diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index d6fdbc6e..12539648 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ class Application {
       videoRootId: video.videoRootId,
       dTag: dTagValue,
       fallbackEventId: video.id,
+      relay: video.relay,
     });
   }
 
@@ -7625,16 +7626,20 @@ class Application {
       const decoded = window.NostrTools.nip19.decode(maybeNevent);
       if (decoded.type === "nevent" && decoded.data.id) {
         const eventId = decoded.data.id;
+        const relay =
+          Array.isArray(decoded.data.relays) && decoded.data.relays.length
+            ? decoded.data.relays[0]
+            : null;
         // 1) check local map
         let localMatch = this.videosMap.get(eventId);
         if (localMatch) {
-          this.playVideoByEventId(eventId);
+          this.playVideoByEventId(eventId, { relay });
         } else {
           // 2) fallback => getOldEventById
           this.getOldEventById(eventId)
             .then((video) => {
               if (video) {
-                this.playVideoByEventId(eventId);
+                this.playVideoByEventId(eventId, { relay });
               } else {
                 this.showError("No matching video found for that link.");
               }
@@ -8468,6 +8473,7 @@ class Application {
       videoRootId: video.videoRootId,
       dTag: dTagValue,
       fallbackEventId: video.id || eventId,
+      relay: hint.relay || video.relay,
     });
 
     this.currentVideoPointer = pointerInfo?.pointer || null;
diff --git a/js/utils/videoPointer.js b/js/utils/videoPointer.js
index 10358362..948f481f 100644
--- a/js/utils/videoPointer.js
+++ b/js/utils/videoPointer.js
@@ -16,28 +16,33 @@ export function resolveVideoPointer({
   videoRootId,
   dTag,
   fallbackEventId,
+  relay,
 } = {}) {
   const normalizedPubkey = normalizeString(pubkey).toLowerCase();
   const normalizedKind =
     typeof kind === "number" && Number.isFinite(kind) ? kind : DEFAULT_VIDEO_KIND;
   const pointerCandidates = [];
+  const normalizedRelay = normalizeString(relay);
 
   const rootId = normalizeString(videoRootId);
   if (rootId && normalizedPubkey) {
-    pointerCandidates.push(["a", `${normalizedKind}:${normalizedPubkey}:${rootId}`]);
+    const ptr = ["a", `${normalizedKind}:${normalizedPubkey}:${rootId}`];
+    if (normalizedRelay) ptr.push(normalizedRelay);
+    pointerCandidates.push(ptr);
   }
 
   const normalizedDTag = normalizeString(dTag);
   if (normalizedDTag && normalizedPubkey) {
-    pointerCandidates.push([
-      "a",
-      `${normalizedKind}:${normalizedPubkey}:${normalizedDTag}`,
-    ]);
+    const ptr = ["a", `${normalizedKind}:${normalizedPubkey}:${normalizedDTag}`];
+    if (normalizedRelay) ptr.push(normalizedRelay);
+    pointerCandidates.push(ptr);
   }
 
   const fallbackId = normalizeString(fallbackEventId);
   if (fallbackId) {
-    pointerCandidates.push(["e", fallbackId]);
+    const ptr = ["e", fallbackId];
+    if (normalizedRelay) ptr.push(normalizedRelay);
+    pointerCandidates.push(ptr);
   }
 
   for (const pointer of pointerCandidates) {