diff --git a/player/video.c b/player/video.c
index 62d0f486b7..db33406d63 100644
--- a/player/video.c
+++ b/player/video.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ void uninit_video_chain(struct MPContext *mpctx)
         mpctx->sync_audio_to_video = false;
         reselect_demux_streams(mpctx);
     }
+    mp_notify(mpctx, MPV_EVENT_VIDEO_RECONFIG, NULL);
 }
 
 int reinit_video_chain(struct MPContext *mpctx)