diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
index 424775928..ab93d8742 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
@@ -1129,6 +1129,12 @@ public final class Player implements
                 // Close it because when changing orientation from portrait
                 // (in fullscreen mode) the size of queue layout can be larger than the screen size
                 closeItemsList();
+                // When the orientation changed, the screen height might be smaller.
+                // If the end screen thumbnail is not re-scaled,
+                // it can be larger than the current screen height
+                // and thus enlarging the whole player.
+                // This causes the seekbar to be ouf the visible area.
+                updateEndScreenThumbnail();
                 break;
             case Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON:
                 // Interrupt playback only when screen turns on
@@ -1187,6 +1193,78 @@ public final class Player implements
                 .loadImage(url, ImageDisplayConstants.DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS, this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scale the player audio / end screen thumbnail down if necessary.
+     * <p>
+     * This is necessary when the thumbnail's height is larger than the device's height
+     * and thus is enlarging the player's height
+     * causing the bottom playback controls to be out of the visible screen.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    public void updateEndScreenThumbnail() {
+        if (currentThumbnail == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final float endScreenHeight = calculateMaxEndScreenThumbnailHeight();
+
+        final Bitmap endScreenBitmap = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(
+                currentThumbnail,
+                (int) (currentThumbnail.getWidth()
+                        / (currentThumbnail.getHeight() / endScreenHeight)),
+                (int) endScreenHeight,
+                true);
+
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - updateEndScreenThumbnail() called with: "
+                    + "currentThumbnail = [" + currentThumbnail + "], "
+                    + currentThumbnail.getWidth() + "x" + currentThumbnail.getHeight()
+                    + ", scaled end screen height = " + endScreenHeight
+                    + ", scaled end screen width = " + endScreenBitmap.getWidth());
+        }
+
+        binding.endScreen.setImageBitmap(endScreenBitmap);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculate the maximum allowed height for the {@link R.id.endScreen}
+     * to prevent it from enlarging the player.
+     * <p>
+     * The calculating follows these rules:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>
+     *     Show at least stream title and content creator on TVs and tablets
+     *     when in landscape (always the case for TVs) and not in fullscreen mode.
+     *     This requires to have at least <code>85dp</code> free space for {@link R.id.detail_root}
+     *     and additional space for the stream title text size
+     *     ({@link R.id.detail_title_root_layout}).
+     *     The text size is <code>15sp</code> on tablets and <code>16sp</code> on TVs,
+     *     see {@link R.id.titleTextView}.
+     * </li>
+     * <li>
+     *     Otherwise, the max thumbnail height is the screen height.
+     * </li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @return the maximum height for the end screen thumbnail
+     */
+    private float calculateMaxEndScreenThumbnailHeight() {
+        // ensure that screenHeight is initialized and thus not 0
+        updateScreenSize();
+
+        if (DeviceUtils.isTv(context) && !isFullscreen) {
+            final int videoInfoHeight =
+                    DeviceUtils.dpToPx(85, context) + DeviceUtils.spToPx(16, context);
+            return Math.min(currentThumbnail.getHeight(), screenHeight - videoInfoHeight);
+        } else if (DeviceUtils.isTablet(context) && service.isLandscape() && !isFullscreen) {
+            final int videoInfoHeight =
+                    DeviceUtils.dpToPx(85, context) + DeviceUtils.spToPx(15, context);
+            return Math.min(currentThumbnail.getHeight(), screenHeight - videoInfoHeight);
+        } else { // fullscreen player: max height is the device height
+            return Math.min(currentThumbnail.getHeight(), screenHeight);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onLoadingStarted(final String imageUri, final View view) {
         if (DEBUG) {
@@ -1207,23 +1285,29 @@ public final class Player implements
     @Override
     public void onLoadingComplete(final String imageUri, final View view,
                                   final Bitmap loadedImage) {
-        final float width = Math.min(
+        // scale down the notification thumbnail for performance
+        final float notificationThumbnailWidth = Math.min(
                 context.getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.player_notification_thumbnail_width),
                 loadedImage.getWidth());
+        currentThumbnail = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(
+                loadedImage,
+                (int) notificationThumbnailWidth,
+                (int) (loadedImage.getHeight()
+                        / (loadedImage.getWidth() / notificationThumbnailWidth)),
+                true);
 
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - onLoadingComplete() called with: "
                     + "imageUri = [" + imageUri + "], view = [" + view + "], "
                     + "loadedImage = [" + loadedImage + "], "
                     + loadedImage.getWidth() + "x" + loadedImage.getHeight()
-                    + ", scaled width = " + width);
+                    + ", scaled notification width = " + notificationThumbnailWidth);
         }
 
-        currentThumbnail = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(loadedImage,
-                (int) width,
-                (int) (loadedImage.getHeight() / (loadedImage.getWidth() / width)), true);
-        binding.endScreen.setImageBitmap(loadedImage);
         NotificationUtil.getInstance().createNotificationIfNeededAndUpdate(this, false);
+
+        // there is a new thumbnail, thus the end screen thumbnail needs to be changed, too.
+        updateEndScreenThumbnail();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
index 1afedcaef..52069fd0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Dimension;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 
@@ -70,4 +72,20 @@ public final class DeviceUtils {
                 return false;
         }
     }
+
+    public static int dpToPx(@Dimension(unit = Dimension.DP) final int dp,
+                             @NonNull final Context context) {
+        return (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(
+                TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,
+                dp,
+                context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+    }
+
+    public static int spToPx(@Dimension(unit = Dimension.SP) final int sp,
+                             @NonNull final Context context) {
+        return (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(
+                TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_SP,
+                sp,
+                context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+    }
 }