diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 1b6a581..06f97ee 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ chg: with r_backend GL3, depth fade with MSAA now requires GLSL 4.00 at a minimu
 
 chg: with r_backend GL3, alpha to coverage now requires GLSL 4.00 at a minimum
 
+fix: /video produced .avi files that started with silence when they were not first in the sequence
+
 fix: with r_backend D3D11, some device reset scenarios caused fatal errors instead of video restarts
 
 fix: CVar slots that have been freed (e.g. through unset/cvar_trim/cvar_reset) can now be re-used
diff --git a/code/client/cl_avi.cpp b/code/client/cl_avi.cpp
index 8337971..6730c52 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_avi.cpp
+++ b/code/client/cl_avi.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ typedef struct aviFileData_s
   byte          *cBuffer, *eBuffer; // capture and encoding buffers
 } aviFileData_t;
 
+typedef enum closeMode_s
+{
+  CM_SEQUENCE_COMPLETE,  //     last in the sequence -> safe to clear sounds etc.
+  CM_SEQUENCE_INCOMPLETE // NOT last in the sequence -> we'll open a new one
+} closeMode_t;
+
 static aviFileData_t afd;
 
 #define MAX_AVI_BUFFER 2048
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ static aviFileData_t afd;
 static byte buffer[ MAX_AVI_BUFFER ];
 static int  bufIndex;
 
+static qbool CloseAVI( closeMode_t closeMode );
+
 /*
 ===============
 SafeFS_Write
@@ -334,7 +342,7 @@ qbool CL_OpenAVIForWriting( const char* fileNameNoExt, qbool reOpen )
 	static int  avi_fileNameIndex;
 
 	if ( reOpen )
-		CL_CloseAVI();
+		CloseAVI( CM_SEQUENCE_INCOMPLETE );
 
 	if ( afd.fileOpen )
 		return qfalse;
@@ -578,7 +586,7 @@ CL_CloseAVI
 Closes the AVI file and writes an index chunk
 ===============
 */
-qbool CL_CloseAVI( void )
+static qbool CloseAVI( closeMode_t closeMode )
 {
   int indexRemainder;
   int indexSize = afd.numIndices * 16;
@@ -642,11 +650,17 @@ qbool CL_CloseAVI( void )
 
   Com_Printf( "Wrote %d:%d frames to %s\n", afd.numVideoFrames, afd.numAudioFrames, afd.fileName );
 
-  S_StopAllSounds();
+  if ( closeMode == CM_SEQUENCE_COMPLETE )
+    S_StopAllSounds();
 
   return qtrue;
 }
 
+qbool CL_CloseAVI( void )
+{
+	return CloseAVI( CM_SEQUENCE_COMPLETE );
+}
+
 /*
 ===============
 CL_VideoRecording
diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.cpp b/code/client/cl_main.cpp
index 7157dfc..3f5b782 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.cpp
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.cpp
@@ -767,9 +767,7 @@ void CL_Disconnect( qbool showMainMenu ) {
 	FS_ClearPakReferences( FS_CGAME_REF | FS_UI_REF | FS_GENERAL_REF );
 
 	// Stop recording any video
-	if( CL_VideoRecording( ) ) {
-		CL_CloseAVI( );
-	}
+	CL_CloseAVI();
 }
 
 
@@ -1801,9 +1799,7 @@ doesn't know what graphics to reload
 static void CL_Vid_Restart_f()
 {
 	// Settings may have changed so stop recording now
-	if( CL_VideoRecording( ) ) {
-		CL_CloseAVI( );
-	}
+	CL_CloseAVI();
 
 	S_StopAllSounds(); // don't let them loop during the restart