diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
index 7651931..8de7063 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ function AssetThumb({ asset, size = 'md' }) {
     );
   }
 
+  // VOD HLS assets: if we have an HLS rendition, we could potentially show a
+  // muted hover-preview here too. For now, just static thumb.
+
   const altText = asset.name ? `Thumbnail for ${asset.name}` : 'Asset thumbnail';
   return (
     <div className="asset-thumb" style={{ background: 'var(--bg-2)', aspectRatio: aspect, overflow: 'hidden', position: 'relative' }}>
@@ -112,7 +115,12 @@ function LiveThumb({ assetId, aspect }) {
 
     const startHls = () => {
       if (destroyed) return;
-      hls = new window.Hls({ liveSyncDurationCount: 2, lowLatencyMode: true, maxBufferLength: 10 });
+      hls = new window.Hls({
+        liveSyncDurationCount: 2,
+        lowLatencyMode: true,
+        maxBufferLength: 10,
+        xhrSetup: (xhr) => { xhr.withCredentials = true; }
+      });
       hls.loadSource(url);
       hls.attachMedia(v);
       hls.on(window.Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, () => {