diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
index ea518df12e727..606aee0b09d8b 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, AccessKey $legacyAuth) {
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('port', $l->t('Port')))
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
+				(new DefinitionParameter('proxy', $l->t('Proxy')))
+					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('region', $l->t('Region')))
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('storageClass', $l->t('Storage Class')))
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, AccessKey $legacyAuth) {
 				(new DefinitionParameter('useMultipartCopy', $l->t('Enable multipart copy')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
 					->setDefaultValue(true),
+				(new DefinitionParameter('use_presigned_url', $l->t('Use presigned S3 url')))
+					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
+					->setDefaultValue(false),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('sse_c_key', $l->t('SSE-C encryption key')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_PASSWORD)
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
index 1a866e8c22bf2..ef43939191fd2 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use OCP\ICache;
 use OCP\ICacheFactory;
 use OCP\Server;
+use Override;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class AmazonS3 extends Common {
@@ -755,4 +756,44 @@ public function writeStream(string $path, $stream, ?int $size = null): int {
 
 		return $size;
 	}
+
+	#[Override]
+	public function getDirectDownload(string $path): array|false {
+		if (!$this->isUsePresignedUrl()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$command = $this->getConnection()->getCommand('GetObject', [
+			'Bucket' => $this->bucket,
+			'Key' => $path,
+		]);
+		$expiration = new \DateTimeImmutable('+60 minutes');
+
+		try {
+			// generate a presigned URL that expires after $expiration time
+			$presignedUrl = (string)$this->getConnection()->createPresignedRequest($command, $expiration, [
+				'signPayload' => true,
+			])->getUri();
+		} catch (S3Exception $exception) {
+			$this->logger->error($exception->getMessage(), [
+				'app' => 'files_external',
+				'exception' => $exception,
+			]);
+			return false;
+		}
+		return [
+			'url' => $presignedUrl,
+			'expiration' => $expiration->getTimestamp(),
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[Override]
+	public function getDirectDownloadById(string $fileId): array|false {
+		if (!$this->isUsePresignedUrl()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$entry = $this->getCache()->get((int)$fileId);
+		return $this->getDirectDownload($entry->getPath());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/Preview/Movie.php b/lib/private/Preview/Movie.php
index 00192674a6403..9e312c6176b34 100644
--- a/lib/private/Preview/Movie.php
+++ b/lib/private/Preview/Movie.php
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ public function isAvailable(FileInfo $file): bool {
 		return is_string($this->binary);
 	}
 
+	private function connectDirect(File $file): string|false {
+		if ($file->isEncrypted()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Checks for availability to access the video file directly via HTTP/HTTPS.
+		// Returns a string containing URL if available. Only implemented and tested
+		// with Amazon S3 currently. In all other cases, return false. ffmpeg
+		// supports other protocols so this function may expand in the future.
+		$gddValues = $file->getStorage()->getDirectDownloadById((string)$file->getId());
+
+		if (is_array($gddValues) && array_key_exists('url', $gddValues)) {
+			return str_starts_with($gddValues['url'], 'http') ? $gddValues['url'] : false;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */