diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73d679a6..0807de2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@fandom/jwplayer-fandom",
-	"version": "2.15.2",
+	"version": "2.15.3",
 	"description": "JWPlayer for Fandom",
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapper.tsx b/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapper.tsx
index c4ced1c4..99878a0d 100644
--- a/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapper.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ const JwPlayerWrapper: React.FC<JwPlayerWrapperProps> = ({
 					VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_CONTENT_OR_AD,
 					VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_READY,
 				);
+
+				recordAndTrackDifference(VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_AD, VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_READY);
 			});
 
 			playerInstance.on(JWEvents.READY, (event) => {
diff --git a/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapperWithStrategyRules.tsx b/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapperWithStrategyRules.tsx
index 2cf397d8..aa681e0f 100644
--- a/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapperWithStrategyRules.tsx
+++ b/src/jwplayer/players/shared/JwPlayerWrapperWithStrategyRules.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ const JwPlayerWrapperWithStrategyRules: React.FC<JwPlayerWrapperProps> = ({
 				STRATEGY_RULES_VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_READY,
 			);
 
+			recordAndTrackDifference(
+				STRATEGY_RULES_VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_AD,
+				STRATEGY_RULES_VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS.JW_PLAYER_READY,
+			);
+
 			const newAdIndex = adIndexRef.current + 1;
 			const newPrerollAdTag = updateRVParam(prerollAdTag, newAdIndex);
 			adIndexRef.current = newAdIndex;
diff --git a/src/jwplayer/utils/videoTimingEvents.ts b/src/jwplayer/utils/videoTimingEvents.ts
index 171198b6..2500a816 100644
--- a/src/jwplayer/utils/videoTimingEvents.ts
+++ b/src/jwplayer/utils/videoTimingEvents.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS = {
 	JW_PLAYER_READY: 'jw-player-ready',
 	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_VIDEO_CONTENT: 'jw-player-playing-initial-video',
 	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_CONTENT_OR_AD: 'jw-player-playing-content-or-ad',
+	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_AD: 'jw-player-playing-ad',
 };
 
 export const STRATEGY_RULES_VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS = {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export const STRATEGY_RULES_VIDEO_RECORD_EVENTS = {
 	JW_PLAYER_READY: 'jw-sr-player-ready',
 	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_VIDEO_CONTENT: 'jw-sr-player-playing-initial-video',
 	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_CONTENT_OR_AD: 'jw-sr-player-playing-content-or-ad',
+	JW_PLAYER_PLAYING_AD: 'jw-sr-player-playing-ad',
 };
 
 const recordOptions = { sampleRate: 1 };