diff --git a/es-app/src/views/GamelistLegacy.h b/es-app/src/views/GamelistLegacy.h
index b77206d3e..889b9c356 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/GamelistLegacy.h
+++ b/es-app/src/views/GamelistLegacy.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void GamelistView::legacyPopulateFields()
                                              mList.getPosition().y + mSize.y * 0.2125f);
         mVideoComponents.back()->setSize(mSize.x * (0.5f - 2.0f * padding), mSize.y * 0.4f);
         mVideoComponents.back()->setDefaultZIndex(30.0f);
+        mVideoComponents.back()->setVisible(false);
         addChild(mVideoComponents.back().get());
     }
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/VideoFFmpegComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/VideoFFmpegComponent.cpp
index 885b65746..ec019f6ca 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/VideoFFmpegComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/VideoFFmpegComponent.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void VideoFFmpegComponent::resize()
 
 void VideoFFmpegComponent::render(const glm::mat4& parentTrans)
 {
-    if (!isVisible() || mThemeOpacity == 0.0f)
+    if (!mVisible || mThemeOpacity == 0.0f)
         return;
 
     if (!mHasVideo && mStaticImagePath == "")
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ bool VideoFFmpegComponent::decoderInitHW()
 
 void VideoFFmpegComponent::startVideoStream()
 {
-    if (mThemeOpacity == 0.0f)
+    if (!mVisible || mThemeOpacity == 0.0f)
         return;
 
     mIsPlaying = true;