diff --git a/modules/UI/etherpad/Etherpad.js b/modules/UI/etherpad/Etherpad.js
index f5f58f921..01979eb07 100644
--- a/modules/UI/etherpad/Etherpad.js
+++ b/modules/UI/etherpad/Etherpad.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const DEFAULT_WIDTH = 640;
  */
 const DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 480;
 
-const EtherpadContainerType = "etherpad";
+const ETHERPAD_CONTAINER_TYPE = "etherpad";
 
 /**
  * Container for Etherpad iframe.
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ class Etherpad extends LargeContainer {
             });
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {boolean} do not switch on dominant speaker event if on stage.
+     */
+    stayOnStage () {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ export default class EtherpadManager {
     openEtherpad () {
         this.etherpad = new Etherpad(this.domain, this.name);
         VideoLayout.addLargeVideoContainer(
-            EtherpadContainerType,
+            ETHERPAD_CONTAINER_TYPE,
             this.etherpad
         );
     }
@@ -174,9 +181,10 @@ export default class EtherpadManager {
         }
 
         let isVisible = VideoLayout.isLargeContainerTypeVisible(
-            EtherpadContainerType
+            ETHERPAD_CONTAINER_TYPE
         );
 
-        VideoLayout.showLargeVideoContainer(EtherpadContainerType, !isVisible);
+        VideoLayout.showLargeVideoContainer(
+            ETHERPAD_CONTAINER_TYPE, !isVisible);
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeContainer.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeContainer.js
index cc80f3f42..0f0dd242d 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeContainer.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeContainer.js
@@ -54,4 +54,11 @@ export default class LargeContainer {
     showAvatar (show) {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether current container needs to be switched on dominant speaker event
+     * when the container is on stage.
+     * @return {boolean}
+     */
+    stayOnStage () {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideo.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideo.js
index 88d74cd65..494062af9 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideo.js
@@ -349,6 +349,13 @@ class VideoContainer extends LargeContainer {
             });
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {boolean} switch on dominant speaker event if on stage.
+     */
+    stayOnStage () {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
index 31adc8ae1..22e6e16ef 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ var VideoLayout = {
         // since we don't want to switch to local video.
         // Update the large video if the video source is already available,
         // otherwise wait for the "videoactive.jingle" event.
-        if (!focusedVideoResourceJid && remoteVideo.hasVideoStarted()) {
+        if (!focusedVideoResourceJid
+            && remoteVideo.hasVideoStarted()
+            && !this.getCurrentlyOnLargeContainer().stayOnStage()) {
             this.updateLargeVideo(id);
         }
     },
@@ -889,6 +891,14 @@ var VideoLayout = {
         return this.isLargeContainerTypeVisible(VideoContainerType);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @return {LargeContainer} the currently displayed container on large
+     * video.
+     */
+    getCurrentlyOnLargeContainer () {
+        return largeVideo.getContainer(largeVideo.state);
+    },
+
     isCurrentlyOnLarge (id) {
         return largeVideo && largeVideo.id === id;
     },