diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/Video.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/Video.swift
index f869ab06..92ff3ecf 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/Video.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/Video.swift
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ open class Video: View {
         // Handle pause behavior
         model.addVisibleBehavior(for: self, delegateObject: delegateObject)
         model.addScrollBehavior(for: self, delegateObject: delegateObject)
+        model.addActiveListener(for: self, delegateObject: delegateObject)
     }
     
     /// Listens and responds to video loading state changes.
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/VideoModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/VideoModel.swift
index 8bc3d827..9b1d4f71 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/VideoModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/VideoModel.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ open class VideoModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
     
     private weak var visibleBehavior: PageVisibilityClosureBehavior?
     private weak var scrollBehavior: PageScrolledClosureBehavior?
+    private var activeListener: Any?
+    private var resignActiveListener: Any?
 
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case moleculeName
@@ -113,9 +115,8 @@ open class VideoModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
         let onScroll = { [weak self] (scrollView: UIScrollView) in
             // If visible to not visible, pause video.
             // If not visible to visible, unpause if needed, add visible behavior
-            guard let self = self,
-                  let containingView = (delegateObject?.moleculeDelegate as? UIViewController)?.view else { return }
-            if !MVMCoreUIUtility.isView(view, visibleIn: containingView) {
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+            if !MVMCoreUIUtility.isView(view, visibleIn: scrollView) {
                 self.haltVideo()
             } else {
                 self.unhaltVideo()
@@ -132,4 +133,33 @@ open class VideoModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
         delegate.add(behavior: scrollBehavior)
         self.scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior
     }
+    
+    open func addActiveListener(for view: Video, delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) {
+        removeActiveListener()
+        
+        guard let containingView = (delegateObject?.moleculeDelegate as? UIViewController)?.view else { return }
+        resignActiveListener = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil, queue: OperationQueue.main) { [weak self] (notification) in
+            self?.haltVideo()
+        }
+        activeListener = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil, queue: OperationQueue.main) { [weak self] (notification) in
+            if MVMCoreUIUtility.isView(view, visibleIn: containingView) {
+                self?.unhaltVideo()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func removeActiveListener() {
+        if let observer = activeListener {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer)
+            activeListener = nil
+        }
+        if let observer = resignActiveListener {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer)
+            resignActiveListener = nil
+        }
+    }
+    
+    deinit {
+        removeActiveListener()
+    }
 }