diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_detail.go b/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_detail.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7337ab08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_detail.go
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	apimw "github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/api/middleware"
+	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/catalog"
+	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/models"
+)
+
+// HandleGetAudiobook serves GET /api/v1/audiobooks/{id}. Returns the
+// audiobook media_item, its media_files (with embedded chapters),
+// author/narrator from item_people (kinds 7/8), and the caller's
+// per-profile listening progress.
+func (h *AudiobookHandler) HandleGetAudiobook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	contentID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	if contentID == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "bad_request", "id is required")
+		return
+	}
+
+	item, err := h.Items.GetByID(r.Context(), contentID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, catalog.ErrItemNotFound) {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "not_found", "audiobook not found")
+			return
+		}
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal_error", "load audiobook failed")
+		return
+	}
+	if item == nil || item.Type != "audiobook" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "not_found", "audiobook not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	files, err := h.Files.GetByContentID(r.Context(), contentID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal_error", "load files failed")
+		return
+	}
+
+	author, narrator, err := h.fetchAuthorNarrator(r, contentID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal_error", "load people failed")
+		return
+	}
+
+	progress := h.fetchProgress(r, contentID)
+
+	resp := audiobookDetailResponse{
+		Audiobook: audiobookDetailItem{
+			ContentID: item.ContentID,
+			Title:     item.Title,
+			Year:      item.Year,
+			Overview:  item.Overview,
+			PosterURL: item.PosterPath,
+		},
+		Author:   author,
+		Narrator: narrator,
+		Files:    audiobookDetailFiles(files),
+		Progress: progress,
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+}
+
+// fetchAuthorNarrator retrieves the first author (kind=7) and narrator (kind=8)
+// name from item_people for the given content ID.
+func (h *AudiobookHandler) fetchAuthorNarrator(r *http.Request, contentID string) (author, narrator string, err error) {
+	people, err := h.Items.GetPeople(r.Context(), contentID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	for _, p := range people {
+		switch p.Kind {
+		case models.PersonKindAuthor:
+			if author == "" {
+				author = p.Name
+			}
+		case models.PersonKindNarrator:
+			if narrator == "" {
+				narrator = p.Name
+			}
+		}
+		if author != "" && narrator != "" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return author, narrator, nil
+}
+
+// fetchProgress returns the caller's listening progress for this audiobook, or
+// nil when no progress exists or the caller is not authenticated with a profile.
+func (h *AudiobookHandler) fetchProgress(r *http.Request, contentID string) *audiobookDetailProgress {
+	if h.StoreProvider == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	userID := apimw.GetUserID(r.Context())
+	if userID == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	profileID := apimw.GetProfileID(r.Context())
+	if profileID == "" {
+		profileID = r.Header.Get("X-Profile-Id")
+	}
+	if profileID == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	store, err := h.StoreProvider.ForUser(r.Context(), userID)
+	if err != nil || store == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	wp, err := store.GetProgress(r.Context(), profileID, contentID)
+	if err != nil || wp == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &audiobookDetailProgress{
+		PositionSeconds: wp.PositionSeconds,
+		Completed:       wp.Completed,
+		UpdatedAt:       wp.UpdatedAt,
+	}
+}
+
+type audiobookDetailResponse struct {
+	Audiobook audiobookDetailItem      `json:"audiobook"`
+	Author    string                   `json:"author,omitempty"`
+	Narrator  string                   `json:"narrator,omitempty"`
+	Files     []audiobookDetailFile    `json:"files"`
+	Progress  *audiobookDetailProgress `json:"progress,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type audiobookDetailItem struct {
+	ContentID string `json:"content_id"`
+	Title     string `json:"title"`
+	Year      int    `json:"year"`
+	Overview  string `json:"overview,omitempty"`
+	PosterURL string `json:"poster_url,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type audiobookDetailFile struct {
+	ID              int                    `json:"id"`
+	Path            string                 `json:"path"`
+	DurationSeconds int                    `json:"duration_seconds"`
+	Chapters        []models.MediaChapter  `json:"chapters,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type audiobookDetailProgress struct {
+	PositionSeconds float64 `json:"position_seconds"`
+	Completed       bool    `json:"completed"`
+	UpdatedAt       string  `json:"updated_at"`
+}
+
+func audiobookDetailFiles(files []*models.MediaFile) []audiobookDetailFile {
+	out := make([]audiobookDetailFile, 0, len(files))
+	for _, f := range files {
+		out = append(out, audiobookDetailFile{
+			ID:              f.ID,
+			Path:            f.FilePath,
+			DurationSeconds: f.Duration,
+			Chapters:        f.Chapters,
+		})
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_list.go b/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_list.go
index 1155d707..342132ba 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_list.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/audiobooks_list.go
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/catalog"
 	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/models"
+	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/scanner"
+	"github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/userstore"
 )
 
 // AudiobookHandler serves silo-native audiobook endpoints under
 // /api/v1/audiobooks/*. Sub-plan 3 implements list/detail/progress;
 // sub-plan 4's ABS-compat layer is separate.
 type AudiobookHandler struct {
-	Items *catalog.ItemRepository
+	Items         *catalog.ItemRepository
+	Files         *scanner.FileRepository
+	StoreProvider userstore.UserStoreProvider
 }
 
 // HandleListAudiobooks serves GET /api/v1/audiobooks?limit=&offset=.
diff --git a/internal/api/router.go b/internal/api/router.go
index 71a19692..9124fdfd 100644
--- a/internal/api/router.go
+++ b/internal/api/router.go
@@ -1554,10 +1554,15 @@ func NewRouter(deps Dependencies) chi.Router {
 				r.Get("/sections/recipes", recipeHandler.HandleList)
 				r.Get("/sections/recipes/{type}/candidates", recipeHandler.HandleCandidates)
 
-				// Audiobook endpoints (no profile required — catalog-level list).
+				// Audiobook endpoints (no profile required — catalog-level list/detail).
 				if itemRepo != nil {
-					audiobookHandler := &handlers.AudiobookHandler{Items: itemRepo}
+					audiobookHandler := &handlers.AudiobookHandler{
+						Items:         itemRepo,
+						Files:         deps.FileRepo,
+						StoreProvider: deps.UserStoreProvider,
+					}
 					r.Get("/audiobooks", audiobookHandler.HandleListAudiobooks)
+					r.Get("/audiobooks/{id}", audiobookHandler.HandleGetAudiobook)
 				}
 
 				// Section endpoints (profile-scoped).