diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
index 3537e3c3d5..4144ebe81c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import android.widget.SeekBar
 import android.widget.TextView
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
 import com.github.vkay94.dtpv.DoubleTapPlayerView
 import com.github.vkay94.dtpv.youtube.YouTubeOverlay
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultLoadControl
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchUI
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isOnline
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.logcat
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.hideBar
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.listener.SimpleSeekBarListener
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
@@ -132,9 +133,10 @@ class PlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         applyAppTheme(preferences)
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.watcher_activity)
-        window.decorView.setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener {
-            window.hideBar()
-        }
+        val windowInsetsController = WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, findViewById(R.id.watcher_activity))
+        windowInsetsController.hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
+        windowInsetsController.systemBarsBehavior = WindowInsetsControllerCompat.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
+
         playerView = findViewById(R.id.player_view)
         playerView.resizeMode = preferences.getPlayerViewMode()
         youTubeDoubleTap = findViewById(R.id.youtube_overlay)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/WindowExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/WindowExtensions.kt
index cefe188d33..e3f8724a23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/WindowExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/WindowExtensions.kt
@@ -3,32 +3,11 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
-import android.view.View
 import android.view.Window
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.InternalResourceHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.getResourceColor
 
-fun Window.showBar() {
-    decorView.systemUiVisibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
-}
-
-fun Window.hideBar() {
-    decorView.systemUiVisibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION or
-        View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY
-}
-
-fun Window.defaultBar() {
-    decorView.systemUiVisibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE
-}
-
-fun Window.isDefaultBar() = decorView.systemUiVisibility == View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE
-
 /**
  * Sets navigation bar color to transparent if system's config_navBarNeedsScrim is false,
  * otherwise it will use the theme navigationBarColor with 70% opacity.