diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/FlvVideoPlayer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/FlvVideoPlayer.as
index 33ebabfe..c8030cb6 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/FlvVideoPlayer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/FlvVideoPlayer.as
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ public class FlvVideoPlayer extends EventDispatcher
                 handlePositionCheck(); // if we never got metadata, retrieve final position as dur
                 // rewind to the beginning
                 _netStream.seek(0);
-                pause();
+                _netStream.pause();
+                updateState(MediaPlayerCodes.STATE_STOPPED);
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/MediaPlayerCodes.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/MediaPlayerCodes.as
index 1945c810..dd90ce26 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/MediaPlayerCodes.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/MediaPlayerCodes.as
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ public class MediaPlayerCodes
     public static const STATE_PLAYING :int = 2;
 
     public static const STATE_PAUSED :int = 3;
+
+    /** Indicates that the playhead reached the end and the media has stopped. */
+    public static const STATE_STOPPED :int = 4;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/Mp3AudioPlayer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/Mp3AudioPlayer.as
index d0e08f59..af0855ea 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/Mp3AudioPlayer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/media/Mp3AudioPlayer.as
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class Mp3AudioPlayer extends EventDispatcher
         if (_loop) {
             play0();
         } else {
-            updateState(MediaPlayerCodes.STATE_PAUSED);
+            updateState(MediaPlayerCodes.STATE_STOPPED);
         }
     }