diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerContent.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerContent.tsx
index 2ade806a4..190ac2a68 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerContent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { FC, memo } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+import React, { FC, memo, useCallback } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { withGlobal } from '../../lib/teact/teactn';
 
 import {
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type OwnProps = {
   animationLevel: 0 | 1 | 2;
   onClose: () => void;
   onFooterClick: () => void;
+  setIsFooterHidden?: (isHidden: boolean) => void;
   isFooterHidden?: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ const MediaViewerContent: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = (props) => {
     onFooterClick,
     isFooterHidden,
     isProtected,
+    setIsFooterHidden,
   } = props;
   /* Content */
   const photo = message ? getMessagePhoto(message) : undefined;
@@ -139,6 +141,10 @@ const MediaViewerContent: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = (props) => {
     isGhostAnimation && ANIMATION_DURATION,
   );
 
+  const toggleControls = useCallback((isVisible) => {
+    setIsFooterHidden?.(!isVisible);
+  }, [setIsFooterHidden]);
+
   const localBlobUrl = (photo || video) ? (photo || video)!.blobUrl : undefined;
   let bestImageData = (!isVideo && (localBlobUrl || fullMediaBlobUrl)) || previewBlobUrl || pictogramBlobUrl;
   const thumbDataUri = useBlurSync(!bestImageData && message && getMessageMediaThumbDataUri(message));
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@ const MediaViewerContent: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = (props) => {
       )}
       {isVideo && ((!isActive && IS_TOUCH_ENV) ? renderVideoPreview(
         bestImageData,
-        message && calculateMediaViewerDimensions(dimensions!, hasFooter, false),
+        message && calculateMediaViewerDimensions(dimensions!, hasFooter, true),
         !IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT && !isProtected,
       ) : (
         <VideoPlayer
@@ -197,10 +203,12 @@ const MediaViewerContent: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = (props) => {
           url={localBlobUrl || fullMediaBlobUrl}
           isGif={isGif}
           posterData={bestImageData}
-          posterSize={message && calculateMediaViewerDimensions(dimensions!, hasFooter, false)}
+          posterSize={message && calculateMediaViewerDimensions(dimensions!, hasFooter, true)}
           loadProgress={loadProgress}
           fileSize={videoSize!}
           isMediaViewerOpen={isOpen && isActive}
+          areControlsVisible={!isFooterHidden}
+          toggleControls={toggleControls}
           noPlay={!isActive}
           onClose={onClose}
         />
@@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ const MediaViewerContent: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = (props) => {
         <MediaViewerFooter
           text={textParts}
           onClick={onFooterClick}
-          isHidden={isFooterHidden}
+          isHidden={isFooterHidden && IS_TOUCH_ENV}
           isForVideo={isVideo && !isGif}
         />
       )}
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerSlides.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerSlides.tsx
index e3b01655b..533b2ac69 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerSlides.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewerSlides.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const MAX_ZOOM = 4;
 const MIN_ZOOM = 0.6;
 const DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM = 3;
 const CLICK_X_THRESHOLD = 40;
+const CLICK_Y_THRESHOLD = 80;
 let cancelAnimation: Function | undefined;
 
 type Transform = {
@@ -105,11 +106,12 @@ const MediaViewerSlides: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   const debounceActive = useDebounce(DEBOUNCE_ACTIVE, true);
 
   const handleToggleFooterVisibility = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) => {
-    if (!IS_TOUCH_ENV || !hasFooter || (!isPhoto && !isGif)) return;
-    if (e.pageX < CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) return;
-    if (e.pageX > window.innerWidth - CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) return;
+    if (!IS_TOUCH_ENV) return;
+    const isFooter = window.innerHeight - e.pageY < CLICK_Y_THRESHOLD;
+    if (!isFooter && e.pageX < CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) return;
+    if (!isFooter && e.pageX > window.innerWidth - CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) return;
     setIsFooterHidden(!isFooterHidden);
-  }, [hasFooter, isFooterHidden, isGif, isPhoto]);
+  }, [isFooterHidden]);
 
   useTimeout(() => setIsFooterHidden(false), ANIMATION_DURATION - 150);
 
