diff --git a/src/main/ThumbnailGeneration.tsx b/src/main/ThumbnailGeneration.tsx
index 3a31768c8..33abd4bae 100644
--- a/src/main/ThumbnailGeneration.tsx
+++ b/src/main/ThumbnailGeneration.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   setJumpTriggered,
   setAspectRatio,
   selectPrimaryThumbnailTrack,
+  setThumbnailTime,
 } from "../redux/videoSlice";
 import { Track } from "../types";
 import Timeline from "./Timeline";
@@ -210,8 +211,10 @@ const ThumbnailActions: React.FC<{
   //   *track: Generate to
   //   *index: Generate from
   const generate = (track: Track, index: number) => {
+    const time = generateRefs.current[index]?.getCurrentTime();
     const uri = generateRefs.current[index]?.captureVideo();
     dispatch(setThumbnail({ id: track.id, uri: uri }));
+    dispatch(setThumbnailTime({ id: track.id, time: time?.toString() }));
     dispatch(setHasChanges(true));
   };
 
diff --git a/src/main/ThumbnailSelect.tsx b/src/main/ThumbnailSelect.tsx
index 857a927fd..fbecbec89 100644
--- a/src/main/ThumbnailSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/main/ThumbnailSelect.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { css, SerializedStyles } from "@emotion/react";
 import { IconType } from "react-icons";
 import { LuCamera, LuCopy, LuCircleX, LuUpload } from "react-icons/lu";
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "../redux/store";
 import {
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ import {
   setHasChanges,
   setThumbnail,
   setThumbnails,
+  setThumbnailTime,
 } from "../redux/videoSlice";
 import { Track } from "../types";
 import { ThemedTooltip } from "./Tooltip";
 import { ProtoButton } from "@opencast/appkit";
 import { setIndex, setIsDisplayEditView } from "../redux/thumbnailSlice";
+import ReactPlayer from "react-player";
 
 /**
  * Choose between various thumbnail actions for the available tracks.
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ const ThumbnailSelector: React.FC<{
         track={track}
         trackIndex={trackIndex}
       />
+      <WorkaroundThumbnailGenerator track={track} />
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ export const UploadButton: React.FC<{
       if (e.target && e.target.result) {
         const uri = e.target.result as string; // We know this must be string because we use "readAsDataURL"
         dispatch(setThumbnail({ id: track.id, uri: uri }));
+        dispatch(setThumbnailTime({ id: track.id, time: undefined }));
         dispatch(setHasChanges(true));
       }
     };
@@ -454,6 +458,63 @@ export const ThumbnailButton: React.FC<{
   );
 };
 
+/**
+ * Generates a temporary thumbnail from a timestamp
+ *
+ * Workaround for the backend being unable to send us thumbnails from
+ * publications. This way, we can at least show a thumbnail to a user
+ * if they previously generated one via timestamp.
+ */
+const WorkaroundThumbnailGenerator: React.FC<{
+  track: Track,
+}> = ({ track }) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+
+  const ref = useRef<ReactPlayer>(null);
+  const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
+  const [seeked, setSeeked] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (ref.current && ready && track && track.thumbnailTime && !track.thumbnailUri) {
+      ref.current.seekTo(parseFloat(track.thumbnailTime), "seconds");
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, ready, track]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (seeked) {
+      const videoElement = ref.current?.getInternalPlayer() as HTMLVideoElement;
+      const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+      canvas.width = videoElement.videoWidth;
+      canvas.height = videoElement.videoHeight;
+      const canvasContext = canvas.getContext("2d");
+      if (canvasContext !== null) {
+        canvasContext.drawImage(videoElement, 0, 0);
+        const uri = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
+
+        if (uri) {
+          dispatch(setThumbnail({ id: track.id, uri: uri }));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, seeked, track]);
+
+  const playerStyle = css({
+    display: "none",
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <ReactPlayer url={track.uri}
+      css={playerStyle}
+      ref={ref}
+      width="unset"
+      height="100%"
+      playing={false}
+      onReady={() => setReady(true)}
+      onSeek={() => setSeeked(true)}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
 /**
  * Shared CSS
  */
diff --git a/src/main/VideoPlayers.tsx b/src/main/VideoPlayers.tsx
index d5eee634e..83ec2bba6 100644
--- a/src/main/VideoPlayers.tsx
+++ b/src/main/VideoPlayers.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ const VideoPlayers: React.FC<{
 export interface VideoPlayerForwardRef {
   captureVideo: () => string | undefined,
   getWidth: () => number,
+  getCurrentTime: () => number,
 }
 
 interface VideoPlayerProps {
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ export const VideoPlayer = React.forwardRef<VideoPlayerForwardRef, VideoPlayerPr
       getWidth() {
         return (ref.current?.getInternalPlayer() as HTMLVideoElement).clientWidth;
       },
+      getCurrentTime() {
+        return (ref.current?.getInternalPlayer() as HTMLVideoElement).currentTime;
+      },
     }));
 
     const reactPlayerStyle = css({
diff --git a/src/redux/videoSlice.ts b/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
index 787b1a4ef..31d18dee4 100644
--- a/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
+++ b/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ const videoSlice = createSlice({
         setThumbnailHelper(state, element.id, element.uri);
       }
     },
+    setThumbnailTime: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ id: Track["id"], time: Track["thumbnailTime"]; }>) => {
+      setThumbnailTimeHelper(state, action.payload.id, action.payload.time);
+    },
     removeThumbnail: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
       const index = state.tracks.findIndex(t => t.id === action.payload);
       state.tracks[index].thumbnailUri = undefined;
@@ -573,6 +576,13 @@ const setThumbnailHelper = (state: video, id: Track["id"], uri: Track["thumbnail
   }
 };
 
+const setThumbnailTimeHelper = (state: video, id: Track["id"], time: Track["thumbnailTime"]) => {
+  const index = state.tracks.findIndex(t => t.id === id);
+  if (index >= 0) {
+    state.tracks[index].thumbnailTime = time;
+  }
+};
+
 export const {
   addSegment,
   cut,
@@ -603,6 +613,7 @@ export const {
   setSelectedWorkflowIndex,
   setThumbnail,
   setThumbnails,
+  setThumbnailTime,
   setVideoEnabled,
   setVolume,
   setWaveformImages,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index ef3f9fa7c..1230dc4e2 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface Track {
   video_stream: {available: boolean, enabled: boolean, thumbnail_uri: string},
   thumbnailUri: string | undefined,
   thumbnailPriority: number,
+  thumbnailTime?: string,
 }
 
 export interface Flavor {