diff --git a/src/app/components/RenderMessageContent.tsx b/src/app/components/RenderMessageContent.tsx
index c29628e..49fdf00 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RenderMessageContent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/RenderMessageContent.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ import {
   ThumbnailContent,
   UnsupportedContent,
   VideoContent,
+  VideoFrameThumbnail,
 } from './message';
-import { UrlPreviewCard, UrlPreviewHolder, YouTubeEmbed, isYouTubeUrl } from './url-preview';
+import { UrlPreviewCard, UrlPreviewHolder, YouTubeEmbed, isYouTubeUrl, TikTokEmbed, isTikTokUrl } from './url-preview';
 import { Image, MediaControl, Video } from './media';
 import { ImageViewer } from './image-viewer';
 import { PdfViewer } from './Pdf-viewer';
@@ -66,16 +67,21 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
     filteredUrls = filterDisabledUrls(filteredUrls, disabledEmbedPatterns ?? []);
     if (filteredUrls.length === 0) return undefined;
 
-    // Separate YouTube URLs from other URLs
+    // Separate special URLs from generic ones
     const youtubeUrls = filteredUrls.filter(isYouTubeUrl);
-    const otherUrls = filteredUrls.filter((url) => !isYouTubeUrl(url));
+    const tiktokUrls = filteredUrls.filter(isTikTokUrl);
+    const otherUrls = filteredUrls.filter((url) => !isYouTubeUrl(url) && !isTikTokUrl(url));
 
     return (
       <>
-        {/* Render YouTube embeds (ad-free via Piped) */}
+        {/* Render YouTube embeds (ad-free via yt-dlp) */}
         {youtubeUrls.map((url) => (
           <YouTubeEmbed key={url} url={url} />
         ))}
+        {/* Render TikTok embeds */}
+        {tiktokUrls.map((url) => (
+          <TikTokEmbed key={url} url={url} />
+        ))}
         {/* Render standard URL previews for other links */}
         {otherUrls.length > 0 && (
           <UrlPreviewHolder>
@@ -227,26 +233,47 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
         <MVideo
           content={getContent()}
           renderAsFile={renderFile}
-          renderVideoContent={({ body, info, ...props }) => (
-            <VideoContent
-              body={body}
-              info={info}
-              {...props}
-              renderThumbnail={
-                mediaAutoLoad
-                  ? () => (
-                      <ThumbnailContent
-                        info={info}
-                        renderImage={(src) => (
-                          <Image alt={body} title={body} src={src} loading="lazy" />
-                        )}
-                      />
-                    )
-                  : undefined
-              }
-              renderVideo={(p) => <Video {...p} />}
-            />
-          )}
+          renderVideoContent={({ body, info, mimeType, url, encInfo, ...props }) => {
+            // Check if there's valid thumbnail metadata
+            const hasValidThumbnail = 
+              (typeof info.thumbnail_file?.url === 'string' || typeof info.thumbnail_url === 'string') &&
+              typeof info.thumbnail_info?.mimetype === 'string';
+
+            return (
+              <VideoContent
+                body={body}
+                info={info}
+                mimeType={mimeType}
+                url={url}
+                encInfo={encInfo}
+                {...props}
+                renderThumbnail={
+                  mediaAutoLoad
+                    ? () => hasValidThumbnail ? (
+                        // Try to load the provided thumbnail first
+                        <ThumbnailContent
+                          info={info}
+                          renderImage={(src) => (
+                            <Image alt={body} title={body} src={src} loading="lazy" />
+                          )}
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        // Fallback: Extract first frame from the video itself
+                        <VideoFrameThumbnail
+                          mimeType={mimeType}
+                          url={url}
+                          encInfo={encInfo}
+                          renderImage={(src) => (
+                            <Image alt={body} title={body} src={src} loading="lazy" />
+                          )}
+                        />
+                      )
+                    : undefined
+                }
+                renderVideo={(p) => <Video {...p} />}
+              />
+            );
+          }}
           outlined={outlineAttachment}
         />
         {renderCaption()}
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/content/AudioContent.tsx b/src/app/components/message/content/AudioContent.tsx
index 38912aa..a3695d9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/content/AudioContent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/message/content/AudioContent.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   downloadMedia,
   mxcUrlToHttp,
 } from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 
 const PLAY_TIME_THROTTLE_OPS = {
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/content/ThumbnailContent.tsx b/src/app/components/message/content/ThumbnailContent.tsx
index ca6cbbe..c67e12a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/content/ThumbnailContent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/message/content/ThumbnailContent.tsx
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ export function ThumbnailContent({ info, renderImage }: ThumbnailContentProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
 
