diff --git a/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/__tests__/extractTelegramFileIds.test.ts b/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/__tests__/extractTelegramFileIds.test.ts
index a1385622..bba5b392 100644
--- a/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/__tests__/extractTelegramFileIds.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/__tests__/extractTelegramFileIds.test.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,46 @@ describe('extractTelegramFileIds', () => {
       expect(fileId).toBe('document_id');
       expect(thumbFileId).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it('extracts thumbFileId when a video sent as a document has a thumb', () => {
+      const message = {
+        raw: {
+          document: { file_id: 'document_id', thumb: { file_id: 'thumb_id' } },
+        },
+      };
+      const { fileId, thumbFileId } = extractTelegramFileIds(
+        message as never,
+        attachment('document_id')
+      );
+      expect(fileId).toBe('document_id');
+      expect(thumbFileId).toBe('thumb_id');
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined thumbFileId when the document has no thumb', () => {
+      const message = { raw: { document: { file_id: 'document_id' } } };
+      const { thumbFileId } = extractTelegramFileIds(
+        message as never,
+        attachment('document_id')
+      );
+      expect(thumbFileId).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('prefers video.thumb over document.thumb when both are present', () => {
+      const message = {
+        raw: {
+          video: { file_id: 'video_id', thumb: { file_id: 'video_thumb_id' } },
+          document: {
+            file_id: 'video_id',
+            thumb: { file_id: 'document_thumb_id' },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      const { thumbFileId } = extractTelegramFileIds(
+        message as never,
+        attachment('video_id')
+      );
+      expect(thumbFileId).toBe('video_thumb_id');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('missing media', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/extractTelegramFileIds.ts b/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/extractTelegramFileIds.ts
index dd4c2b0b..673e13f3 100644
--- a/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/extractTelegramFileIds.ts
+++ b/src/lib/telegram/chat/attachment/extractTelegramFileIds.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ const extractTelegramFileIds = (
 
   const raw = message.raw as {
     video?: { thumb?: { file_id: string } };
+    document?: { thumb?: { file_id: string } };
   };
-  const thumbFileId = raw.video?.thumb?.file_id;
+  // A video sent as a Telegram "document" (to skip compression) carries its
+  // thumbnail under `document.thumb`, not `video.thumb`.
+  const thumbFileId = raw.video?.thumb?.file_id ?? raw.document?.thumb?.file_id;
 
   return { fileId, thumbFileId };
 };