diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/PanoramaVideoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/PanoramaVideoActivity.kt
index 8183613d4..c442bd718 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/PanoramaVideoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/PanoramaVideoActivity.kt
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ open class PanoramaVideoActivity : SimpleActivity(), SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeList
         }
 
         video_time_holder.setPadding(0, 0, right, bottom)
+        video_time_holder.background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.gradient_background)
         video_time_holder.onGlobalLayout {
             val newBottomMargin = video_time_holder.height - resources.getDimension(R.dimen.video_player_play_pause_size).toInt() - resources.getDimension(R.dimen.activity_margin).toInt()
             (explore.layoutParams as RelativeLayout.LayoutParams).bottomMargin = newBottomMargin
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
index 7ffe3930d..0ed0c69cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ open class VideoPlayerActivity : SimpleActivity(), SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListen
         val newAlpha = if (isFullScreen) 0f else 1f
         top_shadow.animate().alpha(newAlpha).start()
         video_time_holder.animate().alpha(newAlpha).start()
+        video_bottom_gradient.animate().alpha(newAlpha).start()
         video_seekbar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(if (mIsFullscreen) null else this)
         arrayOf(video_toggle_play_pause, video_curr_time, video_duration).forEach {
             it.isClickable = !mIsFullscreen
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_player.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_player.xml
index a9208d1f2..8da8fc15d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_player.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_player.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/video_player_holder"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
@@ -46,6 +47,16 @@
         android:textColor="@android:color/white"
         android:textSize="@dimen/extra_big_text_size"/>
 
-    <include layout="@layout/bottom_video_time_holder"/>
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/video_bottom_gradient"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/video_time_holder"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:background="@drawable/gradient_background"
+        tools:ignore="UnknownIdInLayout"/>
+
+    <include
+        layout="@layout/bottom_video_time_holder"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/bottom_video_time_holder.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/bottom_video_time_holder.xml
index 69acead92..1972b1c53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/bottom_video_time_holder.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/bottom_video_time_holder.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
     android:id="@+id/video_time_holder"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-    android:background="@drawable/gradient_background">
+    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/video_toggle_play_pause"