diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index 7d762912c..930588fc5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ import { ASPECT_VERTICAL_LAYOUT, RecordingPlayerError } from "@/types/record";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import ObjectTrackOverlay from "@/components/overlay/ObjectTrackOverlay";
 import { useIsAdmin } from "@/hooks/use-is-admin";
+import {
+  downloadSnapshot,
+  generateSnapshotFilename,
+  grabVideoSnapshot,
+} from "@/utils/snapshotUtil";
 
 // Android native hls does not seek correctly
 const USE_NATIVE_HLS = false;
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ type HlsVideoPlayerProps = {
   isDetailMode?: boolean;
   camera?: string;
   currentTimeOverride?: number;
+  supportsSnapshot?: boolean;
   transformedOverlay?: ReactNode;
 };
 
@@ -83,9 +89,10 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
   isDetailMode = false,
   camera,
   currentTimeOverride,
+  supportsSnapshot = false,
   transformedOverlay,
 }: HlsVideoPlayerProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation("components/player");
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["components/player", "views/live"]);
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
   const isAdmin = useIsAdmin();
 
@@ -264,13 +271,36 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
   const getVideoTime = useCallback(() => {
     const currentTime = videoRef.current?.currentTime;
 
-    if (!currentTime) {
+    if (currentTime == undefined) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
     return currentTime + inpointOffset;
   }, [videoRef, inpointOffset]);
 
+  const handleSnapshot = useCallback(async () => {
+    const frameTime = getVideoTime();
+    const result = await grabVideoSnapshot(videoRef.current);
+
+    if (result.success) {
+      downloadSnapshot(
+        result.data.dataUrl,
+        generateSnapshotFilename(
+          camera ?? "recording",
+          currentTime ?? frameTime,
+          config?.ui?.timezone,
+        ),
+      );
+      toast.success(t("snapshot.downloadStarted", { ns: "views/live" }), {
+        position: "top-center",
+      });
+    } else {
+      toast.error(t("snapshot.captureFailed", { ns: "views/live" }), {
+        position: "top-center",
+      });
+    }
+  }, [camera, config?.ui?.timezone, currentTime, getVideoTime, t, videoRef]);
+
   return (
     <TransformWrapper
       minScale={1.0}
@@ -294,6 +324,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
             seek: true,
             playbackRate: true,
             plusUpload: isAdmin && config?.plus?.enabled == true,
+            snapshot: supportsSnapshot,
             fullscreen: supportsFullscreen,
           }}
           setControlsOpen={setControlsOpen}
@@ -320,7 +351,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
           onUploadFrame={async () => {
             const frameTime = getVideoTime();
 
-            if (frameTime && onUploadFrame) {
+            if (frameTime != undefined && onUploadFrame) {
               const resp = await onUploadFrame(frameTime);
 
               if (resp && resp.status == 200) {
@@ -334,6 +365,8 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
               }
             }
           }}
+          onSnapshot={supportsSnapshot ? handleSnapshot : undefined}
+          snapshotTitle={t("snapshot.takeSnapshot", { ns: "views/live" })}
           fullscreen={fullscreen}
           toggleFullscreen={toggleFullscreen}
           containerRef={containerRef}
@@ -465,7 +498,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
 
               const frameTime = getVideoTime();
 
-              if (frameTime) {
+              if (frameTime != undefined) {
                 onTimeUpdate(frameTime);
               }
             }}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
index 020c54d7b..2995f9fe3 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ import {
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { FaCompress, FaExpand } from "react-icons/fa";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { TbCameraDown } from "react-icons/tb";
 
