diff --git a/templates/macros.html b/templates/macros.html
index 961f26ab5e6213c2475b27b5f731fcbc7f516792..c31fe30af793af5ef20759b91bb0b94f89f4d28e 100644
--- a/templates/macros.html
+++ b/templates/macros.html
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ $('#embedcodebtn').popover(
 	<div class="row">
 		{% if ismod() or (videos|length > 0) %}
 			<div style="background-image: url('{{ config.VIDEOPREFIX }}/thumbnail/l_{{lecture.id}}.jpg')" class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 thumbnailimg">
-			{% if not videos|length is equalto 0 %}
+			{% if (not videos|length is equalto 0) or ismod() %}
 				<a href="{{url_for('lecture', course=lecture.course.handle, id=lecture.id)}}">
 					<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play-circle playpreviewbtn"></span>
 				</a>