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 2770997f1..19eb502b8 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
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
     override fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration?) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig)
 
+        // add a larger bottom margin to the time bar in landscape mode
         val offset = when (newConfig?.orientation) {
             Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE -> 20.toPixel()
             else -> 10.toPixel()
@@ -498,6 +499,22 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
             params.bottomMargin = offset.toInt()
             it.layoutParams = params
         }
+
+        // add a margin to the top and the bottom bar in landscape mode for notches
+        val newMargin = if (
+            newConfig?.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+        ) {
+            LANDSCAPE_MARGIN_HORIZONTAL
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+
+        listOf(binding.exoTopBar, binding.exoBottomBar).forEach {
+            val params = it.layoutParams as MarginLayoutParams
+            params.marginStart = newMargin
+            params.marginEnd = newMargin
+            it.layoutParams = params
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onSingleTap() {
@@ -576,5 +593,6 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
 
     companion object {
         private const val SUBTITLE_BOTTOM_PADDING_FRACTION = 0.158f
+        private val LANDSCAPE_MARGIN_HORIZONTAL = (30).toPixel().toInt()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
index ca1982210..67a19a84b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
         android:layout_gravity="top"
         android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
         android:orientation="vertical"
-        android:paddingStart="5dp"
-        android:paddingTop="5dp"
-        android:paddingEnd="10dp">
+        android:paddingHorizontal="5dp"
+        android:paddingTop="5dp" >
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/lock_player"
                     style="@style/PlayerControlTop"
-                    android:scaleX=".8"
-                    android:scaleY=".8"
+                    android:scaleX="0.8"
+                    android:scaleY="0.8"
                     android:src="@drawable/ic_unlocked" />
 
             </LinearLayout>