diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 857e682c9b..55be41f2f8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool _runloopFrameProgress;
 		private long _frameAdvanceTimestamp;
 		private long _frameRewindTimestamp;
+		private bool _frameRewindWasPaused;
 		private bool _runloopFrameadvance;
 		private bool _lastFastForwardingOrRewinding;
 		private bool _inResizeLoop;
@@ -4121,13 +4122,25 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					{
 						isRewinding = true;
 						_frameRewindTimestamp = currentTimestamp;
+						_frameRewindWasPaused = EmulatorPaused;
 					}
 					else
 					{
 						double timestampDeltaMs = (double)(currentTimestamp - _frameRewindTimestamp) / Stopwatch.Frequency * 1000.0;
 						isRewinding = timestampDeltaMs >= Global.Config.FrameProgressDelayMs;
+
+						//clear this flag once we get out of the progress stage
+						if (isRewinding)
+							_frameRewindWasPaused = false;
+
+						//if we're freely running, there's no need for reverse frame progress semantics (that may be debateable though)
+						if (!EmulatorPaused) isRewinding = true;
+
+						if (_frameRewindWasPaused)
+							if (IsSeeking) isRewinding = false;
 					}
 
+
 					if (isRewinding)
 					{
 						runFrame = true; // TODO: the master should be deciding this!
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IControlMainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IControlMainForm.cs
index cad308f52a..2d89ea5fb5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IControlMainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IControlMainForm.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				StopSeeking(); //late breaking memo: dont know whether this is needed
 				GoToPreviousFrame();
 			}
 			return true;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index f61d49e285..69fafd87fb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool? _autoRestorePaused = null;
 		private int? _seekStartFrame = null;
 		private bool _wasRecording = false;
+		private bool _shouldUnpauseFromRewind = false;
 
 		private Emulation.Common.ControllerDefinition controllerType
 		{ get { return Global.MovieSession.MovieControllerAdapter.Definition; } }
@@ -105,6 +106,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_wasRecording = false;
 			}
 			Mainform.PauseOnFrame = null;
+			if (_shouldUnpauseFromRewind)
+			{
+				Mainform.UnpauseEmulator();
+				_shouldUnpauseFromRewind = false;
+			}
 			if (CurrentTasMovie != null)
 				RefreshDialog();
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Navigation.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Navigation.cs
index 01c799e8ef..30dc466413 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Navigation.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Navigation.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		}
 
 		// SuuperW: I changed this to public so that it could be used by MarkerControl.cs
-		public void GoToFrame(int frame, bool fromLua = false)
+		public void GoToFrame(int frame, bool fromLua = false, bool fromRewinding = false)
 		{
 			// If seeking to a frame before or at the end of the movie, use StartAtNearestFrameAndEmulate
 			// Otherwise, load the latest state (if not already there) and seek while recording.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (frame <= CurrentTasMovie.InputLogLength)
 			{
 				// Get as close as we can then emulate there
-				StartAtNearestFrameAndEmulate(frame, fromLua);
+				StartAtNearestFrameAndEmulate(frame, fromLua, fromRewinding);
 
 				MaybeFollowCursor();
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 713952bd14..0ee546b090 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -807,11 +807,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			//_autoRestoreFrame = null;
 		}
 
-		private void StartAtNearestFrameAndEmulate(int frame, bool fromLua)
+		private void StartAtNearestFrameAndEmulate(int frame, bool fromLua, bool fromRewinding)
 		{
 			if (frame == Emulator.Frame)
 				return;
 
+			_shouldUnpauseFromRewind = fromRewinding && !Mainform.EmulatorPaused;
 			_wasRecording = CurrentTasMovie.IsRecording || _wasRecording;
 			TastudioPlayMode();
 			KeyValuePair<int, byte[]> closestState = CurrentTasMovie.TasStateManager.GetStateClosestToFrame(frame);
@@ -845,17 +846,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				//now the next section won't happen since we're at the right spot
 			}
 
-			// frame == Emualtor.Frame when frame == 0
+			// frame == Emulator.Frame when frame == 0
 			if (frame > Emulator.Frame)
 			{
-				if (Mainform.EmulatorPaused || Mainform.IsSeeking) // make seek frame keep up with emulation on fast scrolls
+				if (Mainform.EmulatorPaused || Mainform.IsSeeking || fromRewinding) // make seek frame keep up with emulation on fast scrolls
 				{
 					StartSeeking(frame);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					//GUI users hand need to be protected from clobbering their video when skipping around
-					//so we don't re-enable recording
+					//GUI users may want to be protected from clobbering their video when skipping around...
+					//well, users who are rewinding arent. (that gets done through the seeking system in the call above)
+					//users who are clicking around.. I dont know.
 				}
 			}
 		}