+  // Check if we have valid thumbnail data
+  const thumbInfo = info.thumbnail_info;
+  const thumbMxcUrl = info.thumbnail_file?.url ?? info.thumbnail_url;
+  const hasValidThumbnail = typeof thumbMxcUrl === 'string' && typeof thumbInfo?.mimetype === 'string';
+
   const [thumbSrcState, loadThumbSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(async () => {
-      const thumbInfo = info.thumbnail_info;
-      const thumbMxcUrl = info.thumbnail_file?.url ?? info.thumbnail_url;
       const encInfo = info.thumbnail_file;
-      if (typeof thumbMxcUrl !== 'string' || typeof thumbInfo?.mimetype !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error('Failed to load thumbnail');
-      }
 
       const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, thumbMxcUrl, useAuthentication) ?? thumbMxcUrl;
       // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
@@ -75,12 +75,15 @@ export function ThumbnailContent({ info, renderImage }: ThumbnailContentProps) {
       }
 
       return mediaUrl;
-    }, [mx, info, useAuthentication])
+    }, [mx, thumbMxcUrl, thumbInfo, info.thumbnail_file, useAuthentication])
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    loadThumbSrc();
-  }, [loadThumbSrc]);
+    // Only attempt to load thumbnail if we have valid data
+    if (hasValidThumbnail) {
+      loadThumbSrc();
+    }
+  }, [hasValidThumbnail, loadThumbSrc]);
 
