diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/manifest.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/manifest.ts
index a7f23336..287f6148 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/ui/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/manifest.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ export interface ComponentPart<Props extends object = EmptyProps> {
   readonly [__PROPS_BRAND__]?: Props;
 }
 
-export type ComponentPartRecord = Record<string, ComponentPart<any>>;
+export interface ComponentPartGroup<Parts extends ComponentPartRecord = ComponentPartRecord> {
+  parts: Parts;
+}
+
+export type ComponentPartRecord = Record<string, ComponentPart<any> | ComponentPartGroup>;
 
 export interface ComponentManifest<Props extends object = EmptyProps> {
   name: string;
@@ -36,7 +40,12 @@ interface DefineComponentFactory<Props extends object> {
 export type InferProps<T> =
   T extends ComponentManifest<infer Props> ? Props : T extends ComponentPart<infer Props> ? Props : never;
 
-export type InferParts<T> = T extends ComponentGroupManifest<infer Parts> ? keyof Parts : never;
+export type InferParts<T> =
+  T extends ComponentGroupManifest<infer Parts>
+    ? keyof Parts
+    : T extends ComponentPartGroup<infer Parts>
+      ? keyof Parts
+      : never;
 
 export type InferPartProps<T, K extends string> =
   T extends ComponentGroupManifest<infer Parts> ? (K extends keyof Parts ? InferProps<Parts[K]> : never) : never;
@@ -45,6 +54,12 @@ export function defineComponentPart<Props extends object = EmptyProps>(): Compon
   return {} as ComponentPart<Props>;
 }
 
+export function defineComponentPartGroup<const Parts extends ComponentPartRecord>(
+  parts: Parts
+): ComponentPartGroup<Parts> {
+  return { parts };
+}
+
 /** Define a component manifest. */
 export function defineComponent<Props extends object = EmptyProps>(): DefineComponentFactory<Props> {
   return ((manifest: ComponentDefinition<Props> | ComponentGroupDefinition<ComponentPartRecord>) =>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/slider/slider-component.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/slider/slider-component.ts
index 5cf1dea3..b9c7ad37 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/ui/slider/slider-component.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/slider/slider-component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { defineComponent, defineComponentPart } from '../manifest';
+import { defineComponent, defineComponentPart, defineComponentPartGroup } from '../manifest';
 import type { SliderProps, SliderValueProps } from './props';
 import { SliderDataAttrs } from './slider-data-attrs';
 
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ export default defineComponent()({
     Fill: defineComponentPart(),
     Buffer: defineComponentPart(),
     Thumb: defineComponentPart(),
-    Thumbnail: defineComponentPart(),
+    Thumbnail: defineComponentPartGroup({
+      Root: defineComponentPart(),
+      Image: defineComponentPart(),
+    }),
     Preview: defineComponentPart(),
     Value: defineComponentPart<SliderValueProps>(),
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/ui/tests/jsx-runtime.test.ts b/packages/core/src/core/ui/tests/jsx-runtime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe35b940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/ui/tests/jsx-runtime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createComponent } from '../../../jsx-runtime';
+import { defineComponent, defineComponentPart, defineComponentPartGroup } from '../manifest';
+
+describe('createComponent', () => {
+  it('creates nested component parts with dotted part paths', () => {
+    const Slider = createComponent(
+      defineComponent()({
+        name: 'Slider',
+        parts: {
+          Root: defineComponentPart(),
+          Thumbnail: defineComponentPartGroup({
+            Root: defineComponentPart(),
+            Image: defineComponentPart(),
+          }),
+        },
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(Slider.Root.$$component).toEqual({ name: 'Slider', part: 'Root' });
+    expect(Slider.Thumbnail.Root.$$component).toEqual({ name: 'Slider', part: 'Thumbnail.Root' });
+    expect(Slider.Thumbnail.Image.$$component).toEqual({ name: 'Slider', part: 'Thumbnail.Image' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/jsx-runtime.ts b/packages/core/src/jsx-runtime.ts
index 7a2acf5a..1d8f4a1a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/jsx-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/jsx-runtime.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import type {
   AnyComponentManifest,
   ComponentGroupManifest,
-  InferPartProps,
-  InferParts,
+  ComponentPart,
+  ComponentPartGroup,
+  ComponentPartRecord,
   InferProps,
 } from './core/ui/manifest';
 
@@ -40,18 +41,20 @@ export interface Component<Props extends object> {
   readonly $$component: { name: string; part: string | null };
 }
 
