diff --git a/assets/global.js b/assets/global.js
index 298a31b..39f2fdb 100644
--- a/assets/global.js
+++ b/assets/global.js
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ function pauseAllMedia() {
   });
 }
 
+function pauseAllMediaInGallery(gallery) {
+  console.log('Pausing all media in gallery');
+
+  gallery.querySelectorAll('.js-youtube').forEach((video) => {
+    video.contentWindow.postMessage('{"event":"command","func":"' + 'pauseVideo' + '","args":""}', '*');
+  });
+  gallery.querySelectorAll('.js-vimeo').forEach((video) => {
+    video.contentWindow.postMessage('{"method":"pause"}', '*');
+  });
+  gallery.querySelectorAll('video').forEach((video) => video.pause());
+  gallery.querySelectorAll('product-model').forEach((model) => {
+    if (model.modelViewerUI) model.modelViewerUI.pause();
+  });
+}
+
 function removeTrapFocus(elementToFocus = null) {
   document.removeEventListener('focusin', trapFocusHandlers.focusin);
   document.removeEventListener('focusout', trapFocusHandlers.focusout);
diff --git a/assets/media-gallery.js b/assets/media-gallery.js
index 10adbbd..11718d7 100644
--- a/assets/media-gallery.js
+++ b/assets/media-gallery.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ if (!customElements.get('media-gallery')) {
 
       playActiveMedia(activeItem) {
         console.log('Playing active media:', activeItem);
-        window.pauseAllMedia();
+        //window.pauseAllMedia();
+        pauseAllMediaInGallery(this.elements.viewer);
         const deferredMedia = activeItem.querySelector('.deferred-media');
         if (deferredMedia) deferredMedia.loadContent(false);
       }