diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
index c11e61c7b8..5de830e379 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
@@ -975,7 +975,8 @@ MainWin::MessageReceived(BMessage* msg)
 			if (fIsFullscreen) {
 				BPoint videoViewWhere;
 				if (msg->FindPoint("where", &videoViewWhere) == B_OK) {
-					if (!fControls->Frame().Contains(videoViewWhere)) {
+					if (msg->FindBool("force")
+						|| !fControls->Frame().Contains(videoViewWhere)) {
 						_ShowFullscreenControls(false);
 						// hide the mouse cursor until the user moves it
 						be_app->ObscureCursor();
@@ -2333,6 +2334,7 @@ MainWin::_ShowFullscreenControls(bool show, bool animate)
 		return;
 
 	fShowsFullscreenControls = show;
+	fVideoView->SetFullscreenControlsVisible(show);
 
 	if (show) {
 		fControls->RemoveSelf();
@@ -2341,6 +2343,7 @@ MainWin::_ShowFullscreenControls(bool show, bool animate)
 		fVideoView->AddChild(fControls);
 		if (fScaleFullscreenControls)
 			fControls->SetSymbolScale(1.5f);
+
 		while (fControls->IsHidden())
 			fControls->Show();
 	}
@@ -2364,16 +2367,15 @@ MainWin::_ShowFullscreenControls(bool show, bool animate)
 		finalMessage.AddFloat("offset", originalY + moveDist);
 		finalMessage.AddBool("show", show);
 		PostMessage(&finalMessage, this);
-	} else {
-		if (!show) {
-			fControls->RemoveSelf();
-			fControls->MoveTo(fVideoView->Frame().left,
-				fVideoView->Frame().bottom + 1);
-			fBackground->AddChild(fControls);
-			fControls->SetSymbolScale(1.0f);
-			while (!fControls->IsHidden())
-				fControls->Hide();
-		}
+	} else if (!show) {
+		fControls->RemoveSelf();
+		fControls->MoveTo(fVideoView->Frame().left,
+			fVideoView->Frame().bottom + 1);
+		fBackground->AddChild(fControls);
+		fControls->SetSymbolScale(1.0f);
+
+		while (!fControls->IsHidden())
+			fControls->Hide();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.cpp
index 1902df3ced..780addc74c 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ VideoView::VideoView(BRect frame, const char* name, uint32 resizeMask)
 	fOverlayMode(false),
 	fIsPlaying(false),
 	fIsFullscreen(false),
+	fFullscreenControlsVisible(false),
+	fSendHideCounter(0),
 	fLastMouseMove(system_time()),
 
 	fSubtitleBitmap(new SubtitleBitmap),
@@ -127,9 +129,17 @@ VideoView::Pulse()
 		uint32 buttons;
 		GetMouse(&where, &buttons, false);
 		if (buttons == 0) {
-			BMessage message(M_HIDE_FULL_SCREEN_CONTROLS);
-			message.AddPoint("where", where);
-			Window()->PostMessage(&message, Window());
+			if (fFullscreenControlsVisible) {
+				if (fSendHideCounter == 0 || fSendHideCounter == 3) {
+					// Send after 1.5s and after 4.5s
+					BMessage message(M_HIDE_FULL_SCREEN_CONTROLS);
+					message.AddPoint("where", where);
+					if (fSendHideCounter > 0)
+						message.AddBool("force", true);
+					Window()->PostMessage(&message, Window());
+				}
+				fSendHideCounter++;
+			}
 
 			ConvertToScreen(&where);
 			set_mouse_position((int32)where.x, (int32)where.y);
@@ -292,6 +302,15 @@ void
 VideoView::SetFullscreen(bool fullScreen)
 {
 	fIsFullscreen = fullScreen;
+	fSendHideCounter = 0;
+}
+
+
+void
+VideoView::SetFullscreenControlsVisible(bool visible)
+{
+	fFullscreenControlsVisible = visible;
+	fSendHideCounter = 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.h b/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.h
index 4eb7372c79..40611d0348 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.h
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/VideoView.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 			void				SetPlaying(bool playing);
 			void				SetFullscreen(bool fullScreen);
+			void				SetFullscreenControlsVisible(bool visible);
 			void				SetVideoFrame(const BRect& frame);
 
 			void				SetSubTitle(const char* text);
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ private:
 			rgb_color			fOverlayKeyColor;
 			bool				fIsPlaying;
 			bool				fIsFullscreen;
+			bool				fFullscreenControlsVisible;
+			uint8				fSendHideCounter;
 			bigtime_t			fLastMouseMove;
 
 			SubtitleBitmap*		fSubtitleBitmap;