diff --git a/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/c/[cardId]/page.tsx b/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/c/[cardId]/page.tsx
index 3f6666d..78d4ab0 100644
--- a/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/c/[cardId]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/c/[cardId]/page.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { SubtaskList } from "@/components/card/subtask-list";
 import { CommentThread } from "@/components/card/comment-thread";
 import { ActivityTimeline } from "@/components/card/activity-timeline";
 import { Pill } from "@/components/ui/pill";
+import { CardSubmittedBy } from "@/components/card/card-submitted-by";
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/auth/session";
 import { loadCardDetail } from "@/lib/data/card";
 
@@ -54,10 +55,12 @@ export default async function CardPage({
               Back to board
             </Link>
             <Pill tone="neutral">{detail.column.name}</Pill>
-            {!detail.card.accepted &&
-              detail.card.created_by_role === "client" && (
-                <Pill tone="brand">Requested</Pill>
-              )}
+            {!detail.card.accepted && (
+              <CardSubmittedBy
+                role={detail.card.created_by_role}
+                accepted={detail.card.accepted}
+              />
+            )}
           </div>
 
           <CardHeader
diff --git a/src/components/card/card-submitted-by.tsx b/src/components/card/card-submitted-by.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64ee8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/card/card-submitted-by.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Inbox } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { Pill } from "@/components/ui/pill";
+import type { CreatedByRole } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+
+/**
+ * How a card arrived.
+ *
+ * Renders nothing for `owner` (the developer made it themselves; no badge
+ * needed). Renders a "Requested" pill for `client` and a "Public link"
+ * pill for `anonymous`, distinguishing the two in the developer's view
+ * without exposing any submitter identity (which the public route does not
+ * collect anyway).
+ *
+ * The pill is part of the existing header strip on the card detail page
+ * rather than a new section, because the card is otherwise identical
+ * regardless of how it arrived.
+ */
+export function CardSubmittedBy({
+  role,
+  accepted,
+}: {
+  role: CreatedByRole;
+  accepted: boolean;
+}) {
+  if (accepted) return null;
+  if (role === "owner") return null;
+
+  if (role === "anonymous") {
+    return (
+      <Pill tone="brand">
+        <Inbox size={11} strokeWidth={2} />
+        Submitted via public link
+      </Pill>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Pill tone="brand">
+      <Inbox size={11} strokeWidth={2} />
+      Requested
+    </Pill>
+  );
+}