diff --git a/src/zm_file_camera.cpp b/src/zm_file_camera.cpp
index feaad3fe0..05d639da0 100644
--- a/src/zm_file_camera.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_file_camera.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ void FileCamera::Initialise() {
 void FileCamera::Terminate() {
 }
 
+int FileCamera::PrimeCapture() {
+  getVideoStream();
+  Info("Priming capture from %s", path.c_str());
+  return 1;
+}
+
 int FileCamera::PreCapture() {
   struct stat statbuf = {};
   if (stat(path.c_str(), &statbuf) < 0) {
@@ -87,6 +93,13 @@ int FileCamera::PreCapture() {
 }
 
 int FileCamera::Capture(std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &zm_packet) {
+  if (!zm_packet->image) {
+    zm_packet->image = new Image(width, height, colours, subpixelorder);
+  }
+  zm_packet->keyframe = 1;
+  zm_packet->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
+  zm_packet->packet->stream_index = mVideoStreamId;
+  zm_packet->stream = mVideoStream;
   return zm_packet->image->ReadJpeg(path, colours, subpixelorder) ? 1 : -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/zm_file_camera.h b/src/zm_file_camera.h
index cc5d38acd..7579ca98d 100644
--- a/src/zm_file_camera.h
+++ b/src/zm_file_camera.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class FileCamera : public Camera {
 
   void Initialise();
   void Terminate();
+
+  int PrimeCapture() override;
   int PreCapture() override;
   int Capture(std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &p) override;
   int PostCapture() override;