diff --git a/web/src/components/player/MsePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/MsePlayer.tsx
index cb0340ebc..970b20f35 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/MsePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/MsePlayer.tsx
@@ -328,7 +328,10 @@ function MSEPlayer({
 
           setBufferTimeout(
             setTimeout(() => {
-              onError("stalled");
+              // only error and fallback if player is visible
+              if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+                onError("stalled");
+              }
             }, 3000),
           );
         }
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/WebRTCPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/WebRTCPlayer.tsx
index 1e5e209d9..3baf26d19 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/WebRTCPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/WebRTCPlayer.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ export default function WebRtcPlayer({
 
               setBufferTimeout(
                 setTimeout(() => {
-                  onError("stalled");
+                  if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+                    onError("stalled");
+                  }
                 }, 3000),
               );
             }