diff --git a/.changeset/serious-pants-melt.md b/.changeset/serious-pants-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea530f4670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/serious-pants-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@directus/app": patch
+---
+
+Fixed display of thumbnail using tabular layout in File Library
diff --git a/app/src/composables/use-alias-fields.ts b/app/src/composables/use-alias-fields.ts
index f9b72138bf..6a00c71d0f 100644
--- a/app/src/composables/use-alias-fields.ts
+++ b/app/src/composables/use-alias-fields.ts
@@ -111,11 +111,13 @@ export function useAliasFields(
 	function getFromAliasedItem<K, T extends Record<string, K>>(item: T, key: string): K | undefined {
 		const aliasInfo = Object.values(aliasedFields.value).find((field) => field.key === key);
 
-		// Skip any fields prefixed with $ as they dont exist. ($thumbnail as an example)
-		key = key
-			.split('.')
-			.filter((k) => !k.startsWith('$'))
-			.join('.');
+		// Skip any nested fields prefixed with $ as they dont exist. ($thumbnail as an example)
+		key = key.includes('.')
+			? key
+					.split('.')
+					.filter((k) => !k.startsWith('$'))
+					.join('.')
+			: key;
 
 		if (!aliasInfo || !aliasInfo.aliased) return get(item, key);