diff --git a/src/components/AccessibleVideo.vue b/src/components/AccessibleVideo.vue
index e6f65c4..55fe33d 100644
--- a/src/components/AccessibleVideo.vue
+++ b/src/components/AccessibleVideo.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ const detach = async (): Promise<void> => {
     savedTime.value = Number.isFinite(element.currentTime) ? element.currentTime : savedTime.value;
     element.pause();
     playing.value = false;
-    status.value = unavailable.value ? status.value : 'Video paused while offscreen.';
+    // A visitor's Pause also detaches the sources; keep its own wording.
+    if (!unavailable.value && !userPaused.value) status.value = 'Video paused while offscreen.';
   }
   await nextTick();
   video.value?.load();