2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
index af90e22a1..8c173d6b3 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="row">
   <!-- We need the video container for videojs so we just hide it -->
   <div [hidden]="videoNotFound" id="video-container">
-     <video id="video-element" class="video-js vjs-peertube-skin"></video>
+     <video [poster]="getVideoPoster()" id="video-element" class="video-js vjs-peertube-skin"></video>
   </div>
 
   <div *ngIf="videoNotFound" id="video-not-found">Video not found :'(</div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
index 7a64406e6..7c97f0964 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return Account.GET_ACCOUNT_AVATAR_URL(this.video.account)
   }
 
+  getVideoPoster () {
+    if (!this.video) return ''
+
+    return this.video.previewUrl
+  }
+
   getVideoTags () {
     if (!this.video || Array.isArray(this.video.tags) === false) return []