diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index 321e28e1b..652a70de0 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         self.displayBlank = False
         self.blankFrame = None
         self.frame = None
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'videodisplay_start'), self.hideDisplayForVideo)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'maindisplay_hide'), self.hideDisplay)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
@@ -197,6 +199,12 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         else:
             self.showFullScreen()
 
+    def hideDisplayForVideo(self):
+        """
+        Hides the main display if for the video to be played
+        """
+        self.hideDisplay(HideMode.Screen)
+
     def hideDisplay(self, mode=HideMode.Screen):
         """
         Hide the display by making all layers transparent
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index 32b301111..ca4d34826 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -782,7 +782,6 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         if self.isLive:
             Receiver.send_message(u'videodisplay_start',
                 [item, self.blankButton.isChecked()])
-            Receiver.send_message(u'maindisplay_hide', HideMode.Screen)
         else:
             self.mediaObject.stop()
             self.mediaObject.clearQueue()