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ const MediaViewerSlides: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     const changeSlide = (e: MouseEvent) => {
       if (transformRef.current.scale !== 1) return false;
       let direction = 0;
+      if (window.innerHeight - e.pageY < CLICK_Y_THRESHOLD) {
+        return false;
+      }
       if (e.pageX < CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) {
         direction = -1;
       } else if (e.pageX > window.innerWidth - CLICK_X_THRESHOLD) {
@@ -508,8 +513,10 @@ const MediaViewerSlides: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     <div className="MediaViewerSlides" ref={containerRef}>
       {previousMessageId && scale === 1 && (
         <div className="MediaViewerSlide" style={getAnimationStyle(-window.innerWidth + offsetX - SLIDES_GAP)}>
-          {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */}
-          <MediaViewerContent {...rest} messageId={previousMessageId} isFooterHidden={isFooterHidden} />
+          <MediaViewerContent
+            /* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */
+            {...rest}
+            messageId={previousMessageId} />
         </div>
       )}
       {activeMessageId && (
@@ -524,14 +531,17 @@ const MediaViewerSlides: FC<OwnProps> = ({
             {...rest}
             messageId={activeMessageId}
             isActive={isActive && isActiveRef.current}
+            setIsFooterHidden={setIsFooterHidden}
             isFooterHidden={isFooterHidden || isZoomed || scale !== 1}
           />
         </div>
       )}
       {nextMessageId && scale === 1 && (
         <div className="MediaViewerSlide" style={getAnimationStyle(window.innerWidth + offsetX + SLIDES_GAP)}>
-          {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */}
-          <MediaViewerContent {...rest} messageId={nextMessageId} isFooterHidden={isFooterHidden} />
+          <MediaViewerContent
+            /* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */
+            {...rest}
+            messageId={nextMessageId}/>
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.scss b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.scss
index fc79e1a84..6ca8480b4 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.scss
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
     @media (max-height: 640px) {
       max-height: calc(100vh - 10rem);
     }
+
+    // Disable fullscreen on double tap on mobile devices
+    .is-touch-env & {
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
   }
 
   .play-button {
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 71de96b3d..ec2565f3d 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
-import React, {
-  FC, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState,
-} from '../../lib/teact/teact';
-
 import { ApiDimensions } from '../../api/types';
-
-import { IS_IOS, IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT, IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../util/environment';
-import useShowTransition from '../../hooks/useShowTransition';
 import useBuffering from '../../hooks/useBuffering';
 import useFullscreenStatus from '../../hooks/useFullscreen';
+import useShowTransition from '../../hooks/useShowTransition';
 import useVideoCleanup from '../../hooks/useVideoCleanup';
-import safePlay from '../../util/safePlay';
+import React, { FC, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 
-import VideoPlayerControls from './VideoPlayerControls';
-import ProgressSpinner from '../ui/ProgressSpinner';
+import { IS_IOS, IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT, IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../util/environment';
+import safePlay from '../../util/safePlay';
 import Button from '../ui/Button';
+import ProgressSpinner from '../ui/ProgressSpinner';
 
 import './VideoPlayer.scss';
 
+import VideoPlayerControls from './VideoPlayerControls';
+
 type OwnProps = {
   url?: string;
   isGif?: boolean;
@@ -26,6 +23,8 @@ type OwnProps = {
   fileSize: number;
   isMediaViewerOpen?: boolean;
   noPlay?: boolean;
+  areControlsVisible: boolean;
+  toggleControls: (isVisible: boolean) => void;
   onClose: (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement, MouseEvent>) => void;
 };
 
@@ -41,12 +40,13 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   isMediaViewerOpen,
   noPlay,
   onClose,
+  toggleControls,
+  areControlsVisible,
 }) => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
   const [isPlayed, setIsPlayed] = useState(!IS_TOUCH_ENV || !IS_IOS);
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
-  const [isControlsVisible, setIsControlsVisible] = useState(true);
 
   const [isFullscreen, setFullscreen, exitFullscreen] = useFullscreenStatus(videoRef, setIsPlayed);
 
@@ -88,21 +88,20 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     } else {
       safePlay(videoRef.current!);
       setIsPlayed(true);
-      if (IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT) {
-        setIsControlsVisible(false);
-      }
     }
   }, [isPlayed]);
 
   useVideoCleanup(videoRef, []);
 
-  const handleMouseOver = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsControlsVisible(true);
-  }, []);
+  const handleMouseMove = useCallback(() => {
+    toggleControls(true);
+  }, [toggleControls]);
 
-  const handleMouseOut = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsControlsVisible(false);
-  }, []);
+  const handleMouseOut = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement, MouseEvent>) => {
+    if (e.target === videoRef.current) {
+      toggleControls(false);
+    }
+  }, [toggleControls]);
 
   const handleTimeUpdate = useCallback((e: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLVideoElement>) => {
     setCurrentTime(e.currentTarget.currentTime);
@@ -111,8 +110,8 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   const handleEnded = useCallback(() => {
     setCurrentTime(0);
     setIsPlayed(false);
-    setIsControlsVisible(true);
-  }, []);
+    toggleControls(true);
+  }, [toggleControls]);
 
   const handleFullscreenChange = useCallback(() => {
     if (isFullscreen && exitFullscreen) {
@@ -126,11 +125,6 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     videoRef.current!.currentTime = position;
   }, []);
 
