diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
index cfdb830..24ade87 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
@@ -1879,11 +1879,11 @@ const SlideCreator = {
                     event.target.setPlaybackQuality(quality);
                   }
 
-                  // Only play if this is the active slide
+                  // Only play if this is the active slide and the play signal has been issued (delay finished)
                   const slide = document.querySelector(`.slide[data-item-id="${itemId}"]`);
                   const isVideoPlayerOpen = document.querySelector('.videoPlayerContainer') || document.querySelector('.youtubePlayerContainer');
 
-                  if (slide && slide.classList.contains('active') && !document.hidden && (!isVideoPlayerOpen || isVideoPlayerOpen.classList.contains('hide'))) {
+                  if (slide && slide.classList.contains('active') && slide.dataset.playVideoSignal === "true" && !document.hidden && (!isVideoPlayerOpen || isVideoPlayerOpen.classList.contains('hide'))) {
                     event.target.playVideo();
                     
                     // Check if it actually started playing after a short delay (handling autoplay blocks)
@@ -2481,6 +2481,7 @@ const SlideshowManager = {
 
       void currentSlide.offsetWidth;
       currentSlide.classList.add("active");
+      currentSlide.dataset.playVideoSignal = "false";
 
       // Manage Video Playback: Stop others, Play current
       // 1. Stop all other YouTube players and local video elements, release connections
@@ -2581,6 +2582,8 @@ const SlideshowManager = {
         // play logic
         const playVideoLogic = () => {
           if (!currentSlide.classList.contains('active')) return;
+          
+          currentSlide.dataset.playVideoSignal = "true";
 
           if (videoBackdrop.tagName === 'VIDEO') {
             videoBackdrop.play().catch(e => {