diff --git a/lib/src/room.dart b/lib/src/room.dart
index 6f4da2b6..ad1f0daf 100644
--- a/lib/src/room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/room.dart
@@ -758,6 +758,10 @@ class Room {
           compute: client.runInBackground,
         );
       }
+
+      if (thumbnail != null && file.size < thumbnail.size) {
+        thumbnail = null; // in this case, the thumbnail is not usefull
+      }
     }
 
     MatrixFile? uploadThumbnail =