diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/index.ts b/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
index e753f4a0d..e1f792af8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export * from './ui/slider/slider-data-attrs';
 export * from './ui/slider/time-slider-core';
 export * from './ui/slider/time-slider-data-attrs';
 export * from './ui/slider/volume-slider-core';
+export * from './ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-core';
+export * from './ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-data-attrs';
+export * from './ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-media-fragment';
+export * from './ui/thumbnail/types';
 export * from './ui/time/time-core';
 export * from './ui/time/time-data-attrs';
 export * from './ui/types';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/state.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/state.ts
index ee4ec1ed6..6c7ae7788 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/media/state.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/state.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,21 @@ export interface MediaPlaybackRateState {
   setPlaybackRate(rate: number): void;
 }
 
+export interface MediaTextCue {
+  startTime: number;
+  endTime: number;
+  text: string;
+}
+
+export interface MediaTextTrackState {
+  /** Cues from the first `kind="chapters"` track. */
+  chaptersCues: MediaTextCue[];
+  /** Cues from the first `kind="metadata" label="thumbnails"` track. */
+  thumbnailCues: MediaTextCue[];
+  /** The `<track>` element's `src` for resolving relative cue text URLs. */
+  thumbnailTrackSrc: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface MediaPictureInPictureState {
   /**
    * Whether picture-in-picture mode is currently active.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-core.test.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-core.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da4a7fb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-core.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { ThumbnailCore } from '../thumbnail-core';
+import type { ThumbnailImage } from '../types';
+
+function createImage(overrides: Partial<ThumbnailImage> = {}): ThumbnailImage {
+  return {
+    url: 'sprite.jpg',
+    startTime: 0,
+    endTime: 5,
+    width: 256,
+    height: 160,
+    coords: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function createTimeline(count: number, interval = 5): ThumbnailImage[] {
+  const images: ThumbnailImage[] = [];
+  const cols = 10;
+  const tileW = 256;
+  const tileH = 160;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const col = i % cols;
+    const row = Math.floor(i / cols);
+    images.push(
+      createImage({
+        startTime: i * interval,
+        endTime: (i + 1) * interval,
+        coords: { x: col * tileW, y: row * tileH },
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  return images;
+}
+
+describe('ThumbnailCore', () => {
+  describe('findActiveThumbnail', () => {
+    it('returns undefined for empty array', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail([], 5)).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('finds the first thumbnail at time 0', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(3);
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 0)).toBe(images[0]);
+    });
+
+    it('finds thumbnail matching the exact start time', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(3);
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 5)).toBe(images[1]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 10)).toBe(images[2]);
+    });
+
+    it('finds thumbnail within a time range', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(3);
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 2.5)).toBe(images[0]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 7)).toBe(images[1]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 12)).toBe(images[2]);
+    });
+
+    it('clamps to last thumbnail for time past all end times', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(3);
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 15)).toBe(images[2]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 100)).toBe(images[2]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for negative time', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(3);
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, -1)).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('handles thumbnails without endTime', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images: ThumbnailImage[] = [
+        { url: 'sprite.jpg', startTime: 0, width: 256, height: 160, coords: { x: 0, y: 0 } },
+        { url: 'sprite.jpg', startTime: 5, width: 256, height: 160, coords: { x: 0, y: 0 } },
+        { url: 'sprite.jpg', startTime: 10, width: 256, height: 160, coords: { x: 0, y: 0 } },
+      ];
+
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 0)).toBe(images[0]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 7)).toBe(images[1]);
+      expect(core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 999)).toBe(images[2]);
+    });
+
+    it('handles large datasets efficiently', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const images = createTimeline(1000, 1);
+
+      const result = core.findActiveThumbnail(images, 500.5);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(images[500]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('calculateScale', () => {
+    it('returns 1 when no constraints apply', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      expect(
+        core.calculateScale(256, 160, { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity })
+      ).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('scales down to fit max-width', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      const scale = core.calculateScale(256, 160, {
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: 128,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: Infinity,
+      });
+
+      expect(scale).toBe(0.5);
+    });
+
+    it('scales down to fit max-height', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      const scale = core.calculateScale(256, 160, {
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: Infinity,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: 80,
+      });
+
+      expect(scale).toBe(0.5);
+    });
+
+    it('uses the smaller ratio when both max constraints apply', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      const scale = core.calculateScale(256, 160, {
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: 128,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: 40,
