diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs b/OpenRA.Game/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
index baba6cd712..f8ca8a77ff 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			}
 		}
 
-		public bool IsHqVqa { get { return (videoFlags & 0x10) == 16; } }
+		bool IsHqVqa { get { return (videoFlags & 0x10) == 16; } }
 
 		void WriteBlock(int blockNumber, int count, ref int x, ref int y)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
index b017fc1282..8831a9ddad 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 					video.Width,
 					video.Height), 
 				TextureChannel.Alpha);
-			var videoDisplayHeight = video.IsHqVqa ? video.Height : video.Height * AspectRatio;
-			var scale = Math.Min((float)RenderBounds.Width / video.Width, (float)RenderBounds.Height / videoDisplayHeight);
-			videoOrigin = new float2(RenderBounds.X + (RenderBounds.Width - scale * video.Width) / 2, RenderBounds.Y + (RenderBounds.Height - scale * videoDisplayHeight) / 2);
+
+			var scale = Math.Min((float)RenderBounds.Width / video.Width, (float)RenderBounds.Height / video.Height * AspectRatio);
+			videoOrigin = new float2(RenderBounds.X + (RenderBounds.Width - scale * video.Width) / 2, RenderBounds.Y + (RenderBounds.Height - scale * video.Height * AspectRatio) / 2);
 
 			// Round size to integer pixels. Round up to be consistent with the scale calcuation.
-			videoSize = new float2((int)Math.Ceiling(video.Width * scale), (int)Math.Ceiling(videoDisplayHeight * scale));
+			videoSize = new float2((int)Math.Ceiling(video.Width * scale), (int)Math.Ceiling(video.Height * AspectRatio * scale));
 
 			if (!DrawOverlay)
 				return;
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
index 5978575875..52532c8dd9 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Container@ASSETBROWSER_PANEL:
 						VqaPlayer@PLAYER:
 							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 							Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+							AspectRatio: 1
 				Container@FRAME_SELECTOR:
 					X: 190
 					Y: 395
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
index a211ead23f..f206ff7c7b 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/assetbrowser.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Background@ASSETBROWSER_PANEL:
 				VqaPlayer@PLAYER:
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+					AspectRatio: 1
 		Container@FRAME_SELECTOR:
 			X: 190
 			Y: 425