diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
index 99aea3229..89a316da6 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ void VideoGameListView::update(int deltaTime)
 {
     if (!mVideoPlaying)
         mVideo->onHide();
-    else
+    else if (mVideoPlaying && !mVideo->isVideoPaused())
         mVideo->onShow();
 
     BasicGameListView::update(deltaTime);
diff --git a/es-core/src/GuiComponent.h b/es-core/src/GuiComponent.h
index 8687ff4e5..bf545b4ce 100644
--- a/es-core/src/GuiComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/GuiComponent.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public:
     virtual void onHide();
     virtual void onPauseVideo();
     virtual void onUnpauseVideo();
+    virtual bool isVideoPaused() { return false; };
     virtual void setRenderView(bool status) { mRenderView = status; }
     virtual bool getRenderView() { return mRenderView; };
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/VideoComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/VideoComponent.h
index 5deb1411a..3f7e2d90b 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/VideoComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/VideoComponent.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
     virtual void onHide() override;
     virtual void onPauseVideo() override;
     virtual void onUnpauseVideo() override;
+    virtual bool isVideoPaused() override { return mPause; }
     virtual void onScreenSaverActivate() override;
     virtual void onScreenSaverDeactivate() override;
     virtual void onGameLaunchedActivate() override;