+      });
+
+      // min(128/256, 40/160) = min(0.5, 0.25) = 0.25
+      expect(scale).toBe(0.25);
+    });
+
+    it('scales up to meet min-width', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      const scale = core.calculateScale(100, 50, {
+        minWidth: 200,
+        maxWidth: Infinity,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: Infinity,
+      });
+
+      expect(scale).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('does not scale when tile already fits within constraints', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+
+      const scale = core.calculateScale(256, 160, {
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: 512,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: 320,
+      });
+
+      expect(scale).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('resize', () => {
+    it('returns container and image dimensions for sprite thumbnail', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const thumbnail = createImage({ coords: { x: 512, y: 320 } });
+      const noConstraints = { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity };
+
+      const result = core.resize(thumbnail, 2560, 1600, noConstraints);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        scale: 1,
+        containerWidth: 256,
+        containerHeight: 160,
+        imageWidth: 2560,
+        imageHeight: 1600,
+        offsetX: 512,
+        offsetY: 320,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns zero offsets for first tile', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const thumbnail = createImage({ coords: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
+      const noConstraints = { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity };
+
+      const result = core.resize(thumbnail, 2560, 1600, noConstraints);
+
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({ offsetX: 0, offsetY: 0 });
+    });
+
+    it('scales all dimensions uniformly when constrained', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const thumbnail = createImage({ coords: { x: 512, y: 320 } });
+
+      const result = core.resize(thumbnail, 2560, 1600, {
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: 128,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: Infinity,
+      });
+
+      // scale = 128/256 = 0.5
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        scale: 0.5,
+        containerWidth: 128,
+        containerHeight: 80,
+        imageWidth: 1280,
+        imageHeight: 800,
+        offsetX: 256,
+        offsetY: 160,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('handles individual images without coords', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const thumbnail: ThumbnailImage = { url: 'thumb.jpg', startTime: 0, endTime: 5 };
+      const noConstraints = { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity };
+
+      const result = core.resize(thumbnail, 320, 180, noConstraints);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        scale: 1,
+        containerWidth: 320,
+        containerHeight: 180,
+        imageWidth: 320,
+        imageHeight: 180,
+        offsetX: 0,
+        offsetY: 0,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined when dimensions are unavailable', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const thumbnail: ThumbnailImage = { url: 'thumb.jpg', startTime: 0, endTime: 5 };
+
+      expect(
+        core.resize(thumbnail, 0, 0, { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity })
+      ).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getState', () => {
+    it('returns loading state', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const state = core.getState(true, false, undefined);
+
+      expect(state).toEqual({ loading: true, error: false, hidden: false });
+    });
+
+    it('returns error state', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const state = core.getState(false, true, undefined);
+
+      expect(state).toEqual({ loading: false, error: true, hidden: true });
+    });
+
+    it('returns hidden when no thumbnail and not loading', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const state = core.getState(false, false, undefined);
+
+      expect(state).toEqual({ loading: false, error: false, hidden: true });
+    });
+
+    it('returns visible when thumbnail exists', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const state = core.getState(false, false, createImage());
+
+      expect(state).toEqual({ loading: false, error: false, hidden: false });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getAttrs', () => {
+    it('returns role img and aria-hidden', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const state = core.getState(false, false, createImage());
+      const attrs = core.getAttrs(state);
+
+      expect(attrs.role).toBe('img');
+      expect(attrs['aria-hidden']).toBe('true');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('parseConstraints', () => {
+    it('parses valid numeric strings', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const result = core.parseConstraints({
+        minWidth: '100px',
+        maxWidth: '200px',
+        minHeight: '50px',
+        maxHeight: '150px',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ minWidth: 100, maxWidth: 200, minHeight: 50, maxHeight: 150 });
+    });
+
+    it('defaults non-finite values to 0 for min and Infinity for max', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const result = core.parseConstraints({
+        minWidth: 'none',
+        maxWidth: 'none',
+        minHeight: '',
+        maxHeight: '',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity });
+    });
+
+    it('handles mixed valid and invalid values', () => {
+      const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+      const result = core.parseConstraints({
+        minWidth: '0px',
+        maxWidth: '128px',
+        minHeight: 'none',
+        maxHeight: 'none',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ minWidth: 0, maxWidth: 128, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-media-fragment.test.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-media-fragment.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b41be9085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/tests/thumbnail-media-fragment.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { mapCuesToThumbnails, parseMediaFragment } from '../thumbnail-media-fragment';
+
+describe('parseMediaFragment', () => {
+  it('parses url#xywh=x,y,w,h', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment('sprite.jpg#xywh=0,0,256,160');
