diff --git a/src/gltf-component-mappings.js b/src/gltf-component-mappings.js
index 15c2f584750e1bbf5a4ea81c6c37699369925876..d4236ebc668720568713a33f7ed0fde780abd220 100644
--- a/src/gltf-component-mappings.js
+++ b/src/gltf-component-mappings.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ AFRAME.GLTFModelPlus.registerComponent("media", "media", (el, componentName, com
     el.setAttribute("networked", {
       template: "#interactable-media",
       owner: "scene",
+      persistent: true,
       networkId: componentData.id
     });
   }