diff --git a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.spec.ts b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.spec.ts
index 3bf9037..098b616 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.spec.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Sender } from '../common/types/sender.type';
 import {
+  buildBotMessage,
   isEscalationOffered,
+  normalizeSuggestedQuestions,
   resolveAskText,
   resolveSessionId,
   toAskCompatiblePayload,
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ describe('ai-v2 ask mapper', () => {
       messageId: '64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d2',
       runId: 'bea53a8d-3745-420f-a50d-fb700de5611d',
       status: 'escalation_offered',
+      suggested_questions: ['الف', ' الف ', '', null, 'ب'] as any,
       escalation: { summary: 'not in docs', handoff_context: {} },
       isNewSession: true,
     });
@@ -44,5 +47,29 @@ describe('ai-v2 ask mapper', () => {
     expect(payload.messageId).toBe('64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d2');
     expect(payload.runId).toBe('bea53a8d-3745-420f-a50d-fb700de5611d');
     expect(payload.offerOnlineChat).toBe(true);
+    expect(payload.suggested_questions).toEqual(['الف', 'ب']);
+  });
+
+  it('normalizes missing suggested_questions to an empty array', () => {
+    expect(normalizeSuggestedQuestions(undefined)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(normalizeSuggestedQuestions(null)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(normalizeSuggestedQuestions([])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(normalizeSuggestedQuestions('nope')).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('stores suggested_questions on the bot message only when non-empty', () => {
+    const withQuestions = buildBotMessage({
+      text: 'پاسخ',
+      now: Date.now() / 1000,
+      suggested_questions: ['  الف  ', 'الف', 'ب'],
+    });
+    expect(withQuestions.suggested_questions).toEqual(['الف', 'ب']);
+
+    const without = buildBotMessage({
+      text: 'پاسخ',
+      now: Date.now() / 1000,
+      suggested_questions: [],
+    });
+    expect(without.suggested_questions).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.ts b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.ts
index b38acd3..709a5e8 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-ask.mapper.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export type AskCompatiblePayload = {
   runId: string | null;
   status: 'answered' | 'escalation_offered' | 'ai_unavailable';
   offerOnlineChat: boolean;
+  suggested_questions: string[];
   escalation: AiV2RunResult['escalation'];
 };
 
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ export function resolveSessionId(sessionId?: string): string | undefined {
   return trimmed || undefined;
 }
 
+export function normalizeSuggestedQuestions(raw: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const out: string[] = [];
+  for (const item of raw) {
+    if (typeof item !== 'string') continue;
+    const text = item.trim();
+    if (!text || seen.has(text)) continue;
+    seen.add(text);
+    out.push(text);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 export function isEscalationOffered(result: Pick<AiV2RunResult, 'status'>): boolean {
   return result.status === 'escalation_offered';
 }
@@ -53,8 +68,12 @@ export function buildBotMessage(params: {
   now: number;
   runId?: string | null;
   status?: AskCompatiblePayload['status'];
+  suggested_questions?: string[];
   escalation?: AiV2RunResult['escalation'];
 }) {
+  const suggested_questions = normalizeSuggestedQuestions(
+    params.suggested_questions,
+  );
   return {
     messageId: new Types.ObjectId(),
     text: params.text,
@@ -64,6 +83,8 @@ export function buildBotMessage(params: {
     createdAt: TimeHelper.unix2PersianTimeAndDate(params.now),
     createdISO: Date.now(),
     aiStatus: params.status,
+    suggested_questions:
+      suggested_questions.length > 0 ? suggested_questions : undefined,
     escalation: params.escalation || undefined,
   };
 }
@@ -80,6 +101,7 @@ export function toAskCompatiblePayload(params: {
   messageId: string;
   runId?: string | null;
   status: AskCompatiblePayload['status'];
+  suggested_questions?: unknown;
   escalation?: AiV2RunResult['escalation'];
   isNewSession: boolean;
 }): AskCompatiblePayload {
@@ -100,6 +122,7 @@ export function toAskCompatiblePayload(params: {
     runId: params.runId ?? null,
     status: params.status,
     offerOnlineChat,
+    suggested_questions: normalizeSuggestedQuestions(params.suggested_questions),
     escalation: params.escalation ?? null,
   };
 
diff --git a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-threads.controller.ts b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-threads.controller.ts
index fe522d4..0413a38 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-threads.controller.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2-threads.controller.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { CurrentIdentity } from 'src/common/decorators/Identity.decorator';
 import { AiV2Service } from './ai-v2.service';
-import { CreateFeedbackDto, CreateRunDto } from './dto/threads.dto';
+import { AskRunDataDto, CreateFeedbackDto, CreateRunDto } from './dto/threads.dto';
 
