diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8c02d9..398b5e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ library) over an item's history:
 
 ![Server-rendered item history chart](docs/assets/item-history-chart.png)
 
+**Long-range trends** — an average line with a min/max band over hourly rollups, so
+long-term shape survives raw-sample retention:
+
+![Long-range trend chart with min/max band](docs/assets/longrange-chart.png)
+
 **Hosts overview** — every host's health at a glance (item count, ongoing problems
 and worst severity), problem hosts first:
 
diff --git a/app/api/routes/web/charts.py b/app/api/routes/web/charts.py
index 62e7f3d..7bc848b 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/web/charts.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/web/charts.py
@@ -101,3 +101,79 @@ def _y(v: float) -> float:
     ]
     view.empty = False
     return view
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class BandChartView:
+    """An average line with a min/max band — for long-range trend rollups."""
+
+    width: int
+    height: int
+    empty: bool = True
+    line: str = ""  # avg polyline
+    band: str = ""  # polygon: max edge L→R then min edge R→L
+    y_ticks: list[tuple[float, str]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    x_ticks: list[tuple[float, str]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    plot_left: float = 0.0
+    plot_right: float = 0.0
+    plot_top: float = 0.0
+    plot_bottom: float = 0.0
+
+
+def band_chart(
+    series: list[tuple[datetime, float, float, float]],
+    *,
+    width: int = 720,
+    height: int = 200,
+    pad_left: int = 48,
+    pad_right: int = 12,
+    pad_top: int = 12,
+    pad_bottom: int = 24,
+) -> BandChartView:
+    """Build a min/avg/max band chart from chronological (bucket, min, avg, max)."""
+    view = BandChartView(width=width, height=height)
+    if len(series) < 2:
+        return view
+
+    left, right = float(pad_left), float(width - pad_right)
+    top, bottom = float(pad_top), float(height - pad_bottom)
+    view.plot_left, view.plot_right, view.plot_top, view.plot_bottom = left, right, top, bottom
+
+    times = [t for t, _, _, _ in series]
+    mins = [mn for _, mn, _, _ in series]
+    avgs = [av for _, _, av, _ in series]
+    maxs = [mx for _, _, _, mx in series]
+    t0, t1 = times[0], times[-1]
+    span = (t1 - t0).total_seconds()
+    lo, hi = min(mins), max(maxs)
+    if hi == lo:
+        lo, hi = lo - 1.0, hi + 1.0
+    vrange = hi - lo
+    last = len(series) - 1
+
+    def _x(i: int, t: datetime) -> float:
+        frac = ((t - t0).total_seconds() / span) if span > 0 else (i / last)
+        return left + (right - left) * frac
+
+    def _y(v: float) -> float:
+        return top + (bottom - top) * (1 - (v - lo) / vrange)
+
+    xs = [_x(i, t) for i, t in enumerate(times)]
+    view.line = " ".join(f"{xs[i]:.1f},{_y(avgs[i]):.1f}" for i in range(len(series)))
+    top_edge = [f"{xs[i]:.1f},{_y(maxs[i]):.1f}" for i in range(len(series))]
+    bottom_edge = [f"{xs[i]:.1f},{_y(mins[i]):.1f}" for i in reversed(range(len(series)))]
+    view.band = " ".join(top_edge + bottom_edge)
+
+    view.y_ticks = [
+        (_y(lo), _fmt_value(lo)),
+        (_y((lo + hi) / 2), _fmt_value((lo + hi) / 2)),
+        (_y(hi), _fmt_value(hi)),
+    ]
+    mid = series[len(series) // 2]
+    view.x_ticks = [
+        (left, _fmt_time(t0, span)),
+        (_x(len(series) // 2, mid[0]), _fmt_time(mid[0], span)),
+        (right, _fmt_time(t1, span)),
+    ]
+    view.empty = False
+    return view
diff --git a/app/api/routes/web/hosts.py b/app/api/routes/web/hosts.py
index 1d43f52..c5fbb80 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/web/hosts.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/web/hosts.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from app.api.deps.db import DBSession
 from app.api.routes.web._shared import login_redirect, resolve_current_user, templates
-from app.api.routes.web.charts import ChartView, line_chart
+from app.api.routes.web.charts import BandChartView, ChartView, band_chart, line_chart
 from app.core.models.host import ItemSource, ItemValueType
 from app.core.models.trigger import Severity, TriggerAggregation, TriggerOperator, TriggerState
 from app.core.models.user import User
@@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ async def _item_detail_context(
     recent = list(await item_svc.list_values(item_id, limit=300))  # newest first
     series = [(v.collected_at, v.value_num) for v in reversed(recent) if v.value_num is not None]
     chart = line_chart(series) if item.value_type.is_numeric else ChartView(width=720, height=240)
+
+    trends = list(await item_svc.list_trends(item_id, limit=720))  # newest first (~30 days)
+    trend_series = [(t.bucket, t.value_min, t.value_avg, t.value_max) for t in reversed(trends)]
+    trend_chart = (
+        band_chart(trend_series) if item.value_type.is_numeric else BandChartView(720, 200)
+    )
     return {
         "current_user": user,
         "active_nav": "hosts",
@@ -360,8 +366,9 @@ async def _item_detail_context(
         "item": item,
         "triggers": list(await TriggerService(session).list_for_item(item_id)),
         "values": recent[:25],
-        "trends": list(await item_svc.list_trends(item_id, limit=24)),
+        "trends": trends[:24],
         "chart": chart,
+        "trend_chart": trend_chart,
         "trigger_operators": [{"value": o.value, "label": s} for o, s in _OPERATOR_SYMBOLS.items()],
         "trigger_aggregations": [a.value for a in TriggerAggregation],
         "severities": [s.value for s in Severity],
diff --git a/docs/assets/longrange-chart.png b/docs/assets/longrange-chart.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13cbcfe
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diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md
index 98ad7c1..33511ff 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ GhostMonitor's reason to exist over a plain Zabbix clone is privacy (ghost-suite
   making it POST a structured remediation intent (command + problem context) to a
   **webhook** channel for an external runbook — the server never runs commands itself
   (webhook-only, validated on create and at fire time).
-- *(next)* long-range charts backed by trends.
+- ✅ **Long-range trend chart**: a server-rendered min/max band + average line over an
+  item's hourly trend rollups on the item page — long-term shape that survives
+  raw-sample retention. Pure, unit-tested geometry helper (`band_chart`).
 
