diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/store.ts b/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
index e1b4ba7a..a53f3607 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const playerState: Writable<
 	  }
 	| undefined
 > = writable(undefined);
+export const playertheatreModeIsActive = writable(false);
 
 export const returnYtDislikesStore = persisted('returnYtDislikes', false);
 export const returnYTDislikesInstanceStore: Writable<string | null | undefined> = persisted(
diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index 18b0d501..2f576fba 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		interfaceDefaultPage,
 		isAndroidTvStore,
 		playerState,
+		playertheatreModeIsActive,
 		playlistCacheStore,
 		searchCacheStore,
 		syncPartyPeerStore,
@@ -400,7 +401,8 @@
 					class:pip={playerIsPip}
 					class:s12={!playerIsPip}
 					class:m12={!playerIsPip}
-					class:l9={!playerIsPip}
+					class:l12={$playertheatreModeIsActive && !playerIsPip}
+					class:l9={!$playertheatreModeIsActive && !playerIsPip}
 				>
 					{#if playerIsPip}
 						<nav>
@@ -411,9 +413,11 @@
 						</nav>
 						<div class="space"></div>
 					{/if}
-					{#key $playerState.data.video.videoId}
-						<Player data={$playerState.data} isSyncing={$playerState.isSyncing} />
-					{/key}
+					<div style="display: flex;justify-content: center;">
+						{#key $playerState.data.video.videoId}
+							<Player data={$playerState.data} isSyncing={$playerState.isSyncing} />
+						{/key}
+					</div>
 					{#if playerIsPip}
 						<nav>
 							<Author video={$playerState.data.video} hideSubscribe={true} />
diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
index ebf07788..1e619564 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		playerPlaylistHistory,
 		playerState,
 		playerTheatreModeByDefaultStore,
+		playertheatreModeIsActive,
 		playlistCacheStore,
 		playlistSettingsStore,
 		syncPartyConnectionsStore,
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
 	let loopPlaylist: boolean = $state(false);
 	let shufflePlaylist: boolean = $state(false);
 
-	let theatreMode = $state(get(playerTheatreModeByDefaultStore));
+	playertheatreModeIsActive.set(get(playerTheatreModeByDefaultStore));
 
 	let pauseTimerSeconds: number = $state(-1);
 
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@
 	}
 
 	function toggleTheatreMode() {
-		theatreMode = !theatreMode;
+		playertheatreModeIsActive.set(!$playertheatreModeIsActive);
 	}
 
 	let pauseTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined = $state();
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@
 </svelte:head>
 
 <div class="grid no-padding">
-	<div class={`s12 m12 l${theatreMode ? '12' : '9'}`}>
+	<div class={`s12 m12 l${$playertheatreModeIsActive ? '12' : '9'}`}>
 		<div style="display: flex;justify-content: center;">
 			{#if data.video.premiereTimestamp}
 				<article class="video-placeholder">
@@ -386,7 +387,11 @@
 				<div>
 					<LikesDislikes video={data.video} returnYTDislikes={data.streamed.returnYTDislikes} />
 
-					<button onclick={toggleTheatreMode} class="m l" class:border={!theatreMode}>
+					<button
+						onclick={toggleTheatreMode}
+						class="m l"
+						class:border={!$playertheatreModeIsActive}
+					>
 						<i>width_wide</i>
 						<div class="tooltip">{$_('player.theatreMode')}</div>
 					</button>
@@ -405,7 +410,10 @@
 						</button>
 					{/if}
 					<button
-						onclick={() => ((showTranscript = !showTranscript), (theatreMode = false))}
+						onclick={() => (
+							(showTranscript = !showTranscript),
+							playertheatreModeIsActive.set(false)
+						)}
 						class:border={!showTranscript}
 					>
 						<i>description</i>
@@ -535,7 +543,7 @@
 			</article>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
-	{#if !theatreMode}
+	{#if !$playertheatreModeIsActive}
 		<div class="s12 m12 l3 recommended">
 			{#if showTranscript && playerElement}
 				<Transcript video={data.video} bind:playerElement />
@@ -686,7 +694,6 @@
 
 	.recommended {
 		margin-top: calc(var(--video-player-height) * -1);
-		position: relative;
 	}
 
 	.video-actions {