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 b592b9574..027f537a5 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
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ internal class CustomExoPlayerView(
             it.layoutParams = params
         }
 
+        // don't add extra padding if there's no cutout
+        if ((context as? MainActivity)?.windowHelper?.hasCutout() == false) return
+
         // add a margin to the top and the bottom bar in landscape mode for notches
         val newMargin = when (newConfig?.orientation) {
             Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE -> LANDSCAPE_MARGIN_HORIZONTAL
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 7f669d25f..3c6e501f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/WindowHelper.kt
@@ -54,4 +54,12 @@ class WindowHelper(private val activity: BaseActivity) {
     fun showStatusBar() = activity.apply {
         WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, window.decorView).show(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars())
     }
+
+    fun hasCutout(): Boolean {
+        return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+            activity.window.decorView.rootWindowInsets.displayCutout != null
+        } else {
+            return false
+        }
+    }
 }