diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
index c9c259ba8..495c2704e 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import usePictureInPicture from '../../hooks/usePictureInPicture';
 import useShowTransitionDeprecated from '../../hooks/useShowTransitionDeprecated';
 import useVideoCleanup from '../../hooks/useVideoCleanup';
 import useFullscreen from '../../hooks/window/useFullscreen';
-import useControlsSignal from './hooks/useControlsSignal';
+import useControlsSignal, { registerPlayerElement } from './hooks/useControlsSignal';
 import useVideoWaitingSignal from './hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal';
 
 import Button from '../ui/Button';
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
 
   const [, toggleControls, lockControls] = useControlsSignal();
   const [getIsSeeking, setIsSeeking] = useSignal(false);
-  const lastMousePositionRef = useRef({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  const lastMousePositionRef = useRef<{ x: number; y: number }>();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const updateMousePosition = (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => {
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     };
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    registerPlayerElement(videoRef.current, () => lastMousePositionRef.current);
+    return () => registerPlayerElement(undefined);
+  }, []);
+
   const checkMousePositionAndToggleControls = useLastCallback((clientX: number, clientY: number) => {
     const bounds = videoRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
     if (!bounds) return;
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
 
   const handleSeekingChange = useLastCallback((isSeeking: boolean) => {
     setIsSeeking(isSeeking);
-    if (!isSeeking) {
+    if (!isSeeking && lastMousePositionRef.current) {
       const { x, y } = lastMousePositionRef.current;
       checkMousePositionAndToggleControls(x, y);
     }
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     if (isLooped) return;
     setCurrentTime(0);
     setIsPlaying(false);
-    toggleControls(true);
+    toggleControls(true, true);
   });
 
   const handleFullscreenChange = useLastCallback(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useControlsSignal.ts b/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useControlsSignal.ts
index eed6659e8..9144f2201 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useControlsSignal.ts
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useControlsSignal.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
+import { IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../../util/browser/windowEnvironment';
 import { createSignal } from '../../../util/signals';
 
 import useDerivedSignal from '../../../hooks/useDerivedSignal';
 
-const [getControlsVisible, setControlsVisible] = createSignal(false);
+const [getControlsVisible, setControlsVisibleSignal] = createSignal(false);
 const [getIsLocked, setIsLocked] = createSignal(false);
 
+let playerElement: HTMLElement | undefined;
+let getMousePosition: (() => { x: number; y: number } | undefined) | undefined;
+
+function isMouseInsidePlayer() {
+  if (IS_TOUCH_ENV) return true;
+  if (!playerElement || !getMousePosition) return false;
+  const pos = getMousePosition();
+  if (!pos) return true;
+  const bounds = playerElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+  return pos.x >= bounds.left && pos.x <= bounds.right
+    && pos.y >= bounds.top && pos.y <= bounds.bottom;
+}
+
+const setControlsVisible = (value: boolean, noPositionCheck?: boolean) => {
+  if (value && (!noPositionCheck && !isMouseInsidePlayer())) return;
+  setControlsVisibleSignal(value);
+};
+
+export function registerPlayerElement(
+  el: HTMLElement | undefined,
+  mousePositionGetter?: () => { x: number; y: number } | undefined,
+) {
+  playerElement = el;
+  getMousePosition = mousePositionGetter;
+}
+
 export default function useControlsSignal() {
   const getVisible = useDerivedSignal(
     () => getControlsVisible() && !getIsLocked(),