diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
index fe38f43858..f919a58fc2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import escapeHtml from 'escape-html';
-import debounce from 'lodash-es/debounce';
 import { playbackManager } from '../../../components/playback/playbackmanager';
 import browser from '../../../scripts/browser';
 import dom from '../../../scripts/dom';
@@ -326,7 +325,16 @@ export default function (view) {
         elem.removeEventListener(transitionEndEventName, onHideAnimationComplete);
     }
 
-    const _focus = debounce((focusElement) => focusManager.focus(focusElement), 50);
+    const _focus = function (focusElement) {
+        // If no focus element is provided, try to keep current focus if it's valid,
+        // otherwise default to pause button
+        const currentFocus = focusElement || document.activeElement;
+        if (!currentFocus || !focusManager.isCurrentlyFocusable(currentFocus)) {
+            focusElement = osdBottomElement.querySelector('.btnPause');
+        }
+
+        if (focusElement) focusManager.focus(focusElement);
+    };
 
     function showMainOsdControls(focusElement) {
         if (!currentVisibleMenu) {
@@ -336,23 +344,12 @@ export default function (view) {
             elem.classList.remove('hide');
             elem.classList.remove('videoOsdBottom-hidden');
 
-            focusElement ||= elem.querySelector('.btnPause');
-
             if (!layoutManager.mobile) {
                 _focus(focusElement);
             }
             toggleSubtitleSync();
         } else if (currentVisibleMenu === 'osd' && !layoutManager.mobile) {
-            // If no focus element is provided, try to keep current focus if it's valid,
-            // otherwise default to pause button
-            if (!focusElement) {
-                const currentFocus = document.activeElement;
-                if (!currentFocus || !focusManager.isCurrentlyFocusable(currentFocus)) {
-                    focusElement = osdBottomElement.querySelector('.btnPause');
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (focusElement) _focus(focusElement);
+            _focus(focusElement);
         }
     }