diff --git a/sigal/themes/galleria/static/img/empty.png b/sigal/themes/galleria/static/img/empty.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1914264
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diff --git a/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html b/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
index 5aa3d9c..71a31f6 100644
--- a/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
+++ b/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
         image: "{{ media.filename }}"
         {% endif %}
         {% if media.type == "video" %}
-        video: "{{ media.filename }}"
+        image: "{{ theme.url }}/img/empty.png",
+        layer: "<video controls><source src='{{ media.filename }}' type='{{ media.mime }}' /></video>"
         {% endif %}
       },
       {% endfor %}