diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
index f2b755588..8dd9540b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
@@ -103,6 +103,48 @@ class OnlinePlayerService : LifecycleService() {
     var onIsPlayingChanged: ((isPlaying: Boolean) -> Unit)? = null
     var onNewVideo: ((streams: Streams, videoId: String) -> Unit)? = null
 
+    private val playerListener = object : Player.Listener {
+        override fun onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying: Boolean) {
+            super.onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying)
+            onIsPlayingChanged?.invoke(isPlaying)
+        }
+
+        override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(state: Int) {
+            when (state) {
+                Player.STATE_ENDED -> {
+                    if (PlayerHelper.shouldPlayNextVideo(playlistId != null) && !isTransitioning) playNextVideo()
+                }
+
+                Player.STATE_IDLE -> {
+                    onDestroy()
+                }
+
+                Player.STATE_BUFFERING -> {}
+                Player.STATE_READY -> {
+                    isTransitioning = false
+
+                    // save video to watch history when the video starts playing or is being resumed
+                    // waiting for the player to be ready since the video can't be claimed to be watched
+                    // while it did not yet start actually, but did buffer only so far
+                    lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                        streams?.let { DatabaseHelper.addToWatchHistory(videoId, it) }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        override fun onPlayerError(error: PlaybackException) {
+            // show a toast on errors
+            Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
+                Toast.makeText(
+                    this@OnlinePlayerService.applicationContext,
+                    error.localizedMessage,
+                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                ).show()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Setting the required [Notification] for running as a foreground service
      */
@@ -255,47 +297,7 @@ class OnlinePlayerService : LifecycleService() {
          * Listens for changed playbackStates (e.g. pause, end)
          * Plays the next video when the current one ended
          */
-        player?.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
-            override fun onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying: Boolean) {
-                super.onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying)
-                onIsPlayingChanged?.invoke(isPlaying)
-            }
-
-            override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(state: Int) {
-                when (state) {
-                    Player.STATE_ENDED -> {
-                        if (PlayerHelper.shouldPlayNextVideo(playlistId != null) && !isTransitioning) playNextVideo()
-                    }
-
-                    Player.STATE_IDLE -> {
-                        onDestroy()
-                    }
-
-                    Player.STATE_BUFFERING -> {}
-                    Player.STATE_READY -> {
-                        isTransitioning = false
-
-                        // save video to watch history when the video starts playing or is being resumed
-                        // waiting for the player to be ready since the video can't be claimed to be watched
-                        // while it did not yet start actually, but did buffer only so far
-                        lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                            streams?.let { DatabaseHelper.addToWatchHistory(videoId, it) }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            override fun onPlayerError(error: PlaybackException) {
-                // show a toast on errors
-                Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
-                    Toast.makeText(
-                        this@OnlinePlayerService.applicationContext,
-                        error.localizedMessage,
-                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
-                    ).show()
-                }
-            }
-        })
+        player?.addListener(playerListener)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/OfflinePlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/OfflinePlayerActivity.kt
index f16806153..89cec426b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/OfflinePlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/OfflinePlayerActivity.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ class OfflinePlayerActivity : BaseActivity() {
     private lateinit var playerBinding: ExoStyledPlayerControlViewBinding
     private val playerViewModel: PlayerViewModel by viewModels()
 
+    private val playerListener = object : Player.Listener {
+        override fun onEvents(player: Player, events: Player.Events) {
+            super.onEvents(player, events)
+            // update the displayed duration on changes
+            playerBinding.duration.text = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
+                player.duration / 1000
+            )
+        }
+
+        override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState: Int) {
+            super.onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState)
+            // setup seekbar preview
+            if (playbackState == Player.STATE_READY) {
+                binding.player.binding.exoProgress.addListener(
+                    SeekbarPreviewListener(
+                        timeFrameReceiver ?: return,
+                        binding.player.binding,
+                        player.duration
+                    )
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         WindowHelper.toggleFullscreen(window, true)
 
@@ -79,30 +103,8 @@ class OfflinePlayerActivity : BaseActivity() {
         trackSelector = DefaultTrackSelector(this)
 
         player = PlayerHelper.createPlayer(this, trackSelector, false)
-
-        player.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
-            override fun onEvents(player: Player, events: Player.Events) {
-                super.onEvents(player, events)
-                // update the displayed duration on changes
-                playerBinding.duration.text = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
-                    player.duration / 1000
-                )
-            }
-
-            override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState: Int) {
-                super.onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState)
-                // setup seekbar preview
-                if (playbackState == Player.STATE_READY) {
-                    binding.player.binding.exoProgress.addListener(
-                        SeekbarPreviewListener(
-                            timeFrameReceiver ?: return,
-                            binding.player.binding,
-                            player.duration
-                        )
-                    )
-                }
-            }
-        })
+        player.setWakeMode(C.WAKE_MODE_LOCAL)
+        player.addListener(playerListener)
 
         playerView = binding.player
         playerView.setShowSubtitleButton(true)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index 5f6176c94..05ec6377a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.commit
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.media3.common.C
+import androidx.media3.common.C.WakeMode
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem.SubtitleConfiguration
 import androidx.media3.common.MimeTypes
@@ -1361,6 +1362,7 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment(), OnlinePlayerOptions {
         PlayerHelper.applyPreferredAudioQuality(requireContext(), trackSelector)
 
         exoPlayer = PlayerHelper.createPlayer(requireContext(), trackSelector, false)
+        exoPlayer.setWakeMode(C.WAKE_MODE_NETWORK)
         exoPlayer.addListener(playerListener)
         viewModel.player = exoPlayer
     }