diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.jsx b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.jsx
index 0600c1334..08e970d63 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Image } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { selectors } from '../../data/redux';
 import hooks from './hooks';
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import SelectionModal from '../../sharedComponents/SelectionModal';
 import { acceptedImgKeys } from './utils';
 import messages from './messages';
 import { RequestKeys } from '../../data/constants/requests';
+import videoThumbnail from '../../data/images/videoThumbnail.svg';
 
 export const VideoGallery = () => {
   const rawVideos = useSelector(selectors.app.videos);
@@ -45,6 +47,15 @@ export const VideoGallery = () => {
     uploadError: messages.uploadVideoError,
   };
 
+  const thumbnailFallback = (
+    <Image
+      thumbnail
+      className="px-6 py-4.5"
+      src={videoThumbnail}
+      style={{ height: '100%' }}
+    />
+  );
+
   return (
     <SelectionModal
       {...{
@@ -55,7 +66,10 @@ export const VideoGallery = () => {
         galleryError,
         inputError,
         fileInput,
-        galleryProps,
+        galleryProps: {
+          ...galleryProps,
+          thumbnailFallback,
+        },
         searchSortProps,
         selectBtnProps,
         acceptedFiles: acceptedImgKeys,
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/Gallery.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/Gallery.jsx
index 37e61e990..88a141144 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/Gallery.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/Gallery.jsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const Gallery = ({
   showIdsOnCards,
   height,
   isLoaded,
+  thumbnailFallback,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   if (!isLoaded) {
@@ -66,7 +67,14 @@ export const Gallery = ({
           type="radio"
           value={highlighted}
         >
-          { displayList.map(asset => <GalleryCard key={asset.id} asset={asset} showId={showIdsOnCards} />) }
+          { displayList.map(asset => (
+            <GalleryCard
+              key={asset.id}
+              asset={asset}
+              showId={showIdsOnCards}
+              thumbnailFallback={thumbnailFallback}
+            />
+          )) }
         </SelectableBox.Set>
       </div>
     </Scrollable>
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@ Gallery.defaultProps = {
   showIdsOnCards: false,
   height: '375px',
   show: true,
+  thumbnailFallback: undefined,
 };
 Gallery.propTypes = {
   show: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -90,6 +99,7 @@ Gallery.propTypes = {
   emptyGalleryLabel: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
   showIdsOnCards: PropTypes.bool,
   height: PropTypes.string,
+  thumbnailFallback: PropTypes.element,
 };
 
 export default Gallery;
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.jsx
index 0a8c75353..f4ddc6420 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.jsx
@@ -14,67 +14,81 @@ import LanguageNamesWidget from '../../containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoSe
 
 export const GalleryCard = ({
   asset,
-}) => (
-  <SelectableBox
-    className="card bg-white shadow-none border-0 py-0"
-    key={asset.externalUrl}
-    type="radio"
-    value={asset.id}
-  >
-    <div className="card-div d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap align-items-center">
-      <div
-        className="position-relative"
-        style={{
-          width: '200px',
-          height: '100px',
-        }}
-      >
-        <Image
-          style={{ border: 'none', width: '200px', height: '100px' }}
-          src={asset.externalUrl}
-        />
-        { asset.status && asset.statusBadgeVariant && (
-          <Badge variant={asset.statusBadgeVariant} style={{ position: 'absolute', left: '6px', top: '6px' }}>
-            {asset.status}
-          </Badge>
-        )}
-        { asset.duration >= 0 && (
-          <Badge
-            variant="dark"
-            style={{
-              position: 'absolute',
-              right: '6px',
-              bottom: '6px',
-              backgroundColor: 'black',
-            }}
-          >
-            {formatDuration(asset.duration)}
-          </Badge>
-        )}
-      </div>
-      <div className="card-text px-3 py-2" style={{ marginTop: '10px' }}>
-        <h3 className="text-primary-500">{asset.displayName}</h3>
-        { asset.transcripts && (
-          <div style={{ margin: '0 0 5px 0' }}>
-            <LanguageNamesWidget
-              transcripts={asset.transcripts}
+  thumbnailFallback,
+}) => {
+  const [thumbnailError, setThumbnailError] = React.useState(false);
+  return (
+    <SelectableBox
+      className="card bg-white shadow-none border-0 py-0"
+      key={asset.externalUrl}
+      type="radio"
+      value={asset.id}
+    >
+      <div className="card-div d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap align-items-center">
+        <div
+          className="position-relative"
+          style={{
+            width: '200px',
+            height: '100px',
+          }}
+        >
+          {(thumbnailError && thumbnailFallback) ? (
+            <div style={{ width: '200px', height: '100px' }}>
+              { thumbnailFallback }
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <Image
+              style={{ border: 'none', width: '200px', height: '100px' }}
+              src={asset.externalUrl}
+              onError={thumbnailFallback && (() => setThumbnailError(true))}
+            />
+          )}
+          { asset.status && asset.statusBadgeVariant && (
+            <Badge variant={asset.statusBadgeVariant} style={{ position: 'absolute', left: '6px', top: '6px' }}>
+              {asset.status}
+            </Badge>
+          )}
+          { asset.duration >= 0 && (
+            <Badge
+              variant="dark"
+              style={{
+                position: 'absolute',
+                right: '6px',
+                bottom: '6px',
+                backgroundColor: 'black',
+              }}
+            >
+              {formatDuration(asset.duration)}
+            </Badge>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="card-text px-3 py-2" style={{ marginTop: '10px' }}>
+          <h3 className="text-primary-500">{asset.displayName}</h3>
+          { asset.transcripts && (
+            <div style={{ margin: '0 0 5px 0' }}>
+              <LanguageNamesWidget
+                transcripts={asset.transcripts}
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <p className="text-gray-500" style={{ fontSize: '11px' }}>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              {...messages.addedDate}
+              values={{
+                date: <FormattedDate value={asset.dateAdded} />,
+                time: <FormattedTime value={asset.dateAdded} />,
+              }}
             />
-          </div>
-        )}
-        <p className="text-gray-500" style={{ fontSize: '11px' }}>
-          <FormattedMessage
-            {...messages.addedDate}
-            values={{
-              date: <FormattedDate value={asset.dateAdded} />,
-              time: <FormattedTime value={asset.dateAdded} />,
-            }}
-          />
-        </p>
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-  </SelectableBox>
-);
+    </SelectableBox>
+  );
+};
 
