diff --git a/app/CalypAppModuleIf.cpp b/app/CalypAppModuleIf.cpp
index 3dfab31..98e600d 100644
--- a/app/CalypAppModuleIf.cpp
+++ b/app/CalypAppModuleIf.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ void CalypAppModuleIf::update( bool isPlaying )
   }
 }
 
+void CalypAppModuleIf::setPlaying( bool isPlaying )
+{
+  if( m_pcDisplaySubWindow )
+  {
+    m_pcDisplaySubWindow->setPlaying( isPlaying );
+  }
+}
+
 bool CalypAppModuleIf::isRunning()
 {
 #ifdef CALYP_THREADED_MODULES
diff --git a/app/CalypAppModuleIf.h b/app/CalypAppModuleIf.h
index 9bedd76..410f4f2 100644
--- a/app/CalypAppModuleIf.h
+++ b/app/CalypAppModuleIf.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public:
   ClpString moduleInfo() { return m_pcModule->moduleInfo(); }
   void update( bool isPlaying );
   bool apply( bool isPlaying = false, bool disableThreads = false );
+  void setPlaying( bool isPlaying );
   bool isRunning();
   void show();
   void destroy();
diff --git a/app/VideoSubWindow.cpp b/app/VideoSubWindow.cpp
index af6507c..8e9a6b8 100644
--- a/app/VideoSubWindow.cpp
+++ b/app/VideoSubWindow.cpp
@@ -815,6 +815,15 @@ bool VideoSubWindow::saveStream( QString filename )
   return iRet;
 }
 
+void VideoSubWindow::setPlaying( bool isPlaying )
+{
+  m_bIsPlaying = isPlaying;
+  for( auto module : m_apcCurrentModule )
+  {
+    module->setPlaying( isPlaying );
+  }
+}
+
 bool VideoSubWindow::isPlaying()
 {
   if( getCategory() & SubWindowCategory::MODULE_SUBWINDOW )
@@ -831,14 +840,12 @@ bool VideoSubWindow::isPlaying()
 
 bool VideoSubWindow::play()
 {
+  bool isPlaying = false;
   if( m_pCurrStream && m_pCurrStream->getFrameNum() > 1 )
   {
-    m_bIsPlaying = true;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    m_bIsPlaying = false;
+    isPlaying = true;
   }
+  setPlaying( isPlaying );
   return m_bIsPlaying;
 }
 
@@ -854,7 +861,7 @@ bool VideoSubWindow::playEvent()
 
 void VideoSubWindow::pause()
 {
-  m_bIsPlaying = false;
+  setPlaying( false );
   refreshFrame();
 }
 
@@ -891,7 +898,7 @@ void VideoSubWindow::stop()
   m_cRefreshResult.waitForFinished();
   m_cReadResult.waitForFinished();
 #endif
-  m_bIsPlaying = false;
+  setPlaying( false );
   seekAbsoluteEvent( 0 );
   return;
 }
diff --git a/app/VideoSubWindow.h b/app/VideoSubWindow.h
index 377f669..b9e8df7 100644
--- a/app/VideoSubWindow.h
+++ b/app/VideoSubWindow.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public:
   bool playEvent();
   void stop();
 
+  void setPlaying( bool isPlaying );
   bool isPlaying();
   void seekAbsoluteEvent( unsigned int new_frame_num );
   void seekRelativeEvent( bool bIsFoward );