diff --git a/web/js/MonitorStream.js b/web/js/MonitorStream.js
index f3d2d5c45..1b0691a08 100644
--- a/web/js/MonitorStream.js
+++ b/web/js/MonitorStream.js
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ function MonitorStream(monitorData) {
     }
     stream.onerror = this.img_onerror.bind(this);
     stream.onload = this.img_onload.bind(this);
+    this.started = true;
   }; // this.start
 
   this.stop = function() {
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ function MonitorStream(monitorData) {
     this.streamCommand(CMD_STOP);
     this.statusCmdTimer = clearInterval(this.statusCmdTimer);
     this.streamCmdTimer = clearInterval(this.streamCmdTimer);
+    this.started = false;
   };
 
   this.kill = function() {
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/montage.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/montage.js
index ad9878282..50972c691 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/montage.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/montage.js
@@ -1103,12 +1103,19 @@ function changeMonitorStatusPositon() {
 // Kick everything off
 $j(window).on('load', () => initPage());
 
-//Stop monitors when closing page
 document.onvisibilitychange = () => {
   if (document.visibilityState === "hidden") {
+    //Stop monitors when closing or hiding page
     for (let i = 0, length = monitorData.length; i < length; i++) {
       monitors[i].kill();
     }
+  } else {
+    //Start monitors when show page
+    for (let i = 0, length = monitorData.length; i < length; i++) {
+      if (!monitors[i].started) {
+        monitors[i].start();
+      }
+    }
   }
 };