diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-19118cf8-9378-4bd6-bf5e-7e57520181d0.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-19118cf8-9378-4bd6-bf5e-7e57520181d0.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4121214a68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-19118cf8-9378-4bd6-bf5e-7e57520181d0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type" : "bugfix",
+  "description" : "Amazon Q /doc: close diff tab and open README file in preview mode after user accept changes"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonqDoc/controller/DocController.kt b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonqDoc/controller/DocController.kt
index 88abc4d2268..078b8e301cd 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonqDoc/controller/DocController.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonqDoc/controller/DocController.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import com.intellij.diff.util.DiffUserDataKeys
 import com.intellij.ide.BrowserUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.runInEdt
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.TextEditorWithPreview
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.originalFileOrSelf
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowManager
 import com.intellij.testFramework.LightVirtualFile
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
@@ -296,8 +299,11 @@ class DocController(
         messenger.sendChatInputEnabledMessage(message.tabId, false)
     }
 
+    private val diffVirtualFiles = mutableMapOf<String, ChainDiffVirtualFile>()
+
     private suspend fun acceptChanges(message: IncomingDocMessage.FollowupClicked) {
         insertCode(message.tabId)
+        previewReadmeFile(message.tabId)
     }
 
     private suspend fun promptForDocTarget(tabId: String) {
@@ -418,6 +424,8 @@ class DocController(
                 request.putUserData(DiffUserDataKeys.FORCE_READ_ONLY, true)
 
                 val newDiff = ChainDiffVirtualFile(SimpleDiffRequestChain(request), message.filePath)
+
+                diffVirtualFiles[message.filePath] = newDiff
                 DiffEditorTabFilesManager.getInstance(context.project).showDiffFile(newDiff, true)
             }
         }
@@ -1037,6 +1045,35 @@ class DocController(
         session.sendDocTelemetryEvent(null, docAcceptanceEvent)
     }
 
+    private fun previewReadmeFile(tabId: String) {
+        val session = getSessionInfo(tabId)
+        var filePaths: List<NewFileZipInfo> = emptyList()
+
+        when (val state = session.sessionState) {
+            is PrepareDocGenerationState -> {
+                filePaths = state.filePaths
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (filePaths.isNotEmpty()) {
+            val filePath = filePaths[0].zipFilePath
+            val existingDiff = diffVirtualFiles[filePath]
+
+            val newFilePath = session.context.addressableRoot.toNioPath().resolve(filePath)
+            val readmeVirtualFile = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().refreshAndFindFileByPath(newFilePath.toString())
+
+            runInEdt {
+                if (existingDiff != null) {
+                    FileEditorManager.getInstance(getProject()).closeFile(existingDiff)
+                }
+                if (readmeVirtualFile != null) {
+                    TextEditorWithPreview.openPreviewForFile(getProject(), readmeVirtualFile.originalFileOrSelf())
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun getProject() = context.project
 
     private fun getSessionInfo(tabId: String) = chatSessionStorage.getSession(tabId, context.project)