diff --git a/src/components/widget/layout/BaseModalLayout.vue b/src/components/widget/layout/BaseModalLayout.vue
index 0da7755af0..7afc1b1764 100644
--- a/src/components/widget/layout/BaseModalLayout.vue
+++ b/src/components/widget/layout/BaseModalLayout.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <div class="base-widget-layout rounded-2xl overflow-hidden relative">
     <Button
-      v-show="!isRightPanelOpen && hasRightPanel"
-      size="lg"
+      v-show="!isRightPanelOpen && showRightPanelButton"
+      size="icon"
       :class="
         cn('absolute top-4 right-18 z-10', 'transition-opacity duration-200', {
-          'opacity-0 pointer-events-none': isRightPanelOpen || !hasRightPanel
+          'opacity-0 pointer-events-none':
+            isRightPanelOpen || !showRightPanelButton
         })
       "
       @click="toggleRightPanel"
@@ -58,13 +59,15 @@
               :class="
                 cn(
                   'flex justify-end gap-2 w-0',
-                  hasRightPanel && !isRightPanelOpen ? 'min-w-22' : 'min-w-10'
+                  showRightPanelButton && !isRightPanelOpen
+                    ? 'min-w-22'
+                    : 'min-w-10'
                 )
               "
             >
               <Button
-                v-if="isRightPanelOpen && hasRightPanel"
-                size="lg"
+                v-if="isRightPanelOpen && showRightPanelButton"
+                size="icon"
                 @click="toggleRightPanel"
               >
                 <i class="icon-[lucide--panel-right-close]" />
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
           v-if="hasRightPanel && isRightPanelOpen"
           class="w-1/4 min-w-40 max-w-80 pt-16 pb-8"
         >
-          <slot name="rightPanel"></slot>
+          <slot name="rightPanel" />
         </aside>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -115,6 +118,17 @@ const isRightPanelOpen = defineModel<boolean>('rightPanelOpen', {
   default: false
 })
 
+const slots = useSlots()
+const hasRightPanel = computed(() => !!slots.rightPanel)
+
+const hideRightPanelButton = defineModel<boolean>('hideRightPanelButton', {
+  default: false
+})
+
+const showRightPanelButton = computed(
+  () => hasRightPanel.value && !hideRightPanelButton.value
+)
+
 const BREAKPOINTS = { md: 880 }
 const PANEL_SIZES = {
   width: 'w-1/3',
@@ -122,7 +136,6 @@ const PANEL_SIZES = {
   maxWidth: 'max-w-56'
 }
 
-const slots = useSlots()
 const closeDialog = inject(OnCloseKey, () => {})
 
 const breakpoints = useBreakpoints(BREAKPOINTS)
@@ -131,8 +144,6 @@ const notMobile = breakpoints.greater('md')
 const isLeftPanelOpen = ref<boolean>(true)
 const mobileMenuOpen = ref<boolean>(false)
 
-const hasRightPanel = computed(() => !!slots.rightPanel)
-
 watch(notMobile, (isDesktop) => {
   if (!isDesktop) {
     mobileMenuOpen.value = false
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
index 5db4714580..b176f633e7 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <BaseModalLayout
+    :hide-right-panel-button="true"
+    :right-panel-open="!!focusedAsset"
     data-component-id="AssetBrowserModal"
     class="size-full max-h-full max-w-full min-w-0"
     :content-title="displayTitle"
@@ -56,13 +58,16 @@
       <AssetGrid
         :assets="filteredAssets"
         :loading="isLoading"
+        :focused-asset-id="focusedAsset?.id"
+        @asset-focus="handleAssetFocus"
+        @asset-blur="focusedAsset = null"
         @asset-select="handleAssetSelectAndEmit"
         @asset-deleted="refreshAssets"
       />
     </template>
 
-    <template v-if="selectedAsset" #rightPanel>
-      <ModelInfoPanel :asset="selectedAsset" />
+    <template #rightPanel>
+      <ModelInfoPanel v-if="focusedAsset" :asset="focusedAsset" />
     </template>
   </BaseModalLayout>
 </template>
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ const {
   updateFilters
 } = useAssetBrowser(fetchedAssets)
 
