diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 24ecbd7e4..61933b7b3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.helpers.WindowHelper
 import com.github.libretube.services.ClosingService
 import com.github.libretube.ui.base.BaseActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs.ErrorDialog
+import com.github.libretube.ui.fragments.AudioPlayerFragment
 import com.github.libretube.ui.fragments.DownloadsFragment
 import com.github.libretube.ui.fragments.PlayerFragment
 import com.github.libretube.ui.models.PlayerViewModel
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
                 getConstraintSet(R.id.start).constrainHeight(R.id.player, 0)
                 enableTransition(R.id.yt_transition, true)
             }
+            (fragment as? AudioPlayerFragment)?.binding?.playerMotionLayout?.transitionToEnd()
         }
 
         val playerViewModel = ViewModelProvider(this)[PlayerViewModel::class.java]
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/AudioPlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/AudioPlayerFragment.kt
index dff6cc523..ed1ebac4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/AudioPlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/AudioPlayerFragment.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import kotlin.math.abs
 
 class AudioPlayerFragment : Fragment(), AudioPlayerOptions {
     private var _binding: FragmentAudioPlayerBinding? = null
-    private val binding get() = _binding!!
+    val binding get() = _binding!!
 
     private lateinit var audioHelper: AudioHelper
     private val mainActivity get() = context as MainActivity
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ class AudioPlayerFragment : Fragment(), AudioPlayerOptions {
         binding.title.isSelected = true
         binding.uploader.isSelected = true
 
+        binding.minimizePlayer.setOnClickListener {
+            val mainMotionLayout = mainActivity.binding.mainMotionLayout
+            mainMotionLayout.transitionToStart()
+            binding.playerMotionLayout.transitionToEnd()
+        }
+
+        binding.dropdownMenu.setOnClickListener {
+            onLongTap()
+        }
+
         binding.prev.setOnClickListener {
             val currentIndex = PlayingQueue.currentIndex()
             if (!PlayingQueue.hasPrev()) return@setOnClickListener
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_audio_player.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_audio_player.xml
index 3c26b1ba3..7846bb7f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_audio_player.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_audio_player.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<com.github.libretube.ui.views.SingleViewTouchableMotionLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<com.github.libretube.ui.views.SingleViewTouchableMotionLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/playerMotionLayout"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
         android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/audio_player_main"
@@ -26,6 +27,29 @@
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/audio_player_container"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/audio_player_container">
 
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:padding="20dp">
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:layout_gravity="center|start"
+                android:id="@+id/minimize_player"
+                android:src="@drawable/ic_arrow_down"
+                android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/dropdown_menu"
+                android:src="@drawable/ic_three_dots"
+                android:layout_gravity="center|end"
+                android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
+                android:layout_width="20dp"
+                android:layout_height="20dp"/>
+
+        </FrameLayout>
+
         <FrameLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
@@ -41,7 +65,7 @@
                 android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                 android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                 app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.Small"
-                tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
+                tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic"/>
 
             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/volumeControls"
@@ -57,7 +81,7 @@
                     android:id="@+id/volume_textView"
                     style="@style/SwipeControlString"
                     android:layout_gravity="center"
-                    app:autoSizeTextType="uniform" />
+                    app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"/>
 
                 <ProgressBar
                     android:id="@+id/volume_progressBar"
@@ -66,7 +90,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="100dp"
                     android:layout_gravity="center"
                     android:layout_marginVertical="4dp"
-                    android:progressDrawable="@drawable/vertical_progressbar" />
+                    android:progressDrawable="@drawable/vertical_progressbar"/>
 
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/volume_imageView"
@@ -74,7 +98,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="24dp"
                     android:layout_gravity="center"
                     android:contentDescription="@string/volume"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_volume_up" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_volume_up"/>
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -82,7 +106,7 @@
                 android:id="@+id/progress"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_gravity="center" />
+                android:layout_gravity="center"/>
 
         </FrameLayout>
 
@@ -97,7 +121,7 @@
                 style="@style/TextViewMarquee"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:textSize="24sp" />
+                android:textSize="24sp"/>
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/uploader"
@@ -105,7 +129,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-                android:textSize="18sp" />
+                android:textSize="18sp"/>
 
         </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -114,7 +138,7 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginHorizontal="20dp"
-            app:labelBehavior="gone" />
+            app:labelBehavior="gone"/>
 
         <FrameLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -126,14 +150,14 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="start|center"
-                tools:text="00:00" />
+                tools:text="00:00"/>
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/duration"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="end|center"
-                tools:text="10:15" />
+                tools:text="10:15"/>
 
         </FrameLayout>
 
@@ -151,7 +175,7 @@
                 android:layout_gravity="center"
                 android:layout_marginHorizontal="20dp"
                 android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_prev" />
+                android:src="@drawable/ic_prev"/>
 
             <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
                 android:id="@+id/play_pause"
@@ -163,7 +187,7 @@
                 android:insetBottom="0dp"
                 app:icon="@drawable/ic_pause"
                 app:iconSize="24dp"
-                app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.Full" />
+                app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.Full"/>
 
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@+id/next"
@@ -172,7 +196,7 @@
                 android:layout_gravity="center"
                 android:layout_marginHorizontal="20dp"
                 android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_next" />
+                android:src="@drawable/ic_next"/>
 
         </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -193,29 +217,29 @@
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/open_queue"
                     style="@style/AudioPlayerButton"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_queue" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_queue"/>
 
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/playback_options"
                     style="@style/AudioPlayerButton"
                     android:layout_width="27dp"
                     android:layout_height="27dp"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_speed" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_speed"/>
 
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/open_video"
                     style="@style/AudioPlayerButton"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_video" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_video"/>
 
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/share"
                     style="@style/AudioPlayerButton"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_share" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_share"/>
 
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/close"
                     style="@style/AudioPlayerButton"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_close" />
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_close"/>
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -239,7 +263,7 @@
             android:layout_width="96dp"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
-            android:padding="8dp" />
+            android:padding="8dp"/>
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/miniPlayerTitle"
@@ -250,7 +274,7 @@
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:maxLines="1"
             android:paddingHorizontal="8dp"
-            android:paddingVertical="15dp" />
+            android:paddingVertical="15dp"/>
 
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/miniPlayerPause"
@@ -259,7 +283,7 @@
             android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
             android:padding="8dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/ic_pause" />
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_pause"/>
 
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/miniPlayerClose"
@@ -268,7 +292,7 @@
             android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
             android:padding="8dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/ic_close" />
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_close"/>
 
     </LinearLayout>