diff --git a/frigate/events/external.py b/frigate/events/external.py
index 5e79ff57fe..42cc10e210 100644
--- a/frigate/events/external.py
+++ b/frigate/events/external.py
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ def _write_images(
         label: str,
         event_id: str,
         draw: dict[str, any],
-        img_bytes: any,
+        img_frame: any,
     ) -> str:
         # write clean snapshot if enabled
         if camera_config.snapshots.clean_copy:
-            ret, png = cv2.imencode(".png", img_bytes)
+            ret, png = cv2.imencode(".png", img_frame)
 
             if ret:
                 with open(
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _write_images(
                 height = box["box"][3] * camera_config.detect.height
 
                 draw_box_with_label(
-                    img_bytes,
+                    img_frame,
                     x,
                     y,
                     x + width,
@@ -118,11 +118,17 @@ def _write_images(
                     color=box.get("color", (255, 0, 0)),
                 )
 
-        ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", img_bytes)
+        ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", img_frame)
         with open(
             os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, f"{camera_config.name}-{event_id}.jpg"),
             "wb",
         ) as j:
             j.write(jpg.tobytes())
 
+        # create thumbnail with max height of 175 and save
+        width = int(175 * img_frame.shape[1] / img_frame.shape[0])
+        thumb = cv2.resize(
+            img_frame, dsize=(width, 175), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA
+        )
+        ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", thumb)
         return base64.b64encode(jpg.tobytes()).decode("utf-8")