diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index a92a9600..c4aa0014 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -927,9 +927,6 @@ def post_json_to_model(activity_log, post_json, user, community) -> Post:
                     post.image = image
                 elif is_video_url(post.url):
                     post.type = POST_TYPE_VIDEO
-                    image = File(source_url=post.url)
-                    db.session.add(image)
-                    post.image = image
                 else:
                     post.type = POST_TYPE_LINK
                     post.url = remove_tracking_from_link(post.url)
@@ -1012,7 +1009,7 @@ def make_image_sizes_async(file_id, thumbnail_width, medium_width, directory, to
     session = get_task_session()
     file: File = session.query(File).get(file_id)
     if file and file.source_url:
-        # Videos
+        # Videos (old code. not invoked because file.source_url won't end .mp4 or .webm)
         if file.source_url.endswith('.mp4') or file.source_url.endswith('.webm'):
             new_filename = gibberish(15)
 
@@ -1863,12 +1860,6 @@ def update_post_from_activity(post: Post, request_json: dict):
                 image = File(source_url=new_url)
                 if 'name' in request_json['object']['attachment'][0] and request_json['object']['attachment'][0]['name'] is not None:
                     image.alt_text = request_json['object']['attachment'][0]['name']
-            elif is_video_url(new_url):
-                post.type = POST_TYPE_VIDEO
-                if 'image' in request_json['object'] and 'url' in request_json['object']['image']:
-                    image = File(source_url=request_json['object']['image']['url'])
-                else:
-                    image = File(source_url=new_url)
             else:
                 if 'image' in request_json['object'] and 'url' in request_json['object']['image']:
                     image = File(source_url=request_json['object']['image']['url'])
@@ -1882,7 +1873,7 @@ def update_post_from_activity(post: Post, request_json: dict):
                         filename = opengraph.get('og:image') or opengraph.get('og:image:url')
                         if not filename.startswith('/'):
                             image = File(source_url=filename, alt_text=shorten_string(opengraph.get('og:title'), 295))
-                if is_video_hosting_site(new_url):
+                if is_video_hosting_site(new_url) or is_video_url(new_url):
                     post.type = POST_TYPE_VIDEO
                 else:
                     post.type = POST_TYPE_LINK
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 0e0a410d..d2c09832 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1260,12 +1260,7 @@ class Post(db.Model):
                 post.image = image
             elif is_video_url(post.url):  # youtube is detected later
                 post.type = constants.POST_TYPE_VIDEO
-                if 'image' in request_json['object'] and 'url' in request_json['object']['image']:
-                    image = File(source_url=request_json['object']['image']['url'])
-                else:
-                    image = File(source_url=post.url)
-                db.session.add(image)
-                post.image = image
+                # custom thumbnails will be added below in the "if 'image' in request_json['object'] and post.image is None:" section
             else:
                 post.type = constants.POST_TYPE_LINK
             domain = domain_from_url(post.url)
diff --git a/app/templates/post/_post_teaser_masonry.html b/app/templates/post/_post_teaser_masonry.html
index 69ccabd5..0bf96b33 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/_post_teaser_masonry.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/_post_teaser_masonry.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     {% set post_title = post.title.replace('`', "'") %}
     <div class="item{{ ' reported' if post.reports > 0 and current_user.is_authenticated and post.community.is_moderator() }}{{ ' blocked' if content_blocked }}{{ ' blur' if blur_content }}"
         {% if content_blocked %} title="{{ _('Filtered: ') }}{{ content_blocked }}"{% endif %}>
-        {% if post.image_id %}
+        {% if post.image_id and not (post.url and (post.url.endswith('.mp4') or post.url.endswith('.webm'))) %}
             <div class="masonry_thumb" title="{{ post_title }}">
                 {% if post.type == POST_TYPE_LINK or post.type == POST_TYPE_VIDEO %}
                     {% if post.image.medium_url() %}
@@ -36,22 +36,6 @@
                         alt="{{ post.image.alt_text if post.image.alt_text else '' }}" loading="{{ 'lazy' if low_bandwidth else 'eager' }}" /></a>
                 {% endif %}
             </div>
-            <div class="masonry_info">
-                <div class="row">
-                    <div class="col col-3">
-                        <div class="voting_buttons_masonry">
-                        {% include "post/_post_voting_buttons_masonry.html" %}
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="col col-8">
-                        <p><a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id) }}" title="{{ post_title }}">{{ post_title }}</a></p>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="col col-1 reply_col">
-                        <a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id, sort='new' if sort == 'active' else None, _anchor='post_replies') }}" aria-label="{{ _('View comments') }}" aria-hidden="true"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span></a>
-                        {% if post.reply_count %}<a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id, sort='new' if sort == 'active' else None, _anchor='post_replies') }}" aria-label="{{ _('View comments') }}">{{ post.reply_count }}</a>{% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
         {% else %}
             {% if post.url and (post.url.endswith('.jpg') or post.url.endswith('.webp') or post.url.endswith('.png') or post.url.endswith('.gif') or post.url.endswith('.avif')  or post.url.endswith('.jpeg')) %}
                 <div class="masonry_thumb" title="{{ post_title }}">
@@ -74,11 +58,37 @@
                     </div>
 
                 </div>
+            {% elif post.url and (post.url.endswith('.mp4') or post.url.endswith('.webm')) -%}
+                <div class="masonry_thumb" title="{{ post_title }}">
+                    <video class="responsive-video" controls preload="auto" {{ 'autoplay muted' if autoplay }} {{ 'loop' if post.community.loop_videos() }}>
+                        {% if post.url.endswith('.mp4') -%}
+                            <source src="{{ post.url }}" type="video/mp4" />
+                        {% elif post.url.endswith('.webm') -%}
+                            <source src="{{ post.url }}" type="video/webm" />
+                        {% endif -%}
+                    </video>
+                </div>
             {% else %}
             <div class="masonry_info_no_image">
-                <p><a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id) }}">{{ post_title }}</a></p>
+                <p><a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id) }}"></a></p>
             </div>
             {% endif %}
         {% endif %}
+        <div class="masonry_info">
+            <div class="row">
+                <div class="col col-3">
+                    <div class="voting_buttons_masonry">
+                    {% include "post/_post_voting_buttons_masonry.html" %}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col col-8">
+                    <p><a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id) }}" title="{{ post_title }}">{{ post_title }}</a></p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col col-1 reply_col">
+                    <a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id, sort='new' if sort == 'active' else None, _anchor='post_replies') }}" aria-label="{{ _('View comments') }}" aria-hidden="true"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span></a>
+                    {% if post.reply_count %}<a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id, sort='new' if sort == 'active' else None, _anchor='post_replies') }}" aria-label="{{ _('View comments') }}">{{ post.reply_count }}</a>{% endif %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
     </div>
 {% endif %}