diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/RoundVideo.tsx b/src/components/middle/message/RoundVideo.tsx
index f85ee9a7..aa1b5fa7 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/message/RoundVideo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/RoundVideo.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import buildClassName from '../../../util/buildClassName';
 import useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo from '../../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo';
 import useVideoCleanup from '../../../hooks/useVideoCleanup';
 import useBlurredMediaThumb from './hooks/useBlurredMediaThumb';
+import usePauseOnInactive from './hooks/usePauseOnInactive';
 import safePlay from '../../../util/safePlay';
 
 import ProgressSpinner from '../../ui/ProgressSpinner';
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ const RoundVideo: FC<OwnProps> = ({
 
   useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo(playerRef, shouldPlay);
 
+  usePauseOnInactive(playerRef, Boolean(mediaData));
+
   useVideoCleanup(playerRef, [mediaData]);
 
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/Video.tsx b/src/components/middle/message/Video.tsx
index 526e91bf..e57d3701 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/message/Video.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/Video.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import useBuffering from '../../../hooks/useBuffering';
 import useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo from '../../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo';
 import useBlurredMediaThumb from './hooks/useBlurredMediaThumb';
 import useVideoCleanup from '../../../hooks/useVideoCleanup';
+import usePauseOnInactive from './hooks/usePauseOnInactive';
 
 import ProgressSpinner from '../../ui/ProgressSpinner';
 
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ const Video: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   const isForwarded = isForwardedMessage(message);
   const { width, height } = dimensions || calculateVideoDimensions(video, isOwn, isForwarded);
 
-  useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo(videoRef, isInline);
+  useHeavyAnimationCheckForVideo(videoRef, Boolean(isInline && shouldAutoPlay));
+
+  usePauseOnInactive(videoRef, isPlayAllowed);
 
   useVideoCleanup(videoRef, [isInline]);
 
diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/hooks/usePauseOnInactive.ts b/src/components/middle/message/hooks/usePauseOnInactive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db01cf55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/hooks/usePauseOnInactive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef } from '../../../../lib/teact/teact';
+import { fastRaf } from '../../../../util/schedulers';
+import useBackgroundMode from '../../../../hooks/useBackgroundMode';
+import safePlay from '../../../../util/safePlay';
+
+export default (playerRef: { current: HTMLVideoElement | null }, isPlayAllowed = false) => {
+  const wasPlaying = useRef(false);
+  const isFrozen = useRef(false);
+
+  const freezePlaying = useCallback(() => {
+    isFrozen.current = true;
+
+    if (!isPlayAllowed || !playerRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!wasPlaying.current) {
+      wasPlaying.current = !playerRef.current.paused;
+    }
+
+    playerRef.current.pause();
+  }, [isPlayAllowed, playerRef]);
+
+  const unfreezePlaying = useCallback(() => {
+    // At this point HTMLVideoElement can be unmounted from the DOM
+    if (isPlayAllowed && playerRef.current && wasPlaying.current && document.body.contains(playerRef.current)) {
+      safePlay(playerRef.current);
+    }
+
+    wasPlaying.current = false;
+    isFrozen.current = false;
+  }, [isPlayAllowed, playerRef]);
+
+  const unfreezePlayingOnRaf = useCallback(() => {
+    fastRaf(unfreezePlaying);
+  }, [unfreezePlaying]);
+
+  if (!document.hasFocus()) {
+    freezePlaying();
+  }
+
+  useBackgroundMode(freezePlaying, unfreezePlayingOnRaf);
+};