diff --git a/js/snapshot_manager.js b/js/snapshot_manager.js
index b23c845..9e5adc7 100644
--- a/js/snapshot_manager.js
+++ b/js/snapshot_manager.js
@@ -1376,13 +1376,20 @@ async function showPreviewModal(record) {
     const body = document.createElement("div");
     body.className = "snap-preview-body";
 
+    if (record.thumbnail) {
+        const thumbImg = document.createElement("img");
+        thumbImg.src = `data:image/jpeg;base64,${record.thumbnail}`;
+        thumbImg.style.cssText = "max-width:100%;max-height:300px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;";
+        body.appendChild(thumbImg);
+    }
+
     const svg = renderGraphSVG(record.graphData, {
         width: 860, height: 600,
         showLabels: true, showLinks: true, showSlots: true, showGroups: true,
     });
     if (svg) {
         body.appendChild(svg);
-    } else {
+    } else if (!record.thumbnail) {
         const fallback = document.createElement("div");
         fallback.style.cssText = "color: #666; font-size: 13px; padding: 32px;";
         fallback.textContent = "Unable to render preview";
@@ -1502,7 +1509,7 @@ async function _captureSnapshotInner(label) {
     return record.id;
 }
 
-async function captureNodeSnapshot(label = "Node Trigger") {
+async function captureNodeSnapshot(label = "Node Trigger", thumbnail = null) {
     if (restoreLock) return false;
 
     const graphData = getGraphData();
@@ -1536,6 +1543,7 @@ async function captureNodeSnapshot(label = "Node Trigger") {
         source: "node",
         changeType,
         parentId,
+        ...(thumbnail ? { thumbnail } : {}),
     };
 
     try {
@@ -1776,6 +1784,13 @@ const CSS = `
 .snap-item:hover {
     background: var(--comfy-menu-bg, #2a2a2a);
 }
+.snap-item-thumb {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 30px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
 .snap-item-info {
     flex: 1;
     min-width: 0;
@@ -3530,18 +3545,25 @@ async function buildSidebar(el) {
             // Hover tooltip
             item.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
                 tooltipTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
-                    const svgCacheKey = `${rec.id}:240x180`;
-                    let graphData = rec.graphData;
-                    if (!graphData && !svgCache.has(svgCacheKey)) {
-                        const full = await db_getFullRecord(rec.workflowKey, rec.id);
-                        if (!full || !tooltipTimer) return; // abort if mouse already left
-                        graphData = full.graphData;
-                    }
-                    if (!tooltipTimer) return; // abort if mouse left during fetch
-                    const svg = getCachedSVG(rec.id, graphData, { width: 240, height: 180 });
-                    if (!svg) return;
                     tooltip.innerHTML = "";
-                    tooltip.appendChild(svg);
+                    if (rec.thumbnail) {
+                        const img = document.createElement("img");
+                        img.src = `data:image/jpeg;base64,${rec.thumbnail}`;
+                        img.style.cssText = "max-width:240px;max-height:180px;border-radius:4px;display:block;";
+                        tooltip.appendChild(img);
+                    } else {
+                        const svgCacheKey = `${rec.id}:240x180`;
+                        let graphData = rec.graphData;
+                        if (!graphData && !svgCache.has(svgCacheKey)) {
+                            const full = await db_getFullRecord(rec.workflowKey, rec.id);
+                            if (!full || !tooltipTimer) return;
+                            graphData = full.graphData;
+                        }
+                        if (!tooltipTimer) return;
+                        const svg = getCachedSVG(rec.id, graphData, { width: 240, height: 180 });
+                        if (!svg) return;
+                        tooltip.appendChild(svg);
+                    }
                     const rect = item.getBoundingClientRect();
                     let left = rect.right + 8;
                     let top = rect.top;
@@ -3559,6 +3581,12 @@ async function buildSidebar(el) {
                 tooltip.classList.remove("visible");
             });
 
+            if (rec.thumbnail) {
+                const thumb = document.createElement("img");
+                thumb.className = "snap-item-thumb";
+                thumb.src = `data:image/jpeg;base64,${rec.thumbnail}`;
+                item.appendChild(thumb);
+            }
             item.appendChild(info);
             item.appendChild(actions);
             list.appendChild(item);
@@ -3924,7 +3952,8 @@ if (window.__COMFYUI_FRONTEND_VERSION__) {
             // Listen for node-triggered snapshot captures via WebSocket
             api.addEventListener("snapshot-manager-capture", (event) => {
                 const label = event.detail?.label || "Node Trigger";
-                captureNodeSnapshot(label).catch((err) => {
+                const thumbnail = event.detail?.thumbnail || null;
+                captureNodeSnapshot(label, thumbnail).catch((err) => {
                     console.warn(`[${EXTENSION_NAME}] Node-triggered capture failed:`, err);
                 });
             });
diff --git a/snapshot_node.py b/snapshot_node.py
index ed090af..9c2ddaa 100644
--- a/snapshot_node.py
+++ b/snapshot_node.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import base64
+import io
+
 from server import PromptServer
 
 
@@ -9,6 +12,30 @@ class _AnyType(str):
 ANY_TYPE = _AnyType("*")
 
 
+def _make_thumbnail(value):
+    """Convert an image tensor to a base64 JPEG thumbnail, or return None."""
+    try:
+        import torch
+        if not isinstance(value, torch.Tensor):
+            return None
+        if value.ndim != 4 or value.shape[3] not in (3, 4):
+            return None
+
+        from PIL import Image
+
+        frame = value[0]  # first frame only
+        if frame.shape[2] == 4:
+            frame = frame[:, :, :3]  # drop alpha
+        arr = frame.clamp(0, 1).mul(255).byte().cpu().numpy()
+        img = Image.fromarray(arr, mode="RGB")
+        img.thumbnail((200, 150), Image.LANCZOS)
+        buf = io.BytesIO()
+        img.save(buf, format="JPEG", quality=75)
+        return base64.b64encode(buf.getvalue()).decode("ascii")
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
 class SaveSnapshot:
     CATEGORY = "Snapshot Manager"
     FUNCTION = "execute"
@@ -33,7 +60,11 @@ class SaveSnapshot:
         return float("NaN")
 
     def execute(self, value, label):
+        payload = {"label": label}
+        thumbnail = _make_thumbnail(value)
+        if thumbnail is not None:
+            payload["thumbnail"] = thumbnail
         PromptServer.instance.send_sync(
-            "snapshot-manager-capture", {"label": label}
+            "snapshot-manager-capture", payload
         )
         return (value,)