diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index fb6bc9a66..845576667 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ const VIDEO_STATES: { [ id in VideoState ]: string } = {
   [VideoState.TO_IMPORT]: 'To import',
   [VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE]: 'Waiting for livestream',
   [VideoState.LIVE_ENDED]: 'Livestream ended',
-  [VideoState.TO_MOVE_TO_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]: 'To move to an external storage'
+  [VideoState.TO_MOVE_TO_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]: 'To move to an external storage',
+  [VideoState.TRANSCODING_FAILED]: 'Transcoding failed'
 }
 
 const VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES: { [ id in VideoImportState ]: string } = {
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
index 20880cdc1..b280a1cc9 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Job } from 'bull'
 import { TranscodeOptionsType } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
 import { addTranscodingJob, getTranscodingJobPriority } from '@server/lib/video'
 import { VideoPathManager } from '@server/lib/video-path-manager'
-import { moveToNextState } from '@server/lib/video-state'
+import { moveToFailedState, moveToNextState } from '@server/lib/video-state'
 import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { VideoJobInfoModel } from '@server/models/video/video-job-info'
 import { MUser, MUserId, MVideo, MVideoFullLight, MVideoWithFile } from '@server/types/models'
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@ async function processVideoTranscoding (job: Job) {
   const handler = handlers[payload.type]
 
   if (!handler) {
+    await moveToFailedState(video)
     throw new Error('Cannot find transcoding handler for ' + payload.type)
   }
 
-  await handler(job, payload, video, user)
+  try {
+    await handler(job, payload, video, user)
+  } catch (error) {
+    await moveToFailedState(video)
+
+    throw error
+  }
 
   return video
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/video-state.ts b/server/lib/video-state.ts
index d5bbbec43..2260e90f5 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-state.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video-state.ts
@@ -79,11 +79,18 @@ async function moveToExternalStorageState (video: MVideoFullLight, isNewVideo: b
   }
 }
 
+function moveToFailedState (video: MVideoFullLight) {
+  return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+    await video.setNewState(VideoState.TRANSCODING_FAILED, false, t)
+  })
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   buildNextVideoState,
   moveToExternalStorageState,
+  moveToFailedState,
   moveToNextState
 }
 
diff --git a/shared/models/videos/video-state.enum.ts b/shared/models/videos/video-state.enum.ts
index c6af481e7..6112b6e16 100644
--- a/shared/models/videos/video-state.enum.ts
+++ b/shared/models/videos/video-state.enum.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export const enum VideoState {
   TO_IMPORT = 3,
   WAITING_FOR_LIVE = 4,
   LIVE_ENDED = 5,
-  TO_MOVE_TO_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 6
+  TO_MOVE_TO_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 6,
+  TRANSCODING_FAILED = 7
 }