diff --git a/desktop/src/app.rs b/desktop/src/app.rs
index b63e028cd17b..dbd073a48b41 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/app.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl ApplicationHandler<RuffleEvent> for App {
 
             RuffleEvent::CloseFile => {
                 self.window.set_title("Ruffle"); // Reset title since file has been closed.
-                self.player.destroy();
+                self.gui.borrow_mut().close_movie(&mut self.player);
             }
 
             RuffleEvent::EnterFullScreen => {
diff --git a/desktop/src/gui.rs b/desktop/src/gui.rs
index 7d7a1892c8ce..9bc718edf063 100644
--- a/desktop/src/gui.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/gui.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ impl RuffleGui {
         self.context_menu.is_some()
     }
 
+    /// Notifies the GUI that the player has been destroyed.
+    fn on_player_destroyed(&mut self) {
+        self.dialogs.close_dialogs_with_notifiers();
+    }
+
     /// Notifies the GUI that a new player was created.
     fn on_player_created(
         &mut self,
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ impl RuffleGui {
         // Update dialog state to reflect the newly-opened movie's options.
         self.dialogs
             .recreate_open_dialog(opt, Some(movie_url), self.event_loop.clone());
+        self.dialogs.close_dialogs_with_notifiers();
 
         player.set_volume(self.dialogs.volume_controls.get_volume());
     }
diff --git a/desktop/src/gui/controller.rs b/desktop/src/gui/controller.rs
index c0162c74b610..5ba9511666a2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/gui/controller.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/gui/controller.rs
@@ -221,12 +221,18 @@ impl GuiController {
         response.consumed
     }
 
+    pub fn close_movie(&mut self, player: &mut PlayerController) {
+        player.destroy();
+        self.gui.on_player_destroyed();
+    }
+
     pub fn create_movie(
         &mut self,
         player: &mut PlayerController,
         opt: LaunchOptions,
         movie_url: Url,
     ) {
+        self.close_movie(player);
         let movie_view = MovieView::new(
             self.movie_view_renderer.clone(),
             &self.descriptors.device,
diff --git a/desktop/src/gui/dialogs.rs b/desktop/src/gui/dialogs.rs
index a240e35a3753..929d621210f0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/gui/dialogs.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/gui/dialogs.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ impl Dialogs {
         self.picker.clone()
     }
 
+    /// Close all dialogs that have someone waiting for an answer.
+    ///
+    /// This method may be used when the original receiver is closed,
+    /// e.g. by loading a new movie or destroying the existing one.
+    pub fn close_dialogs_with_notifiers(&mut self) {
+        self.network_access_dialog_queue.clear();
+        self.filesystem_access_dialog = None;
+        self.filesystem_access_dialog_queue.clear();
+    }
+
     pub fn recreate_open_dialog(
         &mut self,
         opt: LaunchOptions,