diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
index 3ef418d1..66f4bd64 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ extension ExpandedPlayerSheet {
         // Panel height when pinned (capped by maxPanelHeight for widescreen videos without description)
         let naturalPanelHeight = screenHeight - fitHeight
         let pinnedPanelHeight = min(naturalPanelHeight, maxPanelHeight)
+        let pillsOverlayOpacity: CGFloat = {
+            guard isPanelDragging, panelDragOffset > 0 else { return 1 }
+            let fadeDistance: CGFloat = 48
+            let progress = min(1, panelDragOffset / fadeDistance)
+            return 1 - progress
+        }()
 
         // Video area height (space above panel) - may be larger than fitHeight when panel is capped
         let videoAreaHeight = screenHeight - pinnedPanelHeight
@@ -413,6 +419,7 @@ extension ExpandedPlayerSheet {
                             } : nil,
                             playerControlsLayout: playerControlsLayout,
                             onFullscreen: { [self] in toggleFullscreen() },
+                            pillsOverlayOpacity: pillsOverlayOpacity,
                             onDragChanged: { [self] offset in
                                 // Set drag flags only on transition to avoid 120/sec @Observable writes
                                 if !isPanelDragging {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/Gestures/OverscrollGestureView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/Gestures/OverscrollGestureView.swift
index 543c79af..8a3c3248 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/Gestures/OverscrollGestureView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/Gestures/OverscrollGestureView.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import UIKit
 /// A transparent view that finds its parent UIScrollView and attaches an overscroll gesture handler.
 /// Use as a `.background` on a SwiftUI `ScrollView` to intercept pull-down gestures at scroll top.
 struct OverscrollGestureView: UIViewRepresentable {
+    /// Whether the handler should currently be attached.
+    var isEnabled: Bool = true
     /// Called during the drag with the vertical translation (positive = pulling down)
     var onDragChanged: ((CGFloat) -> Void)?
     /// Called when the drag ends with translation and predicted end translation
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ struct OverscrollGestureView: UIViewRepresentable {
         context.coordinator.onDragChanged = onDragChanged
         context.coordinator.onDragEnded = onDragEnded
 
+        guard isEnabled else {
+            return view
+        }
+
         // Schedule scroll view discovery after view is in hierarchy
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             if let scrollView = Self.findScrollView(from: view) {
@@ -45,6 +51,11 @@ struct OverscrollGestureView: UIViewRepresentable {
         context.coordinator.onDragChanged = onDragChanged
         context.coordinator.onDragEnded = onDragEnded
 
+        guard isEnabled else {
+            context.coordinator.gestureHandler.detach()
+            return
+        }
+
         // If not attached yet, try again
         if context.coordinator.gestureHandler.scrollView == nil {
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/PortraitDetailsPanel.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/PortraitDetailsPanel.swift
index af1c0b0e..d5867aea 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/PortraitDetailsPanel.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/PortraitDetailsPanel.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
     let onChannelTap: (() -> Void)?
     let playerControlsLayout: PlayerControlsLayout
     let onFullscreen: (() -> Void)?
+    let pillsOverlayOpacity: CGFloat
 
     // Drag gesture callbacks
     var onDragChanged: ((CGFloat) -> Void)?
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
     @State private var scrollToTopTrigger: Bool = false
     @State private var showQueueSheet: Bool = false
     @State private var showPlaylistSheet: Bool = false
-    @State private var panelHeight: CGFloat = 0
 
     private var settingsManager: SettingsManager? { appEnvironment?.settingsManager }
     private var accentColor: Color { settingsManager?.accentColor.color ?? .accentColor }
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
                     .background {
                         // UIKit gesture handler for smooth overscroll-to-collapse
                         OverscrollGestureView(
+                            isEnabled: !isDraggingHandle,
                             onDragChanged: { offset in
                                 onDragChanged?(offset)
                             },
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
                             }
                         )
                     }
+                    .scrollDisabled(isDraggingHandle)
                     .onScrollGeometryChange(for: CGFloat.self) { geometry in
                         geometry.contentOffset.y
                     } action: { _, newValue in
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
             .overlay {
                 if !isCommentsExpanded {
                     pillsOverlay
+                        .opacity(pillsOverlayOpacity)
+                        .allowsHitTesting(pillsOverlayOpacity > 0.01)
                 }
             }
             // Expanded comments overlay
@@ -343,12 +347,6 @@ struct PortraitDetailsPanel: View {
             .animation(isPanelDragging ? nil : .spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.8), value: hasCommentsPill)
             .animation(isPanelDragging ? nil : .spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.7), value: shouldShowPlayerPill)
             .animation(isPanelDragging ? nil : .easeInOut(duration: 0.2), value: isScrolled)
-            .onAppear {
-                panelHeight = geometry.size.height
-            }
-            .onChange(of: geometry.size.height) { _, newValue in
-                panelHeight = newValue
-            }
         }
     }