diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/player/overlay/annotations/HidePlayerOverlayPatchCompatibility.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/player/overlay/annotations/HidePlayerOverlayPatchCompatibility.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.player.overlay.annotations
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Compatibility
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Package
+
+@Compatibility([Package("com.google.android.youtube")])
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+internal annotation class HidePlayerOverlayPatchCompatibility
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/player/overlay/patch/HidePlayerOverlayPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/player/overlay/patch/HidePlayerOverlayPatch.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.player.overlay.patch
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.ResourceContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.ResourcePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.player.overlay.annotations.HidePlayerOverlayPatchCompatibility
+
+@Patch
+@Name("hide-player-overlay")
+@Description("Hides the dark player overlay when player controls are visible.")
+@HidePlayerOverlayPatchCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+class HidePlayerOverlayPatch : ResourcePatch {
+    override fun execute(context: ResourceContext): PatchResult {
+        val attributes = arrayOf("height", "width")
+
+        context.xmlEditor[RESOURCE_FILE_PATH].use { editor ->
+            editor.file.getElementsByTagName("FrameLayout").item(0).childNodes.apply {
+                for (i in 1 until length) {
+                    val view = item(i)
+                    if (
+                        view.attributes.getNamedItem("android:id")
+                            ?.nodeValue
+                            ?.endsWith("scrim_overlay") == true
+                    ) {
+                        attributes.forEach {
+                            view.attributes.getNamedItem("android:layout_$it").nodeValue = "0.0dip"
+                        }
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val RESOURCE_FILE_PATH = "res/layout/youtube_controls_overlay.xml"
+    }
+}