diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index 2cc01fe6..287f38a5 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
         } else {
             replaceItem(nil)
         }
+
+        startClientUpdates()
     }
 
     func play() {
diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerControlsModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerControlsModel.swift
index 626b2509..3d71c939 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerControlsModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerControlsModel.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ final class PlayerControlsModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var timer: Timer?
     @Published var playingFullscreen = false
 
+    private var throttle = Throttle(interval: 1)
+
     var player: PlayerModel!
 
     var playbackTime: String {
@@ -52,7 +54,13 @@ final class PlayerControlsModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func show() {
-        player.backend.updateControls()
+        guard !(player?.currentItem.isNil ?? true) else {
+            return
+        }
+
+        guard !presentingControls else {
+            return
+        }
 
         withAnimation(PlayerControls.animation) {
             presentingControls = true
@@ -60,16 +68,21 @@ final class PlayerControlsModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func hide() {
+        player?.backend.stopControlsUpdates()
+
+        guard !(player?.currentItem.isNil ?? true) else {
+            return
+        }
+
+        guard presentingControls else {
+            return
+        }
         withAnimation(PlayerControls.animation) {
             presentingControls = false
         }
     }
 
     func toggle() {
-        if !presentingControls {
-            player.backend.updateControls()
-        }
-
         withAnimation(PlayerControls.animation) {
             presentingControls.toggle()
         }
@@ -118,4 +131,10 @@ final class PlayerControlsModel: ObservableObject {
         timer?.invalidate()
         timer = nil
     }
+
+    func update() {
+        throttle.execute { [weak self] in
+            self?.player?.backend.updateControls()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/PlayerGestures.swift b/Shared/Player/PlayerGestures.swift
index b29a5447..b6370a58 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/PlayerGestures.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/PlayerGestures.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ struct PlayerGestures: View {
                     },
                     doubleTapAction: {
                         player.backend.seek(relative: .secondsInDefaultTimescale(-10))
+                    },
+                    anyTapAction: {
+                        model.update()
                     }
                 )
 
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ struct PlayerGestures: View {
                     },
                     doubleTapAction: {
                         player.backend.togglePlay()
+                    },
+                    anyTapAction: {
+                        model.update()
                     }
                 )
 
@@ -36,6 +42,9 @@ struct PlayerGestures: View {
                     },
                     doubleTapAction: {
                         player.backend.seek(relative: .secondsInDefaultTimescale(10))
+                    },
+                    anyTapAction: {
+                        model.update()
                     }
                 )
         }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/TapRecognizerViewModifier.swift b/Shared/Player/TapRecognizerViewModifier.swift
index 6e746498..ddfadbbc 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/TapRecognizerViewModifier.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/TapRecognizerViewModifier.swift
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ struct TapRecognizerViewModifier: ViewModifier {
     var tapSensitivity: Double
     var singleTapAction: () -> Void
     var doubleTapAction: () -> Void
+    var anyTapAction: () -> Void
 
-    init(tapSensitivity: Double, singleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void, doubleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void) {
+    init(
+        tapSensitivity: Double,
+        singleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void,
+        doubleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void,
+        anyTapAction: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) {
         self.tapSensitivity = tapSensitivity
         self.singleTapAction = singleTapAction
         self.doubleTapAction = doubleTapAction
+        self.anyTapAction = anyTapAction
     }
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
@@ -19,6 +26,8 @@ struct TapRecognizerViewModifier: ViewModifier {
 
     private var singleTapGesture: some Gesture {
         TapGesture(count: 1).onEnded {
+            anyTapAction()
+
             singleTapIsTaped = true
 
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + tapSensitivity) {
@@ -42,7 +51,19 @@ struct TapRecognizerViewModifier: ViewModifier {
 }
 
 extension View {
-    func tapRecognizer(tapSensitivity: Double, singleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void, doubleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
-        modifier(TapRecognizerViewModifier(tapSensitivity: tapSensitivity, singleTapAction: singleTapAction, doubleTapAction: doubleTapAction))
+    func tapRecognizer(
+        tapSensitivity: Double,
+        singleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void,
+        doubleTapAction: @escaping () -> Void,
+        anyTapAction: @escaping () -> Void = {}
+    ) -> some View {
+        modifier(
+            TapRecognizerViewModifier(
+                tapSensitivity: tapSensitivity,
+                singleTapAction: singleTapAction,
+                doubleTapAction: doubleTapAction,
+                anyTapAction: anyTapAction
+            )
+        )
     }
 }