diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
index 52f02d8d0..2792a2d8a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { finalize } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { AuthService, ConfirmService, Notifier, RestPagination, RestTable } from '@app/core'
-import { formatICU } from '@app/helpers'
+import { formatICU, getAbsoluteAPIUrl } from '@app/helpers'
 import { AdvancedInputFilter } from '@app/shared/shared-forms'
 import { DropdownAction, Video, VideoService } from '@app/shared/shared-main'
 import { VideoBlockComponent, VideoBlockService } from '@app/shared/shared-moderation'
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class VideoListComponent extends RestTable <Video> implements OnInit {
 
     const files = getAllFiles(video)
 
-    return files.some(f => !f.fileUrl.startsWith(window.location.origin))
+    return files.some(f => !f.fileUrl.startsWith(getAbsoluteAPIUrl()))
   }
 
   canRemoveOneFile (video: Video) {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class VideoListComponent extends RestTable <Video> implements OnInit {
   }
 
   private runTranscoding (videos: Video[], type: 'hls' | 'web-video') {
-    this.videoService.runTranscoding(videos.map(v => v.id), type)
+    this.videoService.runTranscoding({ videoIds: videos.map(v => v.id), type, askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded: false })
       .subscribe({
         next: () => {
           this.notifier.success($localize`Transcoding jobs created.`)
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
index a5bf1db8b..392dcadd0 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
@@ -257,9 +257,12 @@ export class Video implements VideoServerModel {
   }
 
   canRunTranscoding (user: AuthUser) {
+    return this.canRunForcedTranscoding(user) && this.state.id !== VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE
+  }
+
+  canRunForcedTranscoding (user: AuthUser) {
     return this.isLocal &&
-      user && user.hasRight(UserRight.RUN_VIDEO_TRANSCODING) &&
-      this.state.id !== VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE
+      user && user.hasRight(UserRight.RUN_VIDEO_TRANSCODING)
   }
 
   hasHLS () {
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.service.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.service.ts
index 20145b9c5..cd0a300e2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { SortMeta } from 'primeng/api'
-import { from, Observable, of } from 'rxjs'
+import { from, Observable, of, throwError } from 'rxjs'
 import { catchError, concatMap, map, switchMap, toArray } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { HttpClient, HttpParams, HttpRequest } from '@angular/common/http'
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { AuthService, ComponentPaginationLight, RestExtractor, RestService, ServerService, UserService } from '@app/core'
+import { AuthService, ComponentPaginationLight, ConfirmService, RestExtractor, RestService, ServerService, UserService } from '@app/core'
 import { objectToFormData } from '@app/helpers'
 import { arrayify } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   FeedFormat,
   NSFWPolicyType,
   ResultList,
+  ServerErrorCode,
   Storyboard,
   UserVideoRate,
   UserVideoRateType,
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ import { AccountService } from '../account/account.service'
 import { VideoChannel, VideoChannelService } from '../video-channel'
 import { VideoDetails } from './video-details.model'
 import { VideoEdit } from './video-edit.model'
-import { Video } from './video.model'
 import { VideoPasswordService } from './video-password.service'
+import { Video } from './video.model'
 
 export type CommonVideoParams = {
   videoPagination?: ComponentPaginationLight
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ export class VideoService {
     private authHttp: HttpClient,
     private restExtractor: RestExtractor,
     private restService: RestService,
-    private serverService: ServerService
+    private serverService: ServerService,
+    private confirmService: ConfirmService
   ) {}
 
   getVideoViewUrl (uuid: string) {
@@ -325,17 +327,53 @@ export class VideoService {
       .pipe(catchError(err => this.restExtractor.handleError(err)))
   }
 
-  runTranscoding (videoIds: (number | string)[], type: 'hls' | 'web-video') {
-    const body: VideoTranscodingCreate = { transcodingType: type }
+  runTranscoding (options: {
+    videoIds: (number | string)[]
+    type: 'hls' | 'web-video'
+    askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded: boolean
+    forceTranscoding?: boolean
+  }): Observable<any> {
+    const { videoIds, type, askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded, forceTranscoding } = options
+
+    if (askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded && videoIds.length !== 1) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot ask to force transcoding on multiple videos')
+    }
+
+    const body: VideoTranscodingCreate = { transcodingType: type, forceTranscoding }
 
