diff --git a/src/components/nowPlayingBar/nowPlayingBar.js b/src/components/nowPlayingBar/nowPlayingBar.js
index 6218197700..b3da8baafd 100644
--- a/src/components/nowPlayingBar/nowPlayingBar.js
+++ b/src/components/nowPlayingBar/nowPlayingBar.js
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ import 'emby-ratingbutton';
         console.debug('nowplaying event: ' + event.type);
         const player = this;
 
-        if (!state.NowPlayingItem || layoutManager.tv) {
+        if (!state.NowPlayingItem || layoutManager.tv || !state.IsFullscreen) {
             hideNowPlayingBar();
             return;
         }