diff --git a/core/hw/gdrom/gdromv3.cpp b/core/hw/gdrom/gdromv3.cpp
index acc3e8bf9..60934d572 100644
--- a/core/hw/gdrom/gdromv3.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/gdrom/gdromv3.cpp
@@ -853,7 +853,9 @@ void gd_process_spi_cmd()
 					cdda.EndAddr.FAD = ses_inf[3] << 16 | ses_inf[4] << 8 | ses_inf[5];
 				}
 				cdda.repeats = packet_cmd.data_8[6] & 0xF;
-				if (cdda.status != cdda_t::Playing || cdda.CurrAddr.FAD < cdda.StartAddr.FAD || cdda.CurrAddr.FAD > cdda.EndAddr.FAD)
+				if ((cdda.status != cdda_t::Playing && cdda.status != cdda_t::Paused)
+						|| cdda.CurrAddr.FAD < cdda.StartAddr.FAD
+						|| cdda.CurrAddr.FAD > cdda.EndAddr.FAD)
 					cdda.CurrAddr.FAD = cdda.StartAddr.FAD;
 				cdda.status = cdda_t::Playing;
 				SecNumber.Status = GD_PLAY;
diff --git a/core/reios/gdrom_hle.cpp b/core/reios/gdrom_hle.cpp
index e22e305bf..47bd18e40 100644
--- a/core/reios/gdrom_hle.cpp
+++ b/core/reios/gdrom_hle.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ static void GD_HLE_Command(gd_command cc)
 			DEBUG_LOG(REIOS, "GDROM: CMD PLAY first_track %x last_track %x repeats %x start_fad %x end_fad %x", first_track, last_track, cdda.repeats,
 					cdda.StartAddr.FAD, cdda.EndAddr.FAD);
 			cdda.status = cdda_t::Playing;
-			if (SecNumber.Status != GD_PAUSE || cdda.CurrAddr.FAD < cdda.StartAddr.FAD || cdda.CurrAddr.FAD > cdda.EndAddr.FAD)
+			if ((SecNumber.Status != GD_PLAY && SecNumber.Status != GD_PAUSE)
+					|| cdda.CurrAddr.FAD < cdda.StartAddr.FAD
+					|| cdda.CurrAddr.FAD > cdda.EndAddr.FAD)
 				cdda.CurrAddr.FAD = cdda.StartAddr.FAD;
 			SecNumber.Status = GD_PLAY;
 		}