diff --git a/js/vd.js b/js/vd.js
index 6ccd815..a7bc80f 100644
--- a/js/vd.js
+++ b/js/vd.js
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ vd.setup = function(video, args) {
 
     if (player.getAttribute('disable-thumbnails') == undefined) {
 
+        player.poster(root + "poster.png");
+
         let thumbnails = [];
         const MAX_INDEX = 100;
         for (let i = 0; i <= MAX_INDEX; i++) {