diff --git a/extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/ExitFullscreenPatch.java b/extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/ExitFullscreenPatch.java
index dddea1387c..02d53fa696 100644
--- a/extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/ExitFullscreenPatch.java
+++ b/extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/ExitFullscreenPatch.java
@@ -38,13 +38,20 @@ public static void endOfVideoReached() {
                     }
                 }
 
-                ImageView fullscreenButton = PlayerControlsPatch.fullscreenButtonRef.get();
-                if (fullscreenButton == null) {
-                    Logger.printDebug(() -> "Fullscreen button is null, cannot click");
-                } else {
-                    Logger.printDebug(() -> "Clicking fullscreen button");
-                    fullscreenButton.performClick();
-                }
+                // If the user cold launches the app and plays a video but does not
+                // tap to show the overlay controls, the fullscreen button is not
+                // set because the overlay controls are not attached.
+                // To fix this, push the perform click to the back fo the main thread,
+                // and by then the overlay controls will be visible since the video is now finished.
+                Utils.runOnMainThread(() -> {
+                    ImageView button = PlayerControlsPatch.fullscreenButtonRef.get();
+                    if (button == null) {
+                        Logger.printDebug(() -> "Fullscreen button is null, cannot click");
+                    } else {
+                        Logger.printDebug(() -> "Clicking fullscreen button");
+                        button.performClick();
+                    }
+                });
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             Logger.printException(() -> "endOfVideoReached failure", ex);
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/ExitFullscreenPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/ExitFullscreenPatch.kt
index d1d93748d5..105494a221 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/ExitFullscreenPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/ExitFullscreenPatch.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.player.fullscreen
 
-import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.bytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.all.misc.resources.addResources
 import app.revanced.patches.all.misc.resources.addResourcesPatch
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.PreferenceScreen
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.settingsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared.autoRepeatFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared.autoRepeatParentFingerprint
+import app.revanced.util.addInstructionsAtControlFlowLabel
 
 @Suppress("unused")
 internal val exitFullscreenPatch = bytecodePatch(
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ internal val exitFullscreenPatch = bytecodePatch(
             )
         )
 
-        autoRepeatFingerprint.match(autoRepeatParentFingerprint.originalClassDef).method.addInstruction(
-            0,
-            "invoke-static {}, $EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->endOfVideoReached()V",
-        )
+        autoRepeatFingerprint.match(autoRepeatParentFingerprint.originalClassDef).method.apply {
+            addInstructionsAtControlFlowLabel(
+                implementation!!.instructions.lastIndex,
+                "invoke-static {}, $EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->endOfVideoReached()V",
+            )
+        }
     }
 }