diff --git a/app-tv/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/TvPlayerScreen.kt b/app-tv/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/TvPlayerScreen.kt
index 4488e254..3f1a608a 100644
--- a/app-tv/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/TvPlayerScreen.kt
+++ b/app-tv/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/TvPlayerScreen.kt
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ fun TvPlayerScreen(
             rootFocusRequester.requestFocus()
         }
     }
+    LifecycleEventEffect(Lifecycle.Event.ON_START) {
+        hideControlsWithTimeout()
+    }
 
     fun expandPlaylist() {
         // TODO: focus management for playlist expansion
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/PlayerScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/PlayerScreen.kt
index 53ccf137..8e906fc1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/PlayerScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/hu/bbara/purefin/ui/screen/player/PlayerScreen.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LifecycleEventEffect
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
 import androidx.media3.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ fun PlayerScreen(
         toggleControlsVisibility()
         hideControlsWithTimeout()
     }
+    LifecycleEventEffect(Lifecycle.Event.ON_START) {
+        hideControlsWithTimeout()
+    }
 
 
     Box(