   return thumbSrcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success ? renderImage(thumbSrcState.data) : null;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/content/VideoContent.tsx b/src/app/components/message/content/VideoContent.tsx
index d56e1b4..5bd6e16 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/content/VideoContent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/message/content/VideoContent.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   downloadMedia,
   mxcUrlToHttp,
 } from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { validBlurHash } from '../../../utils/blurHash';
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/content/VideoFrameThumbnail.tsx b/src/app/components/message/content/VideoFrameThumbnail.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5b074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/message/content/VideoFrameThumbnail.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { decryptFile, downloadEncryptedMedia, downloadMedia, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the first frame from a video file and renders it as a thumbnail.
+ * This is used as a fallback when no thumbnail metadata is provided.
+ */
+export type VideoFrameThumbnailProps = {
+  mimeType: string;
+  url: string;
+  encInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+  renderImage: (src: string) => ReactNode;
+};
+
+export function VideoFrameThumbnail({
+  mimeType,
+  url,
+  encInfo,
+  renderImage,
+}: VideoFrameThumbnailProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+  const [thumbnailSrc, setThumbnailSrc] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const [videoSrcState, loadVideoSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, url, useAuthentication) ?? url;
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      
+      const fileContent = encInfo
+        ? await downloadEncryptedMedia(mediaUrl, (encBuf) =>
+            decryptFile(encBuf, mimeType, encInfo), accessToken
+          )
+        : await downloadMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+      
+      return URL.createObjectURL(fileContent);
+    }, [mx, url, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo])
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadVideoSrc();
+  }, [loadVideoSrc]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (videoSrcState.status !== AsyncStatus.Success) return undefined;
+
+    const videoUrl = videoSrcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success ? videoSrcState.data : null;
+    if (!videoUrl) return undefined;
+
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    video.preload = 'metadata';
+    video.muted = true;
+    video.playsInline = true;
+    video.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+    video.src = videoUrl;
+
+    let isCleanedUp = false;
+    const handlers: {
+      loadedData?: () => void;
+      seeked?: () => void;
+      error?: () => void;
+    } = {};
+
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      if (isCleanedUp) return;
+      isCleanedUp = true;
+      
+      if (handlers.loadedData) video.removeEventListener('loadeddata', handlers.loadedData);
+      if (handlers.seeked) video.removeEventListener('seeked', handlers.seeked);
+      if (handlers.error) video.removeEventListener('error', handlers.error);
+      video.src = '';
+      video.load();
+    };
+
+    handlers.loadedData = () => {
+      try {
+        video.currentTime = Math.min(0.1, video.duration / 2);
+      } catch {
+        cleanup();
+      }
+    };
+
+    handlers.seeked = () => {
+      try {
+        const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        canvas.width = video.videoWidth;
+        canvas.height = video.videoHeight;
+        
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+        if (!ctx) {
+          cleanup();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        ctx.drawImage(video, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+        
+        canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+          if (blob) {
+            const thumbnailUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+            setThumbnailSrc(thumbnailUrl);
+          }
+          cleanup();
+        }, 'image/jpeg', 0.85);
+      } catch {
+        cleanup();
+      }
+    };
+
+    handlers.error = () => {
+      cleanup();
+    };
+
+    video.addEventListener('loadeddata', handlers.loadedData);
+    video.addEventListener('seeked', handlers.seeked);
+    video.addEventListener('error', handlers.error);
+
+    return () => {
+      cleanup();
+      if (thumbnailSrc) {
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(thumbnailSrc);
+      }
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(videoUrl);
+    };
+  }, [videoSrcState, thumbnailSrc]);
+
+  return thumbnailSrc ? renderImage(thumbnailSrc) : null;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/content/index.ts b/src/app/components/message/content/index.ts
index 6a31ed7..6e7e0ef 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/content/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/message/content/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './ThumbnailContent';
 export * from './ImageContent';
 export * from './VideoContent';
+export * from './VideoFrameThumbnail';
 export * from './AudioContent';
 export * from './FileContent';
 export * from './FallbackContent';
diff --git a/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.css.tsx b/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.css.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7513143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.css.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { DefaultReset, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
+
+export const TikTokEmbed = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    width: toRem(360),
+    maxWidth: '100%',
+    backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
+    border: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine}`,
+    borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokEmbedHeader = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    padding: `${config.space.S200} ${config.space.S300}`,
+    backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerActive,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'space-between',
+    gap: config.space.S200,
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokEmbedInfo = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    display: 'flex',
+    flexDirection: 'column',
+    gap: config.space.S100,
+    flex: 1,
+    minWidth: 0,
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokEmbedTitle = style({
+  color: color.Primary.Main,
+  textDecoration: 'none',
+  fontWeight: config.fontWeight.W500,
+  ':hover': {
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+  },
+});
+
+export const TikTokEmbedAuthor = style({
+  color: color.SurfaceVariant.OnContainer,
+  textDecoration: 'none',
+  opacity: 0.8,
+  ':hover': {
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+    opacity: 1,
+  },
+});
+
+export const TikTokEmbedLink = style({
+  color: color.Success.Main,
+  textDecoration: 'none',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+  whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+  ':hover': {
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+  },
+});
+
+export const TikTokThumbnailContainer = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    position: 'relative',
+    width: '100%',
+    height: toRem(550),
+    backgroundColor: '#000',
+    display: 'block',
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokThumbnailButton = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    position: 'relative',
+    width: '100%',
+    height: toRem(550),
+    border: 'none',
+    padding: 0,
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+    backgroundColor: '#000',
+    display: 'block',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokThumbnail = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
+    display: 'block',
+    objectFit: 'cover',
+    objectPosition: 'center',
+  },
+]);
+
+export const TikTokEmbedContainer = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    width: '100%',
