diff --git a/app/containers/message/Components/Attachments/Video.tsx b/app/containers/message/Components/Attachments/Video.tsx
index 23b72e6e46..c867fe638e 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Components/Attachments/Video.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/message/Components/Attachments/Video.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
-import { StyleProp, StyleSheet, Text, TextStyle, View } from 'react-native';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { StyleProp, StyleSheet, TextStyle, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { IUserMessage } from '../../../../definitions';
 import { IAttachment } from '../../../../definitions/IAttachment';
@@ -9,31 +9,96 @@ import { fileDownload, isIOS } from '../../../../lib/methods/helpers';
 import EventEmitter from '../../../../lib/methods/helpers/events';
 import { useTheme } from '../../../../theme';
 import sharedStyles from '../../../../views/Styles';
-import { TIconsName } from '../../../CustomIcon';
 import { LISTENER } from '../../../Toast';
 import Markdown from '../../../markdown';
 import MessageContext from '../../Context';
 import Touchable from '../../Touchable';
 import { useMediaAutoDownload } from '../../hooks/useMediaAutoDownload';
-import BlurComponent from '../OverlayComponent';
-import { TDownloadState } from '../../../../lib/methods/handleMediaDownload';
 import messageStyles from '../../styles';
+import { getThumbnailAsync } from 'expo-video-thumbnails';
+import OverlayComponent from '../OverlayComponent';
+import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import { CustomIcon } from '../../../CustomIcon';
 
 const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['video/quicktime', 'video/mp4', ...(isIOS ? [] : ['video/3gp', 'video/mkv'])];
 const isTypeSupported = (type: string) => SUPPORTED_TYPES.indexOf(type) !== -1;
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-	cancelContainer: {
-		position: 'absolute',
-		top: 8,
-		right: 8
+	container: {
+		flex: 1,
+		alignItems: 'center',
+		justifyContent: 'center'
+	},
+	overlay: {
+		flex: 1
+	},
+	image: {
+		width: '100%',
+		height: '100%'
 	},
-	text: {
-		...sharedStyles.textRegular,
-		fontSize: 12
+	playerIcon: {
+		position: 'absolute',
+		shadowColor: '#000',
+		shadowOpacity: 0.3,
+		shadowOffset: {
+			width: 1,
+			height: 1
+		}
 	}
 });
 
+type Image = {
+	loading: boolean;
+	uri: string | null;
+};
+
+type ThumbnailProps = {
+	url: string;
+	encrypted?: boolean;
+};
+
+const Thumbnail = ({ url, encrypted = false }: ThumbnailProps) => {
+	const icon = encrypted ? 'encrypted' : 'play-filled';
+
+	const [image, setImage] = useState<Image>({
+		loading: true,
+		uri: null
+	});
+
+	const generateThumbnail = async () => {
+		try {
+			if (!url) return;
+
+			const { uri } = await getThumbnailAsync(url, {
+				time: 1
+			});
+			setImage({
+				loading: false,
+				uri
+			});
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.warn(e);
+		}
+	};
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		generateThumbnail();
+	}, [url]);
+
+	return (
+		<View style={styles.container}>
+			{image.loading || !image.uri ? (
+				<OverlayComponent style={styles.overlay} loading={image.loading} iconName='arrow-down-circle' />
+			) : (
+				<>
+					<FastImage style={styles.image} source={{ uri: image.uri }} />
+					<CustomIcon name={icon} size={54} color='#fff' style={styles.playerIcon} />
+				</>
+			)}
+		</View>
+	);
+};
+
 interface IMessageVideo {
 	file: IAttachment;
 	showAttachment?: (file: IAttachment) => void;
@@ -44,34 +109,6 @@ interface IMessageVideo {
 	msg?: string;
 }
 
-const CancelIndicator = () => {
-	const { colors } = useTheme();
-	return (
-		<View style={styles.cancelContainer}>
-			<Text style={[styles.text, { color: colors.fontSecondaryInfo }]}>{I18n.t('Cancel')}</Text>
-		</View>
-	);
-};
-
-const Thumbnail = ({ status, encrypted = false }: { status: TDownloadState; encrypted: boolean }) => {
-	const { colors } = useTheme();
-	let icon: TIconsName = status === 'downloaded' ? 'play-filled' : 'arrow-down-circle';
-	if (encrypted && status === 'downloaded') {
-		icon = 'encrypted';
-	}
-
-	return (
-		<>
-			<BlurComponent
-				iconName={icon}
-				loading={status === 'loading'}
-				style={[messageStyles.image, { borderColor: colors.strokeLight, borderWidth: 1 }]}
-			/>
-			{status === 'loading' ? <CancelIndicator /> : null}
-		</>
-	);
-};
-
 const Video = ({
 	file,
 	showAttachment,
@@ -112,7 +149,7 @@ const Video = ({
 		<>
 			<Markdown msg={msg} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} style={[isReply && style]} theme={theme} />
 			<Touchable onPress={_onPress} style={messageStyles.image} background={Touchable.Ripple(colors.surfaceNeutral)}>
-				<Thumbnail status={status} encrypted={isEncrypted} />
+				<Thumbnail url={url} encrypted={isEncrypted} />
 			</Touchable>
 		</>
 	);