+
+    expect(result.url).toBe('sprite.jpg');
+    expect(result.width).toBe(256);
+    expect(result.height).toBe(160);
+    expect(result.coords).toEqual({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('returns url without fragment when no hash present', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment('thumb-001.jpg');
+
+    expect(result.url).toBe('thumb-001.jpg');
+    expect(result.width).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.height).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.coords).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('resolves relative URLs against baseURL', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment('sprite.jpg#xywh=0,0,256,160', 'https://cdn.example.com/media/thumbnails.vtt');
+
+    expect(result.url).toBe('https://cdn.example.com/media/sprite.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('handles absolute URLs in cue text', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment(
+      'https://cdn.example.com/sprite.jpg#xywh=0,0,256,160',
+      'https://other.com/thumbnails.vtt'
+    );
+
+    expect(result.url).toBe('https://cdn.example.com/sprite.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('handles hash without key=value', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment('sprite.jpg#fragment');
+
+    expect(result.url).toBe('sprite.jpg');
+    expect(result.coords).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('parses non-zero coordinates', () => {
+    const result = parseMediaFragment('sprite.jpg#xywh=512,320,256,160');
+
+    expect(result.coords).toEqual({ x: 512, y: 320 });
+    expect(result.width).toBe(256);
+    expect(result.height).toBe(160);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('mapCuesToThumbnails', () => {
+  it('maps text cues to ThumbnailImage array', () => {
+    const cues = [
+      { startTime: 0, endTime: 5, text: 'sprite.jpg#xywh=0,0,256,160' },
+      { startTime: 5, endTime: 10, text: 'sprite.jpg#xywh=256,0,256,160' },
+    ];
+
+    const images = mapCuesToThumbnails(cues);
+
+    expect(images).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(images[0]).toEqual({
+      url: 'sprite.jpg',
+      startTime: 0,
+      endTime: 5,
+      width: 256,
+      height: 160,
+      coords: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    });
+    expect(images[1]!.coords).toEqual({ x: 256, y: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('resolves relative URLs against baseURL', () => {
+    const cues = [{ startTime: 0, endTime: 5, text: 'sprite.jpg#xywh=0,0,256,160' }];
+
+    const images = mapCuesToThumbnails(cues, 'https://cdn.example.com/media/thumbnails.vtt');
+
+    expect(images[0]!.url).toBe('https://cdn.example.com/media/sprite.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('handles individual images without fragments', () => {
+    const cues = [
+      { startTime: 0, endTime: 5, text: 'thumb-001.jpg' },
+      { startTime: 5, endTime: 10, text: 'thumb-002.jpg' },
+    ];
+
+    const images = mapCuesToThumbnails(cues);
+
+    expect(images).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(images[0]!.url).toBe('thumb-001.jpg');
+    expect(images[0]!.coords).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-core.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-core.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4a3f7049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-core.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import type {
+  ThumbnailConstraints,
+  ThumbnailCrossOrigin,
+  ThumbnailFetchPriority,
+  ThumbnailImage,
+  ThumbnailLoading,
+  ThumbnailResizeResult,
+} from './types';
+
+export interface ThumbnailProps {
+  /** Time in seconds to display the thumbnail for. */
+  time?: number | undefined;
+  /** CORS setting forwarded to the inner `<img>`. */
+  crossOrigin?: ThumbnailCrossOrigin | undefined;
+  /** Image loading strategy forwarded to the inner `<img>`. */
+  loading?: ThumbnailLoading | undefined;
+  /** Image fetch priority hint forwarded to the inner `<img>`. */
+  fetchPriority?: ThumbnailFetchPriority | undefined;
+}
+
+export interface ThumbnailState {
+  /** The thumbnail image is loading. */
+  loading: boolean;
+  /** The thumbnail image failed to load. */
+  error: boolean;
+  /** No thumbnail is available and not loading — the component should be hidden. */
+  hidden: boolean;
+}
+
+export class ThumbnailCore {
+  findActiveThumbnail(thumbnails: ThumbnailImage[], time: number): ThumbnailImage | undefined {
+    if (thumbnails.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+    let low = 0;
+    let high = thumbnails.length - 1;
+    let result: ThumbnailImage | undefined;
+
+    while (low <= high) {
+      const mid = (low + high) >>> 1;
+      const image = thumbnails[mid]!;
+
+      if (time >= image.startTime) {
+        result = image;
+        low = mid + 1;
+      } else {
+        high = mid - 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse CSS constraint strings into numeric `ThumbnailConstraints`.
+   *
+   * Accepts any object with string `minWidth`/`maxWidth`/`minHeight`/`maxHeight`
+   * properties — `CSSStyleDeclaration` satisfies this structurally.
+   */
+  parseConstraints(raw: {
+    minWidth: string;
+    maxWidth: string;
+    minHeight: string;
+    maxHeight: string;
+  }): ThumbnailConstraints {
+    const minW = parseFloat(raw.minWidth);
+    const maxW = parseFloat(raw.maxWidth);
+    const minH = parseFloat(raw.minHeight);
+    const maxH = parseFloat(raw.maxHeight);
+
+    return {
+      minWidth: Number.isFinite(minW) ? minW : 0,
+      maxWidth: Number.isFinite(maxW) ? maxW : Infinity,
+      minHeight: Number.isFinite(minH) ? minH : 0,
+      maxHeight: Number.isFinite(maxH) ? maxH : Infinity,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calculate a uniform scale factor that fits `tileWidth × tileHeight` within the
+   * given CSS min/max constraints while preserving aspect ratio.
+   *
+   * - Scales down when the tile exceeds max constraints.
+   * - Scales up when the tile is smaller than min constraints.
+   * - Returns `1` when no scaling is needed.
+   */
+  calculateScale(tileWidth: number, tileHeight: number, constraints: ThumbnailConstraints): number {
+    const { minWidth, maxWidth, minHeight, maxHeight } = constraints;
+
+    const maxRatio = Math.min(maxWidth / tileWidth, maxHeight / tileHeight);
+    const minRatio = Math.max(minWidth / tileWidth, minHeight / tileHeight);
+
+    // Scale down if exceeding max constraints.
+    if (Number.isFinite(maxRatio) && maxRatio < 1) return maxRatio;
+    // Scale up if below min constraints.
