diff --git a/package/spec/frontend/media/MediaPool_spec.js b/package/spec/frontend/media/MediaPool_spec.js
index 8e8ee4472..9dcce53d7 100644
--- a/package/spec/frontend/media/MediaPool_spec.js
+++ b/package/spec/frontend/media/MediaPool_spec.js
@@ -148,6 +148,19 @@ describe('MediaPool', function() {
 
       expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('stores previous src until reallocated', function () {
+      let pool = new MediaPool();
+      let player = pool.allocatePlayer({playerType: MediaType.VIDEO});
+      player.src('www.example.com/test.mp4');
+      expect(player.getMediaElement().hasAttribute('src')).toBe(true);
+
+      pool.unAllocatePlayer(player);
+      expect(player.previousSrc).toStrictEqual('www.example.com/test.mp4');
+
+      player = pool.allocatePlayer({playerType: MediaType.VIDEO});
+      expect(player.previousSrc).toBeNull();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#blessAll', function() {
diff --git a/package/src/frontend/VideoPlayer/mediaEvents.js b/package/src/frontend/VideoPlayer/mediaEvents.js
index 2eaee849c..0208c637c 100644
--- a/package/src/frontend/VideoPlayer/mediaEvents.js
+++ b/package/src/frontend/VideoPlayer/mediaEvents.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const mediaEvents = function(player, context) {
   function triggerMediaEvent(name) {
     if (context) {
       events.trigger('media:' + name, {
-        fileName: player.currentSrc(),
+        fileName: player.previousSrc || player.currentSrc(),
         context: context,
         currentTime: player.currentTime(),
         duration: player.duration(),
diff --git a/package/src/frontend/media/MediaPool.js b/package/src/frontend/media/MediaPool.js
index e7bd29f07..95e7a700f 100644
--- a/package/src/frontend/media/MediaPool.js
+++ b/package/src/frontend/media/MediaPool.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class MediaPool {
 
       player.playerId = playerId || this.allocatedPlayers[playerType].length
       player.releaseCallback = onRelease;
+      player.previousSrc = null;
 
       return player;
     }
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ export class MediaPool {
       let type = this.getMediaTypeFromEl(player.el());
       this.allocatedPlayers[type] = this.allocatedPlayers[type].filter(p=>p!=player);
 
+      player.previousSrc = player.currentSrc();
+
       player.controls(false);
       player.getMediaElement().loop = false;
       player.playsinline(false);