diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadManager.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadManager.ts
index 21c703633a..9c5234fea7 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadManager.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadManager.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
     type UploadPhase,
     type UploadResult,
 } from "ente-gallery/services/upload";
+import { processVideoNewUpload } from "ente-gallery/services/video";
 import type { Collection } from "ente-media/collection";
 import {
     decryptFile,
@@ -647,6 +648,7 @@ class UploadManager {
                         uploadResult == "uploadedWithStaticThumbnail")
                 ) {
                     indexNewUpload(decryptedFile, uploadItem);
+                    processVideoNewUpload(decryptedFile, uploadItem);
                 }
                 this.updateExistingFiles(decryptedFile);
             }
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ class UploadManager {
             );
             return uploadResult;
         } catch (e) {
-            log.error("failed to do post file upload action", e);
+            log.error("Post file upload action failed", e);
             return "failed";
         }
     }
diff --git a/web/packages/gallery/services/video.ts b/web/packages/gallery/services/video.ts
index 28be72b523..aa1777126d 100644
--- a/web/packages/gallery/services/video.ts
+++ b/web/packages/gallery/services/video.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { decryptBlob } from "ente-base/crypto";
 import type { EncryptedBlob } from "ente-base/crypto/types";
+import log from "ente-base/log";
 import type { EnteFile } from "ente-media/file";
 import { FileType } from "ente-media/file-type";
+import { settingsSnapshot } from "ente-new/photos/services/settings";
 import { gunzip } from "ente-new/photos/utils/gzip";
 import { ensurePrecondition } from "ente-utils/ensure";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { fetchFileData, fetchFilePreviewData } from "./file-data";
+import type { UploadItem } from "./upload";
 
 export interface HLSPlaylistData {
     /** A data URL to a HLS playlist that streams the video. */
@@ -181,3 +184,30 @@ const blobToDataURL = (blob: Blob) =>
         reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result as string);
         reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
     });
+
+/**
+ * Create a streamable HLS playlist for a video uploaded from this client.
+ *
+ * This function is called by the uploader when it uploads a new file from this
+ * client, allowing us to create its streamable variant without needing to
+ * redownload the video.
+ *
+ * @param file The {@link EnteFile} that got uploaded (video or otherwise).
+ *
+ * @param uploadItem The item that was uploaded. This can be used to get at the
+ * contents of the file that got uploaded.
+ */
+export const processVideoNewUpload = (
+    file: EnteFile,
+    uploadItem: UploadItem,
+) => {
+    // TODO(HLS):
+    if (!isVideoProcessingEnabled()) return;
+    if (file.metadata.fileType !== FileType.video) return;
+    log.debug(() => ["gen-hls", { file, uploadItem }]);
+    // void worker().then((w) => w.onUpload(file, uploadItem));
+};
+
+export const isVideoProcessingEnabled = () =>
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_WIP_VIDEO_STREAMING &&
+    settingsSnapshot().isInternalUser;