+GalleryCard.defaultProps = {
+  thumbnailFallback: undefined,
+};
 GalleryCard.propTypes = {
   asset: PropTypes.shape({
     contentType: PropTypes.string,
@@ -91,6 +105,7 @@ GalleryCard.propTypes = {
     statusBadgeVariant: PropTypes.string,
     transcripts: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
   }).isRequired,
+  thumbnailFallback: PropTypes.element,
 };
 
 export default GalleryCard;
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.test.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.test.jsx
index 5eb49456f..4b3ec843c 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.test.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/GalleryCard.test.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('GalleryCard component', () => {
     displayName: 'props.img.displayName',
     dateAdded: 12345,
   };
+  const thumbnailFallback = (<span>Image failed to load</span>);
   let el;
   beforeEach(() => {
     el = shallow(<GalleryCard asset={asset} />);
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ describe('GalleryCard component', () => {
   it('loads Image with src from image external url', () => {
     expect(el.find(Image).props().src).toEqual(asset.externalUrl);
   });
+  it('snapshot with thumbnail fallback and load error', () => {
+    el = shallow(<GalleryCard asset={asset} thumbnailFallback={thumbnailFallback} />);
+    el.find(Image).props().onError();
+    expect(el).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+  it('snapshot with thumbnail fallback and no error', () => {
+    el = shallow(<GalleryCard asset={asset} thumbnailFallback={thumbnailFallback} />);
+    expect(el).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
   it('snapshot with status badge', () => {
     el = shallow(<GalleryCard asset={{ ...asset, status: 'failed', statusBadgeVariant: 'danger' }} />);
     expect(el).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/__snapshots__/GalleryCard.test.jsx.snap b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/__snapshots__/GalleryCard.test.jsx.snap
index 769e70144..810913c68 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/__snapshots__/GalleryCard.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/__snapshots__/GalleryCard.test.jsx.snap
@@ -253,6 +253,151 @@ exports[`GalleryCard component snapshot with status badge 1`] = `
 </SelectableBox>
 `;
 
+exports[`GalleryCard component snapshot with thumbnail fallback and load error 1`] = `
+<SelectableBox
+  className="card bg-white shadow-none border-0 py-0"
+  key="props.img.externalUrl"
+  type="radio"
+>
+  <div
+    className="card-div d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap align-items-center"
+  >
+    <div
+      className="position-relative"
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "height": "100px",
+          "width": "200px",
+        }
+      }
+    >
+      <div
+        style={
+          Object {
+            "height": "100px",
+            "width": "200px",
+          }
+        }
+      >
+        <span>
+          Image failed to load
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="card-text px-3 py-2"
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "marginTop": "10px",
+        }
+      }
+    >
+      <h3
+        className="text-primary-500"
+      >
+        props.img.displayName
+      </h3>
+      <p
+        className="text-gray-500"
+        style={
+          Object {
+            "fontSize": "11px",
+          }
+        }
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          defaultMessage="Added {date} at {time}"
+          description="File date-added string"
+          id="authoring.selectionmodal.addedDate.label"
+          values={
+            Object {
+              "date": <FormattedDate
+                value={12345}
+              />,
+              "time": <FormattedTime
+                value={12345}
+              />,
+            }
+          }
+        />
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</SelectableBox>
+`;
+
+exports[`GalleryCard component snapshot with thumbnail fallback and no error 1`] = `
+<SelectableBox
+  className="card bg-white shadow-none border-0 py-0"
+  key="props.img.externalUrl"
+  type="radio"
+>
+  <div
+    className="card-div d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap align-items-center"
+  >
+    <div
+      className="position-relative"
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "height": "100px",
+          "width": "200px",
+        }
+      }
+    >
+      <Image
+        onError={[Function]}
+        src="props.img.externalUrl"
+        style={
+          Object {
+            "border": "none",
+            "height": "100px",
+            "width": "200px",
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="card-text px-3 py-2"
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "marginTop": "10px",
+        }
+      }
+    >
+      <h3
+        className="text-primary-500"
+      >
+        props.img.displayName
+      </h3>
+      <p
+        className="text-gray-500"
+        style={
+          Object {
+            "fontSize": "11px",
+          }
+        }
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          defaultMessage="Added {date} at {time}"
+          description="File date-added string"
+          id="authoring.selectionmodal.addedDate.label"
+          values={
+            Object {
+              "date": <FormattedDate
+                value={12345}
+              />,
+              "time": <FormattedTime
+                value={12345}
+              />,
+            }
+          }
+        />
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</SelectableBox>
+`;
+
 exports[`GalleryCard component snapshot: dateAdded=12345 1`] = `
 <SelectableBox
   className="card bg-white shadow-none border-0 py-0"