diff --git a/frigate/api/export.py b/frigate/api/export.py
index 92313adde..0993a3a87 100644
--- a/frigate/api/export.py
+++ b/frigate/api/export.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def export_recording(camera_name: str, start_time, end_time):
             401,
         )
 
+    existing_image = json.get("image_path")
+
     recordings_count = (
         Recordings.select()
         .where(
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ def export_recording(camera_name: str, start_time, end_time):
         current_app.frigate_config,
         camera_name,
         friendly_name,
+        existing_image,
         int(start_time),
         int(end_time),
         (
diff --git a/frigate/record/export.py b/frigate/record/export.py
index d3eefc9b2..feb96f01f 100644
--- a/frigate/record/export.py
+++ b/frigate/record/export.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import subprocess as sp
 import threading
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
 
 from peewee import DoesNotExist
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
         self,
         config: FrigateConfig,
         camera: str,
-        name: str,
+        name: Optional[str],
+        image: Optional[str],
         start_time: int,
         end_time: int,
         playback_factor: PlaybackFactorEnum,
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
         self.config = config
         self.camera = camera
         self.user_provided_name = name
+        self.user_provided_image = image
         self.start_time = start_time
         self.end_time = end_time
         self.playback_factor = playback_factor
@@ -72,6 +75,12 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
     def save_thumbnail(self, id: str) -> str:
         thumb_path = os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, f"export/{id}.webp")
 
+        if self.user_provided_image is not None and os.path.isfile(
+            self.user_provided_image
+        ):
+            shutil.copy(self.user_provided_image, thumb_path)
+            return thumb_path
+
         if (
             self.start_time
             < datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index f3b2395f8..3ca187a38 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export default function EventView({
       axios
         .post(
           `export/${review.camera}/start/${review.start_time - REVIEW_PADDING}/end/${endTime}`,
-          { playback: "realtime" },
+          { playback: "realtime", image_path: review.thumb_path },
         )
         .then((response) => {
           if (response.status == 200) {