Google is testing its AI Mode feature “Ask about” within the citation boxes.
This was spotted by Sachin Patel over on X. Patel showed that when clicking on the citations within the output, the “Ask about” feature appeared at the top of the citation box overlay.
Google AI mode has added an ‘Ask about this’ option above the sources where all URLs are displayed. @brodieseo @rustybrick @gaganghotra_ pic.twitter.com/dXb70kb0Bc
— Sachin Patel (@SachuPatel53124) March 11, 2026
Clicking on “Ask about” here automatically pulled a new prompt into the search box.
Previously, Google began inserting the “Ask about” feature as an overlay when hovering over various elements within AI Mode outputs.
I was not able to replicate this myself. Here is what I see for a similar query:
Forum discussion wherever people still talk to one another.
