diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.tsx
index c66d1a2185..2212be83d3 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ export function VideoEmbed({embed, crop}: Props) {
       ) : (
         <ConstrainedImage
           fullBleed={crop === 'square'}
-          aspectRatio={constrained || 1}>
+          aspectRatio={constrained || 1}
+          // slightly smaller max height than images
+          // images use 16 / 9, for reference
+          minMobileAspectRatio={14 / 9}>
           {contents}
         </ConstrainedImage>
       )}
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
index e988bc8301..8965e8b90e 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/index.web.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {isFirefox} from '#/lib/browser'
 import {ErrorBoundary} from '#/view/com/util/ErrorBoundary'
 import {ConstrainedImage} from '#/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage'
-import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {useIsWithinMessage} from '#/components/dms/MessageContext'
 import {useFullscreen} from '#/components/hooks/useFullscreen'
 import {
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function VideoEmbed({
   embed: AppBskyEmbedVideo.View
   crop?: 'none' | 'square' | 'constrained'
 }) {
+  const t = useTheme()
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const {active, setActive, sendPosition, currentActiveView} =
     useActiveVideoWeb()
@@ -114,13 +115,24 @@ export function VideoEmbed({
         sendPosition={sendPosition}
         isAnyViewActive={currentActiveView !== null}>
         {cropDisabled ? (
-          <View style={[a.w_full, a.overflow_hidden, {aspectRatio: max ?? 1}]}>
+          <View
+            style={[
+              a.w_full,
+              a.overflow_hidden,
+              {aspectRatio: max ?? 1},
+              a.rounded_md,
+              a.overflow_hidden,
+              t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
+            ]}>
             {contents}
           </View>
         ) : (
           <ConstrainedImage
             fullBleed={crop === 'square'}
-            aspectRatio={constrained || 1}>
+            aspectRatio={constrained || 1}
+            // slightly smaller max height than images
+            // images use 16 / 9, for reference
+            minMobileAspectRatio={14 / 9}>
             {contents}
           </ConstrainedImage>
         )}
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
index 8566c2fe6f..3efd231367 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function MediaEmbed({
         <ContentHider
           modui={rest.moderation?.ui('contentMedia')}
           activeStyle={[a.mt_sm]}>
-          <VideoEmbed embed={embed.view} />
+          <VideoEmbed embed={embed.view} crop="constrained" />
         </ContentHider>
       )
     }
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage.tsx b/src/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage.tsx
index 4e9c61d474..e16ab02593 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ export function ConstrainedImage({
   aspectRatio,
   fullBleed,
   children,
+  minMobileAspectRatio,
 }: {
   aspectRatio: number
   fullBleed?: boolean
+  minMobileAspectRatio?: number
   children: React.ReactNode
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ export function ConstrainedImage({
   const outerAspectRatio = React.useMemo<DimensionValue>(() => {
     const ratio =
       isNative || !gtMobile
-        ? Math.min(1 / aspectRatio, 16 / 9) // 9:16 bounding box
+        ? Math.min(1 / aspectRatio, minMobileAspectRatio ?? 16 / 9) // 9:16 bounding box
         : Math.min(1 / aspectRatio, 1) // 1:1 bounding box
     return `${ratio * 100}%`
-  }, [aspectRatio, gtMobile])
+  }, [aspectRatio, gtMobile, minMobileAspectRatio])
 
   return (
     <View style={[a.w_full]}>