-const selectedAsset = ref<AssetDisplayItem | null>(null)
+const focusedAsset = ref<AssetDisplayItem | null>(null)
 
 const primaryCategoryTag = computed(() => {
   const assets = fetchedAssets.value ?? []
@@ -198,11 +203,12 @@ function handleClose() {
   emit('close')
 }
 
+function handleAssetFocus(asset: AssetDisplayItem) {
+  focusedAsset.value = asset
+}
+
 function handleAssetSelectAndEmit(asset: AssetDisplayItem) {
-  selectedAsset.value = asset
   emit('asset-select', asset)
-  // onSelect callback is provided by dialog composable layer
-  // It handles the appropriate transformation (filename extraction or full asset)
   props.onSelect?.(asset)
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
index 11e404d413..e50e04896e 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div
+    ref="card"
     data-component-id="AssetCard"
     :data-asset-id="asset.id"
     :aria-labelledby="titleId"
@@ -12,22 +13,20 @@
           'group appearance-none bg-transparent m-0 outline-none text-left hover:bg-secondary-background focus:bg-secondary-background border-none focus:outline-solid outline-base-foreground outline-4'
       )
     "
+    @click.stop="interactive && $emit('focus', asset)"
+    @dblclick="interactive && $emit('select', asset)"
     @keydown.enter.self="interactive && $emit('select', asset)"
   >
     <div class="relative aspect-square w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl">
       <div
         v-if="isLoading || error"
         class="flex size-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-smoke-400 via-smoke-800 to-charcoal-400"
-        role="button"
-        @click.self="interactive && $emit('select', asset)"
       />
       <img
         v-else
         :src="asset.preview_url"
         :alt="displayName"
         class="size-full object-cover cursor-pointer"
-        role="button"
-        @click.self="interactive && $emit('select', asset)"
       />
 
       <AssetBadgeGroup :badges="asset.badges" />
@@ -115,8 +114,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useImage } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { computed, ref, toValue, useId, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
+import { onClickOutside, useImage } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { computed, ref, toValue, useId, useTemplateRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import IconGroup from '@/components/button/IconGroup.vue'
@@ -133,12 +132,19 @@ import { useToastStore } from '@/platform/updates/common/toastStore'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
-const { asset, interactive } = defineProps<{
+const {
+  asset,
+  interactive,
+  focused = false
+} = defineProps<{
   asset: AssetDisplayItem
   interactive?: boolean
+  focused?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
+  focus: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
+  blur: []
   select: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
   deleted: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
 }>()
@@ -149,10 +155,28 @@ const { closeDialog } = useDialogStore()
 const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
 const toastStore = useToastStore()
 
+const cardRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLDivElement>('card')
 const dropdownMenuButton = useTemplateRef<InstanceType<typeof MoreButton>>(
   'dropdown-menu-button'
 )
 
+const stopClickOutside = ref<(() => void) | null>(null)
+
+watch(
+  () => focused,
+  (isFocused) => {
+    stopClickOutside.value?.()
+    stopClickOutside.value = null
+
+    if (isFocused && cardRef.value) {
+      stopClickOutside.value = onClickOutside(cardRef, () => {
+        emit('blur')
+      })
+    }
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
+)
+
 const titleId = useId()
 const descId = useId()
 
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
index da3c609b01..99cf20e6ce 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
         <AssetCard
           :asset="item"
           :interactive="true"
+          :focused="item.id === focusedAssetId"
+          @focus="$emit('assetFocus', $event)"
+          @blur="$emit('assetBlur')"
           @select="$emit('assetSelect', $event)"
           @deleted="$emit('assetDeleted', $event)"
         />
@@ -50,12 +53,15 @@ import VirtualGrid from '@/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue'
 import AssetCard from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue'
 import type { AssetDisplayItem } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser'
 
-const { assets } = defineProps<{
+const { assets, focusedAssetId } = defineProps<{
   assets: AssetDisplayItem[]
   loading?: boolean
+  focusedAssetId?: string | null
 }>()
 
 defineEmits<{
+  assetFocus: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
+  assetBlur: []
   assetSelect: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
   assetDeleted: [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
 }>()