diff --git a/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_invitation.py b/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_invitation.py
index a7d69c52..889459b7 100644
--- a/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_invitation.py
+++ b/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_invitation.py
@@ -175,6 +175,22 @@ class Invitation(object):
         except Exception as e:
             log.warning(f"Can't set affiliation: {e}")
 
+        if "thumb_url" not in extra:
+            # we have no thumbnail, we check in our own list of interests if there is one
+            try:
+                item_id = li_plg.getFileSharingId(service, namespace, path)
+                own_interest = await li_plg.get(client, item_id)
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                log.debug(
+                    "no thumbnail found for file sharing interest at "
+                    f"[{service}/{namespace}]{path}"
+                )
+            else:
+                try:
+                    extra['thumb_url'] = own_interest['thumb_url']
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
+
         mess_data, invitation_elt = self._generateBaseInvitation(
             client, invitee_jid, name, extra)
         file_sharing_elt = invitation_elt.addElement("file_sharing")