diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-update-thumb-placeholder-while-updating b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-update-thumb-placeholder-while-updating
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d1cf9f41e5de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-update-thumb-placeholder-while-updating
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+VideoPress: fix thumbnail update bug that showed the old thumbnail for a couple seconds on the details page.
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/index.tsx b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/index.tsx
index 769695ec10655..61982c0e5930a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/index.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/index.tsx
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ const EditVideoDetails = () => {
 		selectPosterImageFromLibrary,
 		posterImageSource,
 		libraryAttachment,
+		isUpdatingPoster,
 	} = useEditDetails();
 
 	const { canPerformAction } = usePermission();
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ const EditVideoDetails = () => {
 							<VideoThumbnail
 								thumbnail={ thumbnail }
 								loading={ isFetchingData }
-								processing={ processing }
+								processing={ processing || isUpdatingPoster }
 								deleting={ isDeleting }
 								updating={ updating }
 								duration={ duration }
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/use-edit-details.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/use-edit-details.ts
index 256278a34ec50..5c02a23c51bc0 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/use-edit-details.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/admin/components/edit-video-details/use-edit-details.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export default () => {
 		processing,
 		isDeleting,
 		updateVideoPrivacy,
+		isUpdatingPoster,
 	} = useVideo( Number( videoId ), true );
 
 	const { playbackToken, isFetchingPlaybackToken } = usePlaybackToken( video );
@@ -331,5 +332,6 @@ export default () => {
 		selectedTime,
 		...metaEditData,
 		...posterEditData,
+		isUpdatingPoster,
 	};
 };