diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/desktop/[...route]/video.ts b/apps/web/app/api/desktop/[...route]/video.ts
index b4f48db48c..dbb6bc7259 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/desktop/[...route]/video.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/desktop/[...route]/video.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import { Effect, Option } from "effect";
 import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { runPromise } from "@/lib/server";
+import {
+	isAtLeastSemver,
+	isFromDesktopSemver,
+	UPLOAD_PROGRESS_VERSION,
+} from "@/utils/desktop";
 import { stringOrNumberOptional } from "@/utils/zod";
 import { withAuth } from "../../utils";
 
@@ -186,10 +191,10 @@ app.get(
 					fps,
 				});
 
-			const xCapVersion = c.req.header("X-Cap-Desktop-Version");
-			const clientSupportsUploadProgress = xCapVersion
-				? isAtLeastSemver(xCapVersion, 0, 3, 68)
-				: false;
+			const clientSupportsUploadProgress = isFromDesktopSemver(
+				c.req,
+				UPLOAD_PROGRESS_VERSION,
+			);
 
 			if (clientSupportsUploadProgress)
 				await db().insert(videoUploads).values({
@@ -334,41 +339,44 @@ app.post(
 
 		try {
 			const [video] = await db()
-				.select({ id: videos.id })
+				.select({ id: videos.id, upload: videoUploads })
 				.from(videos)
-				.where(and(eq(videos.id, videoId), eq(videos.ownerId, user.id)));
+				.where(and(eq(videos.id, videoId), eq(videos.ownerId, user.id)))
+				.leftJoin(videoUploads, eq(videos.id, videoUploads.videoId));
 			if (!video)
 				return c.json(
 					{ error: true, message: "Video not found" },
 					{ status: 404 },
 				);
 
-			const [result] = await db()
-				.update(videoUploads)
-				.set({
-					uploaded,
-					total,
-					updatedAt,
-				})
-				.where(
-					and(
-						eq(videoUploads.videoId, videoId),
-						lte(videoUploads.updatedAt, updatedAt),
-					),
-				);
-
-			if (result.affectedRows === 0)
+			if (video.upload) {
+				if (uploaded === total && video.upload.mode === "singlepart") {
+					await db()
+						.delete(videoUploads)
+						.where(eq(videoUploads.videoId, videoId));
+				} else {
+					await db()
+						.update(videoUploads)
+						.set({
+							uploaded,
+							total,
+							updatedAt,
+						})
+						.where(
+							and(
+								eq(videoUploads.videoId, videoId),
+								lte(videoUploads.updatedAt, updatedAt),
+							),
+						);
+				}
+			} else {
 				await db().insert(videoUploads).values({
 					videoId,
 					uploaded,
 					total,
 					updatedAt,
 				});
-
-			// if (uploaded === total)
-			// 	await db()
-			// 		.delete(videoUploads)
-			// 		.where(eq(videoUploads.videoId, videoId));
+			}
 
 			return c.json(true);
 		} catch (error) {
@@ -377,27 +385,3 @@ app.post(
 		}
 	},
 );
-
-function isAtLeastSemver(
-	versionString: string,
-	major: number,
-	minor: number,
-	patch: number,
-): boolean {
-	const match = versionString
-		.replace(/^v/, "")
-		.match(/^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(.+))?/);
-	if (!match) return false;
-	const [, vMajor, vMinor, vPatch, prerelease] = match;
-	const M = vMajor ? parseInt(vMajor, 10) || 0 : 0;
-	const m = vMinor ? parseInt(vMinor, 10) || 0 : 0;
-	const p = vPatch ? parseInt(vPatch, 10) || 0 : 0;
-	if (M > major) return true;
-	if (M < major) return false;
-	if (m > minor) return true;
-	if (m < minor) return false;
-	if (p > patch) return true;
-	if (p < patch) return false;
-	// Equal triplet: accept only non-prerelease
-	return !prerelease;
-}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/multipart.ts b/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/multipart.ts
index 05e16727dd..45194169d8 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/multipart.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/multipart.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,38 @@ app.post(
 			subpath: "result.mp4",
 		});
 
