diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Chapters/ChapterManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Chapters/ChapterManager.cs
index d09ed30ae3..a2d7d7d7fb 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Chapters/ChapterManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Chapters/ChapterManager.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class ChapterManager : IChapterManager
 
         var averageChapterDuration = GetAverageDurationBetweenChapters(chapters);
         var threshold = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1).Ticks;
-        if (averageChapterDuration < threshold)
+        if (chapters.Count >= 2 && averageChapterDuration < threshold)
         {
             _logger.LogInformation("Skipping chapter image extraction for {Video} as the average chapter duration {AverageDuration} was lower than the minimum threshold {Threshold}", video.Name, averageChapterDuration, threshold);
             extractImages = false;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
index fdc2f36469..a41d03839f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
             if (options.MetadataRefreshMode == MetadataRefreshMode.FullRefresh
                 || options.MetadataRefreshMode == MetadataRefreshMode.Default)
             {
-                if (_config.Configuration.DummyChapterDuration > 0 && chapters.Length == 0 && mediaStreams.Any(i => i.Type == MediaStreamType.Video))
+                if (_config.Configuration.DummyChapterDuration > 0 && chapters.Length <= 1 && mediaStreams.Any(i => i.Type == MediaStreamType.Video))
                 {
                     chapters = CreateDummyChapters(video);
                 }
@@ -620,12 +620,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
             }
 
             long dummyChapterDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_config.Configuration.DummyChapterDuration).Ticks;
-            if (runtime <= dummyChapterDuration)
-            {
-                return [];
-            }
 
-            int chapterCount = (int)(runtime / dummyChapterDuration);
+            int chapterCount = Math.Max(1, (int)(runtime / dummyChapterDuration));
             var chapters = new ChapterInfo[chapterCount];
 
             long currentChapterTicks = 0;
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfoTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfoTests.cs
index 76922af8d5..7cb3e61724 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfoTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfoTests.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ public class FFProbeVideoInfoTests
     [Theory]
     [InlineData(null, 0)]
     [InlineData(0L, 0)]
-    [InlineData(1L, 0)]
-    [InlineData(TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute * 5, 0)]
+    [InlineData(1L, 1)]
+    [InlineData(TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute * 3, 1)]
+    [InlineData(TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute * 5, 1)]
     [InlineData((TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute * 5) + 1, 1)]
     [InlineData(TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute * 50, 10)]
     public void CreateDummyChapters_ValidRuntime_CorrectChaptersCount(long? runtime, int chaptersCount)