 ## Phase 5 — Discovery & scale *(in progress)*
 
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index a52105a..050adb7 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ footer a:hover { color: var(--brand-primary); }
 .chart { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; color: var(--accent); }
 .chart-line { stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.5; }
 .chart-area { fill: currentColor; opacity: 0.08; }
+.chart-band { fill: currentColor; opacity: 0.12; }
 .chart-grid { stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 0.5; opacity: 0.25; }
 .chart-label { fill: currentColor; opacity: 0.6; font-size: 11px; }
 
diff --git a/templates/hosts/item_detail.html b/templates/hosts/item_detail.html
index 4edcec2..c96a89f 100644
--- a/templates/hosts/item_detail.html
+++ b/templates/hosts/item_detail.html
@@ -117,6 +117,27 @@ <h2>History</h2>
     </section>
     {% endif %}
 
+    {% if trend_chart and not trend_chart.empty %}
+    <section class="card" style="margin-top: 20px;">
+      <h2>Trends (long-range)</h2>
+      <p class="muted" style="margin-bottom: 12px;">
+        Hourly average with the min/max band — survives raw-sample retention.
+      </p>
+      <svg class="chart" viewBox="0 0 {{ trend_chart.width }} {{ trend_chart.height }}" role="img"
+           aria-label="{{ item.name }} long-range trend">
+        {% for y, label in trend_chart.y_ticks %}
+        <line class="chart-grid" x1="{{ trend_chart.plot_left }}" y1="{{ y }}" x2="{{ trend_chart.plot_right }}" y2="{{ y }}" />
+        <text class="chart-label" x="{{ trend_chart.plot_left - 6 }}" y="{{ y + 3 }}" text-anchor="end">{{ label }}</text>
+        {% endfor %}
+        {% for x, label in trend_chart.x_ticks %}
+        <text class="chart-label" x="{{ x }}" y="{{ trend_chart.plot_bottom + 16 }}" text-anchor="middle">{{ label }}</text>
+        {% endfor %}
+        <polygon class="chart-band" points="{{ trend_chart.band }}" />
+        <polyline class="chart-line" points="{{ trend_chart.line }}" fill="none" />
+      </svg>
+    </section>
+    {% endif %}
+
     {% if trends %}
     <section class="card" style="margin-top: 20px;">
       <h2>Hourly trends <span class="count">{{ trends|length }}</span></h2>
diff --git a/tests/test_charts.py b/tests/test_charts.py
index c3a8212..110ddf3 100644
--- a/tests/test_charts.py
+++ b/tests/test_charts.py
@@ -65,3 +65,15 @@ async def test_item_detail_page_renders_chart(
     assert "<h2>History</h2>" in page.text
     assert 'class="chart"' in page.text
     assert "chart-line" in page.text
+
+
+def test_band_chart_empty_and_geometry() -> None:
+    from app.api.routes.web.charts import band_chart
+
+    assert band_chart([]).empty
+    series = [(BASE + timedelta(hours=i), float(i), float(i) + 1, float(i) + 2) for i in range(4)]
+    cv = band_chart(series)
+    assert not cv.empty
+    assert len(cv.line.split()) == 4  # avg polyline
+    assert len(cv.band.split()) == 8  # max edge (4) + min edge (4)
+    assert [label for _, label in cv.y_ticks] == ["0", "2.50", "5"]  # band spans min(0)..max(5)
diff --git a/tests/test_trends.py b/tests/test_trends.py
index 6dea2e2..89bf931 100644
--- a/tests/test_trends.py
+++ b/tests/test_trends.py
@@ -146,3 +146,25 @@ async def test_item_detail_page_shows_trends(
     page = await web_client.get(f"/hosts/{item.host_id}/items/{item.id}")
     assert page.status_code == 200
     assert "Hourly trends" in page.text
+
+
+async def test_item_detail_shows_long_range_trend_chart(
+    web_client: httpx.AsyncClient, session: Any, user: Any
+) -> None:
+    item = await _item(session, user.id)
+    for i in range(5):
+        session.add(
+            MetricTrend(
+                item_id=item.id,
+                bucket=NOW.replace(hour=8 + i, minute=0),
+                value_min=float(10 + i),
+                value_avg=float(20 + i),
+                value_max=float(30 + i),
+                sample_count=3,
+            )
+        )
+    await session.commit()
+    page = await web_client.get(f"/hosts/{item.host_id}/items/{item.id}")
+    assert page.status_code == 200
+    assert "Trends (long-range)" in page.text
+    assert "chart-band" in page.text