diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v0161.md b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v0161.md
index 125be7f3f..a29c793b2 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v0161.md
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v0161.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
+* Fix scene player losing focus when playing next/previous scene. ([#2758](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/2758))
 * Fix UI crash when % character used in tag names. ([#2757](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/2757))
 * Fix keyboard shortcuts not working after selecting an object. ([#2750](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/2750))
 * Fix UI crash on session timeout. ([#2755](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/2755))
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
index 4fc189b9c..4e4dd2a22 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = ({
     interactiveClient.setLooping(looping);
 
     player.load();
+    player.focus();
 
     if ((player as any).vttThumbnails?.src)
       (player as any).vttThumbnails?.src(scene?.paths.vtt);