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 36e1aad9c..b592b9574 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
@@ -202,13 +202,10 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
     }
 
     override fun hideController() {
-        if (resources.configuration.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) {
-            // hide all the navigation bars that potentially could have been reopened manually by the user
-            (context as? MainActivity)?.windowHelper?.setFullscreen()
-        }
         // remove the callback to hide the controller
         handler.removeCallbacks(hideControllerRunnable)
         super.hideController()
+        (context as? MainActivity)?.windowHelper?.hideStatusBar()
     }
 
     override fun showController() {
@@ -578,10 +575,10 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
         }
 
         listOf(binding.topBar, binding.bottomBar).forEach {
-            val params = it.layoutParams as MarginLayoutParams
-            params.marginStart = newMargin
-            params.marginEnd = newMargin
-            it.layoutParams = params
+            it.layoutParams = (it.layoutParams as MarginLayoutParams).apply {
+                marginStart = newMargin
+                marginEnd = newMargin
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -676,6 +673,6 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
     companion object {
         private const val SUBTITLE_BOTTOM_PADDING_FRACTION = 0.158f
         private const val ANIMATION_DURATION = 100L
-        private val LANDSCAPE_MARGIN_HORIZONTAL = (30).toPixel().toInt()
+        private val LANDSCAPE_MARGIN_HORIZONTAL = (20).toPixel().toInt()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt
index e75c6855d..7f669d25f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt
@@ -46,4 +46,12 @@ class WindowHelper(private val activity: BaseActivity) {
 
         window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS)
     }
+
+    fun hideStatusBar() = activity.apply {
+        WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, window.decorView).hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars())
+    }
+
+    fun showStatusBar() = activity.apply {
+        WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, window.decorView).show(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars())
+    }
 }
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 a4fb1cced..71671e086 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
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:paddingHorizontal="5dp"
-        android:paddingTop="5dp" >
+        android:paddingTop="25dp" >
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"