+    if (Number.isFinite(minRatio) && minRatio > 1) return minRatio;
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Compute container and image dimensions for the current thumbnail, scaled to
+   * fit within the element's CSS min/max constraints.
+   *
+   * The container clips the sprite sheet via `overflow: hidden`, and the image is
+   * positioned with `transform: translate()` to show the correct tile.
+   */
+  resize(
+    thumbnail: ThumbnailImage,
+    imgNaturalWidth: number,
+    imgNaturalHeight: number,
+    constraints: ThumbnailConstraints
+  ): ThumbnailResizeResult | undefined {
+    const tileWidth = thumbnail.width ?? imgNaturalWidth;
+    const tileHeight = thumbnail.height ?? imgNaturalHeight;
+
+    if (!tileWidth || !tileHeight) return undefined;
+
+    const scale = this.calculateScale(tileWidth, tileHeight, constraints);
+
+    return {
+      scale,
+      containerWidth: tileWidth * scale,
+      containerHeight: tileHeight * scale,
+      imageWidth: imgNaturalWidth * scale,
+      imageHeight: imgNaturalHeight * scale,
+      offsetX: (thumbnail.coords?.x ?? 0) * scale,
+      offsetY: (thumbnail.coords?.y ?? 0) * scale,
+    };
+  }
+
+  getState(loading: boolean, error: boolean, thumbnail: ThumbnailImage | undefined): ThumbnailState {
+    return {
+      loading,
+      error,
+      hidden: !loading && !thumbnail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  getAttrs(_state: ThumbnailState) {
+    return {
+      role: 'img' as const,
+      'aria-hidden': 'true' as const,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export namespace ThumbnailCore {
+  export type Props = ThumbnailProps;
+  export type State = ThumbnailState;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-data-attrs.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-data-attrs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bb851675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-data-attrs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import type { StateAttrMap } from '../types';
+import type { ThumbnailState } from './thumbnail-core';
+
+export const ThumbnailDataAttrs = {
+  loading: 'data-loading',
+  error: 'data-error',
+  hidden: 'data-hidden',
+} as const satisfies StateAttrMap<ThumbnailState>;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-media-fragment.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-media-fragment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27fbfea28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-media-fragment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { isNumber } from '@videojs/utils/predicate';
+
+import type { MediaTextCue } from '../../media/state';
+import type { ThumbnailCoords, ThumbnailImage } from './types';
+
+/** Parse `url#xywh=x,y,w,h` into a URL and optional sprite coordinates. */
+export function parseMediaFragment(
+  text: string,
+  baseURL?: string
+): {
+  url: string;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  coords?: ThumbnailCoords;
+} {
+  const parts = text.trim().split('#');
+  const rawURL = parts[0] ?? '';
+  const hash = parts[1];
+
+  const url = baseURL ? new URL(rawURL, baseURL).href : rawURL;
+
+  if (!hash) return { url };
+
+  const eqIndex = hash.indexOf('=');
+  if (eqIndex === -1) return { url };
+
+  const keys = hash.slice(0, eqIndex);
+  const values = hash
+    .slice(eqIndex + 1)
+    .split(',')
+    .map(Number);
+
+  const data: Record<string, number> = {};
+  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+    const key = keys[i];
+    const value = values[i];
+    if (key && isNumber(value) && !Number.isNaN(value)) {
+      data[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const result: { url: string; width?: number; height?: number; coords?: ThumbnailCoords } = { url };
+
+  if (isNumber(data.w)) result.width = data.w;
+  if (isNumber(data.h)) result.height = data.h;
+  if (isNumber(data.x) && isNumber(data.y)) result.coords = { x: data.x, y: data.y };
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert an array of text cues (e.g. `VTTCue` from a `<track>` element)
+ * into {@link ThumbnailImage} entries by parsing the media-fragment in
+ * each cue's text.
