diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
index d30976447..ce40fa719 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export class DynamicVideoController {
     }
   }
 
+  play() {
+    this.playerController.play();
+  }
+
   pause() {
     this.playerController.pause();
   }
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/RecordingView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/RecordingView.tsx
index 2c5b3fa61..ad3f3262b 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/RecordingView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/RecordingView.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ export function RecordingView({
         } else {
           updateSelectedSegment(currentTime, true);
         }
+      } else {
+        mainControllerRef.current?.play();
       }
     }
     // we only want to seek when current time doesn't match the player update time