diff --git a/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift b/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
index 39e098e7..2fc0c575 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
@@ -3,81 +3,109 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 extension VideoPlayerView {
     var playerDragGesture: some Gesture {
-        DragGesture(minimumDistance: 30, coordinateSpace: .global)
-        #if os(iOS)
+        let longPressGesture = LongPressGesture(minimumDuration: 0)
+            .updating($isLongPressing) { currentState, gestureState, _ in
+                gestureState = currentState
+            }
+            .onEnded { _ in
+                if startTouchTime == nil {
+                    startTouchTime = Date()
+                }
+            }
+
+        let dragGesture = DragGesture(minimumDistance: 30, coordinateSpace: .global)
             .updating($dragGestureOffset) { value, state, _ in
                 guard isVerticalDrag else { return }
                 var translation = value.translation
                 translation.height = max(0, translation.height)
                 state = translation
             }
-        #endif
             .updating($dragGestureState) { _, state, _ in
                 state = true
             }
             .onChanged { value in
-                guard player.presentingPlayer,
-                      !controlsOverlayModel.presenting,
-                      dragGestureState else { return }
-
-                if player.controls.presentingControls, !player.musicMode {
-                    player.controls.presentingControls = false
-                }
-
-                if player.musicMode {
-                    player.backend.stopControlsUpdates()
-                }
-
-                let verticalDrag = value.translation.height
-                let horizontalDrag = value.translation.width
-
-                #if os(iOS)
-                    if viewDragOffset > 0, !isVerticalDrag {
-                        isVerticalDrag = true
-                    }
-                #endif
-
-                if !isVerticalDrag,
-                   horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled,
-                   abs(horizontalDrag) > seekGestureSensitivity,
-                   !isHorizontalDrag,
-                   player.activeBackend == .mpv || !avPlayerUsesSystemControls
-                {
-                    isHorizontalDrag = true
-                    player.seek.onSeekGestureStart()
-                    viewDragOffset = 0
-                }
-
-                if horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled, isHorizontalDrag {
-                    player.seek.updateCurrentTime {
-                        let time = player.backend.playerItemDuration?.seconds ?? 0
-                        if player.seek.gestureStart.isNil {
-                            player.seek.gestureStart = time
-                        }
-                        let timeSeek = (time / player.playerSize.width) * horizontalDrag * seekGestureSpeed
-
-                        player.seek.gestureSeek = timeSeek
-                    }
-                    return
-                }
-
-                guard verticalDrag > 0 else { return }
-                viewDragOffset = verticalDrag
-
-                if verticalDrag > 60,
-                   player.playingFullScreen
-                {
-                    player.exitFullScreen(showControls: false)
-                    #if os(iOS)
-                        if Constants.isIPhone {
-                            Orientation.lockOrientation(.allButUpsideDown, andRotateTo: .portrait)
-                        }
-                    #endif
+                if abs(value.translation.width) < abs(value.translation.height) {
+                    processDragGesture(value)
+                } else if getElapsedTouchTime() >= 0.25 {
+                    processDragGesture(value)
                 }
             }
-            .onEnded { _ in
-                onPlayerDragGestureEnded()
+            .onEnded { value in
+                if abs(value.translation.width) < abs(value.translation.height) {
+                    onPlayerDragGestureEnded()
+                } else if getElapsedTouchTime() >= 0.25 {
+                    onPlayerDragGestureEnded()
+                }
+
+                startTouchTime = nil
             }
+        return longPressGesture.sequenced(before: dragGesture)
+    }
+
+    func getElapsedTouchTime() -> TimeInterval {
+        guard let startTouchTime = startTouchTime else {
+            return 0
+        }
+        return Date().timeIntervalSince(startTouchTime)
+    }
+
+    func processDragGesture(_ value: DragGesture.Value) {
+        guard player.presentingPlayer,
+              !controlsOverlayModel.presenting,
+              dragGestureState else { return }
+
+        if player.controls.presentingControls, !player.musicMode {
+            player.controls.presentingControls = false
+        }
+
+        if player.musicMode {
+            player.backend.stopControlsUpdates()
+        }
+
+        let verticalDrag = value.translation.height
+        let horizontalDrag = value.translation.width
+
+        #if os(iOS)
+            if viewDragOffset > 0, !isVerticalDrag {
+                isVerticalDrag = true
+            }
+        #endif
+
+        if !isVerticalDrag,
+           horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled,
+           abs(horizontalDrag) > seekGestureSensitivity,
+           !isHorizontalDrag,
+           player.activeBackend == .mpv || !avPlayerUsesSystemControls
+        {
+            isHorizontalDrag = true
+            player.seek.onSeekGestureStart()
+            viewDragOffset = 0
+        }
+
+        if horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled, isHorizontalDrag {
+            player.seek.updateCurrentTime {
+                let time = player.backend.playerItemDuration?.seconds ?? 0
+                if player.seek.gestureStart.isNil {
+                    player.seek.gestureStart = time
+                }
+                let timeSeek = (time / player.playerSize.width) * horizontalDrag * seekGestureSpeed
+
+                player.seek.gestureSeek = timeSeek
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
+        guard verticalDrag > 0 else { return }
+        viewDragOffset = verticalDrag
+
+        if verticalDrag > 60, player.playingFullScreen {
+            player.exitFullScreen(showControls: false)
+            #if os(iOS)
+                if Constants.isIPhone {
+                    Orientation.lockOrientation(.allButUpsideDown, andRotateTo: .portrait)
+                }
+            #endif
+        }
     }
 
     func onPlayerDragGestureEnded() {
diff --git a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
index f9463d6a..37d92aa0 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: View {
     #if !os(tvOS)
         @GestureState var dragGestureState = false
         @GestureState var dragGestureOffset = CGSize.zero
-        @State var isHorizontalDrag = false // swiftlint:disable:this swiftui_state_private
-        @State var isVerticalDrag = false // swiftlint:disable:this swiftui_state_private
-        @State var viewDragOffset = Self.hiddenOffset // swiftlint:disable:this swiftui_state_private
+        @GestureState var isLongPressing = false
+        // swiftlint:disable swiftui_state_private
+        @State var isHorizontalDrag = false
+        @State var isVerticalDrag = false
+        @State var viewDragOffset = Self.hiddenOffset
+        @State var startTouchTime: Date? = nil
+        // swiftlint:enable swiftui_state_private
     #endif
 
     @ObservedObject var player = PlayerModel.shared // swiftlint:disable:this swiftui_state_private