diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
index d8a03b9d9..79bb60522 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ public class VideoplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity implements
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 			Log.d(TAG, "Videosurface was destroyed");
 		videoSurfaceCreated = false;
+		controller.notifyVideoSurfaceAbandoned();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
index 4b7999561..c6de3e68c 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.PodcastApp;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.AudioplayerActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.VideoplayerActivity;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.FeedImageLoader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedImage;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.SimpleChapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.receiver.MediaButtonReceiver;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.receiver.PlayerWidget;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.Converter;
 
 /** Controls the MediaPlayer that plays a FeedMedia-file */
 public class PlaybackService extends Service {
@@ -233,7 +230,8 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 				if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 					Log.d(TAG, "Gained audio focus");
 				if (pausedBecauseOfTransientAudiofocusLoss) {
-					audioManager.adjustStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, AudioManager.ADJUST_RAISE, 0);
+					audioManager.adjustStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC,
+							AudioManager.ADJUST_RAISE, 0);
 					play();
 				}
 				break;
@@ -365,8 +363,12 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 	}
 
 	/** Called when the surface holder of the mediaplayer has to be changed. */
-	public void resetVideoSurface() {
-		positionSaver.cancel(true);
+	private void resetVideoSurface() {
+		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+			Log.d(TAG, "Resetting video surface");
+		if (positionSaver != null) {
+			positionSaver.cancel(true);
+		}
 		player.setDisplay(null);
 		player.reset();
 		player.release();
@@ -381,6 +383,10 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 		setupMediaplayer();
 	}
 
+	public void notifyVideoSurfaceAbandoned() {
+		resetVideoSurface();
+	}
+
 	/** Called after service has extracted the media it is supposed to play. */
 	private void setupMediaplayer() {
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
index 34c9be140..2285730e7 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
@@ -574,4 +574,10 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+	
+	public void notifyVideoSurfaceAbandoned() {
+		if (playbackService != null) {
+			playbackService.notifyVideoSurfaceAbandoned();
+		}
+	}
 }