--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
@@ -1099,16 +1099,21 @@ MediaFormatReader::Update(TrackType aTra
   bool needOutput = false;
   auto& decoder = GetDecoderData(aTrack);
   decoder.mUpdateScheduled = false;
 
   if (!mInitDone) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (aTrack == TrackType::kVideoTrack && mSkipRequest.Exists()) {
+    LOGV("Skipping in progress, nothing more to do");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (UpdateReceivedNewData(aTrack)) {
     LOGV("Nothing more to do");
     return;
   }
 
   if (decoder.mSeekRequest.Exists()) {
     LOGV("Seeking hasn't completed, nothing more to do");
     return;