diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
index 9b71a9af..ad3e7200 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
                     return
                 }
 
-                self.model.aspectRatio = self.aspectRatio
+                self.updatePlayerAspectRatio()
 
                 if !preservingTime,
                    let segment = self.model.sponsorBlock.segments.first,
diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index 2c264ffa..38279725 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
         networkStateTimer.start()
 
         if isPlaying {
+            self.updatePlayerAspectRatio()
             startClientUpdates()
         } else {
             stopControlsUpdates()
@@ -204,11 +205,9 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
 
                         self.model.lastSkipped = segment
                         self.play()
-                        self.model.aspectRatio = self.aspectRatio
                     }
                 } else {
                     self.play()
-                    self.model.aspectRatio = self.aspectRatio
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/PlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/PlayerBackend.swift
index 3b2a4179..ee7d1b1b 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/PlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/PlayerBackend.swift
@@ -98,4 +98,10 @@ extension PlayerBackend {
             model.advanceToItem(item)
         }
     }
+
+    func updatePlayerAspectRatio() {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            self.model.aspectRatio = aspectRatio
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
index 4dff939a..f1c3e0e8 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
@@ -300,15 +300,10 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: View {
             }
             .overlay(GeometryReader { proxy in
                 Color.clear
-                    .onAppear {
-                        player.playerSize = proxy.size
-                    }
-                    .onChange(of: proxy.size) { _ in
-                        player.playerSize = proxy.size
-                    }
-                    .onChange(of: player.controls.presentingOverlays) { _ in
-                        player.playerSize = proxy.size
-                    }
+                    .onAppear { player.playerSize = proxy.size }
+                    .onChange(of: proxy.size) { _ in player.playerSize = proxy.size }
+                    .onChange(of: player.controls.presentingOverlays) { _ in player.playerSize = proxy.size }
+                    .onChange(of: player.aspectRatio) { _ in player.playerSize = proxy.size }
             })
             #if os(iOS)
             .padding(.top, player.playingFullScreen && verticalSizeClass == .regular ? 20 : 0)