diff --git a/native/chat/text-message-markdown-context.js b/native/chat/text-message-markdown-context.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message-markdown-context.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message-markdown-context.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 const TextMessageMarkdownContext: React.Context<?TextMessageMarkdownContextType> =
   React.createContext<?TextMessageMarkdownContextType>(null);
-const pressableMarkdownTypes = new Set(['link', 'spoiler']);
+const pressableMarkdownTypes = new Set(['link', 'spoiler', 'chatMention']);
 const markdownASTHasPressable = (node: ASTNode): boolean => {
   if (Array.isArray(node)) {
     return node.some(markdownASTHasPressable);
diff --git a/native/markdown/rules.react.js b/native/markdown/rules.react.js
--- a/native/markdown/rules.react.js
+++ b/native/markdown/rules.react.js
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 import * as SimpleMarkdown from 'simple-markdown';
 
 import * as SharedMarkdown from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
+import { chatMentionRegex } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
 import type {
   RelativeMemberInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
   ChatMentionCandidates,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
+import MarkdownChatMention from './markdown-chat-mention.react.js';
 import MarkdownLink from './markdown-link.react.js';
 import MarkdownParagraph from './markdown-paragraph.react.js';
 import MarkdownSpoiler from './markdown-spoiler.react.js';
@@ -397,6 +399,27 @@
           </Text>
         ),
       },
+      chatMention: {
+        ...SimpleMarkdown.defaultRules.strong,
+        match: SimpleMarkdown.inlineRegex(chatMentionRegex),
+        parse: (capture: SharedMarkdown.Capture) =>
+          SharedMarkdown.parseChatMention(chatMentionCandidates, capture),
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
+        react: (
+          node: SharedMarkdown.SingleASTNode,
+          output: SharedMarkdown.Output<SharedMarkdown.ReactElement>,
+          state: SharedMarkdown.State,
+        ) => (
+          <MarkdownChatMention
+            key={state.key}
+            threadInfo={node.threadInfo}
+            hasAccessToChat={node.hasAccessToChat}
+            style={node.hasAccessToChat ? styles.bold : null}
+          >
+            {node.content}
+          </MarkdownChatMention>
+        ),
+      },
     },
   };
 }