diff --git a/css/_videolayout_default.scss b/css/_videolayout_default.scss
index b72efb007..350a4e5de 100644
--- a/css/_videolayout_default.scss
+++ b/css/_videolayout_default.scss
@@ -682,7 +682,8 @@
     }
 
     video {
-        visibility: hidden;
+        opacity: 0.2;
+        visibility: visible;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/SmallVideo.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/SmallVideo.js
index c8f0e0f8a..ba854afda 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/SmallVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/SmallVideo.js
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@ SmallVideo.prototype.isVideoPlayable = function() {
 SmallVideo.prototype.selectDisplayMode = function() {
     // Display name is always and only displayed when user is on the stage
     if (this.isCurrentlyOnLargeVideo()) {
-        return DISPLAY_BLACKNESS_WITH_NAME;
+        return this.isVideoPlayable()
+            ? DISPLAY_BLACKNESS_WITH_NAME : DISPLAY_AVATAR_WITH_NAME;
     } else if (this.isVideoPlayable()
         && this.selectVideoElement().length
         && !APP.conference.isAudioOnly()) {