+ */
+export function mapCuesToThumbnails(cues: MediaTextCue[], baseURL?: string): ThumbnailImage[] {
+  const images: ThumbnailImage[] = [];
+
+  for (const cue of cues) {
+    const fragment = parseMediaFragment(cue.text, baseURL);
+    const image: ThumbnailImage = { url: fragment.url, startTime: cue.startTime, endTime: cue.endTime };
+
+    if (fragment.width) image.width = fragment.width;
+    if (fragment.height) image.height = fragment.height;
+    if (fragment.coords) image.coords = fragment.coords;
+
+    images.push(image);
+  }
+
+  return images;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/types.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aac5c1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/thumbnail/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+export interface ThumbnailCoords {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+}
+
+export interface ThumbnailImage {
+  url: string;
+  startTime: number;
+  endTime?: number;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  coords?: ThumbnailCoords;
+}
+
+export type ThumbnailSrc = string | ThumbnailImage[] | null;
+
+export type ThumbnailCrossOrigin = 'anonymous' | 'use-credentials' | '' | null;
+
+export type ThumbnailLoading = 'eager' | 'lazy';
+
+export type ThumbnailFetchPriority = 'high' | 'low' | 'auto';
+
+export interface ThumbnailConstraints {
+  minWidth: number;
+  maxWidth: number;
+  minHeight: number;
+  maxHeight: number;
+}
+
+export interface ThumbnailResizeResult {
+  scale: number;
+  containerWidth: number;
+  containerHeight: number;
+  imageWidth: number;
+  imageHeight: number;
+  offsetX: number;
+  offsetY: number;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/index.ts
index 47f4a54f9..4f8559463 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export * from './ui/button';
 export * from './ui/event';
 export * from './ui/slider';
 export * from './ui/slider-css-vars';
+export * from './ui/thumbnail';
 export * from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/types.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/types.ts
index 61ccb8e58..4a7b521cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/media/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   MediaPlaybackRateState,
   MediaPlaybackState,
   MediaSourceState,
+  MediaTextTrackState,
   MediaTimeState,
   MediaVolumeState,
 } from '../../core/media/state';
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export type VideoFeatures = [
   PlayerFeature<MediaFullscreenState>,
   PlayerFeature<MediaPictureInPictureState>,
   PlayerFeature<MediaControlsState>,
+  PlayerFeature<MediaTextTrackState>,
 ];
 
 export type AudioFeatures = [
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/feature.parts.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/feature.parts.ts
index 36feabafe..ef36e2781 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/feature.parts.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/feature.parts.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { pipFeature } from './pip';
 import { playbackFeature } from './playback';
 import { playbackRateFeature } from './playback-rate';
 import { sourceFeature } from './source';
+import { textTrackFeature } from './text-track';
 import { timeFeature } from './time';
 import { volumeFeature } from './volume';
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export {
   playbackFeature as playback,
   playbackRateFeature as playbackRate,
   sourceFeature as source,
+  textTrackFeature as textTrack,
   timeFeature as time,
   volumeFeature as volume,
 };
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export const video: VideoFeatures = [
   fullscreenFeature,
   pipFeature,
   controlsFeature,
+  textTrackFeature,
 ];
 
 export const audio: AudioFeatures = [
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/index.ts
index f303e71ac..e2a0fa2c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/index.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export * from './pip';
 export * from './playback';
 export * from './playback-rate';
 export * from './source';
+export * from './text-track';
 export * from './time';
 export * from './volume';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/tests/text-track.test.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/tests/text-track.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f027686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/tests/text-track.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import { createStore } from '@videojs/store';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { PlayerTarget } from '../../../media/types';
+import { textTrackFeature } from '../text-track';
+
+/**
+ * jsdom's TextTrackList does not implement EventTarget (no addEventListener/
+ * dispatchEvent), so `listen(media.textTracks, ...)` throws. The store's
+ * error boundary catches this, but we can't dispatch textTracks events in
+ * tests. We test what we can: initial state, track detection via `addTextTrack`,
+ * and `loadstart` resync (dispatched on media, which works).
+ */
+
+function createVideo(): HTMLVideoElement {
+  return document.createElement('video');
+}
+
+describe('textTrackFeature', () => {
+  describe('initial state', () => {
+    it('has empty initial state', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      expect(store.state.chaptersCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('attach', () => {
+    it('detects chapters track via addTextTrack', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      video.addTextTrack('chapters', 'Chapters', 'en');
+
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      // Track detected, but no cues in jsdom
+      expect(store.state.chaptersCues).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('detects thumbnail track by kind and label', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'thumbnails', 'en');
+
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      // Track detected, but no cues or <track> element for src
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('ignores metadata tracks without thumbnails label', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'ad-cues', 'en');
+
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('prefers first matching track when multiple exist', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      video.addTextTrack('chapters', 'Ch1', 'en');
+      video.addTextTrack('chapters', 'Ch2', 'fr');
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'thumbnails', 'en');
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'thumbnails', 'fr');
+
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      // Should not error with multiple matching tracks
+      expect(store.state.chaptersCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailCues).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('resyncs on loadstart event', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      // Add a track programmatically (won't trigger textTracks event in jsdom)
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'thumbnails', 'en');
+
+      // Dispatch loadstart to trigger resync
+      video.dispatchEvent(new Event('loadstart'));
+
+      // After loadstart, the new track should be detected
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailCues).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('resolves thumbnailTrackSrc from track element', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      const trackEl = document.createElement('track');
+      trackEl.kind = 'metadata';
+      trackEl.label = 'thumbnails';
+      trackEl.src = 'https://cdn.example.com/thumbnails.vtt';
+      trackEl.default = true;
+      video.appendChild(trackEl);
+
+      // In jsdom, appending <track> to <video> adds to textTracks.
+      // The track.track property links the element to its TextTrack.
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      // findTrackElement maps TextTrack → <track> element → src
+      // jsdom's TextTrack from <track> may or may not match addTextTrack
+      // entries, so check if the src was resolved.
+      // Note: jsdom support for this varies; the feature is validated
+      // in real browsers via Playwright.
