diff --git a/docs/_static/poster.png b/docs/_static/poster.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf28c3dc5
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diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fbd8bfd56..d1d4f6ac5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Recent major new features
 
    .. raw:: html
 
-        <video controls width="640" height="360">
+        <video controls width="640" height="360" poster="../_static/poster.png">
             <source src="https://download.calibre-ebook.com/videos/kitty.mp4" type="video/mp4">
             <source src="https://download.calibre-ebook.com/videos/kitty.webm" type="video/webm">
         </video>
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 96beeef11..3594e8e7d 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ kitty
 
     .. raw:: html
 
-        <video controls width="640" height="360">
+        <video controls width="640" height="360" poster="_static/poster.png">
             <source src="https://download.calibre-ebook.com/videos/kitty.mp4" type="video/mp4">
             <source src="https://download.calibre-ebook.com/videos/kitty.webm" type="video/webm">
         </video>