diff --git a/rust/src/game_manager.rs b/rust/src/game_manager.rs
index b967f17..8ef01da 100644
--- a/rust/src/game_manager.rs
+++ b/rust/src/game_manager.rs
@@ -719,12 +719,15 @@ impl Game {
         player_id: Option<u16>,
     ) {
         if let Some(map) = &mut self.current_map {
-            let ball = map.bind_mut().spawn_ball(transform, velocity, player_id);
-            if let Some(ball) = &ball {
+            let mut ball = map.bind_mut().spawn_ball(transform, velocity, player_id);
+            if let Some(ball) = &mut ball {
                 self.world_ball = Some(ball.clone());
                 ball.signals()
                     .on_ball_pickup()
                     .connect_other(self, |s, player_id| s.handle_ball_pickup(player_id));
+                if self.current_replay_playback.is_some() {
+                    ball.set_visible(false);
+                }
             }
             self.run_deferred(move |_| {
                 if let Some(ball) = ball
@@ -861,6 +864,9 @@ impl Game {
                     .spawn_player(id, team, id == self.self_id.unwrap_or(0), None, true);
 
             if let Some(character) = &mut character {
+                if self.current_replay_playback.is_some() {
+                    character.set_visible(false);
+                }
                 if let Some(player) = self.find_player(id) {
                     character
                         .dyn_bind_mut()
@@ -943,6 +949,9 @@ impl Game {
                     true,
                 );
                 if let Some(character) = &mut character {
+                    if self.current_replay_playback.is_some() {
+                        character.set_visible(false);
+                    }
                     character
                         .dyn_bind_mut()
                         .swap_weapon(player.last_held_weapon, true);