diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
index 9da3b6f50..2eac2efcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
                 cancelHideControllerTask()
             }
 
-            override fun onScrubStop(timeBar: TimeBar, position: Long, canceled: Boolean) {}
+            override fun onScrubStop(timeBar: TimeBar, position: Long, canceled: Boolean) {
+                enqueueHideControllerTask()
+            }
         })
 
         setControllerVisibilityListener(
@@ -233,6 +235,12 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
         )
     }
 
+    private fun enqueueHideControllerTask() {
+        handler.postDelayed(AUTO_HIDE_CONTROLLER_DELAY, HIDE_CONTROLLER_TOKEN) {
+            hideController()
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun cancelHideControllerTask() {
         handler?.removeCallbacksAndMessages(HIDE_CONTROLLER_TOKEN)
     }
@@ -255,9 +263,7 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
         // remove the previous callback from the queue to prevent a flashing behavior
         cancelHideControllerTask()
         // automatically hide the controller after 2 seconds
-        handler.postDelayed(AUTO_HIDE_CONTROLLER_DELAY, HIDE_CONTROLLER_TOKEN) {
-            hideController()
-        }
+        enqueueHideControllerTask()
         super.showController()
     }
 
@@ -745,9 +751,7 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
         // when a control is clicked, restart the countdown to hide the controller
         if (isControllerFullyVisible) {
             cancelHideControllerTask()
-            handler.postDelayed(AUTO_HIDE_CONTROLLER_DELAY, HIDE_CONTROLLER_TOKEN) {
-                hideController()
-            }
+            enqueueHideControllerTask()
         }
         return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev)
     }