diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.h b/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.h
index cfc62b45d..6e3230a07 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.h
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.h
@@ -46,4 +46,20 @@
  */
 - (Widget *)jitsiWidget;
 
+/**
+ Send an video to the room.
+ Note: Move this method to MatrixKit when MatrixKit project will handle Swift module.
+ 
+ While sending, a fake event will be echoed in the messages list.
+ Once complete, this local echo will be replaced by the event saved by the homeserver.
+ 
+ @param videoLocalURL the local filesystem path of the video to send.
+ @param success A block object called when the operation succeeds. It returns
+ the event id of the event generated on the homeserver
+ @param failure A block object called when the operation fails.
+ */
+- (void)sendVideo:(NSURL*)videoLocalURL
+          success:(void (^)(NSString *eventId))success
+          failure:(void (^)(NSError *error))failure;
+
 @end
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.m
index 75208dbfc..fa7034b45 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/DataSources/RoomDataSource.m
@@ -555,6 +555,14 @@
     return jitsiWidget;
 }
 
+- (void)sendVideo:(NSURL*)videoLocalURL
+          success:(void (^)(NSString *eventId))success
+          failure:(void (^)(NSError *error))failure
+{
+    UIImage *videoThumbnail = [MXKVideoThumbnailGenerator.shared generateThumbnailFrom:videoLocalURL];
+    [self sendVideo:videoLocalURL withThumbnail:videoThumbnail success:success failure:failure];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - BubbleReactionsViewModelDelegate
 
 - (void)bubbleReactionsViewModel:(BubbleReactionsViewModel *)viewModel didAddReaction:(MXReactionCount *)reactionCount forEventId:(NSString *)eventId