diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/CornerPlayerLayout.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/CornerPlayerLayout.swift
index bfa2a088..6bc44998 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/CornerPlayerLayout.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/CornerPlayerLayout.swift
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ struct CornerPlayerLayout<PlayerContent: View>: View {
                     )
                 }
                 .frame(width: videoWidth, height: videoHeight + videoTopExtension)
+                // Clip in the frame's own coordinates, BEFORE the offset —
+                // clipping after it uses the unshifted layout frame and cuts
+                // the top strip (status bar height) off the fullscreen video
+                // and its top controls.
+                .clipped()
                 .offset(y: -videoTopExtension)
                 // Keyed to gesture/visibility state, NOT to derived geometry —
                 // appear settling must not animate. The drag-offset springs
@@ -456,7 +461,6 @@ struct CornerPlayerLayout<PlayerContent: View>: View {
                 // Aspect ratio changes (new video, stream switch) resize
                 // the video/panel split — animate them
                 .animation(isPanelDragActive ? nil : .spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 1.0), value: playerState?.displayAspectRatio)
-                .clipped()
                 // Swipe up on the video to bring the panel back — the
                 // video's bottom edge follows the finger (like the portrait
                 // reveal) via belowPanelDragOffset counting down from full
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
index fdcbfeb5..7ce4c61c 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
     @State private var playNextTapCount = 0
     /// Track safe area to force re-render when it changes
     @State private var currentSafeArea: UIEdgeInsets = .zero
+    @Environment(\.statusBarVisibilityController) private var statusBarController
     /// Active player controls layout from preset (passed from parent to avoid flashing during view recreation)
     var activeLayout: PlayerControlsLayout = .default
     /// Animation trigger for seek backward button
@@ -268,6 +269,18 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
             // Update safe area when geometry changes (rotation)
             currentSafeArea = windowSafeArea
         }
+        .onChange(of: statusBarController?.isHidden) { _, _ in
+            // The window safe area follows the status bar fade with a delay.
+            // Corner layout keeps its geometry fixed across the toggle, so
+            // no geometry change refreshes the value — poll a few times
+            // instead of keeping a stale status bar height as top padding.
+            currentSafeArea = windowSafeArea
+            for delay in [0.15, 0.4, 0.8] {
+                DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delay) {
+                    currentSafeArea = windowSafeArea
+                }
+            }
+        }
         .onChange(of: activeLayout.effectiveGesturesSettings.panscanGesture.snapToEnds, initial: true) { _, newValue in
             // Sync panscan snap setting to navigation coordinator (initial: true ensures sync on first render)
             appEnvironment?.navigationCoordinator.shouldSnapPanscan = newValue