diff --git a/crates/meta/src/handlers.rs b/crates/meta/src/handlers.rs
index 788a5b7..5ad1c58 100644
--- a/crates/meta/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/meta/src/handlers.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,14 @@ pub async fn mark_uploaded(
         .await
     {
         tracing::warn!("failed to publish VideoUploaded event: {e}");
+
+        // Roll back status to Uploading so the client can retry the request.
+        if let Err(rollback_err) =
+            video_repo::update_status(&state.db, &video_id, VideoStatus::Uploading).await
+        {
+            tracing::error!("failed to rollback video status: {rollback_err}");
+        }
+
         return error::InternalSnafu {
             message: format!("failed to publish VideoUploaded event: {e}"),
         }