-type PartComponentProps<M, K extends string> = K extends 'Root'
-  ? NonNullable<InferPartProps<M, K>>
-  : [NonNullable<InferPartProps<M, K>>] extends [never]
-    ? EmptyProps
-    : NonNullable<InferPartProps<M, K>>;
+type InferPartNodeProps<Node> = Node extends ComponentPart<infer Props> ? Props : never;
 
-type CompoundComponent<M> = {
-  [K in InferParts<M> & string]: Component<PartComponentProps<M, K>>;
+type PartComponentProps<Node> = [NonNullable<InferPartNodeProps<Node>>] extends [never]
+  ? EmptyProps
+  : NonNullable<InferPartNodeProps<Node>>;
+
+type CompoundComponent<Parts extends ComponentPartRecord> = {
+  [K in keyof Parts & string]: Parts[K] extends ComponentPartGroup<infer ChildParts>
+    ? CompoundComponent<ChildParts>
+    : Component<PartComponentProps<Parts[K]>>;
 };
 
 export type CreateComponentResult<M> = M extends ComponentGroupManifest
-  ? CompoundComponent<M>
+  ? CompoundComponent<M['parts']>
   : Component<InferProps<M>>;
 
 function createRuntimeComponentPart<Props extends object>(name: string, part: string | null): Component<Props> {
@@ -71,13 +74,21 @@ export function createComponent<M extends AnyComponentManifest>(manifest: M): Cr
     return createRuntimeComponentPart(manifest.name, null) as CreateComponentResult<M>;
   }
 
-  const compound: Record<string, Component<never>> = {};
+  return createComponentParts(manifest.name, manifest.parts) as CreateComponentResult<M>;
+}
 
-  for (const part of Object.keys(manifest.parts)) {
-    compound[part] = createRuntimeComponentPart(manifest.name, part);
+function createComponentParts(name: string, parts: ComponentPartRecord, prefix = ''): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const compound: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+
+  for (const part of Object.keys(parts)) {
+    const path = prefix ? `${prefix}.${part}` : part;
+    const value = parts[part]!;
+
+    compound[part] =
+      'parts' in value ? createComponentParts(name, value.parts, path) : createRuntimeComponentPart(name, path);
   }
 
-  return compound as CreateComponentResult<M>;
+  return compound;
 }
 
 function createNode(type: ComponentType, props: Record<string, unknown>, key?: string | number | null): ComponentNode {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/presets/tests/skins-compiler-config.test.ts b/packages/react/src/presets/tests/skins-compiler-config.test.ts
index 475c9343..7c4469c4 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/presets/tests/skins-compiler-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/presets/tests/skins-compiler-config.test.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ describe('skins compiler config', () => {
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/play-button"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/poster"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/seek-indicator"');
+    expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/slider"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/status-indicator"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/ui/volume-indicator"');
     expect(code).not.toContain('from "@/ui/text"');
-    expect(code).not.toContain('from "@/ui/slider"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/utils/use-render"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@videojs/utils/predicate"');
     expect(code).toContain('from "@/icons"');
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ describe('skins compiler config', () => {
     expect(compactCode).toContain(
       compact('<TimeSlider.Thumb className={cn(slider.thumb.base, slider.thumb.interactive)} />')
     );
+    expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<Slider.Thumbnail.Root className={thumbnail.root}>'));
+    expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<Slider.Thumbnail.Image className={thumbnail.image} />'));
+    expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={thumbnail.time} />'));
+    expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<SpinnerIcon className={cn(icon, thumbnail.spinner)} />'));
     expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<TimeSlider.Preview className={slider.preview}>'));
     expect(compactCode).toContain(compact('<TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={slider.value} />'));
     expect(compactCode).not.toContain('SliderTrack');
diff --git a/packages/react/src/presets/video/default-video.generated.tailwind.tsx b/packages/react/src/presets/video/default-video.generated.tailwind.tsx
index cf6e219a..07b21a88 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/presets/video/default-video.generated.tailwind.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/presets/video/default-video.generated.tailwind.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   poster as posterClass,
   seek,
   slider,
+  thumbnail,
   time,
 } from '@videojs/skins/default/tailwind/video.tailwind';
 import { isString } from '@videojs/utils/predicate';
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import { PlayButton } from '@/ui/play-button';
 import { Poster } from '@/ui/poster';
 import { SeekButton } from '@/ui/seek-button';
 import { SeekIndicator } from '@/ui/seek-indicator';
+import { Slider } from '@/ui/slider';
 import { StatusAnnouncer } from '@/ui/status-announcer';
 import { StatusIndicator } from '@/ui/status-indicator';
 import { Time } from '@/ui/time';
@@ -167,6 +169,11 @@ export function DefaultVideoSkin({ className, children, poster, ...rest }: Defau
                 <TimeSlider.Buffer className={cn(slider.fill.base, slider.fill.buffer)} />
               </TimeSlider.Track>
               <TimeSlider.Thumb className={cn(slider.thumb.base, slider.thumb.interactive)} />
+              <Slider.Thumbnail.Root className={thumbnail.root}>
+                <Slider.Thumbnail.Image className={thumbnail.image} />
+                <TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={thumbnail.time} />
+                <SpinnerIcon className={cn(icon, thumbnail.spinner)} />
+              </Slider.Thumbnail.Root>
               <TimeSlider.Preview className={slider.preview}>
                 <TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={slider.value} />
               </TimeSlider.Preview>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail-root.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail-root.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d50274d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail-root.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'use client';
+
+import type { SliderState } from '@videojs/core';
+
+import type { UIComponentProps } from '../../utils/types';
+import { createContextPart } from '../create-context-part';
+import { useSliderContext } from './context';
+
+export interface SliderThumbnailRootProps extends UIComponentProps<'div', SliderState> {}
+
+export const SliderThumbnailRoot = createContextPart<SliderThumbnailRootProps, SliderState>({
+  displayName: 'SliderThumbnailRoot',
+  tag: 'div',
+  useContext: useSliderContext,
+});
+
+export namespace SliderThumbnailRoot {
+  export type Props = SliderThumbnailRootProps;
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail.tsx
index da38a4d6..5a406fdc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/slider-thumbnail.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,25 @@ import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 
 import { Thumbnail, type ThumbnailProps } from '../thumbnail/thumbnail';
 import { useSliderContext } from './context';
+import { SliderThumbnailRoot, type SliderThumbnailRootProps } from './slider-thumbnail-root';
 
