diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
index b6e28d9d12..d07179edf7 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
@@ -1124,10 +1124,14 @@ const encryptFile = async (
         worker,
     );
 
-    const encryptedThumbnail = await worker.encryptThumbnail(
-        file.thumbnail,
-        fileKey,
-    );
+    const {
+        encryptedData: thumbEncryptedData,
+        decryptionHeaderB64: thumbDecryptionHeader,
+    } = await worker.encryptThumbnail(file.thumbnail, fileKey);
+    const encryptedThumbnail = {
+        encryptedData: thumbEncryptedData,
+        decryptionHeader: thumbDecryptionHeader,
+    };
 
     const encryptedMetadata = await worker.encryptMetadata2(
         file.metadata,
diff --git a/web/packages/base/crypto/ente.ts b/web/packages/base/crypto/ente.ts
index 61bce30ed2..fb93370ec5 100644
--- a/web/packages/base/crypto/ente.ts
+++ b/web/packages/base/crypto/ente.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ import * as libsodium from "@ente/shared/crypto/internal/libsodium";
  */
 export const encryptAssociatedData = libsodium.encryptChaChaOneShot;
 
+/**
+ * Encrypt the thumbnail for a file.
+ *
+ * This is just an alias for {@link encryptAssociatedData}.
+ *
+ * @param data The thumbnail's data.
+ *
+ * @param keyB64 The key associated with the file whose thumbnail this is.
+ *
+ * @returns The encrypted thumbnail, and the associated decryption header
+ * (Base64 encoded).
+ */
+export const encryptThumbnail = encryptAssociatedData;
+
 /**
  * Encrypted the embedding associated with a file using the file's key.
  *
diff --git a/web/packages/shared/crypto/internal/crypto.worker.ts b/web/packages/shared/crypto/internal/crypto.worker.ts
index 917fe0d0cb..520e1eb589 100644
--- a/web/packages/shared/crypto/internal/crypto.worker.ts
+++ b/web/packages/shared/crypto/internal/crypto.worker.ts
@@ -32,22 +32,8 @@ export class DedicatedCryptoWorker {
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Encrypt the thumbnail associated with a file.
-     *
-     * This defers to {@link encryptChaChaOneShot}.
-     *
-     * @param data The thumbnail's data.
-     *
-     * @param keyB64 The key associated with the file whose thumbnail this is.
-     *
-     * @returns The encrypted thumbnail, and the associated decryption header
-     * (Base64 encoded).
-     */
     async encryptThumbnail(data: Uint8Array, keyB64: string) {
-        const { encryptedData, decryptionHeaderB64: decryptionHeader } =
-            await libsodium.encryptChaChaOneShot(data, keyB64);
-        return { encryptedData, decryptionHeader };
+        return ente.encryptThumbnail(data, keyB64);
     }
 
     async encryptFile(fileData: Uint8Array) {