diff --git a/src/Views/MediaViewer.vala b/src/Views/MediaViewer.vala
index b5f7944bf..b448edc06 100644
--- a/src/Views/MediaViewer.vala
+++ b/src/Views/MediaViewer.vala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 public class Tuba.Views.MediaViewer : Gtk.Box {
     const double MAX_ZOOM = 20;
     private signal void zoom_changed ();
+    static double last_used_volume = 1.0;
 
     public class Item : Adw.Bin {
         private Gtk.Stack stack;
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ public class Tuba.Views.MediaViewer : Gtk.Box {
             message ("Destroying MediaViewer.Item");
 
             if (is_video) {
+                last_used_volume = ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).media_stream.muted ? 0.0 : ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).media_stream.volume;
                 ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).media_stream.stream_unprepared ();
                 ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).set_file (null);
                 ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).set_media_stream (null);
@@ -158,6 +160,10 @@ public class Tuba.Views.MediaViewer : Gtk.Box {
         public void done () {
             spinner.spinning = false;
             stack.visible_child_name = "child";
+            if (is_video) {
+                ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).media_stream.volume = 1.0 - last_used_volume;
+                ((Gtk.Video) child_widget).media_stream.volume = last_used_volume;
+            };
         }
 
         private Gtk.Widget setup_scrolledwindow (Gtk.Widget child) {