# Unpause jump back **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 22, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194 "2020-01-22T19:48:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wael.eman_yahoo.com)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/1 "2020-01-22T19:48:32Z")
When u pause for a while then you unpause u go back 10 seconds ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/2 "2020-01-22T19:50:12Z")
Sorry, is this a feature request? And if so, for what? ---
**Author:** ![wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wael.eman_yahoo.com)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/3 "2020-01-22T19:54:00Z")
Yes. During playback when you pause for a while and then unpause, u go back for a specific amount of time ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/4 "2020-01-22T20:12:07Z")
Gotcha. I can see the appeal. Is this mainly due to technical reasons? (e.g. because the screen must switch refresh rates or the sound setup needs to warm up a while before something can be heard again) Or is it for the reason of refreshing someone’s memory about what happened immediately before the pause? ---
**Author:** ![wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@wael.eman\_yahoo.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wael.eman_yahoo.com)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/5 "2020-11-28T22:26:25Z")
To refresh someone’s memory ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unpause-jump-back/531194/6 "2021-07-25T13:35:11Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@On Resume From Pause, Rewind X Seconds](https://forums.plex.tv/t/on-resume-from-pause-rewind-x-seconds/92051): > > Personally I'd love to have resuming from playback rewind 5 seconds in the stream.   We have a house with kids, and often you've got to take breaks to deal with a fight, get someone a snack, someone has an emergency bathroom break, etc.  Moreover, pause/play seems to take a few seconds for the audio to start playing even though the video starts up - rewinding a touch would fix that issue.   Bonus points if the rewind distance scales with how long you've been paused for (for forgetful brains.…