diff --git a/karma.config.js b/karma.config.js
index 6981d737a..73eace899 100644
--- a/karma.config.js
+++ b/karma.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ module.exports = config => config.set({
     // local package files
     { pattern: 'src/index.js', watched: false },
     { pattern: 'test/helpers.js', watched: false },
-    { pattern: 'test/**/*.test.js', watched: false }
+    { pattern: 'test/**/*.test.js', watched: false },
+    { pattern: 'test/assets/**', watched: false, included: false }
   ],
 
   proxies: {
diff --git a/packages/dom/README.md b/packages/dom/README.md
index 561147cf3..8f49b72aa 100644
--- a/packages/dom/README.md
+++ b/packages/dom/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Serializes a document's DOM into a DOM string suitable for re-rendering.
   - [Frame elements](#frame-elements)
   - [CSSOM rules](#cssom-rules)
   - [Canvas elements](#canvas-elements)
+  - [Video elements](#video-elements)
   - [Other elements](#other-elements)
 
 ## Usage
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ with image elements. The image elements reference the serialized data URI and ha
 attributes as their respective canvas elements. The image elements also have a max-width of 100% to
 accomidate responsive layouts in situations where canvases may be expected to resize with JS.
 
+### Video elements
+
+Videos without a `poster` attribute will have the current frame of the video
+serialized into an image and set as the `poster` attribute automatically. This is
+to ensure videos have a stable image to display when screenshots are captured.
+
 ### Other elements
 
 _All other elements are not serialized._ The resulting cloned document is passed to any provided
diff --git a/packages/dom/src/prepare-dom.js b/packages/dom/src/prepare-dom.js
index edefaf19a..d12a56d23 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/prepare-dom.js
+++ b/packages/dom/src/prepare-dom.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function uid() {
 
 // Marks elements that are to be serialized later with a data attribute.
 export function prepareDOM(dom) {
-  for (let elem of dom.querySelectorAll('input, textarea, select, iframe, canvas')) {
+  for (let elem of dom.querySelectorAll('input, textarea, select, iframe, canvas, video')) {
     if (!elem.getAttribute('data-percy-element-id')) {
       elem.setAttribute('data-percy-element-id', uid());
     }
diff --git a/packages/dom/src/serialize-dom.js b/packages/dom/src/serialize-dom.js
index 7466affec..fb43398b9 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/serialize-dom.js
+++ b/packages/dom/src/serialize-dom.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import serializeInputs from './serialize-inputs';
 import serializeFrames from './serialize-frames';
 import serializeCSSOM from './serialize-cssom';
 import serializeCanvas from './serialize-canvas';
+import serializeVideos from './serialize-video';
 
 // Returns a copy or new doctype for a document.
 function doctype(dom) {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export function serializeDOM(options) {
   let clone = dom.cloneNode(true);
   serializeInputs(dom, clone);
   serializeFrames(dom, clone, { enableJavaScript });
+  serializeVideos(dom, clone);
 
   if (!enableJavaScript) {
     serializeCSSOM(dom, clone);
diff --git a/packages/dom/src/serialize-video.js b/packages/dom/src/serialize-video.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa7532568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dom/src/serialize-video.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Captures the current frame of videos and sets the poster image
+export function serializeVideos(dom, clone) {
+  for (let video of dom.querySelectorAll('video')) {
+    // If the video already has a poster image, no work for us to do
+    if (video.getAttribute('poster')) continue;
+
+    let videoId = video.getAttribute('data-percy-element-id');
+    let cloneEl = clone.querySelector(`[data-percy-element-id="${videoId}"]`);
+    let canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    let width = canvas.width = video.videoWidth;
+    let height = canvas.height = video.videoHeight;
+
+    canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(video, 0, 0, width, height);
+
+    let dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL();
+    // If the canvas produces a blank image, skip
+    if (!dataUrl || dataUrl === 'data:,') continue;
+
+    cloneEl.setAttribute('poster', dataUrl);
+  }
+}
+
+export default serializeVideos;
diff --git a/packages/dom/test/assets/example.webm b/packages/dom/test/assets/example.webm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec801e8b9
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/dom/test/assets/example.webm differ
diff --git a/packages/dom/test/serialize-videos.test.js b/packages/dom/test/serialize-videos.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31cecbea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dom/test/serialize-videos.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { withExample, parseDOM } from './helpers';
+import serializeDOM from '@percy/dom';
+
+let canPlay = $video => new Promise(resolve => {
+  if ($video.readyState > 2) resolve();
+  else $video.addEventListener('canplay', resolve);
+});
+
+describe('serializeVideos', () => {
+  let $;
+
+  it('serializes video elements', async () => {
+    withExample(`
+       <video src="base/test/assets/example.webm" id="video" controls />
+    `);
+
+    await canPlay(window.video);
+    $ = parseDOM(serializeDOM());
+    expect($('#video')[0].getAttribute('poster').length > 25).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not serialize videos with an existing poster', async () => {
+    withExample(`
+       <video src="base/test/assets/example.webm" id="video" poster="//:0" />
+    `);
+
+    await canPlay(window.video);
+    $ = parseDOM(serializeDOM());
+    expect($('#video')[0].getAttribute('poster')).toBe('//:0');
+  });
+
+  it('does not apply blank poster images', () => {
+    withExample(`
+       <video src="//:0" id="video" />
+    `);
+
+    $ = parseDOM(serializeDOM());
+    expect($('#video')[0].getAttribute('poster')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});