     return from(videoIds)
       .pipe(
-        concatMap(id => this.authHttp.post(VideoService.BASE_VIDEO_URL + '/' + id + '/transcoding', body)),
+        concatMap(id => {
+          return this.authHttp.post(VideoService.BASE_VIDEO_URL + '/' + id + '/transcoding', body)
+            .pipe(
+              catchError(err => {
+                if (askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded && err.error?.code === ServerErrorCode.VIDEO_ALREADY_BEING_TRANSCODED) {
+                  const message = $localize`PeerTube considers this video is already being transcoded.` +
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                    $localize` If you think PeerTube is wrong (video in broken state after a crash etc.), you can force transcoding on this video.` +
+                    ` Do you still want to run transcoding?`
+
+                  return from(this.confirmService.confirm(message, $localize`Force transcoding`))
+                    .pipe(
+                      switchMap(res => {
+                        if (res === false) return throwError(() => err)
+
+                        return this.runTranscoding({ videoIds, type, askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded: false, forceTranscoding: true })
+                      })
+                    )
+                }
+
+                return throwError(() => err)
+              })
+            )
+        }),
         toArray(),
         catchError(err => this.restExtractor.handleError(err))
       )
   }
 
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
   loadCompleteDescription (descriptionPath: string) {
     return this.authHttp
                .get<{ description: string }>(environment.apiUrl + descriptionPath)
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-actions-dropdown.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-actions-dropdown.component.ts
index 0a3ada711..9891aae2e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-actions-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-actions-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ export class VideoActionsDropdownComponent implements OnChanges {
     return this.video.canRemoveFiles(this.user)
   }
 
-  canRunTranscoding () {
-    return this.video.canRunTranscoding(this.user)
+  canRunForcedTranscoding () {
+    return this.video.canRunForcedTranscoding(this.user)
   }
 
   /* Action handlers */
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ export class VideoActionsDropdownComponent implements OnChanges {
   }
 
   runTranscoding (video: Video, type: 'hls' | 'web-video') {
-    this.videoService.runTranscoding([ video.id ], type)
+    this.videoService.runTranscoding({ videoIds: [ video.id ], type, askForForceTranscodingIfNeeded: true })
       .subscribe({
         next: () => {
-          this.notifier.success($localize`Transcoding jobs created for ${video.name}.`)
+          this.notifier.success($localize`Transcoding jobs created for "${video.name}".`)
           this.transcodingCreated.emit()
         },
 
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ export class VideoActionsDropdownComponent implements OnChanges {
         {
           label: $localize`Run HLS transcoding`,
           handler: ({ video }) => this.runTranscoding(video, 'hls'),
-          isDisplayed: () => this.displayOptions.transcoding && this.canRunTranscoding(),
+          isDisplayed: () => this.displayOptions.transcoding && this.canRunForcedTranscoding(),
           iconName: 'cog'
         },
         {
           label: $localize`Run Web Video transcoding`,
           handler: ({ video }) => this.runTranscoding(video, 'web-video'),
-          isDisplayed: () => this.displayOptions.transcoding && this.canRunTranscoding(),
+          isDisplayed: () => this.displayOptions.transcoding && this.canRunForcedTranscoding(),
           iconName: 'cog'
         },
         {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/transcoding.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/transcoding.ts
index 54f484b2b..c0b93742f 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/transcoding.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
 import { createTranscodingJobs } from '@server/lib/transcoding/create-transcoding-job'
 import { computeResolutionsToTranscode } from '@server/lib/transcoding/transcoding-resolutions'
+import { VideoJobInfoModel } from '@server/models/video/video-job-info'
 import { HttpStatusCode, UserRight, VideoState, VideoTranscodingCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate, createTranscodingValidator, ensureUserHasRight } from '../../../middlewares'
 
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ async function createTranscoding (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   const body: VideoTranscodingCreate = req.body
 
+  await VideoJobInfoModel.abortAllTasks(video.uuid, 'pendingTranscode')
+
   const { resolution: maxResolution, hasAudio } = await video.probeMaxQualityFile()
 
   const resolutions = await Hooks.wrapObject(
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-transcoding.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-transcoding.ts
index 3eb2d3141..2f99ff42c 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-transcoding.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
+import { isBooleanValid, toBooleanOrNull } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isValidCreateTranscodingType } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/video-transcoding'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { VideoJobInfoModel } from '@server/models/video/video-job-info'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode, ServerErrorCode, VideoTranscodingCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const createTranscodingValidator = [
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ const createTranscodingValidator = [
   body('transcodingType')
     .custom(isValidCreateTranscodingType),
 
