diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index b91efd84b..2e8e900a7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
             )}
           <video
             ref={videoRef}
-            className={`size-full rounded-lg bg-black md:rounded-2xl ${loadedMetadata ? "" : "invisible"} cursor-pointer`}
+            className={`size-full object-contain rounded-lg bg-black md:rounded-2xl ${loadedMetadata ? "" : "invisible"} cursor-pointer`}
             preload="auto"
             autoPlay
             controls={!frigateControls}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
index 2a831fc6b..f7b4542c5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function PreviewVideoPlayer({
       {isVisible && (
         <video
           ref={previewRef}
-          className={`absolute size-full ${currentHourFrame ? "invisible" : "visible"}`}
+          className={`absolute size-full object-contain ${currentHourFrame ? "invisible" : "visible"}`}
           preload="auto"
           autoPlay
           playsInline