+    height: toRem(550),
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: '#000',
+  },
+]);
diff --git a/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.tsx b/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c33d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/url-preview/TikTokEmbed.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import React, { MouseEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Box, Spinner, Text, as } from 'folds';
+import * as css from './TikTokEmbed.css';
+import { openExternalUrl } from '../../utils/tauri';
+
+/**
+ * Regex patterns to match TikTok URLs
+ */
+const TIKTOK_URL_PATTERNS = [
+  // Standard tiktok.com/@username/video/VIDEO_ID
+  /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?tiktok\.com\/@[\w.-]+\/video\/(\d+)/i,
+  // Short vm.tiktok.com/VIDEO_CODE
+  /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?vm\.tiktok\.com\/([\w]+)/i,
+  // Short vt.tiktok.com/VIDEO_CODE
+  /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?vt\.tiktok\.com\/([\w]+)/i,
+  // Mobile m.tiktok.com
+  /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?m\.tiktok\.com\/v\/(\d+)/i,
+];
+
+/**
+ * TikTok oEmbed API base
+ */
+const TIKTOK_OEMBED_API = 'https://www.tiktok.com/oembed';
+
+/**
+ * Click handler for external links - uses Tauri shell on desktop/mobile
+ */
+const handleExternalLinkClick = (e: MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
+  const { href } = e.currentTarget;
+  if (href && (href.startsWith('http://') || href.startsWith('https://'))) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    openExternalUrl(href);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a URL is a TikTok URL
+ * @param url The URL to check
+ * @returns True if the URL is a TikTok URL
+ */
+export function isTikTokUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  return TIKTOK_URL_PATTERNS.some((pattern) => pattern.test(url));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches TikTok video metadata using oEmbed API
+ * @param url The TikTok video URL
+ * @returns Video metadata including title, author, and thumbnail
+ */
+async function fetchTikTokOEmbed(url: string): Promise<{
+  title: string;
+  authorName: string;
+  authorUrl: string;
+  thumbnailUrl: string;
+  embedHtml: string;
+} | null> {
+  try {
+    const oembedUrl = `${TIKTOK_OEMBED_API}?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
+    const response = await fetch(oembedUrl);
+    if (!response.ok) return null;
+    
+    const data = await response.json();
+    
+    return {
+      title: data.title || 'TikTok Video',
+      authorName: data.author_name || 'Unknown',
+      authorUrl: data.author_url || url,
+      thumbnailUrl: data.thumbnail_url || '',
+      embedHtml: data.html || '',
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+type TikTokEmbedState = 
+  | { status: 'loading' }
+  | { status: 'loaded'; title: string; authorName: string; authorUrl: string; thumbnailUrl: string; embedHtml: string }
+  | { status: 'error' };
+
+type TikTokEmbedProps = {
+  /** The original TikTok URL */
+  url: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * TikTok embed component that shows video preview with metadata
+ */
+export const TikTokEmbed = as<'div', TikTokEmbedProps>(({ url, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<TikTokEmbedState>({ status: 'loading' });
+  const [showEmbed, setShowEmbed] = useState(false);
+
+  // Fetch video info on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    fetchTikTokOEmbed(url).then((info) => {
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      
+      if (info) {
+        setState({
+          status: 'loaded',
+          title: info.title,
+          authorName: info.authorName,
+          authorUrl: info.authorUrl,
+          thumbnailUrl: info.thumbnailUrl,
+          embedHtml: info.embedHtml,
+        });
+      } else {
+        setState({ status: 'error' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [url]);
+
+  // Loading state
+  if (state.status === 'loading') {
+    return (
+      <Box shrink="No" className={css.TikTokEmbed} direction="Column" {...props} ref={ref}>
+        <div className={css.TikTokEmbedHeader}>
+          <Text
+            as="a"
+            href={url}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            size="T200"
+            className={css.TikTokEmbedLink}
+            onClick={handleExternalLinkClick}
+            truncate
+          >
+            TikTok - Loading...
+          </Text>
+        </div>
+        <Box 
+          className={css.TikTokThumbnailContainer} 
+          alignItems="Center" 
+          justifyContent="Center"
+          style={{ background: '#000', display: 'flex' }}
+        >
+          <Spinner variant="Secondary" size="600" />
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Error state - show basic link
+  if (state.status === 'error') {
+    return (
+      <Box shrink="No" className={css.TikTokEmbed} direction="Column" {...props} ref={ref}>
+        <div className={css.TikTokEmbedHeader}>
+          <Text
+            as="a"
+            href={url}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            size="T200"
+            className={css.TikTokEmbedLink}
+            onClick={handleExternalLinkClick}
+            truncate
+          >
+            TikTok Video
+          </Text>
+        </div>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Loaded state - show thumbnail or embed
+  if (!showEmbed) {
+    return (
+      <Box shrink="No" className={css.TikTokEmbed} direction="Column" {...props} ref={ref}>
+        <div className={css.TikTokEmbedHeader}>
+          <div className={css.TikTokEmbedInfo}>
+            <Text
+              as="a"
+              href={url}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              size="T300"
+              className={css.TikTokEmbedTitle}
+              onClick={handleExternalLinkClick}
+              truncate
+            >
+              {state.title}
+            </Text>
+            <Text
+              as="a"
+              href={state.authorUrl}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              size="T200"
+              className={css.TikTokEmbedAuthor}
+              onClick={handleExternalLinkClick}
+              truncate
+            >
+              {state.authorName}
+            </Text>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={css.TikTokThumbnailButton}
+          onClick={() => setShowEmbed(true)}
+          aria-label="Load TikTok video"
+        >
+          {state.thumbnailUrl && (
+            <img 
+              src={state.thumbnailUrl} 
+              alt={state.title}
+              className={css.TikTokThumbnail}
+              crossOrigin="anonymous"
+            />
+          )}
+        </button>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Show embed (using dangerouslySetInnerHTML for TikTok's oEmbed HTML)
+  return (
+    <Box shrink="No" className={css.TikTokEmbed} direction="Column" {...props} ref={ref}>
+      <div className={css.TikTokEmbedHeader}>
+        <Text
+          as="a"
+          href={url}
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          size="T200"
+          className={css.TikTokEmbedLink}
+          onClick={handleExternalLinkClick}
+          truncate
+        >
+          {state.title}
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+      <div 
+        className={css.TikTokEmbedContainer}
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: state.embedHtml }}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/app/components/url-preview/UrlPreviewCard.tsx b/src/app/components/url-preview/UrlPreviewCard.tsx
index dfe1bef..9c7245d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/url-preview/UrlPreviewCard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/url-preview/UrlPreviewCard.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import * as css from './UrlPreviewCard.css';
 import { tryDecodeURIComponent } from '../../utils/dom';
 import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import { useAuthenticatedMediaUrl } from '../../hooks/useAuthenticatedMediaUrl';
 import { openExternalUrl } from '../../utils/tauri';
 
