diff --git a/src/Pages/_Generate/GenerateTab.cshtml b/src/Pages/_Generate/GenerateTab.cshtml
index af57e3ce6..a84ef8113 100644
--- a/src/Pages/_Generate/GenerateTab.cshtml
+++ b/src/Pages/_Generate/GenerateTab.cshtml
@@ -204,13 +204,14 @@
                     <div class="image_compare_stage image_compare_stage_side" id="image_compare_stage"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="imageview_popup_modal_undertext">
-                    <div id="image_compare_transparency_row" style="display: none;">
+                    <div id="image_compare_transparency_row" class="image_compare_transparency_row" style="display: none;">
                         <label class="translate" for="image_compare_transparency_slider">Overlay Opacity</label>
                         <div class="auto-slider-range-wrapper" style="--range-value: 50%;">
                             <input class="auto-slider-range" type="range" min="0" max="100" value="50" step="1" id="image_compare_transparency_slider" data-ispot="false" autocomplete="off" oninput="updateRangeStyle(this)" onchange="updateRangeStyle(this)">
                         </div>
-                        <span id="image_compare_transparency_value">50%</span>
+                        <span id="image_compare_transparency_value" class="image_compare_transparency_value">50%</span>
                     </div>
+                    <div id="image_compare_scrub_row" class="image_compare_scrub_row"></div>
                     <div class="image_fullview_extra_buttons">
                         <button class="basic-button translate" data-compare-mode="side" type="button">Side by Side</button>
                         <button class="basic-button translate" data-compare-mode="slide_horizontal" type="button">Horizontal Slide</button>
diff --git a/src/wwwroot/css/genpage.css b/src/wwwroot/css/genpage.css
index 9ebe52368..4d2045e4a 100644
--- a/src/wwwroot/css/genpage.css
+++ b/src/wwwroot/css/genpage.css
@@ -837,23 +837,46 @@ body {
     gap: 0.25rem;
     padding: 0.25rem 0;
 }
-#image_compare_transparency_row {
+.image_compare_transparency_row {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.5rem;
 }
-#image_compare_transparency_row .auto-slider-range-wrapper {
+.image_compare_transparency_row .auto-slider-range-wrapper {
     width: 14rem;
     max-width: 60vw;
     margin-top: 0;
     margin-bottom: 0;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }
-#image_compare_transparency_value {
+.image_compare_transparency_value {
     min-width: 2.75rem;
     text-align: left;
     white-space: nowrap;
 }
+.image_compare_scrub_row {
+    display: none;
+    align-self: stretch;
+    padding: 0 1rem;
+}
+.image_compare_scrub_row.image_compare_scrub_row_active {
+    display: block;
+}
+.image_compare_scrub_row .image_compare_video_controls {
+    position: static;
+    opacity: 1;
+    background: none;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+.image_compare_scrub_row .image_compare_video_controls .video-time {
+    color: var(--text);
+}
+.image_compare_scrub_row .image_compare_video_controls button {
+    color: var(--text);
+}
+.image_compare_scrub_row .image_compare_video_controls .video-progress-inner {
+    background: var(--range-track-color);
+}
 .image_compare_modal .image_fullview_extra_buttons {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/gentab/currentimagehandler.js b/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/gentab/currentimagehandler.js
index b3bc967c7..56e6b45d0 100644
--- a/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/gentab/currentimagehandler.js
+++ b/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/gentab/currentimagehandler.js
@@ -1457,6 +1457,8 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
         this.updateMetadataVisibility();
         this.updateModeControls();
         this.supportedTypes = ['image', 'video'];
+        this.scrubRow = getRequiredElementById('image_compare_scrub_row');
+        this.videoControls = null;
     }
 
     getImgOrContainer() {
@@ -1716,6 +1718,9 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
     }
 