+		const videoIdFromFileKey = fileKey.split("/")[1];
+		const videoId = "videoId" in body ? body.videoId : videoIdFromFileKey;
+		if (!videoId) throw new Error("Video ID is required");
+
+		const resp = await Effect.gen(function* () {
+			const videos = yield* Videos;
+			const db = yield* Database;
+
+			const video = yield* videos.getById(Video.VideoId.make(videoId));
+			if (Option.isNone(video)) return yield* new Video.NotFoundError();
+
+			yield* db.use((db) =>
+				db
+					.update(Db.videoUploads)
+					.set({ mode: "multipart" })
+					.where(eq(Db.videoUploads.videoId, video.value[0].id)),
+			);
+		}).pipe(
+			provideOptionalAuth,
+			Effect.tapError(Effect.logError),
+			Effect.catchAll((e) => {
+				if (e._tag === "VideoNotFoundError")
+					return Effect.succeed<Response>(c.text("Video not found", 404));
+
+				return Effect.succeed<Response>(
+					c.json({ error: "Error initiating multipart upload" }, 500),
+				);
+			}),
+			runPromise,
+		);
+		if (resp) return resp;
+
 		try {
 			try {
 				const uploadId = await Effect.gen(function* () {
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/signed.ts b/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/signed.ts
index 7fa094f10d..9dd656c51d 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/signed.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/upload/[...route]/signed.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
 } from "@aws-sdk/client-cloudfront";
 import type { PresignedPost } from "@aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post";
 import { db, updateIfDefined } from "@cap/database";
-import { s3Buckets, videos } from "@cap/database/schema";
+import * as Db from "@cap/database/schema";
 import { serverEnv } from "@cap/env";
 import { AwsCredentials, S3Buckets } from "@cap/web-backend";
 import { Video } from "@cap/web-domain";
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 import { runPromise } from "@/lib/server";
+import {
+	isAtLeastSemver,
+	isFromDesktopSemver,
+	UPLOAD_PROGRESS_VERSION,
+} from "@/utils/desktop";
 import { stringOrNumberOptional } from "@/utils/zod";
 import { withAuth } from "../../utils";
 import { parseVideoIdOrFileKey } from "../utils";
@@ -51,8 +56,8 @@ app.post(
 		try {
 			const [customBucket] = await db()
 				.select()
-				.from(s3Buckets)
-				.where(eq(s3Buckets.ownerId, user.id));
+				.from(Db.s3Buckets)
+				.where(eq(Db.s3Buckets.ownerId, user.id));
 
 			const s3Config = customBucket
 				? {
@@ -156,22 +161,32 @@ app.post(
 			const videoIdFromKey = fileKey.split("/")[1]; // Assuming fileKey format is userId/videoId/...
 
 			const videoIdToUse = "videoId" in body ? body.videoId : videoIdFromKey;
-			if (videoIdToUse)
+			if (videoIdToUse) {
+				const videoId = Video.VideoId.make(videoIdToUse);
 				await db()
-					.update(videos)
+					.update(Db.videos)
 					.set({
-						duration: updateIfDefined(durationInSecs, videos.duration),
-						width: updateIfDefined(width, videos.width),
-						height: updateIfDefined(height, videos.height),
-						fps: updateIfDefined(fps, videos.fps),
+						duration: updateIfDefined(durationInSecs, Db.videos.duration),
+						width: updateIfDefined(width, Db.videos.width),
+						height: updateIfDefined(height, Db.videos.height),
+						fps: updateIfDefined(fps, Db.videos.fps),
 					})
 					.where(
-						and(
-							eq(videos.id, Video.VideoId.make(videoIdToUse)),
-							eq(videos.ownerId, user.id),
-						),
+						and(eq(Db.videos.id, videoId), eq(Db.videos.ownerId, user.id)),
 					);
 
