diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
index a2389dabd..3db00edc9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ public abstract class MediaplayerInfoActivity extends MediaplayerActivity implem
         butCastDisconnect = findViewById(R.id.butCastDisconnect);
 
         pager = findViewById(R.id.pager);
+        pager.setOffscreenPageLimit(3);
         pagerAdapter = new MediaplayerInfoPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager(), media);
         pagerAdapter.setController(controller);
         pager.setAdapter(pagerAdapter);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CoverFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CoverFragment.java
index 5a061c7e6..ef65a5755 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CoverFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CoverFragment.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class CoverFragment extends Fragment implements MediaplayerInfoContentFra
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                              Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setRetainInstance(true);
         root = inflater.inflate(R.layout.cover_fragment, container, false);
         txtvPodcastTitle = root.findViewById(R.id.txtvPodcastTitle);
         txtvEpisodeTitle = root.findViewById(R.id.txtvEpisodeTitle);