+      if (store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc !== null) {
+        expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBe('https://cdn.example.com/thumbnails.vtt');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('stops updating after destroy', () => {
+      const video = createVideo();
+      const store = createStore<PlayerTarget>()(textTrackFeature);
+      store.attach({ media: video, container: null });
+
+      store.destroy();
+
+      // Add tracks after destroy
+      video.addTextTrack('metadata', 'thumbnails', 'en');
+      video.dispatchEvent(new Event('loadstart'));
+
+      // State remains at defaults
+      expect(store.state.thumbnailTrackSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/text-track.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/text-track.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..020a5cd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/store/features/text-track.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { findTrackElement, listen } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
+
+import type { MediaTextCue, MediaTextTrackState } from '../../../core/media/state';
+import { definePlayerFeature } from '../../feature';
+
+export const textTrackFeature = definePlayerFeature({
+  state: (): MediaTextTrackState => ({
+    chaptersCues: [],
+    thumbnailCues: [],
+    thumbnailTrackSrc: null,
+  }),
+
+  attach({ target, signal, set }) {
+    const { media } = target;
+
+    let trackCleanup: AbortController | null = null;
+
+    function sync() {
+      trackCleanup?.abort();
+      trackCleanup = new AbortController();
+
+      let chaptersTrack: TextTrack | null = null;
+      let thumbnailTrack: TextTrack | null = null;
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < media.textTracks.length; i++) {
+        const track = media.textTracks[i]!;
+        if (!chaptersTrack && track.kind === 'chapters') chaptersTrack = track;
+        if (!thumbnailTrack && track.kind === 'metadata' && track.label === 'thumbnails') thumbnailTrack = track;
+      }
+
+      // VTTCue extends TextTrackCue with `text` — cast via `unknown` since
+      // the CueList is typed as TextTrackCue which doesn't expose `text`.
+      const chaptersCues: MediaTextCue[] = chaptersTrack?.cues
+        ? (Array.from(chaptersTrack.cues) as unknown as MediaTextCue[])
+        : [];
+      const thumbnailCues: MediaTextCue[] = thumbnailTrack?.cues
+        ? (Array.from(thumbnailTrack.cues) as unknown as MediaTextCue[])
+        : [];
+
+      let thumbnailTrackSrc: string | null = null;
+      if (thumbnailTrack) {
+        const el = findTrackElement(media, thumbnailTrack);
+        thumbnailTrackSrc = el?.src ?? null;
+      }
+
+      // Listen for <track> load events on tracks that don't have cues yet.
+      // `addtrack` fires before cues are parsed — we need the `load` event
+      // on the <track> element to know when cues are ready.
+      for (const trackEl of media.querySelectorAll('track')) {
+        if (!trackEl.track?.cues?.length) {
+          listen(trackEl, 'load', sync, { signal: trackCleanup.signal });
+        }
+      }
+
+      set({ chaptersCues, thumbnailCues, thumbnailTrackSrc });
+    }
+
+    sync();
+
+    listen(media.textTracks, 'addtrack', sync, { signal });
+    listen(media.textTracks, 'removetrack', sync, { signal });
+    listen(media.textTracks, 'change', sync, { signal });
+    listen(media, 'loadstart', sync, { signal });
+
+    signal.addEventListener('abort', () => trackCleanup?.abort(), { once: true });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/store/selectors.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/store/selectors.ts
index 967d3414a..8eea737d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/store/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/store/selectors.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { pipFeature } from './features/pip';
 import { playbackFeature } from './features/playback';
 import { playbackRateFeature } from './features/playback-rate';
 import { sourceFeature } from './features/source';
+import { textTrackFeature } from './features/text-track';
 import { timeFeature } from './features/time';
 import { volumeFeature } from './features/volume';
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ export const selectPlayback = createSelector(playbackFeature);
 export const selectPlaybackRate = createSelector(playbackRateFeature);
 /** Select the source state (src, type). */
 export const selectSource = createSelector(sourceFeature);
+/** Select the text track state (chapters cues, thumbnail cues). */
+export const selectTextTrack = createSelector(textTrackFeature);
 /** Select the time state (currentTime, duration, seek). */
 export const selectTime = createSelector(timeFeature);
 /** Select the volume state (volume, muted, setVolume, setMuted). */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/tests/thumbnail.test.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/tests/thumbnail.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58386c006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/tests/thumbnail.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { type CreateThumbnailOptions, createThumbnail } from '../thumbnail';
+
+// --- ResizeObserver stub (jsdom lacks it) ---
+
+class ResizeObserverStub {
+  callback: ResizeObserverCallback;
+  static instances: ResizeObserverStub[] = [];
+
+  constructor(callback: ResizeObserverCallback) {
+    this.callback = callback;
+    ResizeObserverStub.instances.push(this);
+  }
+
+  observe = vi.fn();
+  unobserve = vi.fn();
+  disconnect = vi.fn();
+}
+
+vi.stubGlobal('ResizeObserver', ResizeObserverStub);
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  ResizeObserverStub.instances.length = 0;
+});
+
+// --- Helpers ---
+
+function createMockImg(): HTMLImageElement {
+  const img = document.createElement('img');
+
+  Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalWidth', { value: 2560, writable: true, configurable: true });
+  Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalHeight', { value: 1600, writable: true, configurable: true });
+
+  return img;
+}
+
+function createMockContainer(): HTMLElement {
+  return document.createElement('div');
+}
+
+function createOptions(overrides: Partial<CreateThumbnailOptions> = {}): CreateThumbnailOptions {
+  return {
+    getContainer: () => createMockContainer(),
+    getImg: () => createMockImg(),
+    onStateChange: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('createThumbnail', () => {
+  describe('initial state', () => {
+    it('starts with loading false and error false', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(false);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('starts with zero natural dimensions', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(0);
+      expect(handle.naturalHeight).toBe(0);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('updateSrc', () => {
+    it('sets loading to true when given a new non-empty URL', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(false);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('does nothing when called with the same URL', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      // Simulate load completing.
