diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
index 8ebbacb129..45c4e6c6fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
         });
     }
 
-    function hideScroll() {
-        // 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');
-    }
-
     function zoomIn(elem) {
         return new Promise(resolve => {
             const duration = 240;
@@ -1347,7 +1342,8 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
                         this.#mediaElement = videoElement;
 
                         if (options.fullscreen) {
-                            hideScroll();
+                            // 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');
                         }
 
                         // don't animate on smart tv's, too slow
@@ -1362,7 +1358,7 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
                 } else {
                     // we need to hide scrollbar when starting playback from page with animated background
                     if (options.fullscreen) {
-                        hideScroll();
+                        document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
                     }
 
                     return Promise.resolve(dlg.querySelector('video'));
diff --git a/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
index de2081c089..f7bc7a1428 100644
--- a/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ function zoomIn(elem, iterations) {
     return elem.animate(keyframes, timing);
 }
 
-function hideScroll() {
-    document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
-}
-
 function createMediaElement(instance, options) {
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
         const dlg = document.querySelector('.youtubePlayerContainer');
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ function createMediaElement(instance, options) {
                 instance.videoDialog = dlg;
 
                 if (options.fullscreen) {
-                    hideScroll();
+                    document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
                 }
 
                 if (options.fullscreen && dlg.animate && !browser.slow) {
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ function createMediaElement(instance, options) {
         } else {
             // we need to hide scrollbar when starting playback from page with animated background
             if (options.fullscreen) {
-                hideScroll();
+                document.body.classList.add('hide-scroll');
             }
 
             resolve(dlg.querySelector('#player'));