diff --git a/src/components/VideoPostCard.tsx b/src/components/VideoPostCard.tsx
index 3d353dd775..008274969e 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPostCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoPostCard.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function VideoPostCard({
               source={{uri: thumbnail}}
               style={[a.w_full, a.h_full, {opacity: pressed ? 0.8 : 1}]}
               accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
-              blurRadius={40}
+              blurRadius={100}
             />
             <MediaInsetBorder />
             <View
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export function CompactVideoPostCard({
               source={{uri: thumbnail}}
               style={[a.w_full, a.h_full, {opacity: pressed ? 0.8 : 1}]}
               accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
-              blurRadius={40}
+              blurRadius={100}
             />
             <MediaInsetBorder />
             <View
diff --git a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
index c6949a681f..3963f3a7b7 100644
--- a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ function VideoItemPlaceholder({
         style,
       ]}
       contentFit={contentFit}
-      blurRadius={blur ? 40 : 0}
+      blurRadius={blur ? 100 : 0}
     />
   ) : null
 }