !uri.startsWith("#"));
 
+        const uris = this.removeDuplicateUris(allUris);
+
         for (const uri of uris) {
             try {
                 const url = new URL(uri);
@@ -390,4 +393,34 @@ export class InputService {
         return traverse(element);
     }
 
+    private removeDuplicateUris(uris: string[]): string[] {
+        const seenFiles = new Set<string>();
+        const uniqueUris: string[] = [];
+
+        for (const uri of uris) {
+            try {
+                const url = new URL(uri);
+                const fileParam = url.searchParams.get("file");
+
+                if (fileParam) {
+                    // Normalize by decoding the file parameter to handle different URL encodings
+                    const normalizedFile = decodeURIComponent(fileParam);
+
+                    if (!seenFiles.has(normalizedFile)) {
+                        seenFiles.add(normalizedFile);
+                        uniqueUris.push(uri);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // If no file parameter, include the URI anyway
+                    uniqueUris.push(uri);
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // If URL parsing fails, include the URI anyway
+                uniqueUris.push(uri);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return uniqueUris;
+    }
+
 }
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