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+
+      // Should still be loading — same URL, no-op.
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('resets state when URL changes to empty', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      handle.updateSrc(undefined);
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(0);
+      expect(handle.naturalHeight).toBe(0);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('resets loading when URL changes to a different URL', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite-1.jpg');
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite-2.jpg');
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(false);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('img events', () => {
+    it('updates natural dimensions and clears loading on img load', () => {
+      const img = createMockImg();
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      img.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'));
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(2560);
+      expect(handle.naturalHeight).toBe(1600);
+      expect(onStateChange).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('handles src change: load first image, change src, load second image', () => {
+      const img = createMockImg();
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      // First image loads successfully.
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite-1.jpg');
+      img.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'));
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(2560);
+
+      // Src changes — loading resets.
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite-2.jpg');
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(true);
+
+      // Second image loads — same listener catches it.
+      Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalWidth', { value: 1280, configurable: true });
+      Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalHeight', { value: 720, configurable: true });
+      img.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'));
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(1280);
+      expect(handle.naturalHeight).toBe(720);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('sets error on img error', () => {
+      const img = createMockImg();
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      handle.updateSrc('bad.jpg');
+      img.dispatchEvent(new Event('error'));
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.error).toBe(true);
+      expect(onStateChange).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('stops listening to img events after destroy', () => {
+      const img = createMockImg();
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      // Trigger lazy binding so listeners are actually attached.
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+
+      handle.destroy();
+      onStateChange.mockClear();
+
+      img.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'));
+
+      expect(onStateChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('readConstraints', () => {
+    it('returns default constraints when no container', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getContainer: () => null,
+        })
+      );
+
+      const constraints = handle.readConstraints();
+
+      expect(constraints).toEqual({
+        minWidth: 0,
+        maxWidth: Infinity,
+        minHeight: 0,
+        maxHeight: Infinity,
+      });
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('connect', () => {
+    it('binds img and ResizeObserver lazily after elements become available', () => {
+      let img: HTMLImageElement | null = null;
+      let container: HTMLElement | null = null;
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getContainer: () => container,
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      // Before elements exist: no observer created.
+      expect(ResizeObserverStub.instances).toHaveLength(0);
+
+      // Simulate elements becoming available (like React refs after mount).
+      img = createMockImg();
+      container = createMockContainer();
+
+      handle.connect();
+
+      // ResizeObserver should now be set up.
+      expect(ResizeObserverStub.instances).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(ResizeObserverStub.instances[0]!.observe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(container);
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('detects already-loaded img on connect', () => {
+      const img = createMockImg();
+      // Mark the img as already complete (cached image).
+      Object.defineProperty(img, 'complete', { value: true, configurable: true });
+
+      const onStateChange = vi.fn();
+
+      const handle = createThumbnail(
+        createOptions({
+          getImg: () => img,
+          onStateChange,
+        })
+      );
+
+      handle.updateSrc('sprite.jpg');
+      onStateChange.mockClear();
+
+      handle.connect();
+
+      expect(handle.loading).toBe(false);
+      expect(handle.naturalWidth).toBe(2560);
+      expect(handle.naturalHeight).toBe(1600);
+      expect(onStateChange).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('destroy', () => {
+    it('can be called multiple times safely', () => {
+      const handle = createThumbnail(createOptions());
+
+      handle.destroy();
+      handle.destroy();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/thumbnail.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/thumbnail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6b9663b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/thumbnail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { listen } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
+import { ThumbnailCore } from '../../core/ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-core';
+import type { ThumbnailConstraints } from '../../core/ui/thumbnail/types';
+
+export interface CreateThumbnailOptions {
+  getContainer: () => HTMLElement | null;
+  getImg: () => HTMLImageElement | null;
+  onStateChange: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface ThumbnailHandle {
+  readonly loading: boolean;
+  readonly error: boolean;
+  readonly naturalWidth: number;
+  readonly naturalHeight: number;
+  readConstraints(): ThumbnailConstraints;
+  updateSrc(url: string | undefined): void;
+  connect(): void;
+  destroy(): void;
+}
+
+export function createThumbnail(options: CreateThumbnailOptions): ThumbnailHandle {
+  const { getContainer, getImg, onStateChange } = options;
+  const core = new ThumbnailCore();
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  const signal = abort.signal;
+
+  let loading = false;
+  let error = false;
+  let naturalWidth = 0;
+  let naturalHeight = 0;
+  let lastSrc = '';
+  let imgBound = false;
+  let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null;
+
+  // --- img event listeners ---
+
+  function onImgLoad() {
+    const img = getImg();
+
+    if (img) {
+      naturalWidth = img.naturalWidth;
+      naturalHeight = img.naturalHeight;
+    }
+
+    loading = false;
+    error = false;
+    onStateChange();
+  }
+
+  function onImgError() {
+    loading = false;
+    error = true;
+    onStateChange();
+  }
+
+  function bindImg(img: HTMLImageElement): void {
+    listen(img, 'load', onImgLoad, { signal });
+    listen(img, 'error', onImgError, { signal });
+  }
+
+  // --- Lazy binding ---
+
+  function ensureBindings(): void {
+    if (!imgBound) {
+      const img = getImg();
+
+      if (img) {
+        bindImg(img);
+        imgBound = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!resizeObserver) {
+      const container = getContainer();
+
+      if (container) {
+        resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(onStateChange);
+        resizeObserver.observe(container);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // --- src tracking ---
+
+  function updateSrc(url: string | undefined): void {
+    ensureBindings();
+
+    const src = url ?? '';
+
+    if (src === lastSrc) return;
+
+    lastSrc = src;
+
+    if (src) {
+      loading = true;
+      error = false;
+    } else {
+      loading = false;
+      error = false;
+      naturalWidth = 0;
+      naturalHeight = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // --- connect / cleanup ---
+
+  function connect(): void {
+    ensureBindings();
+
+    // Handle the case where the img already loaded before listeners were bound
+    // (e.g., cached image in React where mount happens before useEffect).
