diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/VizTypeControl/VizTypeGallery.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/VizTypeControl/VizTypeGallery.tsx
index 2563dba01cb7a..2d14376516931 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/VizTypeControl/VizTypeGallery.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/VizTypeControl/VizTypeGallery.tsx
@@ -849,10 +849,18 @@ export default function VizTypeGallery(props: VizTypeGalleryProps) {
                 grid-area: examples-header;
               `}
             >
-              {!!selectedVizMetadata?.exampleGallery?.length && t('Examples')}
+              {t('Examples')}
             </SectionTitle>
             <Examples>
-              {(selectedVizMetadata?.exampleGallery || []).map(example => (
+              {(selectedVizMetadata?.exampleGallery?.length
+                ? selectedVizMetadata.exampleGallery
+                : [
+                    {
+                      url: selectedVizMetadata?.thumbnail,
+                      caption: selectedVizMetadata?.name,
+                    },
+                  ]
+              ).map(example => (
                 <img
                   key={example.url}
                   src={example.url}