diff --git a/Model/NavigationModel.swift b/Model/NavigationModel.swift
index cf27762d..27491b62 100644
--- a/Model/NavigationModel.swift
+++ b/Model/NavigationModel.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,32 @@ final class NavigationModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var presentingSettings = false
     @Published var presentingWelcomeScreen = false
 
+    static func openChannel(
+        _ channel: Channel,
+        player: PlayerModel,
+        recents: RecentsModel,
+        navigation: NavigationModel,
+        navigationStyle: NavigationStyle
+    ) {
+        let recent = RecentItem(from: channel)
+        player.presentingPlayer = false
+
+        let openRecent = {
+            recents.add(recent)
+            navigation.presentingChannel = true
+        }
+
+        if navigationStyle == .tab {
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
+                openRecent()
+            }
+        } else if navigationStyle == .sidebar {
+            openRecent()
+            navigation.sidebarSectionChanged.toggle()
+            navigation.tabSelection = .recentlyOpened(recent.tag)
+        }
+    }
+
     var tabSelectionBinding: Binding<TabSelection> {
         Binding<TabSelection>(
             get: {
diff --git a/Shared/Views/ChannelCell.swift b/Shared/Views/ChannelCell.swift
index af33f976..371a0e91 100644
--- a/Shared/Views/ChannelCell.swift
+++ b/Shared/Views/ChannelCell.swift
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ struct ChannelCell: View {
     @Environment(\.navigationStyle) private var navigationStyle
 
     @EnvironmentObject<NavigationModel> private var navigation
+    @EnvironmentObject<PlayerModel> private var player
     @EnvironmentObject<RecentsModel> private var recents
 
     var body: some View {
         Button {
-            let recent = RecentItem(from: channel)
-            recents.add(recent)
-            navigation.presentingChannel = true
-
-            if navigationStyle == .sidebar {
-                navigation.sidebarSectionChanged.toggle()
-                navigation.tabSelection = .recentlyOpened(recent.tag)
-            }
+            NavigationModel.openChannel(
+                channel,
+                player: player,
+                recents: recents,
+                navigation: navigation,
+                navigationStyle: navigationStyle
+            )
         } label: {
             content
                 .frame(minWidth: 0, maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: .infinity)
diff --git a/Shared/Views/VideoContextMenuView.swift b/Shared/Views/VideoContextMenuView.swift
index a85d7cd8..67566c5b 100644
--- a/Shared/Views/VideoContextMenuView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Views/VideoContextMenuView.swift
@@ -97,14 +97,13 @@ struct VideoContextMenuView: View {
 
     private var openChannelButton: some View {
         Button {
-            let recent = RecentItem(from: video.channel)
-            recents.add(recent)
-            navigation.presentingChannel = true
-
-            if navigationStyle == .sidebar {
-                navigation.sidebarSectionChanged.toggle()
-                navigation.tabSelection = .recentlyOpened(recent.tag)
-            }
+            NavigationModel.openChannel(
+                video.channel,
+                player: player,
+                recents: recents,
+                navigation: navigation,
+                navigationStyle: navigationStyle
+            )
         } label: {
             Label("\(video.author) Channel", systemImage: "rectangle.stack.fill.badge.person.crop")
         }