diff --git a/Header.h b/Header.h
index 49a4131..9032631 100644
--- a/Header.h
+++ b/Header.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 @interface boolSettingsVC : UIViewController
 @end
 
+@interface PlayerManager : NSObject
+- (float)progress;
+@end
+
 // iOS16 fix
 @interface OBPrivacyLinkButton : UIButton
 - (instancetype)initWithCaption:(NSString *)caption
diff --git a/uYouPlus.xm b/uYouPlus.xm
index 1fd6383..53b19f0 100644
--- a/uYouPlus.xm
+++ b/uYouPlus.xm
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ BOOL hidePaidPromotionCard() {
 }
 %end
 
+// Prevent uYou player bar from showing when not playing downloaded media
+%hook PlayerManager
+- (void)pause {
+  if ([@([self progress]) isEqualToNumber:[NSDecimalNumber notANumber]])
+    return;
+  %orig;
+}
+%end
+
 // Hide YouTube Shorts banner in Home page? - @MiRO92 - YTNoShorts: https://github.com/MiRO92/YTNoShorts
 %hook YTAsyncCollectionView
 - (id)cellForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {