diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6c7ae8f5..9b68c833 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -2051,20 +2051,24 @@ function isExplicitMpvSeekCommand(command: readonly (string | number)[]): boolea
   return command[0] === 'seek' || command[0] === 'sub-seek';
 }
 
-function isMpvResumeCommand(command: readonly (string | number)[]): boolean {
-  return (
-    (command[0] === 'set_property' || command[0] === 'set') &&
-    command[1] === 'pause' &&
-    command[2] === 'no'
-  );
+function getMpvPauseCommandValue(command: readonly (string | number)[]): 'yes' | 'no' | null {
+  if ((command[0] !== 'set_property' && command[0] !== 'set') || command[1] !== 'pause') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return command[2] === 'yes' || command[2] === 'no' ? command[2] : null;
 }
 
 function sendRendererMpvCommand(rawCommand: (string | number)[]): void {
   // Overlay auto-pause releases (popup closed, hover left) must not resume playback
-  // behind an open timing review; the review applies them when it closes.
-  if (isMpvResumeCommand(rawCommand) && mediaTimingReviewRuntime.deferPlaybackResume()) {
+  // behind an open timing review; the review applies them when it closes. A pause
+  // request during the review keeps playback paused after it closes.
+  const pauseValue = getMpvPauseCommandValue(rawCommand);
+  if (pauseValue === 'no' && mediaTimingReviewRuntime.deferPlaybackResume()) {
     return;
   }
+  if (pauseValue === 'yes') {
+    mediaTimingReviewRuntime.cancelPlaybackResume();
+  }
   const command =
     resolveSanitizedSubtitleSeekCommand(
       rawCommand,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
index e3400d38..95f074d6 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ async function startActiveMediaTimingReview(
     decisionTimeoutMs?: number;
     generateWaveform?: () => Promise<number[]>;
     play?: () => Promise<void>;
+    paused?: boolean;
   } = {},
 ) {
   const previewCalls: Array<[number, number]> = [];
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ async function startActiveMediaTimingReview(
     getMpvClient: () => ({
       connected: true,
       currentVideoPath: '/video/show.mkv',
-      requestProperty: async (name) => (name === 'duration' ? 100 : name === 'pause' ? true : null),
+      requestProperty: async (name) =>
+        name === 'duration' ? 100 : name === 'pause' ? (options.paused ?? true) : null,
       send: ({ command }) => commands.push(command),
     }),
     getCurrentMediaPath: () => '/video/show.mkv',
@@ -668,6 +670,22 @@ test('media timing review holds overlay resume requests until the review closes'
   assert.equal(runtime.deferPlaybackResume(), false);
 });
 
+for (const paused of [true, false]) {
+  test(`media timing review stays paused after an overlay pause request (paused before: ${paused})`, async () => {
+    const { runtime, payload, pendingDecision, commands } = await startActiveMediaTimingReview({
+      paused,
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(runtime.deferPlaybackResume(), true);
+    runtime.cancelPlaybackResume();
+
+    runtime.resolveReview({ reviewId: payload.reviewId, decision: { action: 'use-original' } });
+    await pendingDecision;
+
+    assert.deepEqual(commands, [['set_property', 'pause', 'yes']]);
+  });
+}
+
 test('media timing review watchdog falls back when the renderer stops responding', async () => {
   const { pendingDecision } = await startActiveMediaTimingReview({ decisionTimeoutMs: 0 });
 
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
index 65826ea4..18acff83 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The overlay asked to pause while a review holds playback, so closing the review must
+   * not resume it: drops both a held overlay resume and the review's own restore.
+   */
+  function cancelPlaybackResume(): void {
+    resumeDeferred = false;
+    if (active) active.restorePlayback = false;
+  }
+
   function ensureWindow(
     review: ActiveReview,
     range: RemoteMediaWindowRange,
@@ -782,6 +791,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
     stopPreview,
     resolveReview,
     deferPlaybackResume,
+    cancelPlaybackResume,
     dispose,
   };
 }