diff --git a/src/qcam/dng_writer.cpp b/src/qcam/dng_writer.cpp
index d5270323abd4..e55985ba86e7 100644
--- a/src/qcam/dng_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/dng_writer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ struct FormatInfo {
 	CFAPatternColour pattern[4];
 	void (*packScanline)(void *output, const void *input,
 			     unsigned int width);
+	void (*thumbScanline)(const FormatInfo &info, void *output,
+			      const void *input, unsigned int width,
+			      unsigned int stride);
 };
 
 void packScanlineSBGGR10P(void *output, const void *input, unsigned int width)
@@ -57,46 +60,70 @@ void packScanlineSBGGR12P(void *output, const void *input, unsigned int width)
 	}
 }
 
+void thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP(const FormatInfo &info, void *output,
+			   const void *input, unsigned int width,
+			   unsigned int stride)
+{
+	const uint8_t *in = static_cast<const uint8_t *>(input);
+	uint8_t *out = static_cast<uint8_t *>(output);
+
+	/* Number of bytes corresponding to 16 pixels. */
+	unsigned int skip = info.bitsPerSample * 16 / 8;
+
+	for (unsigned int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+		*out++ = (in[0] + in[1] + in[stride] + in[stride + 1]) >> 2;
+		in += skip;
+	}
+}
+
 static const std::map<PixelFormat, FormatInfo> formatInfo = {
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SBGGR10, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 10,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternRed },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR10P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SGBRG10, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 10,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternGreen },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR10P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SGRBG10, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 10,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternGreen },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR10P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SRGGB10, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 10,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternBlue },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR10P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SBGGR12, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 12,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternRed },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR12P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SGBRG12, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 12,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternGreen },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR12P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SGRBG12, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 12,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternBlue, CFAPatternGreen },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR12P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 	{ PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_SRGGB12, MIPI_FORMAT_MOD_CSI2_PACKED), {
 		.bitsPerSample = 12,
 		.pattern = { CFAPatternRed, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternGreen, CFAPatternBlue },
 		.packScanline = packScanlineSBGGR12P,
+		.thumbScanline = thumbScanlineSBGGRxxP,
 	} },
 };
 
@@ -118,40 +145,101 @@ int DNGWriter::write(const char *filename, const Camera *camera,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Scanline buffer, has to be large enough to store both a RAW scanline
+	 * or a thumbnail scanline. The latter will always be much smaller than
+	 * the former as we downscale by 16 in both directions.
+	 */
+	uint8_t scanline[(config.size.width * info->bitsPerSample + 7) / 8];
+
+	toff_t rawIFDOffset = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Start with a thumbnail in IFD 0 for compatibility with TIFF baseline
+	 * readers, as required by the TIFF/EP specification. Tags that apply to
+	 * the whole file are stored here.
+	 */
 	const uint8_t version[] = { 1, 2, 0, 0 };
-	const uint16_t cfa_repeatpatterndim[] = { 2, 2 };
+
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_DNGVERSION, version);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_DNGBACKWARDVERSION, version);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE, 0);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH, config.size.width);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH, config.size.height);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, info->bitsPerSample);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, COMPRESSION_NONE);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC, PHOTOMETRIC_CFA);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_FILLORDER, FILLORDER_MSB2LSB);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_MAKE, "libcamera");
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_MODEL, camera->name().c_str());
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_UNIQUECAMERAMODEL, camera->name().c_str());
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TOPLEFT);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL, 1);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG, PLANARCONFIG_CONTIG);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE, "qcam");
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TOPLEFT);
+
+	/*
+	 * Thumbnail-specific tags. The thumbnail is stored as a greyscale image
+	 * with 1/16 of the raw image resolution.
+	 */
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE, FILETYPE_REDUCEDIMAGE);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH, config.size.width / 16);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH, config.size.height / 16);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, 8);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, COMPRESSION_NONE);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC, PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL, 1);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG, PLANARCONFIG_CONTIG);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT, SAMPLEFORMAT_UINT);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFAREPEATPATTERNDIM, cfa_repeatpatterndim);
+
+	/*
+	 * Reserve space for the SubIFD tag, pointing to the IFD for the raw
+	 * image. The real offset will be set later.
+	 */
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SUBIFD, 1, &rawIFDOffset);
+
+	/* Write the thumbnail. */
+	const uint8_t *row = static_cast<const uint8_t *>(data);
+	for (unsigned int y = 0; y < config.size.height / 16; y++) {
+		info->thumbScanline(*info, &scanline, row,
+				    config.size.width / 16, config.stride);
+
+		if (TIFFWriteScanline(tif, &scanline, y, 0) != 1) {
+			std::cerr << "Failed to write thumbnail scanline"
+				  << std::endl;
+			TIFFClose(tif);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		row += config.stride * 16;
+	}
+
+	TIFFWriteDirectory(tif);
+
+	/* Create a new IFD for the RAW image. */
+	const uint16_t cfaRepeatPatternDim[] = { 2, 2 };
+	const uint8_t cfaPlaneColor[] = {
+		CFAPatternRed,
+		CFAPatternGreen,
+		CFAPatternBlue
+	};
+
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE, 0);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH, config.size.width);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH, config.size.height);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, info->bitsPerSample);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, COMPRESSION_NONE);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC, PHOTOMETRIC_CFA);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL, 1);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG, PLANARCONFIG_CONTIG);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT, SAMPLEFORMAT_UINT);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFAREPEATPATTERNDIM, cfaRepeatPatternDim);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFAPATTERN, info->pattern);
-	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFAPLANECOLOR, 3, "\00\01\02");
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFAPLANECOLOR, 3, cfaPlaneColor);
 	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_CFALAYOUT, 1);
 
 	/* \todo Add more EXIF fields to output. */
 
 	/* Write RAW content. */
-	const uint8_t *row = static_cast<const uint8_t *>(data);
-	uint8_t scanline[(config.size.width * info->bitsPerSample + 7) / 8];
+	row = static_cast<const uint8_t *>(data);
 	for (unsigned int y = 0; y < config.size.height; y++) {
 		info->packScanline(&scanline, row, config.size.width);
 
 		if (TIFFWriteScanline(tif, &scanline, y, 0) != 1) {
-			std::cerr << "Failed to write scanline" << std::endl;
+			std::cerr << "Failed to write RAW scanline"
+				  << std::endl;
 			TIFFClose(tif);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -159,6 +247,14 @@ int DNGWriter::write(const char *filename, const Camera *camera,
 		row += config.stride;
 	}
 
+	/* Checkpoint the IFD to retrieve its offset, and write it out. */
+	TIFFCheckpointDirectory(tif);
+	rawIFDOffset = TIFFCurrentDirOffset(tif);
+	TIFFWriteDirectory(tif);
+
+	/* Update the IFD offsets and close the file. */
+	TIFFSetDirectory(tif, 0);
+	TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_SUBIFD, 1, &rawIFDOffset);
 	TIFFWriteDirectory(tif);
 
 	TIFFClose(tif);