+  body('forceTranscoding')
+    .optional()
+    .customSanitizer(toBooleanOrNull)
+    .custom(isBooleanValid),
+
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
     if (!await doesVideoExist(req.params.videoId, res, 'all')) return
@@ -32,11 +38,14 @@ const createTranscodingValidator = [
       })
     }
 
-    // Prefer using job info table instead of video state because before 4.0 failed transcoded video were stuck in "TO_TRANSCODE" state
+    const body = req.body as VideoTranscodingCreate
+    if (body.forceTranscoding === true) return next()
+
     const info = await VideoJobInfoModel.load(video.id)
     if (info && info.pendingTranscode > 0) {
       return res.fail({
         status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        type: ServerErrorCode.VIDEO_ALREADY_BEING_TRANSCODED,
         message: 'This video is already being transcoded'
       })
     }
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/transcoding.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/transcoding.ts
index 4bebcb528..d5899e11b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/transcoding.ts
@@ -93,15 +93,17 @@ describe('Test transcoding API validators', function () {
     await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'hls' })
     await waitJobs(servers)
 
-    await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'web-video' })
+    await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'web-video', forceTranscoding: true })
     await waitJobs(servers)
   })
 
-  it('Should not run transcoding on a video that is already being transcoded', async function () {
+  it('Should not run transcoding on a video that is already being transcoded if forceTranscoding is not set', async function () {
     await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'web-video' })
 
     const expectedStatus = HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409
     await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'web-video', expectedStatus })
+
+    await servers[0].videos.runTranscoding({ videoId: validId, transcodingType: 'web-video', forceTranscoding: true })
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/shared/models/server/server-error-code.enum.ts b/shared/models/server/server-error-code.enum.ts
index 77d1e1d3f..583e8245f 100644
--- a/shared/models/server/server-error-code.enum.ts
+++ b/shared/models/server/server-error-code.enum.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export const enum ServerErrorCode {
   UNKNOWN_RUNNER_TOKEN = 'unknown_runner_token',
 
   VIDEO_REQUIRES_PASSWORD = 'video_requires_password',
-  INCORRECT_VIDEO_PASSWORD = 'incorrect_video_password'
+  INCORRECT_VIDEO_PASSWORD = 'incorrect_video_password',
+
+  VIDEO_ALREADY_BEING_TRANSCODED = 'video_already_being_transcoded'
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/shared/models/videos/transcoding/video-transcoding-create.model.ts b/shared/models/videos/transcoding/video-transcoding-create.model.ts
index c6e756a0a..6c2dbefa6 100644
--- a/shared/models/videos/transcoding/video-transcoding-create.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/videos/transcoding/video-transcoding-create.model.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export interface VideoTranscodingCreate {
   transcodingType: 'hls' | 'webtorrent' | 'web-video' // TODO: remove webtorrent in v7
+
+  forceTranscoding?: boolean // Default false
 }
diff --git a/shared/server-commands/videos/videos-command.ts b/shared/server-commands/videos/videos-command.ts
index a58f1c545..4c3513ed4 100644
--- a/shared/server-commands/videos/videos-command.ts
+++ b/shared/server-commands/videos/videos-command.ts
@@ -775,19 +775,16 @@ export class VideosCommand extends AbstractCommand {
     })
   }
 
-  runTranscoding (options: OverrideCommandOptions & {
+  runTranscoding (options: OverrideCommandOptions & VideoTranscodingCreate & {
     videoId: number | string
-    transcodingType: 'hls' | 'webtorrent' | 'web-video'
   }) {
     const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + options.videoId + '/transcoding'
 
-    const fields: VideoTranscodingCreate = pick(options, [ 'transcodingType' ])
-
     return this.postBodyRequest({
       ...options,
 
       path,
-      fields,
+      fields: pick(options, [ 'transcodingType', 'forceTranscoding' ]),
       implicitToken: true,
       defaultExpectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204
     })
diff --git a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
index 44daecf85..0cbc58678 100644
--- a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -4914,6 +4914,10 @@ paths:
                     enum:
                       - hls
                       - web-video
+                  forceTranscoding:
+                    type: boolean
+                    default: false
+                    description: If the video is stuck in transcoding state, do it anyway
                 required:
                   - transcodingType
       responses: