diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Appearance.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Appearance.qml
index d6822785a..5413b8021 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Appearance.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Appearance.qml
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ Singleton {
     // Transparency. The quadratic functions were derived from analysis of hand-picked transparency values.
     ColorQuantizer {
         id: wallColorQuant
-        source: Qt.resolvedUrl(Config.options.background.wallpaperPath)
+        property string wallpaperPath: Config.options.background.wallpaperPath
+        property bool wallpaperIsVideo: wallpaperPath.endsWith(".mp4") || wallpaperPath.endsWith(".webm") || wallpaperPath.endsWith(".mkv") || wallpaperPath.endsWith(".avi") || wallpaperPath.endsWith(".mov")
+        source: Qt.resolvedUrl(wallpaperIsVideo ? Config.options.background.thumbnailPath : Config.options.background.wallpaperPath)
         depth: 0 // 2^0 = 1 color
         rescaleSize: 10
     }