diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
index b3dc3c7264..70526ff655 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
@@ -427,6 +427,15 @@ public final class SimpleExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setVisibility(int visibility) {
+    super.setVisibility(visibility);
+    if (surfaceView instanceof SurfaceView) {
+      // Work around https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/3160
+      surfaceView.setVisibility(visibility);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets the resize mode.
    *