diff --git a/src/config/configSchema.json b/src/config/configSchema.json
index 1fcccc17..1b212e50 100644
--- a/src/config/configSchema.json
+++ b/src/config/configSchema.json
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
       },
       "default": ["auto"]
     },
+    "resourceType": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "video"
+    },
     "transformation": {
       "oneOf": [
         {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cloudinary/models/video-source/video-source.js b/src/plugins/cloudinary/models/video-source/video-source.js
index a8c3bcd0..08cbe769 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cloudinary/models/video-source/video-source.js
+++ b/src/plugins/cloudinary/models/video-source/video-source.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
 
     options = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_VIDEO_PARAMS, options);
 
+    if (options.resourceType) {
+      options.resource_type = options.resourceType;
+    }
+
     if (!options.poster) {
       options.poster = Object.assign({ publicId }, DEFAULT_POSTER_PARAMS);
     }
@@ -67,10 +71,10 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
         this[prop](options[prop]);
       }
     });
-    
+
     // Initialize poster
     this.poster(options.poster);
-    
+
     this.objectId = generateId();
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
   _createGetterSetters(properties) {
     properties.forEach(prop => {
       const privateKey = `_${prop}`;
-      this[prop] = function(value) {
+      this[prop] = function (value) {
         if (value === undefined) {
           // Provide sensible defaults for specific properties
           if (prop === 'sourceTypes' && this[privateKey] === undefined) {
@@ -123,6 +127,9 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
     }
 
     options.cloudinaryConfig = options.cloudinaryConfig || this.cloudinaryConfig();
+    
+    options.resource_type = this.resourceType() || options.resource_type;
+    
     this._poster = new ImageSource(publicId, options);
 
     return this;
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
         opts.transformation = castArray(srcTransformation);
       }
 
-      Object.assign(opts, { resource_type: 'video', format });
+      Object.assign(opts, { format });
 
       const [type, codecTrans] = formatToMimeTypeAndTransformation(sourceType);
 
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ class VideoSource extends BaseSource {
     }
 
     const info = this._info || this.getInitOptions().info;
-    
+
     return {
       title: this.title() || info?.title || '',
       subtitle: this.description() || info?.subtitle || '',
diff --git a/src/utils/get-analytics-player-options.js b/src/utils/get-analytics-player-options.js
index 622d93ff..3a2bce7e 100644
--- a/src/utils/get-analytics-player-options.js
+++ b/src/utils/get-analytics-player-options.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const getSourceOptions = (sourceOptions = {}) => ({
   autoShowRecommendations: sourceOptions.autoShowRecommendations,
   fontFace: sourceOptions.fontFace,
   sourceTypes: sourceOptions.sourceTypes,
+  resourceType: sourceOptions.resourceType,
   chapters: (() => {
     if (sourceOptions.chapters === true) return 'auto';
     if (sourceOptions.chapters && sourceOptions.chapters.url) return 'url';
diff --git a/src/validators/validators.js b/src/validators/validators.js
index 30d315c9..9ea58be2 100644
--- a/src/validators/validators.js
+++ b/src/validators/validators.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const playerValidators = {
 
 export const sourceValidators = {
   raw_transformation: validator.isString,
+  resourceType: validator.isString,
   shoppable: validator.isPlainObject,
   chapters: validator.or(validator.isBoolean, validator.isPlainObject),
   visualSearch: validator.or(validator.isBoolean),
diff --git a/src/video-player.const.js b/src/video-player.const.js
index c20a9d1a..efe9fb3f 100644
--- a/src/video-player.const.js
+++ b/src/video-player.const.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const SOURCE_PARAMS = [
   'publicId',
   'rawTransformation',
   'recommendations',
+  'resourceType',
   'shoppable',
   'source',
   'sourceTransformation',
diff --git a/test/unit/videoSource.test.js b/test/unit/videoSource.test.js
index ee428f91..a078aa3b 100644
--- a/test/unit/videoSource.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/videoSource.test.js
@@ -474,4 +474,87 @@ describe('test hasCodec method', () => {
     });
 
   });
+
+  describe('resourceType parameter tests', () => {
+    it('should use image resourceType when specified', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sample', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld,
+        resourceType: 'image',
+        transformation: [
+          { effect: 'ai:model_veo-animate;details_(prompt_!flying bee!)' },
+          { format: 'auto:video' }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      const srcs = source.generateSources();
+      expect(srcs[0].src).toContain('/image/upload/');
+      expect(srcs[0].src).toContain('e_ai:model_veo-animate');
+    });
+
+    it('should default to video resourceType when not specified', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sea_turtle', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld
+      });
+
+      const srcs = source.generateSources();
+      expect(srcs[0].src).toContain('/video/upload/');
+    });
+    
+    it('should use image resourceType for poster', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sample', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld,
+        resourceType: 'image',
+        transformation: [
+          { effect: 'ai:model_veo-animate' }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      const posterUrl = source.poster().url();
+      expect(posterUrl).toContain('/image/upload/');
+      expect(posterUrl).toContain('sample.jpg');
+    });
+
+    it('should use video resourceType for poster by default', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sea_turtle', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld
+      });
+
+      const posterUrl = source.poster().url();
+      expect(posterUrl).toContain('/video/upload/');
+    });
+
+    it('should use configured resourceType for seek thumbnails', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sample', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld,
+        resourceType: 'image',
+        transformation: [
+          { effect: 'ai:model_veo-animate' }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      const vttUrl = source.config().url('sample.vtt', {
+        transformation: { flags: ['sprite'] },
+        resource_type: source.resourceType()
+      });
+      expect(vttUrl).toContain('/image/upload/');
+      expect(vttUrl).toContain('fl_sprite');
+    });
+
+    it('should default to video resourceType for seek thumbnails when not specified', () => {
+      const source = new VideoSource('sea_turtle', {
+        cloudinaryConfig: cld
+      });
+
+      const resourceType = source.resourceType() || 'video';
+      const vttUrl = source.config().url('sea_turtle.vtt', {
+        transformation: { flags: ['sprite'] },
+        resource_type: resourceType
+      });
+      
+      // When resourceType is not set, resourceType() returns undefined, so we default to 'video'
+      expect(resourceType).toBe('video');
+      expect(vttUrl).toContain('/video/upload/');
+      expect(vttUrl).toContain('fl_sprite');
+    });
+  });
 });