diff --git a/app/views/play/menu/GuideView.coffee b/app/views/play/menu/GuideView.coffee
index 69ece3850..55887aed9 100644
--- a/app/views/play/menu/GuideView.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/menu/GuideView.coffee
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ module.exports = class LevelGuideView extends CocoView
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level:docs-shown', {}
 
   onHidden: ->
+    if @vimeoListenerAttached
+      player = $('#help-video-player')[0]
+      player.contentWindow.postMessage JSON.stringify(method: 'pause'), '*'
     createjs?.Sound?.setVolume?(@volume ? ( me.get('volume') ? 1.0))
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level:docs-hidden', {}