     showComparison(left, right) {
+        if (this.left?.src != left?.src || this.right?.src != right?.src) {
+            this.clearVideoControls();
+        }
         this.left = left;
         this.right = right;
         let wasAlreadyOpen = this.isOpen();
@@ -1857,6 +1862,7 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
         this.showMetadata = false;
         this.resetViewportState();
         this.setStageContent('side', '');
+        this.clearVideoControls();
         this.metadataDiv.innerHTML = '';
         this.updateMetadataVisibility();
         this.updateModeControls();
@@ -1919,8 +1925,11 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
     render() {
         this.stopPanning(true);
         this.updateModeControls();
+        let resumeTime = this.videoControls ? this.videoControls.media.currentTime : 0;
+        let resumePaused = this.videoControls ? this.videoControls.media.paused : false;
         if (!this.hasSelection()) {
             this.setStageContent('side', '');
+            this.clearVideoControls();
             this.metadataDiv.innerHTML = '';
             this.updateMetadataVisibility();
             this.updateModeControls();
@@ -1930,14 +1939,15 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
             this.renderOverlay();
         }
         else if (ImageCompareHelper.modeDefinitions[this.mode].layout == 'single') {
-            this.setStageContent('single', `<div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.left)}</div>`);
+            this.setStageContent('single', `<div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.left, 'left')}</div>`);
         }
         else {
             this.setStageContent('side', `
-                <div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.left)}</div>
-                <div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.right)}</div>`
+                <div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.left, 'left')}</div>
+                <div class="image_compare_slot">${this.renderMedia(this.right, 'right')}</div>`
             );
         }
+        this.setupVideoControls(resumeTime, resumePaused);
         let metadataHtml = this.renderMetadataTable();
         this.metadataDiv.innerHTML = metadataHtml;
         this.updateMetadataVisibility();
@@ -1957,14 +1967,32 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
         this.setStageContent('overlay', `
             <div class="image_compare_slot">
                 <div class="${overlayClasses.join(' ')}" style="--image-compare-split:${this.overlaySplitPercent}%;--image-compare-transparency:${this.transparencyPercent / 100};">
-                    <div class="image_compare_overlay_layer image_compare_overlay_layer_left">${this.renderMedia(this.left)}</div>
-                    <div class="image_compare_overlay_layer image_compare_overlay_layer_right">${this.renderMedia(this.right)}</div>
+                    <div class="image_compare_overlay_layer image_compare_overlay_layer_left">${this.renderMedia(this.left, 'left')}</div>
+                    <div class="image_compare_overlay_layer image_compare_overlay_layer_right">${this.renderMedia(this.right, 'right')}</div>
                     ${this.isSlideMode() ? '<div class="image_compare_overlay_divider"></div>' : ''}
                 </div>
             </div>`
         );
     }
 
+    setupVideoControls(resumeTime, resumePaused) {
+        this.videoControls?.destroy();
+        this.videoControls = null;
+        let videos = [...this.stage.querySelectorAll('video.image_compare_media')];
+        this.scrubRow.classList.toggle('image_compare_scrub_row_active', videos.length > 0);
+        if (videos.length == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let primary = videos.find(video => video.dataset.compareSide == 'left') ?? videos[0];
+        this.videoControls = new CompareVideoControls(videos, primary, this.scrubRow, resumeTime, resumePaused);
+    }
+
+    clearVideoControls() {
+        this.videoControls?.destroy();
+        this.videoControls = null;
+        this.scrubRow.classList.remove('image_compare_scrub_row_active');
+    }
+
     updateOverlaySplitFromClientPosition(stage, clientX, clientY) {
         let rect = stage.getBoundingClientRect();
         let split;
@@ -2107,12 +2135,12 @@ class ImageCompareHelper {
         this.applyView();
     }
 
-    renderMedia(media) {
+    renderMedia(media, side) {
         return this.renderMediaElement(
             media.src,
             'image_compare_media',
-            'alt="Compared media" onload="imageCompareHelper.onImgLoad()"',
-            'autoplay loop muted playsinline onloadedmetadata="imageCompareHelper.onImgLoad()"',
+            `alt="Compared media" data-compare-side="${side}" onload="imageCompareHelper.onImgLoad()"`,
+            `autoplay loop muted playsinline data-compare-side="${side}" onloadedmetadata="imageCompareHelper.onImgLoad()"`,
             '',
             false,
         );
diff --git a/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/helpers/mediacontrols.js b/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/helpers/mediacontrols.js
index 12afd4feb..5e97e610e 100644
--- a/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/helpers/mediacontrols.js
+++ b/src/wwwroot/js/genpage/helpers/mediacontrols.js
@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@ class VideoControls extends MediaControlsBase {
         this.createControls();
     }
 
