diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser.py b/qt/aqt/browser.py
index f1a0cf63a..a40c2064f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser.py
@@ -881,10 +881,10 @@ QTableView {{ gridline-color: {grid} }}
             self.singleCard = True
         self._updateFlagsMenu()
         gui_hooks.browser_did_change_row(self)
-        self._renderPreview(True)
 
     def refreshCurrentCard(self, note: Note) -> None:
         self.model.refreshNote(note)
+        self._renderPreview()
 
     def onLoadNote(self, editor):
         self.refreshCurrentCard(editor.note)
@@ -1513,9 +1513,9 @@ where id in %s"""
             self._previewer = PreviewDialog(self, self.mw, self._on_preview_closed)
             self._previewer.open()
 
-    def _renderPreview(self, cardChanged=False):
+    def _renderPreview(self):
         if self._previewer:
-            self._previewer.render_card(cardChanged)
+            self._previewer.render_card()
 
     def _cleanup_preview(self):
         if self._previewer:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/previewer.py b/qt/aqt/previewer.py
index c50cfd38e..7cfefd7af 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/previewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/previewer.py
@@ -50,12 +50,15 @@ class Previewer(QDialog):
     def card(self) -> Optional[Card]:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def card_changed(self) -> bool:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def open(self):
         self._state = "question"
         self._last_state = None
         self._create_gui()
         self._setup_web_view()
-        self.render_card(True)
+        self.render_card()
         self.show()
 
     def _create_gui(self):
@@ -124,11 +127,11 @@ class Previewer(QDialog):
         if cmd.startswith("play:"):
             play_clicked_audio(cmd, self.card())
 
-    def render_card(self, cardChanged=False):
+    def render_card(self):
         self.cancel_timer()
         # Keep track of whether render() has ever been called
         # with cardChanged=True since the last successful render
-        self._card_changed |= cardChanged
+        self._card_changed |= self.card_changed()
         # avoid rendering in quick succession
         elap_ms = int((time.time() - self._last_render) * 1000)
         delay = 300
@@ -277,12 +280,23 @@ class MultiCardPreviewer(Previewer):
 
 
 class BrowserPreviewer(MultiCardPreviewer):
+    _last_card_id = 0
+
     def card(self) -> Optional[Card]:
         if self._parent.singleCard:
             return self._parent.card
         else:
             return None
 
+    def card_changed(self) -> bool:
+        c = self.card()
+        if not c:
+            return True
+        else:
+            changed = c.id != self._last_card_id
+            self._last_card_id = c.id
+            return changed
+
     def _on_finished(self, ok):
         super()._on_finished(ok)
         self._parent.form.previewButton.setChecked(False)