diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
index 7e71208f..576fc78d 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
             return
         }
 
+        // After the video has ended, hitting play restarts the video from the beginning.
+        if currentTime?.seconds.formattedAsPlaybackTime() == model.playerTime.duration.seconds.formattedAsPlaybackTime() &&
+            currentTime!.seconds > 0 && model.playerTime.duration.seconds > 0
+        {
+            seek(to: 0, seekType: .loopRestart)
+        }
+
         avPlayer.play()
         model.objectWillChange.send()
     }
diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index 223cdf78..107f63d9 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
 
         setRate(model.currentRate)
 
+        // After the video has ended, hitting play restarts the video from the beginning.
+        if currentTime?.seconds.formattedAsPlaybackTime() == model.playerTime.duration.seconds.formattedAsPlaybackTime() &&
+            currentTime!.seconds > 0 && model.playerTime.duration.seconds > 0
+        {
+            seek(to: 0, seekType: .loopRestart)
+        }
+
         client?.play()
     }
 
@@ -530,8 +537,6 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
         guard client.eofReached else {
             return
         }
-
-        getTimeUpdates()
         eofPlaybackModeAction()
     }