diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index cea66cd8e..77dffb031 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
 
     private fun gotMedia(thumbnailItems: ArrayList<ThumbnailItem>) {
         val media = thumbnailItems.asSequence().filter { it is Medium && !mIgnoredPaths.contains(it.path) }.map { it as Medium }.toMutableList() as ArrayList<Medium>
-        if (isDirEmpty(media) || media.hashCode() == mPrevHashcode) {
+        if (isDirEmpty(media) || media.hashCode() == mPrevHashcode || (getCurrentFragment() as? VideoFragment)?.mIsPlaying == true) {
             return
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
index 4debc2c65..76da0d990 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
     private var mWasFragmentInit = false
     private var mIsPanorama = false
     private var mIsFragmentVisible = false
-    private var mIsPlaying = false
     private var mIsDragged = false
     private var mWasVideoStarted = false
     private var mWasPlayerInited = false
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
     private var mDuration = 0
     private var mPositionWhenInit = 0
     private var mPositionAtPause = 0L
+    var mIsPlaying = false
 
     private var mExoPlayer: SimpleExoPlayer? = null
     private var mVideoSize = Point(1, 1)