diff --git a/apps/web/__tests__/unit/video-thumbnail-duration.test.ts b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/video-thumbnail-duration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af8549c9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/video-thumbnail-duration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { formatDuration } from "@/components/VideoThumbnail";
+
+describe("VideoThumbnail formatDuration", () => {
+	it("rolls fractional seconds just under a minute over to 1 min", () => {
+		expect(formatDuration(59)).toBe("59 secs");
+		expect(formatDuration(59.2)).toBe("1 min");
+		expect(formatDuration(59.5)).toBe("1 min");
+		expect(formatDuration(59.99)).toBe("1 min");
+		expect(formatDuration(60)).toBe("1 min");
+	});
+
+	it("rolls fractional seconds just under an hour over to 1 hr", () => {
+		expect(formatDuration(3599)).toBe("59 mins");
+		expect(formatDuration(3599.5)).toBe("1 hr");
+	});
+
+	it("keeps short durations readable", () => {
+		expect(formatDuration(0)).toBe("< 1 sec");
+		expect(formatDuration(0.2)).toBe("1 sec");
+		expect(formatDuration(1)).toBe("1 sec");
+		expect(formatDuration(30.4)).toBe("31 secs");
+	});
+
+	it("keeps whole minutes and hours unchanged", () => {
+		expect(formatDuration(90)).toBe("1 min");
+		expect(formatDuration(150)).toBe("2 mins");
+		expect(formatDuration(7200)).toBe("2 hrs");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/components/VideoThumbnail.tsx b/apps/web/components/VideoThumbnail.tsx
index 88b96d0c01..396caf10d0 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/VideoThumbnail.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/VideoThumbnail.tsx
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ interface VideoThumbnailProps {
 	showPreview?: boolean;
 }
 
-const formatDuration = (durationSecs: number) => {
-	const duration = durationParts(durationSecs);
+export const formatDuration = (durationSecs: number) => {
+	const duration = durationParts(Math.ceil(durationSecs));
 
 	const totalHours = Math.floor(duration.asHours);
 	const totalMinutes = Math.floor(duration.asMinutes);
-	const remainingSeconds = Math.ceil(duration.asSeconds % 60); // Use ceil to avoid 0 secs
+	const remainingSeconds = duration.asSeconds % 60;
 
 	if (totalHours > 0) {
 		return `${totalHours} hr${totalHours > 1 ? "s" : ""}`;