diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index dc98707..9a573ca 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ button:disabled { opacity: .5; cursor: not-allowed; }
 .avatar-sm { width: 28px; height: 28px; font-size: 11px; }
 .minnect-thumb { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--line); }
 .minnect-question { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
+.minnect-video { background: #000; border-radius: 0; }
 .minnect-audio { width: 100%; height: 36px; }
 @media (max-width: 959px) {
   .col-left { flex: 1 1 100%; position: static; padding-top: 8px; }
diff --git a/src/components/MinnectMedia.tsx b/src/components/MinnectMedia.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c315e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MinnectMedia.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { DiscoverMedia } from "@/lib/discover";
+
+interface Props {
+  media: DiscoverMedia | null;
+  thumbnailUrl: string | null;
+  question: string | null;
+  who: string;
+}
+
+/** Video answers play inline; audio keeps the audio control; no url shows the thumbnail only. */
+export function MinnectMedia({ media, thumbnailUrl, question, who }: Props) {
+  const [videoFailed, setVideoFailed] = useState(false);
+
+  const thumb = thumbnailUrl ? (
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+    <img className="minnect-thumb" src={thumbnailUrl} alt={question ? `Thumbnail for: ${question}` : "Minnect thumbnail"} />
+  ) : null;
+
+  if (media?.kind === "video" && !videoFailed) {
+    return (
+      <video
+        className="minnect-thumb minnect-video"
+        controls
+        playsInline
+        preload="none"
+        src={media.url}
+        poster={thumbnailUrl ?? undefined}
+        aria-label={`Play answer from ${who}`}
+        onError={() => setVideoFailed(true)}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+  return (
+    <>
+      {thumb}
+      {media?.kind === "audio" ? (
+        <audio className="minnect-audio" controls preload="none" src={media.url} aria-label={`Play answer from ${who}`} />
+      ) : null}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/TrendingMinnectsRail.tsx b/src/components/TrendingMinnectsRail.tsx
index 16de916..e90b4f5 100644
--- a/src/components/TrendingMinnectsRail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TrendingMinnectsRail.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { DiscoverMinnect } from "@/lib/discover";
+import { MinnectMedia } from "./MinnectMedia";
 import { initials } from "@/lib/feed-model";
 
 export function TrendingMinnectsRail({ minnects }: { minnects: DiscoverMinnect[] }) {
@@ -20,17 +21,11 @@ export function TrendingMinnectsRail({ minnects }: { minnects: DiscoverMinnect[]
                 )}
                 <strong className="rail-name">{who}</strong>
               </div>
-              {m.thumbnailUrl ? (
-                // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                <img className="minnect-thumb" src={m.thumbnailUrl} alt={m.question ? `Thumbnail for: ${m.question}` : "Minnect thumbnail"} />
-              ) : null}
+              <MinnectMedia media={m.media} thumbnailUrl={m.thumbnailUrl} question={m.question} who={who} />
               {m.question ? <p className="minnect-question">{m.question}</p> : null}
               {m.views !== null ? (
                 <span className="rail-meta">{m.views.toLocaleString("en-US")} {m.views === 1 ? "view" : "views"}</span>
               ) : null}
-              {m.audio.url ? (
-                <audio className="minnect-audio" controls preload="none" src={m.audio.url} aria-label={`Play answer from ${who}`} />
-              ) : null}
             </li>
           );
         })}
diff --git a/src/lib/discover.ts b/src/lib/discover.ts
index e20f5dc..5e2789a 100644
--- a/src/lib/discover.ts
+++ b/src/lib/discover.ts
@@ -17,16 +17,22 @@ export interface DiscoverExpert {
   location: { city: string | null; country: string | null };
 }
 
+export type DiscoverMediaKind = "video" | "audio";
+
+export interface DiscoverMedia {
+  kind: DiscoverMediaKind;
+  url: string;
+  duration: number | null;
+  waveform: number[] | string | null;
+}
+
 export interface DiscoverMinnect {
   id: string | number;
   question: string | null;
   views: number | null;
   thumbnailUrl: string | null;
-  audio: {
-    url: string | null;
-    duration: number | null;
-    waveform: number[] | string | null;
-  };
+  /** null when the answer has no playable url. */
+  media: DiscoverMedia | null;
   expert: {
     slug: string | null;
     displayName: string;
@@ -92,6 +98,20 @@ function waveform(v: unknown): number[] | string | null {
   return str(v);
 }
 
