diff --git a/src/components/Content/index.tsx b/src/components/Content/index.tsx
index 77a08ba..9ee0093 100644
--- a/src/components/Content/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Content/index.tsx
@@ -148,14 +148,16 @@ export default function Content({
   const imageMap = new Map<string, TImetaInfo>()
   const mediaMap = new Map<string, TImetaInfo>()
   extractedMedia.all.forEach((img: TImetaInfo) => {
+    const cleaned = cleanUrl(img.url)
+    if (!cleaned) return
     if (img.m?.startsWith('image/')) {
-      imageMap.set(img.url, img)
+      imageMap.set(cleaned, img)
     } else if (img.m?.startsWith('video/') || img.m?.startsWith('audio/') || img.m === 'media/*') {
-      mediaMap.set(img.url, img)
-    } else if (isImage(img.url)) {
-      imageMap.set(img.url, img)
-    } else if (isMedia(img.url)) {
-      mediaMap.set(img.url, img)
+      mediaMap.set(cleaned, img)
+    } else if (isImage(cleaned)) {
+      imageMap.set(cleaned, img)
+    } else if (isMedia(cleaned)) {
+      mediaMap.set(cleaned, img)
     }
   })
 
@@ -335,12 +337,15 @@ export default function Content({
           // Check video/audio first - never put them in ImageGallery
           if (isVideoUrl || isAudioUrl || mediaMap.has(cleanedUrl)) {
             renderedUrls.add(cleanedUrl)
+            const mediaInfo = mediaMap.get(cleanedUrl)
+            const poster = mediaInfo?.image
             return (
               <MediaPlayer 
                 className="mt-2" 
                 key={`url-media-${index}`} 
                 src={cleanedUrl} 
-                mustLoad={mustLoadMedia} 
+                mustLoad={mustLoadMedia}
+                poster={poster}
               />
             )
           }
diff --git a/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
index bfda00c..2732d43 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
 export default function MediaPlayer({
   src,
   className,
-  mustLoad = false
+  mustLoad = false,
+  poster
 }: {
   src: string
   className?: string
   mustLoad?: boolean
+  poster?: string
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ export default function MediaPlayer({
   }
 
   if (mediaType === 'video') {
-    return <VideoPlayer src={src} className={className} />
+    return <VideoPlayer src={src} className={className} poster={poster} />
   }
 
   return <AudioPlayer src={src} className={className} />
diff --git a/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx b/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
index 0c9164c..b5c96a6 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function AsciidocArticle({
   // Extract media from tags only (for display at top)
   const tagMedia = useMemo(() => {
     const seenUrls = new Set<string>()
-    const media: Array<{ url: string; type: 'image' | 'video' | 'audio' }> = []
+    const media: Array<{ url: string; type: 'image' | 'video' | 'audio'; poster?: string }> = []
     
     // Extract from imeta tags
     const imetaInfos = getImetaInfosFromEvent(event)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function AsciidocArticle({
       if (info.m?.startsWith('image/') || isImage(cleaned)) {
         media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'image' })
       } else if (info.m?.startsWith('video/') || isVideo(cleaned)) {
-        media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'video' })
+        media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'video', poster: info.image })
       } else if (info.m?.startsWith('audio/') || isAudio(cleaned)) {
         media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'audio' })
       }
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ export default function AsciidocArticle({
                       src={media.url}
                       className="max-w-[400px]"
                       mustLoad={true}
+                      poster={media.poster}
                     />
                   </div>
                 )
diff --git a/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx b/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
index 0b82956..0038e20 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ function parseMarkdownContent(
     openLightbox: (index: number) => void
     navigateToHashtag: (href: string) => void
     navigateToRelay: (url: string) => void
+    videoPosterMap?: Map<string, string>
   }
 ): { nodes: React.ReactNode[]; hashtagsInContent: Set<string>; footnotes: Map<string, string> } {
-  const { eventPubkey, imageIndexMap, openLightbox, navigateToHashtag, navigateToRelay } = options
+  const { eventPubkey, imageIndexMap, openLightbox, navigateToHashtag, navigateToRelay, videoPosterMap } = options
   const parts: React.ReactNode[] = []
   const hashtagsInContent = new Set<string>()
   const footnotes = new Map<string, string>()
@@ -484,12 +485,14 @@ function parseMarkdownContent(
           </div>
         )
       } else if (isVideo(cleaned) || isAudio(cleaned)) {
+        const poster = videoPosterMap?.get(cleaned)
         parts.push(
           <div key={`media-${patternIdx}`} className="my-2">
             <MediaPlayer
               src={cleaned}
               className="max-w-[400px]"
               mustLoad={false}
+              poster={poster}
             />
           </div>
         )
@@ -1127,7 +1130,7 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
   // Extract media from tags only (for display at top)
   const tagMedia = useMemo(() => {
     const seenUrls = new Set<string>()
-    const media: Array<{ url: string; type: 'image' | 'video' | 'audio' }> = []
+    const media: Array<{ url: string; type: 'image' | 'video' | 'audio'; poster?: string }> = []
     
