diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/Thumbnail.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/Thumbnail.svelte
index 4a8f6fb1..370d3b62 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/Thumbnail.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/Thumbnail.svelte
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from '$app/stores';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
-	import { deArrowEnabled, playerSavePlaybackPosition } from '../store';
+	import {
+		deArrowEnabled,
+		playerSavePlaybackPosition,
+		syncPartyConnections,
+		syncPartyPeer
+	} from '../store';
 	import { getDeArrow, getThumbnail, getVideo } from './Api';
 	import type { Notification, PlaylistPageVideo, Video, VideoBase } from './Api/model';
 	import { cleanNumber, proxyVideoUrl, truncate, videoLength } from './misc';
+	import type { PlayerEvents } from './player';
 
 	export let video: VideoBase | Video | Notification | PlaylistPageVideo;
 	export let playlistId: string = '';
-	export let onClick: (input: string) => void = (input: string) => {};
 
 	let watchUrl = `/watch/${video.videoId}` + (playlistId ? `?playlist=${playlistId}` : '');
 
-	const syncId = $page.url.searchParams.get('sync');
-	if (syncId) {
-		watchUrl += (playlistId ? '&' : '?') + `sync=${syncId}`;
-	}
+	syncPartyPeer.subscribe((peer) => {
+		if (peer) {
+			watchUrl += (playlistId ? '&' : '?') + `sync=${peer.id}`;
+		}
+	});
 
 	let loading = true;
 	let loaded = false;
@@ -111,14 +116,24 @@
 			failed = true;
 		};
 	});
+
+	function syncChangeVideo() {
+		if ($syncPartyConnections) {
+			$syncPartyConnections.forEach((conn) => {
+				conn.send({
+					events: [{ type: 'change-video', videoId: video.videoId }]
+				} as PlayerEvents);
+			});
+		}
+	}
 </script>
 
 <a
 	class="wave"
 	style="width: 100%; overflow: hidden;min-height:100px;"
 	href={watchUrl}
-	on:click={() => onClick(video.videoId)}
 	data-sveltekit-preload-data="off"
+	on:click={syncChangeVideo}
 >
 	{#if loading}
 		<progress class="circle"></progress>
diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index aedf6ead..98c29d58 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 	import PageLoading from '$lib/PageLoading.svelte';
 	import Search from '$lib/Search.svelte';
 	import Thumbnail from '$lib/Thumbnail.svelte';
+	import type { PlayerEvents } from '$lib/player';
 	import 'beercss';
 	import 'material-dynamic-colors';
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+	import type { DataConnection } from 'peerjs';
+	import Peer from 'peerjs';
+	import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import { pwaInfo } from 'virtual:pwa-info';
 	import {
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@
 		sponsorBlock,
 		sponsorBlockCategories,
 		sponsorBlockUrl,
+		syncPartyConnections,
+		syncPartyPeer,
 		themeColor
 	} from '../store';
 
@@ -97,6 +102,47 @@
 		{ name: 'Filler Tangent/Jokes', category: 'filler' }
 	];
 
