diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bda067bae..b2560214d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 - security: harden electron_functions, only runtime can use them now
 - security: harden runtime interface by deleting the reference on window (`window.r`) after the first use. For development it is now accessible at `exp.runtime` but only in `--devmode` like `exp.rpc`
 - dev: update `./bin/update_background_thumbnails.sh` script
-- fix chatlist image thumbnails #4101
+- fix chatlist image thumbnails #4101, #4139
 - fix: spacing around avatars in reaction details dialog #4114
 - fix: wrong translation string for new group creation #4126
 - fix: packaging: windows 64bit and 32bit releases now have different filenames, bring back 64bit windows releases. #4131
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatListItem.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatListItem.tsx
index a28a532d2..b91efc6a3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatListItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatListItem.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ function Message({
         {summaryPreviewImage && !iswebxdc && (
           <div
             className='summary_thumbnail'
-            style={{ backgroundImage: `url("${summaryPreviewImage}")` }}
+            style={{
+              backgroundImage: `url(${JSON.stringify(summaryPreviewImage)})`,
+            }}
           />
         )}
         {iswebxdc && lastMessageId && (