diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
index d5633b953..9f61e9278 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.LayoutCoordinates
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.boundsInWindow
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onSizeChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalView
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntSize
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.isFinite
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.isSpecified
@@ -534,115 +536,134 @@ private fun RenderVideoPlayer(
         mutableStateOf(false)
     }
 
-    BoxWithConstraints() {
-        val borders = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.imageModifier
+    val parentVideoPlaybackSize = remember {
+        mutableStateOf<IntSize>(IntSize.Zero)
+    }
 
-        val myModifier = remember {
-            if (roundedCorner) {
-                borders
-                    .defaultMinSize(minHeight = 100.dp)
-                    .align(Alignment.Center)
-            } else {
-                Modifier
-                    .fillMaxWidth()
-                    .defaultMinSize(minHeight = 100.dp)
-                    .align(Alignment.Center)
-            }
+    val videoPlaybackSize = remember {
+        mutableStateOf<IntSize>(IntSize.Zero)
+    }
+
+    BoxWithConstraints(
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().onSizeChanged {
+            parentVideoPlaybackSize.value = it
         }
+    ) {
+        BoxWithConstraints(
+            modifier = Modifier.onSizeChanged {
+                videoPlaybackSize.value = it
+            }
+        ) {
+            val borders = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.imageModifier
 
-        val factory = remember(controller) {
-            { context: Context ->
-                PlayerView(context).apply {
-                    player = controller
-                    layoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
-                        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
-                    )
-                    controllerAutoShow = false
-                    thumbData?.thumb?.let { defaultArtwork = it }
-                    hideController()
-                    resizeMode =
-                        if (maxHeight.isFinite) AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT else AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIXED_WIDTH
-                    onDialog?.let { innerOnDialog ->
-                        setFullscreenButtonClickListener {
-                            controller.pause()
-                            innerOnDialog(it)
-                        }
-                    }
-                    setControllerVisibilityListener(
-                        PlayerView.ControllerVisibilityListener { visible ->
-                            controllerVisible.value = visible == View.VISIBLE
-                            onControllerVisibilityChanged?.let { callback ->
-                                callback(visible == View.VISIBLE)
-                            }
-                        }
-                    )
+            val myModifier = remember {
+                if (roundedCorner) {
+                    borders
+                        .defaultMinSize(minHeight = 100.dp)
+                        .align(Alignment.Center)
+                } else {
+                    Modifier
+                        .fillMaxWidth()
+                        .defaultMinSize(minHeight = 100.dp)
+                        .align(Alignment.Center)
                 }
             }
-        }
 
-        AndroidView(
-            modifier = myModifier,
-            factory = factory
-        )
+            val factory = remember(controller) {
+                { context: Context ->
+                    PlayerView(context).apply {
+                        player = controller
+                        layoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                            ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                            ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
+                        )
+                        controllerAutoShow = false
+                        thumbData?.thumb?.let { defaultArtwork = it }
+                        hideController()
+                        resizeMode =
+                            if (maxHeight.isFinite) AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT else AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIXED_WIDTH
+                        onDialog?.let { innerOnDialog ->
+                            setFullscreenButtonClickListener {
+                                controller.pause()
+                                innerOnDialog(it)
+                            }
+                        }
+                        setControllerVisibilityListener(
+                            PlayerView.ControllerVisibilityListener { visible ->
+                                controllerVisible.value = visible == View.VISIBLE
+                                onControllerVisibilityChanged?.let { callback ->
+                                    callback(visible == View.VISIBLE)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
-        waveform?.let {
-            Waveform(it, controller, remember { Modifier.align(Alignment.Center) })
-        }
+            AndroidView(
+                modifier = myModifier,
+                factory = factory
+            )
 
-        val startingMuteState = remember(controller) {
-            controller.volume < 0.001
-        }
+            waveform?.let {
+                Waveform(it, controller, remember { Modifier.align(Alignment.Center) })
+            }
 
-        MuteButton(
-            controllerVisible,
-            startingMuteState,
-            remember {
-                if (topPaddingForControllers.isSpecified) {
-                    Modifier.padding(top = topPaddingForControllers)
+            val startingMuteState = remember(controller) {
+                controller.volume < 0.001
+            }
+
+            val spaceModifier =
+                if (topPaddingForControllers.isSpecified && videoPlaybackSize.value.height > 0) {
+                    val space = (abs(parentVideoPlaybackSize.value.height - videoPlaybackSize.value.height) / 2).dp
+                    if (space > topPaddingForControllers) {
+                        Modifier
+                    } else {
+                        Modifier.padding(top = topPaddingForControllers - space)
+                    }
                 } else {
                     Modifier
                 }
-            }
-        ) { mute: Boolean ->
-            // makes the new setting the default for new creations.
-            DefaultMutedSetting.value = mute
 
-            // if the user unmutes a video and it's not the current playing, switches to that one.
-            if (!mute && keepPlayingMutex != null && keepPlayingMutex != controller) {
-                keepPlayingMutex?.stop()
-                keepPlayingMutex?.release()
-                keepPlayingMutex = null
-            }
+            MuteButton(
+                controllerVisible,
+                startingMuteState,
+                spaceModifier
+            ) { mute: Boolean ->
+                // makes the new setting the default for new creations.
+                DefaultMutedSetting.value = mute
 
-            controller.volume = if (mute) 0f else 1f
-        }
-
-        KeepPlayingButton(
-            keepPlaying,
-            controllerVisible,
-            remember {
-                if (topPaddingForControllers.isSpecified) {
-                    Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).padding(top = topPaddingForControllers)
-                } else {
-                    Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
-                }
-            }
-        ) { newKeepPlaying: Boolean ->
-            // If something else is playing and the user marks this video to keep playing, stops the other one.
-            if (newKeepPlaying) {
-                if (keepPlayingMutex != null && keepPlayingMutex != controller) {
+                // if the user unmutes a video and it's not the current playing, switches to that one.
+                if (!mute && keepPlayingMutex != null && keepPlayingMutex != controller) {
                     keepPlayingMutex?.stop()
                     keepPlayingMutex?.release()
-                }
-                keepPlayingMutex = controller
-            } else {
-                if (keepPlayingMutex == controller) {
                     keepPlayingMutex = null
                 }
+
+                controller.volume = if (mute) 0f else 1f
             }
 
-            keepPlaying.value = newKeepPlaying
+            KeepPlayingButton(
+                keepPlaying,
+                controllerVisible,
+                spaceModifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
+            ) { newKeepPlaying: Boolean ->
+                // If something else is playing and the user marks this video to keep playing, stops the other one.
+                if (newKeepPlaying) {
+                    if (keepPlayingMutex != null && keepPlayingMutex != controller) {
+                        keepPlayingMutex?.stop()
+                        keepPlayingMutex?.release()
+                    }
+                    keepPlayingMutex = controller
+                } else {
+                    if (keepPlayingMutex == controller) {
+                        keepPlayingMutex = null
+                    }
+                }
+
+                keepPlaying.value = newKeepPlaying
+            }
         }
     }
 }