diff --git a/src/components/focusManager.js b/src/components/focusManager.js
index 48ccd6b92c0..8dd0f6dd518 100644
--- a/src/components/focusManager.js
+++ b/src/components/focusManager.js
@@ -93,22 +93,24 @@ function isCurrentlyFocusableInternal(elem) {
 
 // Determines if a focusable element can be focused at a given point in time
 function isCurrentlyFocusable(elem) {
-    if (elem.disabled) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (elem.getAttribute('tabindex') === '-1') {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (elem.tagName === 'INPUT') {
-        const type = elem.type;
-        if (type === 'range') {
+    if (!elem.classList?.contains('focusable')) {
+        if (elem.disabled) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (type === 'file') {
+
+        if (elem.getAttribute('tabindex') === '-1') {
             return false;
         }
+
+        if (elem.tagName === 'INPUT') {
+            const type = elem.type;
+            if (type === 'range') {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (type === 'file') {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     return isCurrentlyFocusableInternal(elem);
diff --git a/src/components/playback/skipsegment.ts b/src/components/playback/skipsegment.ts
index 523a16c49e3..b73576c721f 100644
--- a/src/components/playback/skipsegment.ts
+++ b/src/components/playback/skipsegment.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ interface ShowOptions {
 
 function onHideComplete(this: HTMLButtonElement) {
     if (this) {
+        // Handle focus after the hide transition completes
+        if (document.activeElement === this) {
+            this.blur();
+            const pauseButton = document.querySelector('.btnPause');
+            if (pauseButton && focusManager.isCurrentlyFocusable(pauseButton)) {
+                focusManager.focus(pauseButton);
+            }
+        }
+
         this.classList.add('hide');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
index 09af84fc53f..b95183deaea 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
@@ -304,11 +304,15 @@ export default function (view) {
     }
 
     function slideDownToShow(elem) {
+        clearHideAnimationEventListeners(elem);
+        elem.classList.remove('hide');
         elem.classList.remove('osdHeader-hidden');
     }
 
     function slideUpToHide(elem) {
+        clearHideAnimationEventListeners(elem);
         elem.classList.add('osdHeader-hidden');
+        elem.addEventListener(transitionEndEventName, onHideAnimationComplete);
     }
 
     function clearHideAnimationEventListeners(elem) {
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ export default function (view) {
 
     function onHideAnimationComplete(e) {
         const elem = e.target;
-        if (elem != osdBottomElement) return;
+        if (elem !== osdBottomElement && elem !== headerElement) return;
         elem.classList.add('hide');
         elem.removeEventListener(transitionEndEventName, onHideAnimationComplete);
     }
@@ -338,8 +342,17 @@ export default function (view) {
                 _focus(focusElement);
             }
             toggleSubtitleSync();
-        } else if (currentVisibleMenu === 'osd' && focusElement && !layoutManager.mobile) {
-            _focus(focusElement);
+        } else if (currentVisibleMenu === 'osd' && !layoutManager.mobile) {
+            // If no focus element is provided, try to keep current focus if it's valid,
+            // otherwise default to pause button
+            if (!focusElement) {
+                const currentFocus = document.activeElement;
+                if (!currentFocus || !focusManager.isCurrentlyFocusable(currentFocus)) {
+                    focusElement = osdBottomElement.querySelector('.btnPause');
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (focusElement) _focus(focusElement);
         }
     }
 
@@ -354,7 +367,8 @@ export default function (view) {
             toggleSubtitleSync('hide');
 
             // Firefox does not blur by itself
-            if (document.activeElement) {
+            if (osdBottomElement.contains(document.activeElement)
+                || headerElement.contains(document.activeElement)) {
                 document.activeElement.blur();
             }
         }