diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
index b7829acbb..f6a97121a 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ function WebPlayer(props: any) {
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (session.sessionId) {
+      sessionStore.setLastPlayedSessionId(session.sessionId);
+    }
     playerInst = undefined;
     if (!session.sessionId || contextValue.player !== undefined) return;
     const mobData = sessionStore.prefetchedMobUrls[session.sessionId] as
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
index 64520085a..3c70fad1e 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
@@ -519,4 +519,8 @@ export default class SessionStore {
     this.total = 0;
     this.sessionIds = [];
   }
+
+  setLastPlayedSessionId = (sessionId: string) => {
+    this.lastPlayedSessionId = sessionId;
+  }
 }