diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index e3597c6e0d..0908e2ebf2 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -3599,6 +3599,10 @@ class Player extends Component {
     if (this.tech_) {
       this.tech_.clearTracks('text');
     }
+
+    this.removeClass('vjs-playing');
+    this.addClass('vjs-paused');
+
     this.resetCache_();
     this.poster('');
     this.loadTech_(this.options_.techOrder[0], null);
diff --git a/test/unit/player.test.js b/test/unit/player.test.js
index 7253a8fd0f..f39fca34d2 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.test.js
@@ -1911,6 +1911,8 @@ QUnit.test('player#reset loads the Html5 tech and then techCalls reset', functio
       techOrder: ['html5', 'youtube']
     },
     error() {},
+    addClass() {},
+    removeClass() {},
     resetCache_() {},
     loadTech_(tech, source) {
       loadedTech = tech;
@@ -1944,6 +1946,8 @@ QUnit.test('player#reset loads the first item in the techOrder and then techCall
       techOrder: ['youtube', 'html5']
     },
     error() {},
+    addClass() {},
+    removeClass() {},
     resetCache_() {},
     loadTech_(tech, source) {
       loadedTech = tech;