diff --git a/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt b/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
index 33862cb3..33c8d15a 100644
--- a/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : BasePlayerActivity() {
     private var playerGestureHelper: PlayerGestureHelper? = null
     override val viewModel: PlayerActivityViewModel by viewModels()
     private var previewScrubListener: PreviewScrubListener? = null
+    private var wasZoom: Boolean = false
 
     private val isPipSupported by lazy {
         // Check if device has PiP feature
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : BasePlayerActivity() {
         binding.playerView.useController = false
         binding.playerView.findViewById<Button>(R.id.btn_skip_intro).isVisible = false
 
+        wasZoom = playerGestureHelper!!.isZoomEnabled
         playerGestureHelper?.updateZoomMode(false)
 
         // Brightness mode Auto
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : BasePlayerActivity() {
         super.onPictureInPictureModeChanged(isInPictureInPictureMode, newConfig)
         if (!isInPictureInPictureMode) {
             binding.playerView.useController = true
-            playerGestureHelper?.isZoomEnabled?.let { playerGestureHelper!!.updateZoomMode(it) }
+            playerGestureHelper?.updateZoomMode(wasZoom)
 
             // Override auto brightness
             window.attributes = window.attributes.apply {
diff --git a/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/PlayerGestureHelper.kt b/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/PlayerGestureHelper.kt
index 1709c090..6701a1b4 100644
--- a/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/PlayerGestureHelper.kt
+++ b/app/phone/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/PlayerGestureHelper.kt
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ class PlayerGestureHelper(
                 lastScaleEvent = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
                 val scaleFactor = detector.scaleFactor
                 if (abs(scaleFactor - Constants.ZOOM_SCALE_BASE) > Constants.ZOOM_SCALE_THRESHOLD) {
-                    isZoomEnabled = scaleFactor > 1
-                    updateZoomMode(isZoomEnabled)
+                    val enableZoom = scaleFactor > 1
+                    updateZoomMode(enableZoom)
                 }
                 return true
             }
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class PlayerGestureHelper(
         } else {
             playerView.resizeMode = if (enabled) AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_ZOOM else AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT
         }
+        isZoomEnabled = enabled
     }
 
     private fun releaseAction(event: MotionEvent) {