diff --git a/src/components/common/AnimatedSticker.tsx b/src/components/common/AnimatedSticker.tsx
index 02150825c..c40becdc5 100644
--- a/src/components/common/AnimatedSticker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/AnimatedSticker.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import generateIdFor from '../../util/generateIdFor';
 import useHeavyAnimationCheck from '../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheck';
 import useBackgroundMode from '../../hooks/useBackgroundMode';
 import useSyncEffect from '../../hooks/useSyncEffect';
+import { useStateRef } from '../../hooks/useStateRef';
 
 export type OwnProps = {
   ref?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
@@ -94,10 +95,9 @@ const AnimatedSticker: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   const isFrozen = useRef(false);
   const isFirstRender = useRef(true);
 
-  const playRef = useRef();
-  playRef.current = play;
-  const playSegmentRef = useRef<[number, number]>();
-  playSegmentRef.current = playSegment;
+  const canPlay = play || playSegment;
+  const playRef = useStateRef(play);
+  const playSegmentRef = useStateRef(playSegment);
 
   const isUnmountedRef = useRef();
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ const AnimatedSticker: FC<OwnProps> = ({
         animation.play(shouldRestart, viewId);
       }
     }
-  }, [animation, viewId]);
+  }, [animation, playRef, playSegmentRef, viewId]);
 
   const pauseAnimation = useCallback(() => {
     if (!animation) {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const AnimatedSticker: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     if (!animation) {
       return;
     }
-    if (play || playSegment) {
+    if (canPlay) {
       if (isFrozen.current) {
         wasPlaying.current = true;
       } else {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const AnimatedSticker: FC<OwnProps> = ({
         pauseAnimation();
       }
     }
-  }, [animation, play, playSegment, noLoop, playAnimation, pauseAnimation]);
+  }, [animation, canPlay, noLoop, playAnimation, pauseAnimation]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (animation) {
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ const AnimatedSticker: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     }
   }, [playAnimation, animation, tgsUrl]);
 
-  useHeavyAnimationCheck(freezeAnimation, unfreezeAnimation, forceOnHeavyAnimation);
+  useHeavyAnimationCheck(freezeAnimation, unfreezeAnimation, !canPlay || forceOnHeavyAnimation);
   // Pausing frame may not happen in background,
   // so we need to make sure it happens right after focusing,
   // then we can play again.
-  useBackgroundMode(freezeAnimation, unfreezeAnimationOnRaf);
+  useBackgroundMode(freezeAnimation, unfreezeAnimationOnRaf, !canPlay);
 
   if (sharedCanvas) {
     return undefined;
diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/hooks/useVideoAutoPause.ts b/src/components/middle/message/hooks/useVideoAutoPause.ts
index f2ed86539..a673d62aa 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/message/hooks/useVideoAutoPause.ts
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/hooks/useVideoAutoPause.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export default function useVideoAutoPause(playerRef: { current: HTMLVideoElement
     fastRaf(unfreezePlaying);
   }, [unfreezePlaying]);
 
-  useBackgroundMode(freezePlaying, unfreezePlayingOnRaf);
-  useHeavyAnimationCheck(freezePlaying, unfreezePlaying);
+  useBackgroundMode(freezePlaying, unfreezePlayingOnRaf, !canPlay);
+  useHeavyAnimationCheck(freezePlaying, unfreezePlaying, !canPlay);
 
   const handlePlaying = useCallback(() => {
     if (!canPlayRef.current || isFrozenRef.current) {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useBackgroundMode.ts b/src/hooks/useBackgroundMode.ts
index c544280d2..5d2a57a01 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useBackgroundMode.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useBackgroundMode.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from '../lib/teact/teact';
 export default function useBackgroundMode(
   onBlur?: AnyToVoidFunction,
   onFocus?: AnyToVoidFunction,
+  isDisabled = false,
 ) {
   const wasBlurred = useRef<boolean>(false);
   const handleBlur = useCallback(() => {
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export default function useBackgroundMode(
   }, [onFocus]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (isDisabled) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     if (onBlur && !document.hasFocus()) {
       handleBlur();
     }
@@ -40,5 +45,5 @@ export default function useBackgroundMode(
         window.removeEventListener('blur', handleBlur);
       }
     };
-  }, [handleBlur, handleFocus, onBlur, onFocus]);
+  }, [handleBlur, handleFocus, isDisabled, onBlur, onFocus]);
 }