diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index f540f19cd..47013eab1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
  - [Camc314](https://github.com/camc314)
  - [danieladov](https://github.com/danieladov)
  - [Stephane Senart](https://github.com/ssenart)
+ - [imchasingshadows](https://github.com/imchasingshadows)
  - [Ömer Erdinç Yağmurlu](https://github.com/omeryagmurlu)
  - [Keegan Dahm](https://github.com/keegandahm)
  - [GodTamIt](https://github.com/GodTamIt)
diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
index 4443bfcaa..96bb5eeb3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ import { appRouter } from '../../../components/appRouter';
             }
         }
 
+        function onFullscreenChanged() {
+            if (currentPlayer.forcedFullscreen && !playbackManager.isFullscreen(currentPlayer)) {
+                appRouter.back();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            updateFullscreenIcon();
+        }
+
         function updateFullscreenIcon() {
             const button = view.querySelector('.btnFullscreen');
             const icon = button.querySelector('.material-icons');
@@ -513,7 +522,7 @@ import { appRouter } from '../../../components/appRouter';
             Events.on(player, 'pause', onPlayPauseStateChanged);
             Events.on(player, 'unpause', onPlayPauseStateChanged);
             Events.on(player, 'timeupdate', onTimeUpdate);
-            Events.on(player, 'fullscreenchange', updateFullscreenIcon);
+            Events.on(player, 'fullscreenchange', onFullscreenChanged);
             Events.on(player, 'mediastreamschange', onMediaStreamsChanged);
             Events.on(player, 'beginFetch', onBeginFetch);
             Events.on(player, 'endFetch', onEndFetch);
@@ -537,7 +546,7 @@ import { appRouter } from '../../../components/appRouter';
                 Events.off(player, 'pause', onPlayPauseStateChanged);
                 Events.off(player, 'unpause', onPlayPauseStateChanged);
                 Events.off(player, 'timeupdate', onTimeUpdate);
-                Events.off(player, 'fullscreenchange', updateFullscreenIcon);
+                Events.off(player, 'fullscreenchange', onFullscreenChanged);
                 Events.off(player, 'mediastreamschange', onMediaStreamsChanged);
                 currentPlayer = null;
             }
@@ -683,7 +692,7 @@ import { appRouter } from '../../../components/appRouter';
                 view.querySelector('.btnAirPlay').classList.remove('hide');
             }
 
-            updateFullscreenIcon();
+            onFullscreenChanged();
         }
 
         function getDisplayPercentByTimeOfDay(programStartDateMs, programRuntimeMs, currentTimeMs) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
index 2349b696a..611240be3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -1361,24 +1361,41 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
                         this.#videoDialog = dlg;
                         this.#mediaElement = videoElement;
 
+                        delete this.forcedFullscreen;
+
                         if (options.fullscreen) {
                             // At this point, we must hide the scrollbar placeholder, so it's not being displayed while the item is being loaded
                             document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
+
+                            // Enter fullscreen in the webOS browser to hide the top bar
+                            if (!window.NativeShell && browser.web0s && Screenfull.isEnabled) {
+                                Screenfull.request().then(() => {
+                                    this.forcedFullscreen = true;
+                                });
+                                return videoElement;
+                            }
+
+                            // don't animate on smart tv's, too slow
+                            if (!browser.slow && browser.supportsCssAnimation()) {
+                                return zoomIn(dlg).then(function () {
+                                    return videoElement;
+                                });
+                            }
                         }
 
-                        // don't animate on smart tv's, too slow
-                        if (options.fullscreen && browser.supportsCssAnimation() && !browser.slow) {
-                            return zoomIn(dlg).then(function () {
-                                return videoElement;
-                            });
-                        } else {
-                            return videoElement;
-                        }
+                        return videoElement;
                     });
                 } else {
-                    // we need to hide scrollbar when starting playback from page with animated background
                     if (options.fullscreen) {
+                        // we need to hide scrollbar when starting playback from page with animated background
                         document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
+
+                        // Enter fullscreen in the webOS browser to hide the top bar
+                        if (!this.forcedFullscreen && !window.NativeShell && browser.web0s && Screenfull.isEnabled) {
+                            Screenfull.request().then(() => {
+                                this.forcedFullscreen = true;
+                            });
+                        }
                     }
 
                     return Promise.resolve(dlg.querySelector('video'));
diff --git a/src/scripts/browser.js b/src/scripts/browser.js
index fc0a5d443..672ef23fd 100644
--- a/src/scripts/browser.js
+++ b/src/scripts/browser.js
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ function isTv() {
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (isWeb0s()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+function isWeb0s() {
+    const userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+
+    if (userAgent.indexOf('netcast') !== -1) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (userAgent.indexOf('web0s') !== -1) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -234,7 +248,7 @@ if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('xbox') !== -1) {
 }
 browser.animate = typeof document !== 'undefined' && document.documentElement.animate != null;
 browser.tizen = userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('tizen') !== -1 || window.tizen != null;
-browser.web0s = userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('Web0S'.toLowerCase()) !== -1;
+browser.web0s = isWeb0s();
 browser.edgeUwp = browser.edge && (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('msapphost') !== -1 || userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('webview') !== -1);
 
 if (!browser.tizen) {