diff --git a/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/[id]/page.tsx b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/[id]/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de8f4ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * /u/[handle]/collections/[id] — single public-collection view for another
+ * user's profile. Mirrors the auth user's /u/me/collections/[id] exactly —
+ * the CollectionScrollCard carousel (cover + posts) — but read-only: no Edit
+ * affordance, since the viewer doesn't own it. Private collections (or a bad
+ * id) 403/404 from the BFF, which we treat as "not found".
+ */
+
+import { use, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  collections,
+  SocialError,
+  type Collection,
+  type Post,
+} from "@/lib/social";
+import { CollectionScrollCard } from "@/components/social/collection/collection-scroll-card";
+
+export default function PublicCollectionDetailPage(props: {
+  params: Promise<{ handle: string; id: string }>;
+}) {
+  const { handle, id } = use(props.params);
+
+  const [c, setC] = useState<Collection | null>(null);
+  const [posts, setPosts] = useState<Post[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [missing, setMissing] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    collections
+      .get(id)
+      .then(({ collection, posts }) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setC(collection);
+        setPosts(posts ?? []);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (
+          err instanceof SocialError &&
+          (err.status === 404 || err.status === 403)
+        ) {
+          setMissing(true);
+        }
+      })
+      .finally(() => !cancelled && setLoading(false));
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [id]);
+
+  if (missing) notFound();
+  if (loading) return <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading…</p>;
+  if (!c) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <Link
+        href={`/u/${handle}/collections`}
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+      >
+        <ArrowLeft className="size-4" /> All collections
+      </Link>
+
+      <CollectionScrollCard
+        collection={c}
+        href={`/u/${handle}/collections/${c.id}`}
+        initialPosts={posts}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/page.tsx b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/page.tsx
index e6a1c34d..3cfa3482 100644
--- a/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/collections/page.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * The list comes from the layout's profile fetch (`public_collections`),
  * so this page only has to decide between the empty state and the grid.
  * Layout owns the ProfileHeader + tabs + container.
+ *
+ * Cards link into /u/[handle]/collections/[id] — the same grid → carousel
+ * detail structure the auth user gets at /u/me/collections.
  */
 
 import { CollectionViews } from "@/components/social/collection/collection-views";
@@ -23,5 +26,10 @@ export default function PublicProfileCollectionsPage() {
     );
   }
 
-  return <CollectionViews collections={list} hrefFor={(c) => `/c/${c.id}`} />;
+  return (
+    <CollectionViews
+      collections={list}
+      hrefFor={(c) => `/u/${data.handle}/collections/${c.id}`}
+    />
+  );
 }