diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml
index 311fbd0227..e7f6db1652 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             HorizontalAlignment="Center"
             VerticalAlignment="Center"
             Foreground="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-            Visibility="{x:Bind IsWarningMessageVisible(VideoPreviewer.MissingCodecName), Mode=OneWay}">
+            Visibility="{x:Bind IsWarningMessageVisible(VideoPreviewer, Previewer.State), Mode=OneWay}">
             <Paragraph>
                 <Run Text="{x:Bind GetWarningMessage(VideoPreviewer.MissingCodecName), Mode=OneWay}" />
                 <Hyperlink Click="CodecSearchHyperlink_Click">
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
index 59bdd9d2e5..7166de69a5 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ namespace Peek.FilePreviewer
             return isValidPreview ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
         }
 
-        public Visibility IsWarningMessageVisible(string? missingCodecName)
+        public Visibility IsWarningMessageVisible(IPreviewer? previewer, PreviewState? state)
         {
-            var shouldShow = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(missingCodecName);
+            var shouldShow = previewer is IVideoPreviewer videoPreviewer && MatchPreviewState(state, PreviewState.Loaded) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(videoPreviewer.MissingCodecName);
 
             return shouldShow ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
         }