diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/streamplayer_window.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/streamplayer_window.cpp
index 4fff1d50..e9e7f869 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/streamplayer_window.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/streamplayer_window.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct StreamPlayerWindow::Playback {
         if (!started) return 0;
         if (activeAudio && sound && audioAvailable)
             return std::max(position, stream_playback_audio_position(sound, played(now)));
+        if (holdAudio) return position;
         int64_t proposed = position + (now - clockAt) * adaptation.tempo_milli / 1000;
         return std::max(position, std::min(ready, proposed));
     }
@@ -242,7 +243,9 @@ void StreamPlayerWindow::decode() {
             if (p.started && p.ready >= 0) {
                 uint64_t played = p.played(now);
                 p.holdAudio = !p.videos.empty() && p.videos.front().pts < position - 40000;
-                int starved = p.holdAudio || (p.sound && stream_playback_audio_starved(p.sound, played));
+                int virtualEmpty = !p.activeAudio && p.position + (now - p.clockAt) * p.adaptation.tempo_milli / 1000 > p.ready;
+                if (!p.activeAudio && p.holdAudio) position = p.position;
+                int starved = p.holdAudio || virtualEmpty || (p.sound && stream_playback_audio_starved(p.sound, played));
                 int64_t guardUs = std::max<int64_t>(33333, p.activeAudio ? p.deviceLead + 10000 : 33333);
                 int64_t pending = p.sound ? stream_playback_audio_pending_gain(p.sound, played) : 0;
                 if (stream_playback_clock_update(&p.adaptation, now, std::max(p.position, position), p.ready,
@@ -269,7 +272,7 @@ void StreamPlayerWindow::decode() {
             fail(text(reason)); break;
         }
         if (record.kind == StreamRecordKind::End) {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(p.lock); p.ended = true;
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(p.lock); p.ended = true; p.holdAudio = false;
             if (p.sound) stream_playback_audio_finish(p.sound);
             break;
         }