diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de10f9c..4dbc9eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - Output controls: `--plain`, `--no-emoji`, `--no-color` (respects `NO_COLOR`).
 - `help` command: `bird help <command>`.
 - Runtime GraphQL query ID refresh: `bird query-ids --fresh` (cached on disk; auto-retry on 404; override cache via `BIRD_QUERY_IDS_CACHE`).
-- GraphQL media uploads for images/GIFs via `--media` (video still requires Sweetistics).
+- GraphQL media uploads via `--media` (up to 4 images/GIFs, or 1 video).
 
 ### Fixed
 - CLI `--version`: read version from `package.json`/`VERSION` (no hardcoded string) + append git sha when available.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aca35d2..3067afd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Exit codes:
 
 - Attach media with `--media` (repeatable) and optional `--alt` per item.
 - Up to 4 images/GIFs, or 1 video (no mixing). Supported: jpg, jpeg, png, webp, gif, mp4, mov.
-- `--engine graphql`: images/GIFs supported (uploads via Twitter legacy upload endpoint + cookies).
+- `--engine graphql`: images/GIFs + 1 video supported (uploads via Twitter legacy upload endpoint + cookies; video may take longer to process).
 - `--engine sweetistics`: images + video supported (requires `SWEETISTICS_API_KEY`).
 
 Example:
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index dcd4e28..84a67bd 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -407,12 +407,6 @@ program
       }
     }
 
-    const hasVideo = media.some((m) => m.mime.startsWith('video/'));
-    if (hasVideo) {
-      console.error(`${p('err')}Video uploads are only supported via Sweetistics (for now).`);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-
     const { cookies, warnings } = await resolveCredentials({
       authToken: opts.authToken,
       ct0: opts.ct0,
@@ -547,12 +541,6 @@ program
       }
     }
 
-    const hasVideo = media.some((m) => m.mime.startsWith('video/'));
-    if (hasVideo) {
-      console.error(`${p('err')}Video uploads are only supported via Sweetistics (for now).`);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-
     const { cookies, warnings } = await resolveCredentials({
       authToken: opts.authToken,
       ct0: opts.ct0,
diff --git a/src/lib/twitter-client.ts b/src/lib/twitter-client.ts
index 98751d3..ff5e5ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/twitter-client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/twitter-client.ts
@@ -387,11 +387,6 @@ export class TwitterClient {
     const category = this.mediaCategoryForMime(input.mimeType);
     if (!category) return { success: false, error: `Unsupported media type: ${input.mimeType}` };
 
-    // Keep scope small: images/gif first. Video requires longer processing + larger chunks.
-    if (input.mimeType.startsWith('video/')) {
-      return { success: false, error: 'Video uploads are not supported via GraphQL yet (use Sweetistics)' };
-    }
-
     try {
       const initParams = new URLSearchParams({
         command: 'INIT',
@@ -501,7 +496,7 @@ export class TwitterClient {
         }
       }
 
-      if (input.alt) {
+      if (input.alt && input.mimeType.startsWith('image/')) {
         const metaResp = await this.fetchWithTimeout(TWITTER_MEDIA_METADATA_URL, {
           method: 'POST',
           headers: this.getJsonHeaders(),
diff --git a/tests/twitter-client.test.ts b/tests/twitter-client.test.ts
index 48ee5fc..013f37c 100644
--- a/tests/twitter-client.test.ts
+++ b/tests/twitter-client.test.ts
@@ -277,12 +277,37 @@ describe('TwitterClient', () => {
       expect(JSON.parse(metaOptions.body)).toEqual({ media_id: '999', alt_text: { text: 'alt text' } });
     });
 
-    it('rejects video uploads', async () => {
+    it('uploads a video and polls processing status', async () => {
+      mockFetch
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ media_id_string: '777' }),
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ processing_info: { state: 'pending', check_after_secs: 0 } }),
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ processing_info: { state: 'succeeded' } }),
+        });
+
       const client = new TwitterClient({ cookies: validCookies });
-      const data = new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]);
-      const result = await client.uploadMedia({ data, mimeType: 'video/mp4' });
-      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
-      expect(result.error).toContain('Video uploads are not supported');
+      const data = new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+      const result = await client.uploadMedia({ data, mimeType: 'video/mp4', alt: 'ignored' });
+
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.mediaId).toBe('777');
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+
+      const [, finalizeOptions] = mockFetch.mock.calls[2];
+      expect((finalizeOptions.body as URLSearchParams).get('command')).toBe('FINALIZE');
+
+      const [statusUrl] = mockFetch.mock.calls[3];
+      expect(String(statusUrl)).toContain('command=STATUS');
     });
   });