diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/editor/properties-panel/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/editor/properties-panel/index.tsx
index 720c4a26..f1b3f6a3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/editor/properties-panel/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/editor/properties-panel/index.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function PropertiesPanel() {
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
           <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Frame rate:</Label>
           <Select
-            value={(activeProject?.fps || 30).toString()}
+            value={(activeProject?.fps || "N/A").toString()}
             onValueChange={handleFpsChange}
           >
             <SelectTrigger className="w-32 h-6 text-xs">
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/playback-store.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/playback-store.ts
index 543865f9..feea0f46 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/playback-store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/playback-store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { create } from "zustand";
 import type { PlaybackState, PlaybackControls } from "@/types/playback";
+import { useTimelineStore } from "@/stores/timeline-store";
+import { useProjectStore } from "./project-store";
 
 interface PlaybackStore extends PlaybackState, PlaybackControls {
   setDuration: (duration: number) => void;
@@ -20,13 +22,33 @@ const startTimer = (store: () => PlaybackStore) => {
       lastUpdate = now;
 
       const newTime = state.currentTime + delta * state.speed;
-      if (newTime >= state.duration) {
-        // When video completes, pause and reset playhead to start
+
+      // Get actual content duration from timeline store
+      const actualContentDuration = useTimelineStore
+        .getState()
+        .getTotalDuration();
+
+      // Stop at actual content end, not timeline duration (which has 10s minimum)
+      // It was either this or reducing default min timeline to 1 second
+      const effectiveDuration =
+        actualContentDuration > 0 ? actualContentDuration : state.duration;
+
+      if (newTime >= effectiveDuration) {
+        // When content completes, pause just before the end so we can see the last frame
+        const projectFps = useProjectStore.getState().activeProject?.fps;
+        if (!projectFps)
+          console.error("Project FPS is not set, assuming 30fps");
+
+        const frameOffset = 1 / (projectFps ?? 30); // Stop 1 frame before end based on project FPS
+        const stopTime = Math.max(0, effectiveDuration - frameOffset);
+
         state.pause();
-        state.setCurrentTime(0);
-        // Notify video elements to sync with reset
+        state.setCurrentTime(stopTime);
+        // Notify video elements to sync with end position
         window.dispatchEvent(
-          new CustomEvent("playback-seek", { detail: { time: 0 } })
+          new CustomEvent("playback-seek", {
+            detail: { time: stopTime },
+          })
         );
       } else {
         state.setCurrentTime(newTime);