diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/MSBackendEventMap.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/MSBackendEventMap.ts
index a107734d..8a407a13 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/MSBackendEventMap.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/MSBackendEventMap.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface MSBackendEventMap extends Omit<MSCoreEvents, 'playerUpdate'> {
         scrobbleTo: string[]
         }
     }>]
-    playerUpdate: [EmittedMSEvent<SourcePlayerObj<Dayjs> & { options: { scrobbleTo: string[] } },{},SourceType>]
+    playerUpdate: [EmittedMSEvent<SourcePlayerObj<Dayjs> & { options: { scrobbleTo: string[], wasMonitored?: boolean } },{},SourceType>]
     configError: [Error | string]
     instantiateError: [Error]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
index 430d11ae..b813671d 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
@@ -1754,7 +1754,11 @@ export default abstract class AbstractScrobbleClient extends AbstractComponent i
 
     queuePlayingNow = async (data: SourcePlayerObj, source: SourceIdentifier) => {
         if(!this.isReady()) {
-            this.logger.debug('Not queueing play because scrobbler is not ready');
+            this.logger.debug('Not queueing now playing because scrobbler is not ready');
+            return;
+        }
+        if(!this.isMonitoring()) {
+            this.logger.debug('Not queueing now playing because scrobbler is not currently monitoring');
             return;
         }
         const sourceId = `${source.name}-${source.type}`;
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts
index fbbbef31..8de62d8b 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ export default class ScrobbleClients {
         }
 
         this.sourceEmitter.on('playerUpdate', async (payload) => {
-            // agressively update Now Playing so scrobblers that display based on duration are mostly synced
-            // but aggressively *stop* updating if state becomes stale/orphaned
-            this.playingNow(payload.data, {...payload.data.options, scrobbleFrom: { type: payload.type, name: payload.name}});
+            if(payload.data.options.wasMonitored) {
+                // agressively update Now Playing so scrobblers that display based on duration are mostly synced
+                // but aggressively *stop* updating if state becomes stale/orphaned
+                this.playingNow(payload.data, {...payload.data.options, scrobbleFrom: { type: payload.type, name: payload.name}});
+            }
         });
 
         this.sourceEmitter.on('discoveredToScrobble', async (payload) => {
diff --git a/src/backend/sources/MemorySource.ts b/src/backend/sources/MemorySource.ts
index a453640b..e146d756 100644
--- a/src/backend/sources/MemorySource.ts
+++ b/src/backend/sources/MemorySource.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export default class MemorySource extends AbstractSource {
                 this.emitEvent('playerUpdate', {
                     ...state,
                     options: {
+                        wasMonitored: this.isMonitoring(),
                         scrobbleTo: this.clients
                     }
                 });
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ export default class MemorySource extends AbstractSource {
                 this.emitEvent('playerUpdate', {
                     ...apiState,
                     options: {
+                        wasMonitored: this.isMonitoring(),
                         scrobbleTo: this.clients
                     }
                 });