diff --git a/src/components/htmlMediaHelper.js b/src/components/htmlMediaHelper.js
index da53d6a063..82d6d790bc 100644
--- a/src/components/htmlMediaHelper.js
+++ b/src/components/htmlMediaHelper.js
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
+    export function resetSrc(elem) {
+        elem.src = '';
+        elem.innerHTML = '';
+        elem.removeAttribute('src');
+    }
+
     function onSuccessfulPlay(elem, onErrorFn) {
         elem.addEventListener('error', onErrorFn);
     }
@@ -344,9 +350,7 @@ import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
     export function onEndedInternal(instance, elem, onErrorFn) {
         elem.removeEventListener('error', onErrorFn);
 
-        elem.src = '';
-        elem.innerHTML = '';
-        elem.removeAttribute('src');
+        resetSrc(elem);
 
         destroyHlsPlayer(instance);
         destroyFlvPlayer(instance);
diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
index b5fe063b07..baa396dbb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class HtmlAudioPlayer {
 
         self.destroy = function () {
             unBindEvents(self._mediaElement);
+            htmlMediaHelper.resetSrc(self._mediaElement);
         };
 
         function createMediaElement() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
index f3f9340189..e4692e5971 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     getCrossOriginValue,
     enableHlsJsPlayer,
     applySrc,
+    resetSrc,
     playWithPromise,
     onEndedInternal,
     saveVolume,
@@ -710,6 +711,8 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
                 videoElement.removeEventListener('waiting', this.onWaiting);
                 videoElement.removeEventListener('error', this.onError); // bound in htmlMediaHelper
 
+                resetSrc(videoElement);
+
                 videoElement.parentNode.removeChild(videoElement);
             }