+const VIDEO_TYPES = new Set(["MOV", "MP4", "M4V", "QUICKTIME", "MO4", "WEBM"]);
+
+function mapMedia(answer: Rec): DiscoverMedia | null {
+  const url = str(answer.url);
+  if (!url) return null;
+  const type = (str(answer.file_type) ?? "").trim().toUpperCase();
+  return {
+    kind: VIDEO_TYPES.has(type) ? "video" : "audio",
+    url,
+    duration: num(answer.duration),
+    waveform: waveform(answer.waveform_data),
+  };
+}
+
 export function mapMinnect(raw: unknown): DiscoverMinnect | null {
   const r = rec(raw);
   const mid = id(r.id);
@@ -103,11 +123,7 @@ export function mapMinnect(raw: unknown): DiscoverMinnect | null {
     question: str(r.question_text),
     views: num(r.views),
     thumbnailUrl: str(rec(r.thumbnail).url),
-    audio: {
-      url: str(answer.url),
-      duration: num(answer.duration),
-      waveform: waveform(answer.waveform_data),
-    },
+    media: mapMedia(answer),
     expert: {
       slug: str(expert.slug),
       displayName: displayName(expert),
diff --git a/tests/discover-rails.test.ts b/tests/discover-rails.test.ts
index d54cc1a..87f87af 100644
--- a/tests/discover-rails.test.ts
+++ b/tests/discover-rails.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const expert = (o: Partial<DiscoverExpert> = {}): DiscoverExpert => ({
 });
 const minnect = (o: Partial<DiscoverMinnect> = {}): DiscoverMinnect => ({
   id: 9, question: "How do I price?", views: 1234, thumbnailUrl: "https://x/t.jpg",
-  audio: { url: "https://x/a.mp3", duration: 30, waveform: null },
+  media: { kind: "audio", url: "https://x/a.mp3", duration: 30, waveform: null },
   expert: { slug: "ann", displayName: "Ann Lee", pictureUrl: null, byline: null, rating: null }, ...o,
 });
 const html = (el: ReturnType<typeof createElement>) => renderToStaticMarkup(el);
@@ -51,9 +51,28 @@ describe("TrendingMinnectsRail", () => {
     expect(out).toContain('src="https://x/a.mp3"');
     expect(out).toContain("t.jpg");
   });
+  it("renders a video with poster for video answers, no audio element", () => {
+    const url = "https://valuentainment-quick-questions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/a.mov?X-Amz-Signature=abc";
+    const out = html(createElement(TrendingMinnectsRail, {
+      minnects: [minnect({ media: { kind: "video", url, duration: 9, waveform: null } })],
+    }));
+    expect(out).toContain("<video");
+    expect(out).toContain("controls");
+    expect(out).toContain("preload=\"none\"");
+    expect(out).toContain("X-Amz-Signature=abc");
+    expect(out).toContain('poster="https://x/t.jpg"');
+    expect(out).not.toContain("<audio");
+    expect(out).not.toContain("autoPlay");
+  });
+  it("has no media element for a missing url but keeps the thumbnail", () => {
+    const out = html(createElement(TrendingMinnectsRail, { minnects: [minnect({ media: null })] }));
+    expect(out).not.toContain("<audio");
+    expect(out).not.toContain("<video");
+    expect(out).toContain("minnect-thumb");
+  });
   it("has no audio element or thumbnail when those are missing", () => {
     const out = html(createElement(TrendingMinnectsRail, {
-      minnects: [minnect({ audio: { url: null, duration: null, waveform: null }, thumbnailUrl: null, question: null, views: null })],
+      minnects: [minnect({ media: null, thumbnailUrl: null, question: null, views: null })],
     }));
     expect(out).not.toContain("<audio");
     expect(out).not.toContain("minnect-thumb");
diff --git a/tests/discover.test.ts b/tests/discover.test.ts
index 926c2c7..3be5119 100644
--- a/tests/discover.test.ts
+++ b/tests/discover.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("GET /api/discover", () => {
     });
     expect(json.trendingMinnects[0]).toEqual({
       id: "c1", question: "How?", views: 10, thumbnailUrl: "https://img/t.jpg",
-      audio: { url: "https://a/1.mp3", duration: 42, waveform: [1, 2, 3] },
+      media: { kind: "audio", url: "https://a/1.mp3", duration: 42, waveform: [1, 2, 3] },
       expert: { slug: "jane-doe", displayName: "Jane Doe", pictureUrl: "https://img/jane.jpg", byline: "Coach", rating: 4.9 },
     });
     expect(json.categories).toEqual([
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe("GET /api/discover", () => {
       reviewsCount: null, available: null, location: { city: null, country: null },
     }]);
     expect(out.trendingMinnects).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(out.trendingMinnects[0].audio).toEqual({ url: null, duration: null, waveform: null });
+    expect(out.trendingMinnects[0].media).toBeNull();
     expect(out.categories).toEqual([{ id: 3, name: "A", icon: null, sortOrder: 0 }]);
     expect(mapDiscover(null)).toEqual({ featuredExperts: [], trendingMinnects: [], categories: [] });
   });
@@ -108,3 +108,18 @@ describe("GET /api/discover", () => {
     expect(b.res.status).toBe(502);
   });
 });
+
+describe("trending media kind", () => {
+  const conv = (answer: unknown) => mapDiscover({ data: { trending_conversations: [{ id: 1, answer }] } }).trendingMinnects[0].media;
+  it.each(["MOV", "mp4", "M4V", "QuickTime", "MO4", "webm"])("maps %s to video and keeps the signed url", (t) => {
+    const url = "https://valuentainment-quick-questions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/a.mov?X-Amz-Signature=abc";
+    expect(conv({ url, file_type: t, duration: 5 })).toEqual({ kind: "video", url, duration: 5, waveform: null });
+  });
+  it("maps other or missing file types to audio", () => {
+    expect(conv({ url: "https://a/x", file_type: "aac" })?.kind).toBe("audio");
+    expect(conv({ url: "https://a/x" })?.kind).toBe("audio");
+  });
+  it("has no media without a url", () => {
+    expect(conv({ file_type: "MOV" })).toBeNull();
+  });
+});