diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
index f5f843caa..e44b4d3cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements
 
     @Nullable protected Toast errorToast;
 
+    /** Will remember the last playback state even if simpleExoPlayer ot destroyed */
+    private int lastPlaybackState;
+    private boolean lastPlayWhenReady;
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Player
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -273,6 +277,8 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements
     public void destroyPlayer() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "destroyPlayer() called");
         if (simpleExoPlayer != null) {
+            lastPlaybackState = simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackState();
+            lastPlayWhenReady = simpleExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
             simpleExoPlayer.removeListener(this);
             simpleExoPlayer.stop();
             simpleExoPlayer.release();
@@ -1106,14 +1112,16 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements
     }
 
     public boolean isPlaying() {
-        final int state = simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackState();
+        final int state = getLastPlaybackState();
         return (state == Player.STATE_READY || state == Player.STATE_BUFFERING)
-                && simpleExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
+                && getLastPlayWhenReady();
     }
 
     @Player.RepeatMode
     public int getRepeatMode() {
-        return simpleExoPlayer == null ? Player.REPEAT_MODE_OFF : simpleExoPlayer.getRepeatMode();
+        return simpleExoPlayer == null
+                ? Player.REPEAT_MODE_OFF
+                : simpleExoPlayer.getRepeatMode();
     }
 
     public void setRepeatMode(@Player.RepeatMode final int repeatMode) {
@@ -1179,4 +1187,22 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Setting recovery, queue: " + queuePos + ", pos: " + windowPos);
         playQueue.setRecovery(queuePos, windowPos);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sometimes the playbac kstate gets asked even though simpleExoPlayer got already destroyed.
+     * Therefore on destroying simpleExoPlayer the playback state will get asked once more, so
+     * you can retreve the last playback state here.
+     * @return the playback state of simpleExoPlayer even if got destroyed
+     */
+    public int getLastPlaybackState() {
+        return simpleExoPlayer == null
+                ? lastPlaybackState
+                : simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackState();
+    }
+
+    public boolean getLastPlayWhenReady() {
+        return simpleExoPlayer == null
+                ? lastPlayWhenReady
+                : simpleExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
+    }
 }