+    const img = getImg();
+
+    if (img?.complete && img.naturalWidth > 0 && lastSrc) {
+      naturalWidth = img.naturalWidth;
+      naturalHeight = img.naturalHeight;
+      loading = false;
+      error = false;
+      onStateChange();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function destroy(): void {
+    abort.abort();
+    resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+    resizeObserver = null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    get loading() {
+      return loading;
+    },
+    get error() {
+      return error;
+    },
+    get naturalWidth() {
+      return naturalWidth;
+    },
+    get naturalHeight() {
+      return naturalHeight;
+    },
+
+    readConstraints(): ThumbnailConstraints {
+      const el = getContainer();
+
+      if (!el) {
+        return { minWidth: 0, maxWidth: Infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: Infinity };
+      }
+
+      return core.parseConstraints(getComputedStyle(el));
+    },
+
+    updateSrc,
+    connect,
+    destroy,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/dom/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/dom/index.ts
index 0e33a7fc9..15f915e7a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/dom/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/dom/index.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export { isHTMLAudioElement, isHTMLMediaElement, isHTMLVideoElement } from './pr
 export { type RafThrottled, rafThrottle } from './raf-throttle';
 export { getSlottedElement, querySlot } from './slotted';
 export { supportsAnimationFrame, supportsIdleCallback } from './supports';
+export { findTrackElement } from './text-track';
 export { serializeTimeRanges } from './time-ranges';
 export type { CustomElement, CustomElementCallbacks } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/dom/tests/text-track.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/dom/tests/text-track.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c8ff2f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/dom/tests/text-track.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { findTrackElement } from '../text-track';
+
+/**
+ * jsdom does not create unique TextTrack objects per <track> element,
+ * so we mock the `.track` property to simulate real browser behavior.
+ */
+function mockTrackProperty(el: HTMLTrackElement): TextTrack {
+  const track = {} as TextTrack;
+  Object.defineProperty(el, 'track', { value: track, configurable: true });
+  return track;
+}
+
+describe('findTrackElement', () => {
+  it('returns the track element that owns the given TextTrack', () => {
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    const el = document.createElement('track');
+    const track = mockTrackProperty(el);
+    video.appendChild(el);
+
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, track)).toBe(el);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when no track element matches', () => {
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    const el = document.createElement('track');
+    mockTrackProperty(el);
+    video.appendChild(el);
+
+    const unmatchedTrack = {} as TextTrack;
+
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, unmatchedTrack)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when there are no track elements', () => {
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    const unmatchedTrack = {} as TextTrack;
+
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, unmatchedTrack)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('finds the correct track among multiple track elements', () => {
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+
+    const captionsEl = document.createElement('track');
+    const captionsTrack = mockTrackProperty(captionsEl);
+    video.appendChild(captionsEl);
+
+    const thumbnailsEl = document.createElement('track');
+    const thumbnailsTrack = mockTrackProperty(thumbnailsEl);
+    video.appendChild(thumbnailsEl);
+
+    const chaptersEl = document.createElement('track');
+    const chaptersTrack = mockTrackProperty(chaptersEl);
+    video.appendChild(chaptersEl);
+
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, thumbnailsTrack)).toBe(thumbnailsEl);
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, captionsTrack)).toBe(captionsEl);
+    expect(findTrackElement(video, chaptersTrack)).toBe(chaptersEl);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/dom/text-track.ts b/packages/utils/src/dom/text-track.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b813071bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/dom/text-track.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** Find the `<track>` element that owns the given `TextTrack`. */
+export function findTrackElement(media: HTMLMediaElement, track: TextTrack): HTMLTrackElement | null {
+  for (const el of media.querySelectorAll('track')) {
+    if (el.track === track) return el;
+  }
+  return null;
+}