diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
index 24ade87..e535866 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ const STATE = {
     customTrailerUrls: {},
     ytPromise: null,
     autoplayTimeouts: [],
+    playSignals: {},
   },
 };
 
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ const resetSlideshowState = () => {
   STATE.slideshow.customTrailerUrls = {};
   STATE.slideshow.totalItems = 0;
   STATE.slideshow.isLoading = false;
+  STATE.slideshow.playSignals = {};
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1883,7 +1885,7 @@ const SlideCreator = {
                   const slide = document.querySelector(`.slide[data-item-id="${itemId}"]`);
                   const isVideoPlayerOpen = document.querySelector('.videoPlayerContainer') || document.querySelector('.youtubePlayerContainer');
 
-                  if (slide && slide.classList.contains('active') && slide.dataset.playVideoSignal === "true" && !document.hidden && (!isVideoPlayerOpen || isVideoPlayerOpen.classList.contains('hide'))) {
+                  if (slide && slide.classList.contains('active') && STATE.slideshow.playSignals[itemId] === true && !document.hidden && (!isVideoPlayerOpen || isVideoPlayerOpen.classList.contains('hide'))) {
                     event.target.playVideo();
                     
                     // Check if it actually started playing after a short delay (handling autoplay blocks)
@@ -2481,7 +2483,7 @@ const SlideshowManager = {
 
       void currentSlide.offsetWidth;
       currentSlide.classList.add("active");
-      currentSlide.dataset.playVideoSignal = "false";
+      STATE.slideshow.playSignals[currentItemId] = false;
 
       // Manage Video Playback: Stop others, Play current
       // 1. Stop all other YouTube players and local video elements, release connections
@@ -2583,7 +2585,7 @@ const SlideshowManager = {
         const playVideoLogic = () => {
           if (!currentSlide.classList.contains('active')) return;
           
-          currentSlide.dataset.playVideoSignal = "true";
+          STATE.slideshow.playSignals[currentItemId] = true;
 
           if (videoBackdrop.tagName === 'VIDEO') {
             videoBackdrop.play().catch(e => {