diff --git a/shaka/src/media/apple_video_renderer.cc b/shaka/src/media/apple_video_renderer.cc
index c2a926bc..f46a49d4 100644
--- a/shaka/src/media/apple_video_renderer.cc
+++ b/shaka/src/media/apple_video_renderer.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ CGImageRef AppleVideoRenderer::Impl::Render(
   if (delay)
     *delay = loc_delay;
 
-  if (!frame || frame == prev_frame_)
+  const bool is_paused = player_->PlaybackState() == VideoPlaybackState::Paused;
+  if (!frame || (frame == prev_frame_ && !is_paused))
     return nullptr;
 
   if (sample_aspect_ratio)
diff --git a/shaka/src/media/video_renderer_common.h b/shaka/src/media/video_renderer_common.h
index 0462f237..0c8a8d6f 100644
--- a/shaka/src/media/video_renderer_common.h
+++ b/shaka/src/media/video_renderer_common.h
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ class VideoRendererCommon : public VideoRenderer, MediaPlayer::Client {
   struct VideoPlaybackQuality VideoPlaybackQuality() const override;
   bool SetVideoFillMode(VideoFillMode mode) override;
 
+ protected:
+  mutable Mutex mutex_;
+  const MediaPlayer* player_;
+
  private:
   void OnSeeking() override;
 
-  mutable Mutex mutex_;
-
-  const MediaPlayer* player_;
   const DecodedStream* input_;
   struct VideoPlaybackQuality quality_;
   std::atomic<VideoFillMode> fill_mode_;