 @ApiTags('v2 AI')
 @ApiBearerAuth()
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ export class AiV2ThreadsController {
     description:
       'Body: `{ question, sessionId? }`. Empty/omitted sessionId starts a new session. ' +
       'We generate our own messageId and store the AI run_id on the bot message. ' +
-      'When AI_V2_STREAM=true, emits SSE `meta` → `token*` → `result`.',
+      'When AI_V2_STREAM=true, emits SSE `meta` → `token*` → `result`. ' +
+      '`suggested_questions` is on the JSON/SSE result payload and on the stored Bot message.',
   })
   @ApiBody({ type: CreateRunDto })
   @ApiProduces('application/json', 'text/event-stream')
   @ApiResponse({
     status: 200,
-    description: 'Ask-compatible JSON, or SSE when AI_V2_STREAM=true.',
+    description:
+      'Ask-compatible JSON (`data` includes `suggested_questions`), or SSE when AI_V2_STREAM=true. In stream mode the same object is the `event: result` data (after tokens).',
+    type: AskRunDataDto,
   })
   async createRun(
     @Body() body: CreateRunDto,
diff --git a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.client.ts b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.client.ts
index ec8d10a..21c317f 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.client.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.client.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type AiV2RunResult = {
   run_id: string;
   status: 'answered' | 'escalation_offered';
   message: string;
+  suggested_questions?: string[] | null;
   escalation: { summary?: string; handoff_context?: Record<string, unknown> } | null;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.service.ts b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.service.ts
index 178770a..533271d 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.service.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/ai-v2.service.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export class AiV2Service {
       now,
       runId,
       status,
+      suggested_questions: result?.suggested_questions,
       escalation: result?.escalation,
     });
     await this.session.updateOne(
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ export class AiV2Service {
       messageId: String(botMessage.messageId),
       runId,
       status,
+      suggested_questions: botMessage.suggested_questions,
       escalation: result?.escalation,
       isNewSession,
     });
diff --git a/src/ai-v2/dto/threads.dto.ts b/src/ai-v2/dto/threads.dto.ts
index ec2b4d9..e771eb7 100644
--- a/src/ai-v2/dto/threads.dto.ts
+++ b/src/ai-v2/dto/threads.dto.ts
@@ -57,3 +57,45 @@ export class CreateFeedbackDto {
   @MaxLength(2000)
   comment?: string | null;
 }
+
+export class AskRunDataDto {
+  @ApiProperty({ example: '64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1' })
+  sessionId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: '1/20' })
+  count: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty()
+  question: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ description: 'Full assistant markdown. Always render this.' })
+  answer: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ type: 'array', items: { type: 'object' } })
+  history: unknown[];
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Our Mongo ObjectId for the new bot message. Use for feedback.',
+  })
+  messageId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ nullable: true, description: 'Upstream AI run id. Ignore in UI.' })
+  runId: string | null;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: ['answered', 'escalation_offered', 'ai_unavailable'] })
+  status: 'answered' | 'escalation_offered' | 'ai_unavailable';
+
+  @ApiProperty()
+  offerOnlineChat: boolean;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    type: [String],
+    example: ['چگونه وارد پورتال درمانت شوم؟', 'چطور درخواست معرفی‌نامه ثبت کنم؟'],
+    description:
+      'Clickable follow-up questions for this assistant turn. Always an array; may be empty. Also stored on the Bot message in history as suggested_questions.',
+  })
+  suggested_questions: string[];
+
+  @ApiProperty({ nullable: true })
+  escalation: { summary?: string; handoff_context?: Record<string, unknown> } | null;
+}
diff --git a/src/database/model/sessions.model.ts b/src/database/model/sessions.model.ts
index 723a34b..4320b94 100644
--- a/src/database/model/sessions.model.ts
+++ b/src/database/model/sessions.model.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export class SessionModel extends Document {
         react: { type: String, default: 'Nothing' },
         runId: { type: String, required: false },
         aiStatus: { type: String, required: false },
+        suggested_questions: { type: [String], required: false, default: undefined },
         escalation: { type: Object, required: false },
         createdAt: { type: [String], required: true }, // [time, date]
         createdISO: { type: Date, required: true },
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export class SessionModel extends Document {
     edited: boolean;
     runId?: string;
     aiStatus?: string;
+    suggested_questions?: string[];
     escalation?: {
       summary?: string;
       handoff_context?: Record<string, unknown>;