diff --git a/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs b/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
index fa70455f00..3525c03f53 100644
--- a/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
@@ -848,9 +848,13 @@ private void VideoLoop()
                     {
                         if (hardware)
                         {
-                            // The hardware decoder rejected the stream - retry it in software.
+                            // The hardware decoder rejected the stream. Reopen in software and
+                            // replay from a key frame; continuing from the next demuxed packet can
+                            // leave the fresh software decoder without the reference frames it
+                            // needs to decode the current GOP.
                             codec = FallBackToSoftware(codec, stream, sendResult, ref hardware);
                             serial = -1;
+                            Seek(Position);
                         }
 
                         continue;