 const linkStyles = { color: color.Success.Main };
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ const handleExternalLinkClick = (e: MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Preview image component with authentication support
+ */
+const AuthenticatedUrlPreviewImg = ({
+  src,
+  useAuthentication,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof UrlPreviewImg> & { useAuthentication: boolean }) => {
+  const authenticatedSrc = useAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication);
+  return <UrlPreviewImg src={authenticatedSrc} {...props} />;
+};
+
 export const UrlPreviewCard = as<'div', { url: string; ts: number }>(
   ({ url, ts, ...props }, ref) => {
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
@@ -36,10 +49,22 @@ export const UrlPreviewCard = as<'div', { url: string; ts: number }>(
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
-      loadPreview().catch(() => {
-        // Error is already handled by AsyncStatus.Error state
+      loadPreview().catch((error) => {
+        // Log preview errors for debugging - common causes:
+        // - 502/503: Matrix server's URL preview service is down/misconfigured
+        // - 404: URL preview endpoint not available on this server
+        // - Network errors: connectivity issues
+        if (error?.httpStatus === 502 || error?.httpStatus === 503) {
+          // Server's URL preview backend is down - this is a server-side issue
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.warn('[UrlPreview] Server URL preview service unavailable (502/503):', url);
+        } else if (error?.httpStatus === 404) {
+          // Server doesn't support URL previews
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.info('[UrlPreview] Server does not support URL previews:', url);
+        }
       });
-    }, [loadPreview]);
+    }, [loadPreview, url]);
 
     if (previewStatus.status === AsyncStatus.Error) return null;
 
@@ -57,8 +82,9 @@ export const UrlPreviewCard = as<'div', { url: string; ts: number }>(
       return (
         <>
           {imgUrl && (
-            <UrlPreviewImg
+            <AuthenticatedUrlPreviewImg
               src={imgUrl}
+              useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
               alt={prev['og:title']}
               title={prev['og:title']}
               style={isSvg ? { padding: '10px' } : undefined}
diff --git a/src/app/components/url-preview/index.ts b/src/app/components/url-preview/index.ts
index f61a1b4..dc55f00 100644
--- a/src/app/components/url-preview/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/url-preview/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './UrlPreview';
 export * from './UrlPreviewCard';
 export * from './YouTubeEmbed';
+export * from './TikTokEmbed';