diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/suhasdissa/memerize/ui/screens/secondary/VideoView.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/suhasdissa/memerize/ui/screens/secondary/VideoView.kt
index b111fc5..64d488c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/suhasdissa/memerize/ui/screens/secondary/VideoView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/suhasdissa/memerize/ui/screens/secondary/VideoView.kt
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalView
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
 import androidx.media3.common.Player
@@ -87,6 +90,21 @@ fun VideoView(
             view.keepScreenOn = false
         }
     }
+    val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+
+    DisposableEffect(lifecycleOwner) {
+        val observer = LifecycleEventObserver { _, event ->
+            if (event == Lifecycle.Event.ON_STOP) {
+                player.pause()
+            }
+        }
+
+        lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.addObserver(observer)
+
+        onDispose {
+            lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.removeObserver(observer)
+        }
+    }
     DisposableEffect(Unit) {
         with(player) {
             val mediaItem = MediaItem.Builder().setUri(meme.url).build()