diff --git a/app/api/chats/[id]/artist/route.ts b/app/api/chats/[id]/artist/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ec3c371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/chats/[id]/artist/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getCorsHeaders } from "@/lib/networking/getCorsHeaders";
+import { getChatArtistHandler } from "@/lib/chats/getChatArtistHandler";
+
+/**
+ * OPTIONS handler for CORS preflight requests.
+ *
+ * @returns A NextResponse with CORS headers.
+ */
+export async function OPTIONS() {
+  return new NextResponse(null, {
+    status: 200,
+    headers: getCorsHeaders(),
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/chats/[id]/artist
+ *
+ * Retrieves the artist associated with a chat room.
+ * Returns 404 when the room does not exist or is not accessible by the caller.
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming request object.
+ * @param root0 - The route context object.
+ * @param root0.params - The dynamic route params containing chat id.
+ * @returns A NextResponse with artist linkage data or an error.
+ */
+export async function GET(
+  request: NextRequest,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> },
+): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  const { id } = await params;
+  return getChatArtistHandler(request, id);
+}
diff --git a/lib/chats/__tests__/getChatArtistHandler.test.ts b/lib/chats/__tests__/getChatArtistHandler.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c88ce650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chats/__tests__/getChatArtistHandler.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getChatArtistHandler } from "@/lib/chats/getChatArtistHandler";
+import { validateAuthContext } from "@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext";
+import selectRoom from "@/lib/supabase/rooms/selectRoom";
+import { buildGetChatsParams } from "@/lib/chats/buildGetChatsParams";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext", () => ({
+  validateAuthContext: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/supabase/rooms/selectRoom", () => ({
+  default: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/chats/buildGetChatsParams", () => ({
+  buildGetChatsParams: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const createRequest = () => new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chats/chat-id/artist");
+
+describe("getChatArtistHandler", () => {
+  const accountId = "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111";
+  const roomId = "123e4567-e89b-42d3-a456-426614174000";
+  const artistId = "123e4567-e89b-42d3-a456-426614174001";
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("returns 400 for invalid chat id", async () => {
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), "invalid-id");
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "error",
+      error: "id must be a valid UUID",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns auth error response when auth validation fails", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue(
+      NextResponse.json({ status: "error", error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 }),
+    );
+
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), roomId);
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "error",
+      error: "Unauthorized",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns 404 when room does not exist", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({ accountId, orgId: null });
+    vi.mocked(selectRoom).mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), roomId);
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "error",
+      error: "Chat room not found",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns 404 when user has no access to another account's room", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({ accountId, orgId: null });
+    vi.mocked(selectRoom).mockResolvedValue({
+      id: roomId,
+      account_id: "123e4567-e89b-42d3-a456-426614174002",
+      artist_id: artistId,
+      topic: "Test",
+      updated_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(buildGetChatsParams).mockResolvedValue({
+      params: { account_ids: [accountId] },
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), roomId);
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "error",
+      error: "Access denied to this chat",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns chat artist for room owner", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({ accountId, orgId: null });
+    vi.mocked(selectRoom).mockResolvedValue({
+      id: roomId,
+      account_id: accountId,
+      artist_id: artistId,
+      topic: "Test",
+      updated_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(buildGetChatsParams).mockResolvedValue({
+      params: { account_ids: [accountId] },
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), roomId);
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "success",
+      room_id: roomId,
+      artist_id: artistId,
+      artist_exists: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null artist fields when chat has no artist", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({ accountId, orgId: null });
+    vi.mocked(selectRoom).mockResolvedValue({
+      id: roomId,
+      account_id: accountId,
+      artist_id: null,
+      topic: "Test",
+      updated_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(buildGetChatsParams).mockResolvedValue({
+      params: { account_ids: [accountId] },
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    const response = await getChatArtistHandler(createRequest(), roomId);
+    const body = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      status: "success",
+      room_id: roomId,
+      artist_id: null,
+      artist_exists: false,
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/chats/__tests__/validateChatAccess.test.ts b/lib/chats/__tests__/validateChatAccess.test.ts
index 00bb430b..4c925544 100644
--- a/lib/chats/__tests__/validateChatAccess.test.ts
+++ b/lib/chats/__tests__/validateChatAccess.test.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ describe("validateChatAccess", () => {
     });
 
     const result = await validateChatAccess(request, roomId);
-    expect(result).toEqual({ roomId });
+    expect(result).toEqual({ roomId, room, accountId });
   });
 });
diff --git a/lib/chats/getChatArtistHandler.ts b/lib/chats/getChatArtistHandler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad04d8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chats/getChatArtistHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getCorsHeaders } from "@/lib/networking/getCorsHeaders";
+import { validateChatAccess } from "@/lib/chats/validateChatAccess";
+
+/**
+ * Handles GET /api/chats/[id]/artist.
+ *
+ * Returns the artist associated with a chat room if accessible by the caller.
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming request object for auth context.
+ * @param id - The chat room ID from route params.
+ * @returns A NextResponse with artist linkage data or an error.
+ */
+export async function getChatArtistHandler(
+  request: NextRequest,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  const roomResult = await validateChatAccess(request, id);
+  if (roomResult instanceof NextResponse) {
+    return roomResult;
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.json(
+    {
+      status: "success",
+      room_id: roomResult.room.id,
+      artist_id: roomResult.room.artist_id,
+      artist_exists: Boolean(roomResult.room.artist_id),
+    },
+    { status: 200, headers: getCorsHeaders() },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/chats/validateChatAccess.ts b/lib/chats/validateChatAccess.ts
index 4e40c13f..30f89e5d 100644
--- a/lib/chats/validateChatAccess.ts
+++ b/lib/chats/validateChatAccess.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import { getCorsHeaders } from "@/lib/networking/getCorsHeaders";
 import { validateAuthContext } from "@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext";
 import selectRoom from "@/lib/supabase/rooms/selectRoom";
 import { buildGetChatsParams } from "@/lib/chats/buildGetChatsParams";
+import type { Tables } from "@/types/database.types";
 
 export interface ValidatedChatAccess {
   roomId: string;
+  room: Tables<"rooms">;
+  accountId: string;
 }
 
 const chatIdSchema = z.string().uuid("id must be a valid UUID");
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ const chatIdSchema = z.string().uuid("id must be a valid UUID");
  *
  * @param request - The incoming request (used for auth context)
  * @param roomId - The room/chat UUID to validate access for
- * @returns NextResponse on auth/access failure, or validated roomId
+ * @returns NextResponse on auth/access failure, or validated access data
  */
 export async function validateChatAccess(
   request: NextRequest,
@@ -64,5 +67,5 @@ export async function validateChatAccess(
     );
   }
 
-  return { roomId: room.id };
+  return { roomId: room.id, room, accountId };
 }