diff --git a/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Application/Services/StudioService.cs b/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Application/Services/StudioService.cs
index 50f53a1..36caae0 100644
--- a/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Application/Services/StudioService.cs
+++ b/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Application/Services/StudioService.cs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class StudioService(StudioDbContext db)
     );
 
     private static SavedSceneResponse MapSceneResponse(SavedScene s) => new(
-        s.Id, s.OriginalSceneId, s.Key, s.Title, s.Image, s.SceneType,
+        s.Id, s.OriginalSceneId, s.Key, s.Title, s.Image, s.Demo, s.SceneType,
         s.Sort, s.SceneLengthSec, s.MinDurationSec, s.MaxDurationSec,
         s.OverlapAtEndSec, s.CanHandleDuration, s.ManualColorSelection, s.SelectedColorPresetId,
         s.Contents.Select(MapContentResponse).ToList(),
diff --git a/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Models/Responses/Responses.cs b/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Models/Responses/Responses.cs
index 4587772..4c90d25 100644
--- a/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Models/Responses/Responses.cs
+++ b/services/studio/FlatRender.StudioSvc/Models/Responses/Responses.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public record SavedSceneResponse(
     string Key,
     string? Title,
     string? Image,
+    string? Demo,
     string SceneType,
     int Sort,
     decimal SceneLengthSec,
diff --git a/src/components/studio/timeline/SceneThumbnailBlock.tsx b/src/components/studio/timeline/SceneThumbnailBlock.tsx
index 70a601b..5570739 100644
--- a/src/components/studio/timeline/SceneThumbnailBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/components/studio/timeline/SceneThumbnailBlock.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function SceneThumbnailBlock({
   const [editName, setEditName] = useState(scene.name);
   const resizeRef = useRef({ startX: 0, startDuration: scene.duration });
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
 
   const duration = resizeDuration ?? scene.duration;
   const width = Math.max(80, duration * pxPerSecond);
@@ -134,6 +135,16 @@ export function SceneThumbnailBlock({
             onSelect();
           }
         }}
+        onMouseEnter={() => {
+          void videoRef.current?.play().catch(() => {});
+        }}
+        onMouseLeave={() => {
+          const v = videoRef.current;
+          if (v) {
+            v.pause();
+            v.currentTime = 0;
+          }
+        }}
         className={cn(
           "group relative h-20 w-full cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-lg",
           isActive
@@ -141,10 +152,10 @@ export function SceneThumbnailBlock({
             : "hover:ring-1 hover:ring-gray-300"
         )}
       >
-        {/* Background: real thumbnail or gradient placeholder */}
-        {scene.thumbnailUrl ? (
+        {/* Background: template still, Konva preview, or gradient placeholder */}
+        {scene.image || scene.thumbnailUrl ? (
           <Image
-            src={scene.thumbnailUrl}
+            src={(scene.image ?? scene.thumbnailUrl) as string}
             alt=""
             fill
             unoptimized
@@ -155,6 +166,19 @@ export function SceneThumbnailBlock({
           <div className="absolute inset-0" style={gradient} />
         )}
 
+        {/* Hover: play the template's per-scene loop preview */}
+        {scene.demo ? (
+          <video
+            ref={videoRef}
+            src={scene.demo}
+            muted
+            loop
+            playsInline
+            preload="none"
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100"
+          />
+        ) : null}
+
         {/* Dark overlay so text labels stay readable */}
         <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/20" />
 
diff --git a/src/lib/studio-scene-data.ts b/src/lib/studio-scene-data.ts
index 1774d61..1320e79 100644
--- a/src/lib/studio-scene-data.ts
+++ b/src/lib/studio-scene-data.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ function parseScene(value: unknown): Scene | null {
             : DEFAULT_SCENE_DURATION,
     layers,
     transitionType,
+    image: typeof value.image === "string" ? value.image : undefined,
+    demo: typeof value.demo === "string" ? value.demo : undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/studio-types.ts b/src/lib/studio-types.ts
index 50e4577..0a46b80 100644
--- a/src/lib/studio-types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/studio-types.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export interface Scene {
   transitionType?: SceneTransition;
   /** Konva canvas preview (data URL), generated for the active scene */
   thumbnailUrl?: string;
+  /** Template-provided static preview still (content.scenes.image) */
+  image?: string;
+  /** Template-provided ~1.5s loop preview video (content.scenes.demo) */
+  demo?: string;
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SCENE_DURATION = 5;