diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 6edf32c38..cda0390d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.dialogs.SaveAsDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.dialogs.SlideshowDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.fragments.PhotoFragment
+import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.fragments.VideoFragment
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.fragments.ViewPagerFragment
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro.models.Medium
@@ -492,6 +493,8 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
                         swipeToNextMedium()
                     }
                 }, mSlideshowInterval * 1000L)
+            } else {
+                (getCurrentFragment() as? VideoFragment)!!.playVideo()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
index 2e921f978..2e33786b3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics
 import android.view.*
+import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout
 import android.widget.SeekBar
 import android.widget.TextView
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
 
     private var mTextureView: TextureView? = null
     private var mCurrTimeView: TextView? = null
+    private var mPlayPauseButton: ImageView? = null
     private var mSeekBar: SeekBar? = null
     private var mExoPlayer: SimpleExoPlayer? = null
     private var mVideoSize = Point(0, 0)
@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
                 }
             }
 
+            mPlayPauseButton = video_toggle_play_pause
+            mPlayPauseButton!!.setOnClickListener {
+                togglePlayPause()
+            }
+
             mSeekBar = video_seekbar
             mSeekBar!!.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this@VideoFragment)
             // adding an empty click listener just to avoid ripple animation at toggling fullscreen
@@ -433,6 +440,10 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
         }
 
         mSeekBar!!.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(if (mIsFullscreen) null else this)
+        arrayOf(mView.video_curr_time, mView.video_duration).forEach {
+            it.isClickable = !mIsFullscreen
+        }
+
         mTimeHolder.animate().alpha(newAlpha).start()
         mView.video_details.apply {
             if (mStoredShowExtendedDetails && isVisible()) {
@@ -539,7 +550,12 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
         }
 
         if (!wasEnded || context?.config?.loopVideos == false) {
-            mView.video_play_outline.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_pause)
+            mPlayPauseButton?.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_pause_outline)
+        }
+
+        if (!mWasVideoStarted) {
+            mView.video_play_outline.beGone()
+            mPlayPauseButton?.beVisible()
         }
 
         mWasVideoStarted = true
@@ -563,7 +579,7 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
             mExoPlayer?.playWhenReady = false
         }
 
-        mView.video_play_outline?.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_play)
+        mPlayPauseButton?.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_play_outline)
         activity?.window?.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
     }