     // Extract from imeta tags
     const imetaInfos = getImetaInfosFromEvent(event)
@@ -1140,7 +1143,7 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
       if (info.m?.startsWith('image/') || isImage(cleaned)) {
         media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'image' })
       } else if (info.m?.startsWith('video/') || isVideo(cleaned)) {
-        media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'video' })
+        media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'video', poster: info.image })
       } else if (info.m?.startsWith('audio/') || isAudio(cleaned)) {
         media.push({ url: info.url, type: 'audio' })
       }
@@ -1349,6 +1352,21 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
     return preprocessMarkdownMediaLinks(event.content)
   }, [event.content])
   
+  // Create video poster map from imeta tags
+  const videoPosterMap = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, string>()
+    const imetaInfos = getImetaInfosFromEvent(event)
+    imetaInfos.forEach((info) => {
+      if (info.image && (info.m?.startsWith('video/') || isVideo(info.url))) {
+        const cleaned = cleanUrl(info.url)
+        if (cleaned) {
+          map.set(cleaned, info.image)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    return map
+  }, [event.id, JSON.stringify(event.tags)])
+  
   // Parse markdown content with post-processing for nostr: links and hashtags
   const { nodes: parsedContent, hashtagsInContent } = useMemo(() => {
     const result = parseMarkdownContent(preprocessedContent, {
@@ -1356,11 +1374,12 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
       imageIndexMap,
       openLightbox,
       navigateToHashtag,
-      navigateToRelay
+      navigateToRelay,
+      videoPosterMap
     })
     // Return nodes and hashtags (footnotes are already included in nodes)
     return { nodes: result.nodes, hashtagsInContent: result.hashtagsInContent }
-  }, [preprocessedContent, event.pubkey, imageIndexMap, openLightbox, navigateToHashtag, navigateToRelay])
+  }, [preprocessedContent, event.pubkey, imageIndexMap, openLightbox, navigateToHashtag, navigateToRelay, videoPosterMap])
   
   // Filter metadata tags to only show what's not already in content
   const leftoverMetadataTags = useMemo(() => {
@@ -1453,6 +1472,7 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
                       src={media.url}
                       className="max-w-[400px]"
                       mustLoad={true}
+                      poster={media.poster}
                     />
                   </div>
                 )
diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
index 8e3546c..3196a1f 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
 import { MediaErrorBoundary } from '../MediaErrorBoundary'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 
-export default function VideoPlayer({ src, className }: { src: string; className?: string }) {
+export default function VideoPlayer({ src, className, poster }: { src: string; className?: string; poster?: string }) {
   const { autoplay } = useContentPolicy()
   const [error, setError] = useState(false)
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({ src, className }: { src: string; className
           playsInline
           className={cn('rounded-lg max-h-[80vh] sm:max-h-[60vh] border', className)}
           src={src}
+          poster={poster}
           onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
           onPlay={(event) => {
             mediaManager.play(event.currentTarget)
diff --git a/src/lib/tag.ts b/src/lib/tag.ts
index 6597211..3ebe13b 100644
--- a/src/lib/tag.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tag.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,25 @@ export function getImetaInfoFromImetaTag(tag: string[], pubkey?: string): TImeta
     imeta.fallback = fallbackUrls
   }
   
+  // Parse image/poster URL (for videos)
+  let imageUrl: string | undefined
+  
+  // First try the space-separated format
+  const imageItem = tag.find((item) => item.startsWith('image '))
+  if (imageItem) {
+    imageUrl = imageItem.slice(6)
+  } else {
+    // Try the separate element format
+    const imageIndex = tag.findIndex((item) => item === 'image')
+    if (imageIndex !== -1 && imageIndex + 1 < tag.length) {
+      imageUrl = tag[imageIndex + 1]
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (imageUrl) {
+    imeta.image = cleanUrl(imageUrl)
+  }
+  
   return imeta
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/index.d.ts b/src/types/index.d.ts
index 8c49d0b..dd5564b 100644
--- a/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.d.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export type TImetaInfo = {
   alt?: string // Alternative text
   x?: string // SHA256 hash as specified in NIP 94
   fallback?: string[] // Array of fallback URLs
+  image?: string // Poster/thumbnail image URL (for videos)
 }
 
 export type TPublishOptions = {