diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoFallback.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoFallback.tsx
index 0951369441..2994d6c48a 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoFallback.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoFallback.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import {ArrowRotateCounterClockwise_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ArrowRotateIcon} from '#/components/icons/ArrowRotateCounterClockwise'
+import {MediaInsetBorder} from '#/components/MediaInsetBorder'
 import {Text as TypoText} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function Container({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
@@ -16,12 +18,12 @@ export function Container({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
         a.justify_center,
         a.align_center,
         a.px_lg,
-        a.border,
-        t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
-        a.rounded_sm,
+        a.rounded_md,
+        a.overflow_hidden,
         a.gap_lg,
       ]}>
       {children}
+      <MediaInsetBorder />
     </View>
   )
 }
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@ export function RetryButton({onPress}: {onPress: () => void}) {
       onPress={onPress}
       size="small"
       color="secondary_inverted"
-      variant="solid"
       label={_(msg`Retry`)}>
+      <ButtonIcon icon={ArrowRotateIcon} />
       <ButtonText>
         <Trans>Retry</Trans>
       </ButtonText>
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
index 25f9f46047..e988bc8301 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ export function VideoEmbed({
   const contents = (
     <div
       ref={ref}
-      style={{display: 'flex', flex: 1, cursor: 'default'}}
+      style={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        flex: 1,
+        cursor: 'default',
+        backgroundImage: `url(${embed.thumbnail})`,
+        backgroundSize: 'cover',
+      }}
       onClick={evt => evt.stopPropagation()}>
       <ErrorBoundary renderError={renderError} key={key}>
         <OnlyNearScreen>