+				// i hate this but it'll have to do
+				const clientSupportsUploadProgress = isFromDesktopSemver(
+					c.req,
+					UPLOAD_PROGRESS_VERSION,
+				);
+				if (fileKey.endsWith("result.mp4") && clientSupportsUploadProgress)
+					await db()
+						.update(Db.videoUploads)
+						.set({ mode: "singlepart" })
+						.where(eq(Db.videoUploads.videoId, videoId));
+			}
+
 			if (method === "post") return c.json({ presignedPostData: data! });
 			else return c.json({ presignedPutData: data! });
 		} catch (s3Error) {
diff --git a/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/CapVideoPlayer.tsx b/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/CapVideoPlayer.tsx
index 1c069040b9..732bcba60e 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/CapVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/CapVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export function CapVideoPlayer({
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const video = videoRef.current;
-		if (!video || resolvedSrc.data?.url) return;
+		if (!video || resolvedSrc.isPending) return;
 
 		const handleLoadedData = () => {
 			setVideoLoaded(true);
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ export function CapVideoPlayer({
 				captionTrack.removeEventListener("cuechange", handleCueChange);
 			}
 		};
-	}, [hasPlayedOnce, resolvedSrc.data?.url]);
+	}, [hasPlayedOnce, resolvedSrc.isPending]);
 
 	const generateVideoFrameThumbnail = useCallback((time: number): string => {
 		const video = videoRef.current;
diff --git a/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/ProgressCircle.tsx b/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/ProgressCircle.tsx
index 2e6e5155f5..0148e20306 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/ProgressCircle.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/s/[videoId]/_components/ProgressCircle.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function useUploadProgress(
 
 	const lastUpdated = new Date(query.data.updatedAt);
 
-	return query.data.uploaded >= query.data.total
+	return query.data.total > 0 && query.data.uploaded >= query.data.total
 		? null
 		: Date.now() - lastUpdated.getTime() > 5 * MINUTE
 			? {
diff --git a/apps/web/utils/desktop.ts b/apps/web/utils/desktop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..431d760dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/utils/desktop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type { HonoRequest } from "hono";
+
+export function isFromDesktopSemver(
+	request: HonoRequest,
+	semver: readonly [number, number, number],
+) {
+	const xCapVersion = request.header("X-Cap-Desktop-Version");
+
+	return xCapVersion ? isAtLeastSemver(xCapVersion, ...semver) : false;
+}
+
+export const UPLOAD_PROGRESS_VERSION = [0, 3, 68] as const;
+
+export function isAtLeastSemver(
+	versionString: string,
+	major: number,
+	minor: number,
+	patch: number,
+): boolean {
+	const match = versionString
+		.replace(/^v/, "")
+		.match(/^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(.+))?/);
+	if (!match) return false;
+	const [, vMajor, vMinor, vPatch, prerelease] = match;
+	const M = vMajor ? parseInt(vMajor, 10) || 0 : 0;
+	const m = vMinor ? parseInt(vMinor, 10) || 0 : 0;
+	const p = vPatch ? parseInt(vPatch, 10) || 0 : 0;
+	if (M > major) return true;
+	if (M < major) return false;
+	if (m > minor) return true;
+	if (m < minor) return false;
+	if (p > patch) return true;
+	if (p < patch) return false;
+	// Equal triplet: accept only non-prerelease
+	return !prerelease;
+}
diff --git a/packages/database/schema.ts b/packages/database/schema.ts
index 11d29c3e9b..9c80af165b 100644
--- a/packages/database/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/database/schema.ts
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ export const videoUploads = mysqlTable("video_uploads", {
 	total: int("total").notNull().default(0),
 	startedAt: timestamp("started_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
 	updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
+	mode: varchar("mode", { length: 255, enum: ["singlepart", "multipart"] }),
 });
 
 export const importedVideos = mysqlTable(