diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 08d01bd..a9707d6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11074,7 +11074,7 @@ func (s *appState) handleDrop(pos fyne.Position, items []fyne.URI) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Load first video
+		// Multi-drop: add jobs for each file and set first as current preview
 		go func() {
 			src, err := probeVideo(videoPaths[0])
 			if err != nil {
@@ -11090,10 +11090,22 @@ func (s *appState) handleDrop(pos fyne.Position, items []fyne.URI) {
 				s.showThumbView()
 				logging.Debug(logging.CatModule, "loaded video into thumb module")
 			}, false)
+
+			if len(videoPaths) > 1 && s.jobQueue != nil {
+				for _, path := range videoPaths {
+					s.jobQueue.Add(s.createThumbJobForPath(path))
+				}
+				if !s.jobQueue.IsRunning() {
+					s.jobQueue.Start()
+				}
+				fyne.CurrentApp().Driver().DoFromGoroutine(func() {
+					dialog.ShowInformation("Thumbnails", fmt.Sprintf("Queued %d thumbnail jobs.", len(videoPaths)), s.window)
+				}, false)
+			}
 		}()
 
 		return
-	}
+	 }
 
 	// If in filters module, handle single video file
 	if s.active == "filters" {
diff --git a/thumb_module.go b/thumb_module.go
index 05c9f2a..835f1d0 100644
--- a/thumb_module.go
+++ b/thumb_module.go
@@ -237,43 +237,7 @@ func buildThumbView(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 
 	// Helper function to create thumbnail job
 	createThumbJob := func() *queue.Job {
-		// Create output directory in same folder as video
-		videoDir := filepath.Dir(state.thumbFile.Path)
-		videoBaseName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(state.thumbFile.Path), filepath.Ext(state.thumbFile.Path))
-		outputDir := filepath.Join(videoDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s_thumbnails", videoBaseName))
-
-		// Configure based on mode
-		var count, width int
-		var description string
-		if state.thumbContactSheet {
-			// Contact sheet: count is determined by grid, use larger width for analyzable screenshots
-			count = state.thumbColumns * state.thumbRows
-			width = state.thumbSheetWidth
-			description = fmt.Sprintf("Contact sheet: %dx%d grid (%d thumbnails)", state.thumbColumns, state.thumbRows, count)
-		} else {
-			// Individual thumbnails: use user settings
-			count = state.thumbCount
-			width = state.thumbWidth
-			description = fmt.Sprintf("%d individual thumbnails (%dpx width)", count, width)
-		}
-
-		return &queue.Job{
-			Type:        queue.JobTypeThumb,
-			Title:       "Thumbnails: " + filepath.Base(state.thumbFile.Path),
-			Description: description,
-			InputFile:   state.thumbFile.Path,
-			OutputFile:  outputDir,
-			Config: map[string]interface{}{
-				"inputPath":    state.thumbFile.Path,
-				"outputDir":    outputDir,
-				"count":        float64(count),
-				"width":        float64(width),
-				"contactSheet": state.thumbContactSheet,
-				"showTimestamp": state.thumbShowTimestamps,
-				"columns":      float64(state.thumbColumns),
-				"rows":         float64(state.thumbRows),
-			},
-		}
+		return state.createThumbJobForPath(state.thumbFile.Path)
 	}
 
 	// Generate Now button - adds to queue and starts it
@@ -472,3 +436,39 @@ func (s *appState) executeThumbJob(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progress
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *appState) createThumbJobForPath(path string) *queue.Job {
+	videoDir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	videoBaseName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(path), filepath.Ext(path))
+	outputDir := filepath.Join(videoDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s_thumbnails", videoBaseName))
+
+	var count, width int
+	var description string
+	if s.thumbContactSheet {
+		count = s.thumbColumns * s.thumbRows
+		width = s.thumbSheetWidth
+		description = fmt.Sprintf("Contact sheet: %dx%d grid (%d thumbnails)", s.thumbColumns, s.thumbRows, count)
+	} else {
+		count = s.thumbCount
+		width = s.thumbWidth
+		description = fmt.Sprintf("%d individual thumbnails (%dpx width)", count, width)
+	}
+
+	return &queue.Job{
+		Type:        queue.JobTypeThumb,
+		Title:       "Thumbnails: " + filepath.Base(path),
+		Description: description,
+		InputFile:   path,
+		OutputFile:  outputDir,
+		Config: map[string]interface{}{
+			"inputPath":     path,
+			"outputDir":     outputDir,
+			"count":         float64(count),
+			"width":         float64(width),
+			"contactSheet":  s.thumbContactSheet,
+			"showTimestamp": s.thumbShowTimestamps,
+			"columns":       float64(s.thumbColumns),
+			"rows":          float64(s.thumbRows),
+		},
+	}
+}