diff --git a/apps/web/actions/video/trigger-instant-recording-processing.ts b/apps/web/actions/video/trigger-instant-recording-processing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce117d11a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/actions/video/trigger-instant-recording-processing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"use server";
+
+import { db } from "@cap/database";
+import { getCurrentUser } from "@cap/database/auth/session";
+import { videos } from "@cap/database/schema";
+import type { Video } from "@cap/web-domain";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { startVideoProcessingWorkflow } from "@/lib/video-processing";
+
+export async function triggerInstantRecordingProcessing({
+	videoId,
+}: {
+	videoId: Video.VideoId;
+}): Promise<{ success: boolean }> {
+	const user = await getCurrentUser();
+	if (!user) throw new Error("Unauthorized");
+
+	const [video] = await db()
+		.select()
+		.from(videos)
+		.where(eq(videos.id, videoId));
+
+	if (!video) throw new Error("Video not found");
+	if (video.ownerId !== user.id) throw new Error("Unauthorized");
+
+	const rawFileKey = `${user.id}/${videoId}/result.mp4`;
+
+	await startVideoProcessingWorkflow({
+		videoId,
+		userId: user.id,
+		rawFileKey,
+		bucketId: video.bucket ?? null,
+		processingMessage: "Starting video processing...",
+		startFailureMessage: "Video uploaded, but processing could not start.",
+		mode: "singlepart",
+	});
+
+	return { success: true };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/(org)/dashboard/caps/components/web-recorder-dialog/useWebRecorder.ts b/apps/web/app/(org)/dashboard/caps/components/web-recorder-dialog/useWebRecorder.ts
index 2016cc8d010..8774920189f 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(org)/dashboard/caps/components/web-recorder-dialog/useWebRecorder.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/(org)/dashboard/caps/components/web-recorder-dialog/useWebRecorder.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Cause, Exit, Option } from "effect";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { triggerInstantRecordingProcessing } from "@/actions/video/trigger-instant-recording-processing";
 import { createVideoAndGetUploadUrl } from "@/actions/video/upload";
 import { useEffectMutation, useRpcClient } from "@/lib/EffectRuntime";
 import { ThumbnailRequest } from "@/lib/Requests/ThumbnailRequest";
@@ -1298,6 +1299,17 @@ export const useWebRecorder = ({
 						setUploadStatus,
 					);
 
+					try {
+						await triggerInstantRecordingProcessing({
+							videoId: creationResult.id,
+						});
+					} catch (processingError) {
+						console.error("Failed to start video processing", processingError);
+						toast.warning(
+							"Recording uploaded. Processing did not start yet, but the original recording is available.",
+						);
+					}
+
 					if (thumbnailBlob) {
 						try {
 							const screenshotData = await createVideoAndGetUploadUrl({
diff --git a/apps/web/workflows/process-video.ts b/apps/web/workflows/process-video.ts
index c646ce24230..ada94322303 100644
--- a/apps/web/workflows/process-video.ts
+++ b/apps/web/workflows/process-video.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ export async function processVideoWorkflow(
 		);
 
 		await saveMetadataAndComplete(videoId, result.metadata);
-		await cleanupRawUpload(videoId, rawFileKey);
+
+		const outputKey = `${userId}/${videoId}/result.mp4`;
+		if (rawFileKey !== outputKey) {
+			await cleanupRawUpload(videoId, rawFileKey);
+		}
 
 		return {
 			success: true,