+	function changeVideoEvent(conn: DataConnection) {
+		conn.on('data', (data) => {
+			const events = data as PlayerEvents;
+			const currentUrl = new URL(location.href);
+
+			events.events.forEach((event) => {
+				if (event.type === 'change-video' && event.videoId) {
+					currentUrl.pathname = `/watch/${event.videoId}`;
+					goto(currentUrl);
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	async function startWatchSync() {
+		const currentUrl = new URL(location.href);
+
+		if ($syncPartyPeer) {
+			$syncPartyPeer.disconnect();
+			syncPartyPeer.set(null);
+			currentUrl.searchParams.delete('sync');
+			window.history.pushState({ path: currentUrl.toString() }, '', currentUrl.toString());
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const peerId = crypto.randomUUID();
+		currentUrl.searchParams.set('sync', peerId);
+		window.history.pushState({ path: currentUrl.toString() }, '', currentUrl.toString());
+
+		$syncPartyPeer = new Peer(peerId);
+
+		if ($syncPartyPeer) {
+			$syncPartyPeer.on('connection', (conn) => {
+				conn.on('open', () => {
+					changeVideoEvent(conn);
+					syncPartyConnections.set([...($syncPartyConnections || []), conn]);
+				});
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
 	function toggleSponsor(category: string) {
 		if (sponsorCategoriesList.includes(category)) {
 			sponsorBlockCategories.set(sponsorCategoriesList.filter((value) => value !== category));
@@ -182,6 +228,27 @@
 		if (isLoggedIn) {
 			loadNotifications().catch(() => auth.set(null));
 		}
+
+		const currentUrl = new URL(location.href);
+		const syncId = currentUrl.searchParams.get('sync');
+		if (syncId) {
+			$syncPartyPeer = new Peer(crypto.randomUUID());
+			$syncPartyPeer.on('open', () => {
+				if (!$syncPartyPeer) return;
+
+				const conn = $syncPartyPeer.connect(syncId);
+				syncPartyConnections.set([...($syncPartyConnections || []), conn]);
+
+				changeVideoEvent(conn);
+			});
+		}
+	});
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		if ($syncPartyPeer) {
+			$syncPartyPeer.disconnect();
+			$syncPartyPeer = null;
+		}
 	});
 
 	$: webManifestLink = pwaInfo ? pwaInfo.webManifest.linkTag : '';
@@ -227,6 +294,10 @@
 		<i>code</i>
 		<div class="tooltip bottom">Star us on Github!</div>
 	</a>
+	<button on:click={startWatchSync} class="circle large transparent">
+		<i class:primary-text={$syncPartyPeer}>group</i>
+		<div class="tooltip bottom">Start sync party</div>
+	</button>
 	{#if isLoggedIn}
 		<button class="circle large transparent" data-ui="#dialog-notifications"
 			><i>notifications</i>
diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 9068c419..3280ade7 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import {
 		addPlaylistVideo,
 		deleteUnsubscribe,
@@ -16,11 +15,16 @@
 	import { cleanNumber, numberWithCommas } from '$lib/misc.js';
 	import type { PlayerEvents } from '$lib/player';
 	import type { DataConnection } from 'peerjs';
-	import Peer from 'peerjs';
-	import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import type { MediaPlayerElement } from 'vidstack/elements';
-	import { activePage, auth, playerListenByDefault } from '../../../store';
+	import {
+		activePage,
+		auth,
+		playerListenByDefault,
+		syncPartyConnections,
+		syncPartyPeer
+	} from '../../../store';
 
 	export let data;
 
@@ -28,8 +32,6 @@
 
 	activePage.set(null);
 
-	const currentUrl = new URL(location.href);
-
 	let playlistVideos: PlaylistPageVideo[] = [];
 	let playlist: PlaylistPage | null = null;
 
@@ -38,28 +40,12 @@
 	let seekTo: (time: number) => void;
 	let player: MediaPlayerElement;
 
-	let peer: Peer | null = null;
-	let peerConnection: DataConnection | null = null;
-
-	function onVideoChange(videoId: string) {
-		if (!peerConnection) return;
-
-		peerConnection.send({
-			events: [
-				{
-					type: 'change-video',
-					videoId: videoId
-				}
-			]
-		} as PlayerEvents);
-	}
-
 	function playerSyncEvents(conn: DataConnection) {
-		peerConnection = conn;
-
 		conn.on('data', (data) => {
 			const events = data as PlayerEvents;
 
+			if (!player) return;
+
 			events.events.forEach((event) => {
 				if (event.type === 'pause') {
 					player.pause();
@@ -67,9 +53,6 @@
 					player.play();
 				} else if (event.type === 'seek' && event.time) {
 					player.currentTime = event.time;
-				} else if (event.type === 'change-video' && event.videoId) {
-					currentUrl.pathname = `/watch/${event.videoId}`;
-					goto(currentUrl);
 				}
 			});
 		});
@@ -148,15 +131,14 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	syncPartyConnections.subscribe((connections) => {
+		if (!connections || !player) return;
+		playerSyncEvents(connections[connections.length - 1]);
+	});
+
 	onMount(async () => {
-		const syncId = currentUrl.searchParams.get('sync');
-		if (syncId) {
-			peer = new Peer(crypto.randomUUID());
-			peer.on('open', () => {
-				if (!peer) return;
-
-				const conn = peer.connect(syncId);
-
+		if ($syncPartyConnections) {
+			$syncPartyConnections.forEach((conn) => {
 				playerSyncEvents(conn);
 			});
 		}
@@ -188,34 +170,6 @@
 		}
 	});
 
