diff --git a/lib/ui/lyrics_screen.dart b/lib/ui/lyrics_screen.dart
index c5c2da6..72bc591 100644
--- a/lib/ui/lyrics_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/lyrics_screen.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
 import 'package:freezer/api/definitions.dart';
 import 'package:freezer/api/pipe_api.dart';
+import 'package:freezer/api/player/audio_handler.dart';
 import 'package:freezer/api/player/player_helper.dart';
 import 'package:freezer/settings.dart';
 import 'package:freezer/translations.i18n.dart';
@@ -302,12 +303,20 @@ class _LyricsWidgetState extends State<LyricsWidget>
                                           child: Center(
                                               child: SizedBox(
                                             width: 8.0 * 3 + 6.0,
-                                            child: MiniMusicVisualizer(
-                                              color: textColor,
-                                              width: 8.0,
-                                              height: 16.0,
-                                              animate: _currentIndex == -1,
-                                            ),
+                                            child: StreamBuilder<bool>(
+                                                initialData: playerHelper
+                                                    .playing.valueOrNull,
+                                                stream: playerHelper.playing,
+                                                builder: (context, snapshot) {
+                                                  return MiniMusicVisualizer(
+                                                    color: textColor,
+                                                    width: 8.0,
+                                                    height: 16.0,
+                                                    animate: (snapshot.data ??
+                                                            false) &&
+                                                        _currentIndex == -1,
+                                                  );
+                                                }),
                                           )));
                                     }
                                     return DecoratedBox(