-  const toggleControls = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    setIsControlsVisible(!isControlsVisible);
-  }, [isControlsVisible]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const togglePayingStateBySpace = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
@@ -152,8 +146,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   return (
     <div
       className="VideoPlayer"
-      onClick={!isGif && IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT ? toggleControls : undefined}
-      onMouseOver={!isGif && !IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleMouseOver : undefined}
+      onMouseMove={!isGif && !IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleMouseMove : undefined}
       onMouseOut={!isGif && !IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleMouseOut : undefined}
     >
       <div
@@ -172,7 +165,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
           onPlay={IS_IOS ? () => setIsPlayed(true) : undefined}
           onEnded={handleEnded}
           onClick={!IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT ? togglePlayState : undefined}
-          onDoubleClick={handleFullscreenChange}
+          onDoubleClick={!IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleFullscreenChange : undefined}
           // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading
           {...bufferingHandlers}
           onTimeUpdate={handleTimeUpdate}
@@ -205,7 +198,8 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
           isFullscreen={isFullscreen}
           fileSize={fileSize}
           duration={videoRef.current ? videoRef.current.duration || 0 : 0}
-          isForceVisible={isControlsVisible}
+          isVisible={areControlsVisible}
+          setVisibility={toggleControls}
           isForceMobileVersion={posterSize && posterSize.width < MOBILE_VERSION_CONTROL_WIDTH}
           onSeek={handleSeek}
           onChangeFullscreen={handleFullscreenChange}
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.scss b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.scss
index 9c5cb7eb6..56f083cc8 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.scss
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.scss
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   left: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 100%;
-  padding-top: 0.625rem;
+  padding: 1rem 0.5rem 0.5rem;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   background: linear-gradient(to top, #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
-  transition: opacity 0.15s;
+  transition: opacity 0.3s;
   opacity: 0;
   pointer-events: none;
 
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
index e0e8a55fd..b521f6a9c 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {
-  FC, useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback,
+  FC, useEffect, useRef, useCallback,
 } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
 
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ type IProps = {
   currentTime: number;
   duration: number;
   fileSize: number;
-  isForceVisible: boolean;
   isForceMobileVersion?: boolean;
   isPlayed: boolean;
   isFullscreenSupported: boolean;
   isFullscreen: boolean;
   onChangeFullscreen: (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>) => void;
   onPlayPause: (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>) => void;
+  isVisible: boolean;
+  setVisibility: (isVisible: boolean) => void;
   onSeek: (position: number) => void;
 };
 
@@ -32,68 +33,61 @@ const stopEvent = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
   e.stopPropagation();
 };
 
-const HIDE_CONTROLS_TIMEOUT_MS = 800;
+const HIDE_CONTROLS_TIMEOUT_MS = 1500;
 
 const VideoPlayerControls: FC<IProps> = ({
   bufferedProgress,
   currentTime,
   duration,
   fileSize,
-  isForceVisible,
   isForceMobileVersion,
   isPlayed,
   isFullscreenSupported,
   isFullscreen,
   onChangeFullscreen,
   onPlayPause,
+  isVisible,
+  setVisibility,
   onSeek,
 }) => {
-  const [isVisible, setVisibility] = useState(true);
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const seekerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const isSeeking = useRef<boolean>(false);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isForceVisible) {
-      setVisibility(isForceVisible);
-    }
-  }, [isForceVisible]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let timeout: number | undefined;
-
-    if (!isForceVisible) {
-      if (IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT) {
-        setVisibility(false);
-      } else {
-        timeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
-          setVisibility(false);
-        }, HIDE_CONTROLS_TIMEOUT_MS);
-      }
+    if (!isVisible || !isPlayed) {
+      if (timeout) window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+      return;
     }
-
+    timeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      setVisibility(false);
+    }, HIDE_CONTROLS_TIMEOUT_MS);
     return () => {
-      if (timeout) {
-        window.clearTimeout(timeout);
-      }
+      if (timeout) window.clearTimeout(timeout);
     };
-  }, [isForceVisible]);
+  }, [isPlayed, isVisible, setVisibility]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isVisible || isForceVisible) {
+    if (isVisible) {
       document.body.classList.add('video-controls-visible');
+    } else {
+      document.body.classList.remove('video-controls-visible');
     }
-
     return () => {
       document.body.classList.remove('video-controls-visible');
     };
-  }, [isForceVisible, isVisible]);
+  }, [isVisible]);
 
   const lang = useLang();
 
   const handleSeek = useCallback((e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => {
     if (isSeeking.current && seekerRef.current) {
-      const { width, left } = seekerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const {
+        width,
+        left,
+      } = seekerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
       const clientX = e instanceof MouseEvent ? e.clientX : e.targetTouches[0].clientX;
       onSeek(Math.max(Math.min(duration * ((clientX - left) / width), duration), 0));
     }
@@ -118,11 +112,10 @@ const VideoPlayerControls: FC<IProps> = ({
     });
   }, [isVisible, handleStartSeek, handleSeek, handleStopSeek]);
 
-  const isActive = isVisible || isForceVisible;
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={buildClassName('VideoPlayerControls', isForceMobileVersion && 'mobile', isActive && 'active')}
+      className={buildClassName('VideoPlayerControls', isForceMobileVersion && 'mobile', isVisible && 'active')}
       onClick={stopEvent}
     >
       {renderSeekLine(currentTime, duration, bufferedProgress, seekerRef)}