diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
index ed8bc47ff..a0e3718fd 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
@@ -219,4 +219,7 @@ export class LibraryItem {
 
   @Column('float')
   score?: number
+
+  @Column('text')
+  previewContent?: string
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/generate_preview_content.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/generate_preview_content.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b4c9aadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/generate_preview_content.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { parseHTML } from 'linkedom'
+import {
+  findLibraryItemById,
+  updateLibraryItem,
+} from '../services/library_item'
+import { findActiveUser } from '../services/user'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
+
+export const GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB = 'generate-preview'
+
+interface GeneratePreviewContentData {
+  libraryItemId: string
+  userId: string
+}
+
+export const generatePreviewContent = async (
+  job: GeneratePreviewContentData
+) => {
+  const { libraryItemId, userId } = job
+  const user = await findActiveUser(userId)
+  if (!user) {
+    logger.error(`User not found: ${userId}`)
+    return
+  }
+
+  const libraryItem = await findLibraryItemById(libraryItemId, userId)
+  if (!libraryItem) {
+    logger.error(`Library item not found: ${libraryItemId}`)
+    return
+  }
+
+  const content = libraryItem.readableContent
+  if (!content) {
+    logger.error(`Library item has no content: ${libraryItemId}`)
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Generate preview content
+  logger.info(`Generating preview for library item: ${libraryItemId}`)
+  // the preview content should be within 600 characters
+  const document = parseHTML(content).document
+  const previewContent = document.documentElement.textContent?.slice(0, 600)
+  if (!previewContent) {
+    logger.error(
+      `Failed to generate preview for library item: ${libraryItemId}`
+    )
+    return
+  }
+
+  await updateLibraryItem(
+    libraryItemId,
+    {
+      previewContent,
+    },
+    userId,
+    undefined,
+    true
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
index 188c37efb..f77f92a55 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ import {
 } from './jobs/email/inbound_emails'
 import { sendEmailJob, SEND_EMAIL_JOB } from './jobs/email/send_email'
 import { findThumbnail, THUMBNAIL_JOB } from './jobs/find_thumbnail'
+import {
+  generatePreviewContent,
+  GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB,
+} from './jobs/generate_preview_content'
 import {
   exportAllItems,
   EXPORT_ALL_ITEMS_JOB_NAME,
@@ -194,6 +198,8 @@ export const createWorker = (connection: ConnectionOptions) =>
           return updateHome(job.data)
         case SCORE_LIBRARY_ITEM_JOB:
           return scoreLibraryItem(job.data)
+        case GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB:
+          return generatePreviewContent(job.data)
         default:
           logger.warning(`[queue-processor] unhandled job: ${job.name}`)
       }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 6ed9de486..01391c7da 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
               canComment: false,
               canShare: true,
               dir: libraryItem.directionality,
-              previewContent: libraryItem.description,
+              previewContent:
+                libraryItem.previewContent || libraryItem.description,
               subscription: libraryItem.subscription,
               siteName: libraryItem.siteName,
               siteIcon: libraryItem.siteIcon,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
index cf1a1e69f..677ff3733 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import {
   SaveResult,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { Merge } from '../util'
-import { enqueueThumbnailJob } from '../utils/createTask'
+import {
+  enqueueGeneratePreviewContentJob,
+  enqueueThumbnailJob,
+} from '../utils/createTask'
 import {
   cleanUrl,
   generateSlug,
@@ -174,6 +177,16 @@ export const savePage = async (
     }
   }
 
+  const excerpt = parseResult.parsedContent?.excerpt
+  // generate preview content if excerpt is less than 180 characters
+  if (!excerpt || excerpt.length < 180) {
+    try {
+      await enqueueGeneratePreviewContentJob(clientRequestId, user.id)
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error('Failed to enqueue generate preview job', e)
+    }
+  }
+
   if (parseResult.highlightData) {
     const highlight: DeepPartial<Highlight> = {
       ...parseResult.highlightData,
@@ -255,6 +268,7 @@ export const parsedContentToLibraryItem = ({
     originalContent: originalHtml,
     readableContent: parsedContent?.content || '',
     description: parsedContent?.excerpt,
+    previewContent: parsedContent?.excerpt,
     title:
       title ||
       parsedContent?.title ||
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
index 26ef6362b..212628d38 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { BulkActionData, BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/bulk_action'
 import { CallWebhookJobData, CALL_WEBHOOK_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/call_webhook'
 import { SendEmailJobData, SEND_EMAIL_JOB } from '../jobs/email/send_email'
 import { THUMBNAIL_JOB } from '../jobs/find_thumbnail'
+import { GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB } from '../jobs/generate_preview_content'
 import { EXPORT_ALL_ITEMS_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/integration/export_all_items'
 import {
   ExportItemJobData,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export const getJobPriority = (jobName: string): number => {
     case EXPORT_ALL_ITEMS_JOB_NAME:
     case REFRESH_ALL_FEEDS_JOB_NAME:
     case THUMBNAIL_JOB:
+    case GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB:
       return 100
 
     default:
@@ -1024,4 +1026,29 @@ export const enqueueScoreJob = async (data: ScoreLibraryItemJobData) => {
   })
 }
 
+export const enqueueGeneratePreviewContentJob = async (
+  libraryItemId: string,
+  userId: string
+) => {
+  const queue = await getBackendQueue()
+  if (!queue) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return queue.add(
+    GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB,
+    {
+      libraryItemId,
+      userId,
+    },
+    {
+      jobId: `${GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB}_${libraryItemId}_${JOB_VERSION}`,
+      removeOnComplete: true,
+      removeOnFail: true,
+      priority: getJobPriority(GENERATE_PREVIEW_CONTENT_JOB),
+      attempts: 3,
+    }
+  )
+}
+
 export default createHttpTaskWithToken
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0179.do.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0179.do.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..56e6be51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0179.do.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: add_preview_content_to_library_item
+-- Description: Add preview_content column to library_item table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.library_item
+    ADD COLUMN preview_content TEXT;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0179.undo.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0179.undo.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fba4a41c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0179.undo.add_preview_content_to_library_item.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: add_preview_content_to_library_item
+-- Description: Add preview_content column to library_item table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.library_item
+    DROP COLUMN preview_content;
+
+COMMIT;