diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
index 3fc642b0a..55062a7d3 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ void Controller::updatePlayingAllowed() {
 		&& _windowActive
 		&& !_paused
 		&& !_replyActive
-		&& !_layerShown);
+		&& !_layerShown
+		&& !_menuShown);
 }
 
 void Controller::setPlayingAllowed(bool allowed) {
@@ -656,6 +657,13 @@ void Controller::togglePaused(bool paused) {
 	}
 }
 
+void Controller::setMenuShown(bool shown) {
+	if (_menuShown != shown) {
+		_menuShown = shown;
+		updatePlayingAllowed();
+	}
+}
+
 bool Controller::canDownload() const {
 	return _list && _list->user->isSelf();
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
index 161a6971e..b8954e9e3 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] bool jumpFor(int delta);
 	[[nodiscard]] bool paused() const;
 	void togglePaused(bool paused);
+	void setMenuShown(bool shown);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool canDownload() const;
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ private:
 	bool _replyFocused = false;
 	bool _replyActive = false;
 	bool _layerShown = false;
+	bool _menuShown = false;
 	bool _paused = false;
 
 	FullStoryId _shown;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_recent_views.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_recent_views.cpp
index 3703d474f..98f8ca9a8 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_recent_views.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_recent_views.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ void RecentViews::showMenu() {
 		rebuildMenuTail();
 	}, _menuShortLifetime);
 
+	_controller->setMenuShown(true);
 	_menu->setDestroyedCallback(crl::guard(_widget.get(), [=] {
+		_controller->setMenuShown(false);
 		_menuShortLifetime.destroy();
 		_menuEntries.clear();
 		_menuEntriesCount = 0;