diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart
index 2be7bb91e8..cc14788b9f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class _NativeVideoViewerState extends ConsumerState<NativeVideoViewer> with Widg
     return IgnorePointer(
       child: Stack(
         children: [
-          Center(child: widget.image),
+          if (!_isVideoReady || widget.asset.isMotionPhoto || isCasting) Center(child: widget.image),
           if (!isCasting) ...[
             Visibility.maintain(
               visible: _isVideoReady,