 type VideoControls = {
   volume?: boolean;
   seek?: boolean;
   playbackRate?: boolean;
   plusUpload?: boolean;
+  snapshot?: boolean;
   fullscreen?: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ const CONTROLS_DEFAULT: VideoControls = {
   seek: true,
   playbackRate: true,
   plusUpload: false,
+  snapshot: false,
   fullscreen: false,
 };
 const PLAYBACK_RATE_DEFAULT = isSafari ? [0.5, 1, 2] : [0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16];
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ type VideoControlsProps = {
   onSeek: (diff: number) => void;
   onSetPlaybackRate: (rate: number) => void;
   onUploadFrame?: () => void;
+  onSnapshot?: () => void;
+  snapshotTitle?: string;
   toggleFullscreen?: () => void;
   containerRef?: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
 };
@@ -92,6 +97,8 @@ export default function VideoControls({
   onSeek,
   onSetPlaybackRate,
   onUploadFrame,
+  onSnapshot,
+  snapshotTitle,
   toggleFullscreen,
   containerRef,
 }: VideoControlsProps) {
@@ -292,6 +299,17 @@ export default function VideoControls({
           fullscreen={fullscreen}
         />
       )}
+      {features.snapshot && onSnapshot && (
+        <TbCameraDown
+          aria-label={snapshotTitle}
+          className="size-5 cursor-pointer"
+          title={snapshotTitle}
+          onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent<SVGElement>) => {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            onSnapshot();
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
       {features.fullscreen && toggleFullscreen && (
         <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={toggleFullscreen}>
           {fullscreen ? <FaCompress /> : <FaExpand />}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
index c8d95090d..e38f6bc2a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type DynamicVideoPlayerProps = {
   setFullResolution: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<VideoResolutionType>>;
   toggleFullscreen: () => void;
   containerRef?: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
+  supportsSnapshot?: boolean;
   transformedOverlay?: ReactNode;
 };
 export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
   setFullResolution,
   toggleFullscreen,
   containerRef,
+  supportsSnapshot = false,
   transformedOverlay,
 }: DynamicVideoPlayerProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["components/player"]);
@@ -321,6 +323,7 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
           isDetailMode={isDetailMode}
           camera={contextCamera || camera}
           currentTimeOverride={currentTime}
+          supportsSnapshot={supportsSnapshot}
           transformedOverlay={transformedOverlay}
         />
       )}
diff --git a/web/src/utils/snapshotUtil.ts b/web/src/utils/snapshotUtil.ts
index c88433d45..f892bcdf7 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/snapshotUtil.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/snapshotUtil.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { baseUrl } from "@/api/baseUrl";
+import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 
 type SnapshotResponse = {
   dataUrl: string;
@@ -97,17 +98,34 @@ export function downloadSnapshot(dataUrl: string, filename: string): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function generateSnapshotFilename(cameraName: string): string {
-  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, -5);
-  return `${cameraName}_snapshot_${timestamp}.jpg`;
+export function generateSnapshotFilename(
+  cameraName: string,
+  timestampSeconds?: number,
+  timezone?: string,
+): string {
+  const seconds = timestampSeconds ?? Date.now() / 1000;
+  const timestamp = formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(seconds, {
+    timezone,
+    date_format: "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH-mm-ss",
+  });
+
+  const safeTimestamp =
+    timestamp === "Invalid time"
+      ? new Date(seconds * 1000)
+          .toISOString()
+          .replace(/[:.]/g, "-")
+          .slice(0, -5)
+      : timestamp;
+  return `${cameraName}_snapshot_${safeTimestamp}.jpg`;
 }
 
-export async function grabVideoSnapshot(): Promise<SnapshotResult> {
+export async function grabVideoSnapshot(
+  targetVideo?: HTMLVideoElement | null,
+): Promise<SnapshotResult> {
   try {
-    // Find the video element in the player
-    const videoElement = document.querySelector(
-      "#player-container video",
-    ) as HTMLVideoElement;
+    const videoElement =
+      targetVideo ??
+      (document.querySelector("#player-container video") as HTMLVideoElement);
 
     if (!videoElement) {
       return {
diff --git a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
index a3466b256..21bb7ec49 100644
--- a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ export function RecordingView({
                   setFullResolution={setFullResolution}
                   toggleFullscreen={toggleFullscreen}
                   containerRef={mainLayoutRef}
+                  supportsSnapshot={true}
                 />
               </div>
               {isDesktop && effectiveCameras.length > 1 && (