-	onDestroy(() => {
-		if (peer) {
-			peer.disconnect();
-			peer = null;
-		}
-	});
-
-	async function startWatchSync() {
-		if (peer) {
-			peer.disconnect();
-			peer = null;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const peerId = crypto.randomUUID();
-
-		currentUrl.searchParams.set('sync', peerId);
-		window.history.pushState({ path: currentUrl.toString() }, '', currentUrl.toString());
-
-		peer = new Peer(peerId);
-
-		peer.on('connection', (conn) => {
-			conn.on('open', () => {
-				playerSyncEvents(conn);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
 	async function addVideoToPlaylist(playlistId: string) {
 		await addPlaylistVideo(playlistId, data.video.videoId);
 
@@ -255,7 +209,7 @@
 					{data}
 					{audioMode}
 					{playlistVideos}
-					isSyncing={peer !== null}
+					isSyncing={$syncPartyPeer !== null}
 					bind:seekTo
 					bind:currentTime
 					bind:player
@@ -316,18 +270,6 @@
 				</div>
 
 				<div class="s12 m12 l4 video-actions">
-					{#if data.video.hlsUrl}
-						<button disabled>
-							<i>group</i>
-							<span>Watch sync</span>
-							<div class="tooltip">Sync not available for live streams</div>
-						</button>
-					{:else}
-						<button on:click={startWatchSync} class:border={!peer}>
-							<i>group</i>
-							<span>Watch sync</span>
-						</button>
-					{/if}
 					<button
 						class="no-margin"
 						on:click={() => (audioMode = !audioMode)}
@@ -454,7 +396,7 @@
 					{#each data.video.recommendedVideos as recommendedVideo}
 						<article class="no-padding">
 							{#key recommendedVideo.videoId}
-								<Thumbnail onClick={onVideoChange} video={recommendedVideo} />
+								<Thumbnail video={recommendedVideo} />
 							{/key}
 						</article>
 					{/each}
@@ -477,11 +419,7 @@
 							id={playlistVideo.videoId}
 							class:border={playlistVideo.videoId === data.video.videoId}
 						>
-							<Thumbnail
-								onClick={onVideoChange}
-								video={playlistVideo}
-								playlistId={data.playlistId}
-							/>
+							<Thumbnail video={playlistVideo} playlistId={data.playlistId} />
 						</article>
 					{/each}
 				</article>
diff --git a/materialious/src/store.ts b/materialious/src/store.ts
index 9f4ce5a4..36b54d53 100644
--- a/materialious/src/store.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/store.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type Peer from 'peerjs';
+import type { DataConnection } from 'peerjs';
 import { persisted } from 'svelte-persisted-store';
 import { writable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
@@ -26,4 +28,7 @@ export const sponsorBlockCategories: Writable<string[]> = persisted("sponsorBloc
 
 export const deArrowInstance = persisted("deArrowInstance", import.meta.env.VITE_DEFAULT_DEARROW_INSTANCE);
 export const deArrowEnabled = persisted("deArrowEnabled", false);
-export const deArrowThumbnailInstance = persisted("deArrowThumbnailInstance", import.meta.env.VITE_DEFAULT_DEARROW_THUMBNAIL_INSTANCE);
\ No newline at end of file
+export const deArrowThumbnailInstance = persisted("deArrowThumbnailInstance", import.meta.env.VITE_DEFAULT_DEARROW_THUMBNAIL_INSTANCE);
+
+export const syncPartyPeer: Writable<Peer | null> = writable(null);
+export const syncPartyConnections: Writable<DataConnection[] | null> = writable();
\ No newline at end of file