diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
index f289bc9035..dcdec33876 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -126,3 +126,10 @@ internal val BytecodePatchContext.playerControlsButtonStrokeFeatureFlagMethod by
     parameterTypes()
     instructions(45713296L())
 }
+
+internal val BytecodePatchContext.playerOverlayOpacityGradientFeatureFlagMethod by gettingFirstMethodDeclaratively {
+    accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
+    returnType("Z")
+    parameterTypes()
+    instructions(45729621L())
+}
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diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
index 3dde033313..e131eb5cf0 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
@@ -307,5 +307,11 @@ val playerControlsPatch = bytecodePatch(
                 playerControlsButtonStrokeFeatureFlagMethod.returnLate(false)
             }
         }
+
+        if (is_21_03_or_greater) {
+            // If enabled it can show a black gradient on lower part of screen in fullscreen mode.
+            // This override may not be needed if the new bold player overlay icons are in use.
+            playerOverlayOpacityGradientFeatureFlagMethod.returnLate(false)
+        }
     }
 }