diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/replay/index.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/replay/index.ts
index 9b0766fddb..a93d1fc67a 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/replay/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/replay/index.ts
@@ -528,6 +528,12 @@ export class Replayer {
   }
 
   public playSingleEvent(eventIndex: number) {
+    const handleFinish = () => {
+      this.service.send('END');
+      this.emitter.off(ReplayerEvents.FlushEnd, handleFinish);
+    };
+    this.emitter.on(ReplayerEvents.FlushEnd, handleFinish);
+
     if (this.service.state.matches('paused')) {
       this.service.send({
         type: 'PLAY_SINGLE_EVENT',
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/replay/machine.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/replay/machine.ts
index bd4543583f..74f1e668c7 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/replay/machine.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/replay/machine.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function createPlayerService(
               actions: ['recordTimeOffset', 'play'],
             },
             PLAY_SINGLE_EVENT: {
-              target: 'paused',
+              target: 'playing',
               actions: ['playSingleEvent'],
             },
             CAST_EVENT: {
@@ -210,14 +210,13 @@ export function createPlayerService(
 
           const { singleEvent } = event.payload;
 
-          const neededEvents2 = discardPriorSnapshotsToEvent(
+          const neededEvents = discardPriorSnapshotsToEvent(
             ctx.events,
             singleEvent,
           );
 
-          applyEventsSynchronously(neededEvents2);
+          applyEventsSynchronously(neededEvents);
           emitter.emit(ReplayerEvents.Flush);
-          // emitter.emit(ReplayerEvents.Finish);
         },
 
         play(ctx) {