diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/battle_end.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/battle_end.cpp
index 1f4b70e6f..3eaa50709 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/battle_end.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/battle_end.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ void BattleEnd::render() {
 			}
 			else {
 				if(menuBackgroundVideo != NULL) {
-					initBackgroundVideo();
+					//initBackgroundVideo();
+					menuBackgroundVideo->RestartVideo();
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
index d6f883f37..35a431e0f 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ void MainMenu::render() {
 				if(menuBackgroundVideo->isPlaying() == true) {
 					menuBackgroundVideo->playFrame(false);
 				}
+				else {
+					menuBackgroundVideo->RestartVideo();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		state->render();
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
index 3a206c119..4110520d6 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public:
 	bool isPlaying() const;
 
 	static bool hasBackEndVideoPlayer();
+
+	void RestartVideo();
 };
 
 }}
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
index f7c5b4c29..ba214a481 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ void VideoPlayer::init() {
 	if(VideoPlayer::disabled == true) {
 		return;
 	}
+	cleanupPlayer();
 	ctxPtr = new ctx();
 	ctxPtr->loadingCB = loadingCB;
 	ctxPtr->x = x;
@@ -949,7 +950,7 @@ bool VideoPlayer::initPlayer() {
 				int progress = ((difftime(time(NULL),waitStart) / MAX_VIDEO_START_MILLISECONDS) * 100.0);
 				this->loadingCB->renderVideoLoading(progress);
 			}
-			SDL_Delay(1);
+			SDL_Delay(0);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -973,7 +974,7 @@ bool VideoPlayer::initPlayer() {
 					int progress = ((difftime(time(NULL),waitStart) / MAX_VIDEO_START_MILLISECONDS) * 100.0);
 					this->loadingCB->renderVideoLoading(progress);
 				}
-				SDL_Delay(1);
+				SDL_Delay(0);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1309,7 +1310,8 @@ bool VideoPlayer::playFrame(bool swapBuffers) {
 
 		SDL_Event event;
 		/* Keys: enter (fullscreen), space (pause), escape (quit) */
-		while( SDL_PollEvent( &event ) ) {
+		//while( SDL_PollEvent( &event ) ) {
+		if( SDL_PollEvent( &event ) ) {
 			switch(event.type) {
 			case SDL_QUIT:
 				finished = true;
@@ -1446,4 +1448,12 @@ bool VideoPlayer::playFrame(bool swapBuffers) {
 	return ctxPtr->needToQuit;
 }
 
+void VideoPlayer::RestartVideo() {
+	this->stop = false;
+	this->finished = false;
+	this->successLoadingLib = false;
+
+	this->initPlayer();
+}
+
 }}