diff --git a/synapse/media/thumbnailer.py b/synapse/media/thumbnailer.py
index cc3acf51e12..f8a95607844 100644
--- a/synapse/media/thumbnailer.py
+++ b/synapse/media/thumbnailer.py
@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ async def select_or_generate_remote_thumbnail(
         desired_method: str,
         desired_type: str,
         max_timeout_ms: int,
+        ip_address: str,
     ) -> None:
         media_info = await self.media_repo.get_remote_media_info(
-            server_name, media_id, max_timeout_ms
+            server_name, media_id, max_timeout_ms, ip_address
         )
         if not media_info:
             respond_404(request)
@@ -422,12 +423,13 @@ async def respond_remote_thumbnail(
         method: str,
         m_type: str,
         max_timeout_ms: int,
+        ip_address: str,
     ) -> None:
         # TODO: Don't download the whole remote file
         # We should proxy the thumbnail from the remote server instead of
         # downloading the remote file and generating our own thumbnails.
         media_info = await self.media_repo.get_remote_media_info(
-            server_name, media_id, max_timeout_ms
+            server_name, media_id, max_timeout_ms, ip_address
         )
         if not media_info:
             return
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/media.py b/synapse/rest/client/media.py
index 172d2407838..0c089163c13 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/media.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/media.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ async def on_GET(
                 respond_404(request)
                 return
 
+            ip_address = request.getClientAddress().host
             remote_resp_function = (
                 self.thumbnailer.select_or_generate_remote_thumbnail
                 if self.dynamic_thumbnails
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ async def on_GET(
                 method,
                 m_type,
                 max_timeout_ms,
+                ip_address,
             )
             self.media_repo.mark_recently_accessed(server_name, media_id)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/thumbnail_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/thumbnail_resource.py
index 13705c87b4d..5e8d327e8d4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/thumbnail_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/thumbnail_resource.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ async def on_GET(
     ) -> None:
         # Validate the server name, raising if invalid
         parse_and_validate_server_name(server_name)
+        
         set_cors_headers(request)
         set_corp_headers(request)
         width = parse_integer(request, "width", required=True)
@@ -121,4 +122,3 @@ async def on_GET(
                 ip_address,
             )
             self.media_repo.mark_recently_accessed(server_name, media_id)
-