diff --git a/lib/events/pause_video_event.dart b/lib/events/pause_video_event.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3583abddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/events/pause_video_event.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import "package:photos/events/event.dart";
+
+class PauseVideoEvent extends Event {}
diff --git a/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget_new.dart b/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget_new.dart
index 0968f9577..018a6f658 100644
--- a/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget_new.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget_new.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import "package:logging/logging.dart";
 import "package:media_kit/media_kit.dart";
 import "package:media_kit_video/media_kit_video.dart";
 import "package:photos/core/constants.dart";
+import "package:photos/core/event_bus.dart";
+import "package:photos/events/pause_video_event.dart";
 import "package:photos/generated/l10n.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file/extensions/file_props.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file/file.dart";
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetNewState extends State<VideoWidgetNew>
   final _progressNotifier = ValueNotifier<double?>(null);
   late StreamSubscription<bool> playingStreamSubscription;
   bool _isAppInFG = true;
+  late StreamSubscription<PauseVideoEvent> pauseVideoSubscription;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -83,6 +86,10 @@ class _VideoWidgetNewState extends State<VideoWidgetNew>
         widget.playbackCallback!(event);
       }
     });
+
+    pauseVideoSubscription = Bus.instance.on<PauseVideoEvent>().listen((event) {
+      player.pause();
+    });
   }
 
   @override
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetNewState extends State<VideoWidgetNew>
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    pauseVideoSubscription.cancel();
     removeCallBack(widget.file);
     _progressNotifier.dispose();
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
diff --git a/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/albums_item_widget.dart b/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/albums_item_widget.dart
index 7f0219474..eae8c5d3d 100644
--- a/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/albums_item_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/albums_item_widget.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:logging/logging.dart";
+import "package:photos/core/event_bus.dart";
 import "package:photos/db/files_db.dart";
+import "package:photos/events/pause_video_event.dart";
 import "package:photos/generated/l10n.dart";
 import 'package:photos/models/collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/collection/collection_items.dart';
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ class AlbumsItemWidget extends StatelessWidget {
               if (c.isHidden()) {
                 return;
               }
+              Bus.instance.fire(PauseVideoEvent());
               routeToPage(
                 context,
                 CollectionPage(