diff --git a/src/components/Stream.tsx b/src/components/Stream.tsx
index dff659927..f3f84aed1 100644
--- a/src/components/Stream.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Stream.tsx
@@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ export const Stream = () => {
     }
   }, [IDLE, streamState])
 
+  // HOT FIX: for https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app/pull/3250
+  // TODO review if there's a better way to play the stream again.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!kclManager.isFirstRender)
+      setTimeout(() =>
+        // execute in the next event loop
+        videoRef.current?.play().catch((e) => {
+          console.warn('Video playing was prevented', e, videoRef.current)
+        })
+      )
+  }, [kclManager.isFirstRender])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       typeof window === 'undefined' ||