 export interface SliderThumbnailProps extends Omit<ThumbnailProps, 'time'> {}
 
-export const SliderThumbnail = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SliderThumbnailProps>(
+const SliderThumbnailImage = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SliderThumbnailProps>(
   function SliderThumbnail(componentProps, forwardedRef) {
     const { pointerValue } = useSliderContext();
     return <Thumbnail ref={forwardedRef} {...componentProps} time={pointerValue} />;
   }
 );
 
+export const SliderThumbnail = Object.assign(SliderThumbnailImage, {
+  Root: SliderThumbnailRoot,
+  Image: SliderThumbnailImage,
+});
+
 export namespace SliderThumbnail {
   export type Props = SliderThumbnailProps;
+  export type RootProps = SliderThumbnailRootProps;
+  export type ImageProps = SliderThumbnailProps;
   export type State = ThumbnailCore.State;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
index f6c013ea..0f91800c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ describe('SliderThumbnail', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="thumbnail"]')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('renders namespaced root and image parts', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <SliderRoot>
+        <SliderThumbnail.Root data-testid="thumbnail-root">
+          <SliderThumbnail.Image data-testid="thumbnail-image" />
+        </SliderThumbnail.Root>
+      </SliderRoot>
+    );
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="thumbnail-root"]')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="thumbnail-image"]')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it('throws outside of SliderRoot', () => {
     expect(() => render(<SliderThumbnail />)).toThrow('Slider compound components must be used within a Slider.Root');
   });
diff --git a/packages/skins/src/default/video.skin.tsx b/packages/skins/src/default/video.skin.tsx
index 68bdb104..2b199444 100644
--- a/packages/skins/src/default/video.skin.tsx
+++ b/packages/skins/src/default/video.skin.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Poster,
   SeekButton,
   SeekIndicator,
+  Slider,
   StatusAnnouncer,
   StatusIndicator,
   Text,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import {
   poster as posterClass,
   seek,
   slider,
+  thumbnail,
   time,
 } from './tailwind/video.tailwind';
 
@@ -148,6 +150,11 @@ export function DefaultVideoSkin({ className, children }: DefaultVideoSkinProps)
                 <TimeSlider.Buffer className={[slider.fill.base, slider.fill.buffer]} />
               </TimeSlider.Track>
               <TimeSlider.Thumb className={[slider.thumb.base, slider.thumb.interactive]} />
+              <Slider.Thumbnail.Root className={thumbnail.root}>
+                <Slider.Thumbnail.Image className={thumbnail.image} />
+                <TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={thumbnail.time} />
+                <SpinnerIcon className={[icon, thumbnail.spinner]} />
+              </Slider.Thumbnail.Root>
               <TimeSlider.Preview className={slider.preview}>
                 <TimeSlider.Value type="pointer" className={slider.value} />
               </TimeSlider.Preview>