diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
index 641d76714a..9e838d02f1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				// General
 				case "Pause":
+					// check this here since TogglePause() has no idea who triggered it
+					// and we need to treat pause hotkey specially in tastudio
+					if (GlobalWin.MainForm.EmulatorPaused)
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.IgnoreSeekFrame = true;
 					TogglePause();
 					break;
 				case "Toggle Throttle":
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
index c6aeadfe5b..9eff7e6ec9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void PauseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
+			if (GlobalWin.MainForm.EmulatorPaused)
+				Tastudio.IgnoreSeekFrame = true;
 			Tastudio.TogglePause();
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index b182669ae4..7eec32cda3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void StopSeeking()
 		{
 			_seekBackgroundWorker.CancelAsync();
+			if (IgnoreSeekFrame)
+			{
+				GlobalWin.MainForm.UnpauseEmulator();
+				IgnoreSeekFrame = false;
+			}
 		}
 
 		public bool FloatEditingMode
@@ -393,6 +398,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Middle)
 			{
+				if (GlobalWin.MainForm.EmulatorPaused)
+					IgnoreSeekFrame = false;
 				TogglePause();
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 4926017e63..b9959e8ca7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		}
 
 		public bool IsInMenuLoop { get; private set; }
+		public bool IgnoreSeekFrame { get; set; }
 
 		[ConfigPersist]
 		public TAStudioSettings Settings { get; set; }
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			InitializeSeekWorker();
 
 			WantsToControlStopMovie = true;
+			WantsToControlRestartMovie = true;
 			TasPlaybackBox.Tastudio = this;
 			MarkerControl.Tastudio = this;
 			BookMarkControl.Tastudio = this;
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			TasView.PointedCellChanged += TasView_PointedCellChanged;
 			TasView.MultiSelect = true;
 			TasView.MaxCharactersInHorizontal = 1;
-			WantsToControlRestartMovie = true;
+			IgnoreSeekFrame = false;
 		}
 
 		private void AutosaveTimerEventProcessor(object sender, EventArgs e)