withastro / astro · Issue No. 17601

View Transitions Break Videos in Chrome

Closedby alexschcomopened Aug 5, 2026updated Aug 6, 20263 comments

pkg: astro- P4: importanttriage: fix verified

Description

Astro Info

Astro                    v7.0.6
Vite                     v8.1.3
Node                     v22.20.0
System                   macOS (arm64)
Package Manager          npm
Output                   static
Adapter                  none
Integrations             @astrojs/mdx (v7.0.2)
                         @astrojs/sitemap (v3.7.3)

If this issue only occurs in one browser, which browser is a problem?

Chrome

Describe the Bug

Using view transitions break video playback in Chrome when the containing page is transitioned to.

What's the expected result?

The video should be playable.

Link to Minimal Reproducible Example

https://github.com/alexschcom/view-transition-video-issue

Participation

I am willing to submit a pull request for this issue.

Relay Analysis

View on GitHub

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The full analysis for this issue is still being assembled. Until then, the description above and the thread on GitHub are the most reliable context.