-    /** Creates the controls UI for the video. */
-    createControls() {
-        let container = this.media.parentElement;
+    /** Builds the control bar UI (play, time, progress bar, volume). */
+    buildControlBar(container) {
         let controls = createDiv(null, 'video-controls', `
             <button data-action="play">▶</button>
             <span class="video-time">0:00</span>
@@ -207,10 +206,19 @@ class VideoControls extends MediaControlsBase {
         this.wirePlayAndVolumeHandlers();
         this.media.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => this.updateDuration());
         this.wirePlaybackProgressRafListeners();
-        container.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { controls.style.opacity = 1; });
-        container.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { controls.style.opacity = 0; });
         this.progressBar.addEventListener('click', (e) => this.seek(e));
         this.progressBar.addEventListener('mousedown', () => { this.isDragging = true; uiImprover.videoControlDragging = this; });
+        if (!this.media.paused) {
+            this.startProgressAnimation();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Creates the controls UI for the video. */
+    createControls() {
+        let container = this.media.parentElement;
+        this.buildControlBar(container);
+        container.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { this.controls.style.opacity = 1; });
+        container.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { this.controls.style.opacity = 0; });
         this.media.draggable = true;
         this.media.addEventListener('dragstart', (e) => {
             let src = this.media.currentSrc || this.media.src;
@@ -220,9 +228,6 @@ class VideoControls extends MediaControlsBase {
                 e.dataTransfer.setData('text/uri-list', src);
             }
         });
-        if (!this.media.paused) {
-            this.startProgressAnimation();
-        }
     }
 
     /** Whether the progress bar element is still in the document (used by RAF loop in MediaControlsBase). */
@@ -591,3 +596,113 @@ class AudioControls extends MediaControlsBase {
         this.redrawWaveform();
     }
 }
+
+/** Video control bar for the image-compare modal: one bar drives every video in the compare stage, and only the primary (left-most) video emits audio. */
+class CompareVideoControls extends VideoControls {
+    constructor(videos, primary, container, resumeTime = 0, resumePaused = false) {
+        super(primary);
+        this.videos = videos;
+        this.buildControlBar(container);
+        this.controls.classList.add('image_compare_video_controls');
+        for (let video of videos) {
+            video.muted = video != primary;
+            if (resumeTime > 0) {
+                video.currentTime = resumeTime;
+            }
+            if (resumePaused) {
+                video.pause();
+            }
+            video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
+                this.updateDuration();
+                this.syncToPrimary();
+            });
+        }
+        this.updateDuration();
+        this.refreshProgressDisplay();
+        this.updateIcons();
+    }
+
+    createControls() {
+    }
+
+    /** Removes the control bar and stops its animation. */
+    destroy() {
+        this.stopProgressAnimation();
+        this.controls.remove();
+    }
+
+    /** Longest duration among the compared videos, ie the time range the scrub bar spans. */
+    spanDuration() {
+        let duration = 0;
+        for (let video of this.videos) {
+            if (isFinite(video.duration)) {
+                duration = Math.max(duration, video.duration);
+            }
+        }
+        return duration;
+    }
+
+    /** Seeks all videos to the given time. */
+    seekAll(time) {
+        for (let video of this.videos) {
+            video.currentTime = time;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Aligns secondary videos to the primary video's playback position. */
+    syncToPrimary() {
+        let time = this.media.currentTime;
+        for (let video of this.videos) {
+            if (video != this.media) {
+                video.currentTime = time;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Toggles play/pause for all videos together. */
+    togglePlay() {
+        if (this.media.paused) {
+            for (let video of this.videos) {
+                video.play().catch(() => {});
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            for (let video of this.videos) {
+                video.pause();
+            }
+        }
+        this.updateIcons();
+    }
+
+    /** Seeks all videos from a click on the progress bar. */
+    seek(e) {
+        let p = MediaControlsBase.scrubFractionFromClientX(e.clientX, this.progressBar);
+        let d = this.spanDuration();
+        if (p == null || d <= 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.seekAll(p * d);
+    }
+
+    /** Document-level mousemove while dragging the progress bar. */
+    drag(e) {
+        if (!this.isDragging) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.seek(e);
+        this.refreshProgressDisplay();
+    }
+
+    /** Updates the progress bar and current-time label to match the primary video. */
+    refreshProgressDisplay() {
+        let d = this.spanDuration();
+        let percent = d > 0 ? (this.media.currentTime / d) * 100 : 0;
+        this.progressFilled.style.width = `${percent}%`;
+        this.currentTimeEl.textContent = this.formatTime(this.media.currentTime);
+    }
+
+    /** Updates the duration UI text to the spanned duration. */
+    updateDuration() {
+        this.durationEl.textContent = this.formatTime(this.spanDuration());
+    }
+}