diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
index 68c7e6ec..0c2a0eb1 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
         #endif
     }
 
+    var isLoadingVideo: Bool {
+        guard !currentVideo.isNil else {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        return player.currentItem == nil || time == nil || !time!.isValid
+    }
+
     var isPlaying: Bool {
         player.timeControlStatus == .playing
     }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/CommentsView.swift b/Shared/Player/CommentsView.swift
index f79ad58e..954cb245 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/CommentsView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/CommentsView.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct CommentsView: View {
                 Text("No comments")
                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
             } else if !comments.loaded {
-                progressView
+                PlaceholderProgressView()
                     .onAppear {
                         comments.load()
                     }
@@ -60,19 +60,6 @@ struct CommentsView: View {
         }
         .padding(.horizontal)
     }
-
-    private var progressView: some View {
-        VStack {
-            Spacer()
-
-            HStack {
-                Spacer()
-                ProgressView()
-                Spacer()
-            }
-            Spacer()
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 struct CommentsView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
diff --git a/Shared/Player/PlaybackBar.swift b/Shared/Player/PlaybackBar.swift
index 3f8d31dc..56502ca5 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/PlaybackBar.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/PlaybackBar.swift
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct PlaybackBar: View {
             return "LIVE"
         }
 
-        guard player.time != nil, player.time!.isValid, !player.currentVideo.isNil else {
+        guard !player.isLoadingVideo else {
             return "loading..."
         }
 
diff --git a/Shared/Player/VideoDetails.swift b/Shared/Player/VideoDetails.swift
index eed4ea18..d85be64a 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/VideoDetails.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/VideoDetails.swift
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ struct VideoDetails: View {
 
             switch currentPage {
             case .info:
-                ScrollView(.vertical) {
-                    detailsPage
+                if player.isLoadingVideo {
+                    PlaceholderProgressView()
+                } else {
+                    ScrollView(.vertical) {
+                        detailsPage
+                    }
                 }
             case .queue:
                 PlayerQueueView(sidebarQueue: $sidebarQueue, fullScreen: $fullScreen)
diff --git a/Shared/Views/PlaceholderProgressView.swift b/Shared/Views/PlaceholderProgressView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a5ea590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shared/Views/PlaceholderProgressView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct PlaceholderProgressView: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack {
+            Spacer()
+            HStack {
+                Spacer()
+                ProgressView()
+                Spacer()
+            }
+            Spacer()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct PlaceholderProgressView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        PlaceholderProgressView()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Yattee.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Yattee.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ed24eee4..50d570b7 100644
--- a/Yattee.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Yattee.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
 		3765917E27237D2A009F956E /* PINCache in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 3765917D27237D2A009F956E /* PINCache */; };
 		37666BAA27023AF000F869E5 /* AccountSelectionView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 37666BA927023AF000F869E5 /* AccountSelectionView.swift */; };
 		3766AFD2273DA97D00686348 /* Int+FormatTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 37BA796D26DC412E002A0235 /* Int+FormatTests.swift */; };
+		3769C02E2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3769C02D2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift */; };
+		3769C02F2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3769C02D2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift */; };
+		3769C0302779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3769C02D2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift */; };
 		376A33E02720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 376A33DF2720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift */; };
 		376A33E12720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 376A33DF2720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift */; };
 		376A33E22720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 376A33DF2720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift */; };
@@ -653,6 +656,7 @@
 		376578882685471400D4EA09 /* Playlist.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Playlist.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		376578902685490700D4EA09 /* PlaylistsView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = PlaylistsView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		37666BA927023AF000F869E5 /* AccountSelectionView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AccountSelectionView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		3769C02D2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = PlaceholderProgressView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		376A33DF2720CAD6000C1D6B /* VideosApp.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = VideosApp.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		376A33E32720CB35000C1D6B /* Account.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Account.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		376B2E0626F920D600B1D64D /* SignInRequiredView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SignInRequiredView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -961,6 +965,7 @@
 				37AAF29F26741C97007FC770 /* SubscriptionsView.swift */,
 				37B17D9F268A1F25006AEE9B /* VideoContextMenuView.swift */,
 				37E70922271CD43000D34DDE /* WelcomeScreen.swift */,
+				3769C02D2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Views;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1938,6 +1943,7 @@
 				37E70927271CDDAE00D34DDE /* OpenSettingsButton.swift in Sources */,
 				371F2F1A269B43D300E4A7AB /* NavigationModel.swift in Sources */,
 				37BE0BCF26A0E2D50092E2DB /* VideoPlayerView.swift in Sources */,
+				3769C02E2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */,
 				3758638A2721B0A9000CB14E /* ChannelCell.swift in Sources */,
 				37001563271B1F250049C794 /* AccountsModel.swift in Sources */,
 				37CC3F50270D010D00608308 /* VideoBanner.swift in Sources */,
@@ -2108,6 +2114,7 @@
 				373CFAF02697A78B003CB2C6 /* AddToPlaylistView.swift in Sources */,
 				3763495226DFF59D00B9A393 /* AppSidebarRecents.swift in Sources */,
 				371B7E672759786B00D21217 /* Comment+Fixtures.swift in Sources */,
+				3769C02F2779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */,
 				37CB127A2724C76D00213B45 /* VideoURLParser.swift in Sources */,
 				37BA794426DBA973002A0235 /* PlaylistsModel.swift in Sources */,
 			);
@@ -2196,6 +2203,7 @@
 				37977585268922F600DD52A8 /* InvidiousAPI.swift in Sources */,
 				3700155D271B0D4D0049C794 /* PipedAPI.swift in Sources */,
 				375DFB5A26F9DA010013F468 /* InstancesModel.swift in Sources */,
+				3769C0302779F18600DDB3EA /* PlaceholderProgressView.swift in Sources */,
 				37F4AE7426828F0900BD60EA /* VerticalCells.swift in Sources */,
 				376578872685429C00D4EA09 /* CaseIterable+Next.swift in Sources */,
 				37D4B1802671650A00C925CA /* YatteeApp.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/tvOS/NowPlayingView.swift b/tvOS/NowPlayingView.swift
index 9303bb5d..8898f34a 100644
--- a/tvOS/NowPlayingView.swift
+++ b/tvOS/NowPlayingView.swift
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct NowPlayingView: View {
                 if sections.contains(.comments) {
                     if !comments.loaded {
                         VStack(alignment: .center) {
-                            progressView
+                            PlaceholderProgressView()
                                 .onAppear {
                                     comments.load()
                                 }
@@ -153,19 +153,6 @@ struct NowPlayingView: View {
     private var visibleWatches: [Watch] {
         watches.filter { $0.videoID != player.currentVideo?.videoID }
     }
-
-    private var progressView: some View {
-        VStack {
-            Spacer()
-
-            HStack {
-                Spacer()
-                ProgressView()
-                Spacer()
-            }
-            Spacer()
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 struct NowPlayingView_Previews: PreviewProvider {