diff --git a/src/controller/base-stream-controller.ts b/src/controller/base-stream-controller.ts
index 51e3dbbf4e6..5c5d70ee047 100644
--- a/src/controller/base-stream-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/base-stream-controller.ts
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ export default class BaseStreamController
 
   protected synchronizeToLiveEdge(levelDetails: LevelDetails) {
     const { config, media } = this;
-    if (!media) {
+    if (!media || media.paused) {
       return;
     }
     const liveSyncPosition = this.hls.liveSyncPosition;