diff --git a/src/common/utils/kaltura-params.ts b/src/common/utils/kaltura-params.ts
index 42fc7bcbf..daa008b6b 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/kaltura-params.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/kaltura-params.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ const SIGNATURE = 'signature=';
 const SEEK_FROM = 'seekFrom=';
 const CLIP_TO = 'clipTo=';
 
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    originalRequestReferrer?: string;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {Player} player - player
  * @param {PartialKPOptionsObject} playerConfig - player config
@@ -107,7 +113,10 @@ function getReferrer(): string {
     referrer = window.parent.document.URL;
   } catch (e) {
     // unfriendly iframe
-    referrer = document.referrer;
+
+    // try to get it from originalReferrer supplied by backend
+    // or fallback to document referrer
+    referrer = window.originalRequestReferrer || document.referrer;
   }
   return referrer;
 }