diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index 18e433e..2064388 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -111,13 +111,22 @@ function setWatchCollapsed(collapsed) {
 }
 
 function toggleWatchCollapsed() {
+  const wasCollapsed = stage.classList.contains("is-watch-collapsed");
   if (!stage.classList.contains("is-watch-collapsed")) {
     const height = Math.round(watchPanel.getBoundingClientRect().height);
     if (height > 0) {
       localStorage.setItem(watchHeightStorageKey, String(height));
     }
   }
-  setWatchCollapsed(!stage.classList.contains("is-watch-collapsed"));
+  setWatchCollapsed(!wasCollapsed);
+  if (wasCollapsed) {
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      ensureCurrentYoutubeVideoLoaded().catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        setStatus("Could not load the paused YouTube video.");
+      });
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function setStatus(message) {
@@ -462,6 +471,37 @@ function requestYoutubePlayback(player, videoId, position, allowStartPrompt = fa
   }, 900);
 }
 
+async function ensureCurrentYoutubeVideoLoaded() {
+  if (!currentYoutubeVideoId) return;
+
+  const position = currentYoutubeSnapshot(savedPositionForVideo(currentYoutubeVideoId)).position;
+  youtubeShell.classList.add("is-active");
+  const player = await ensureYoutubePlayer({
+    videoId: currentYoutubeVideoId,
+    position,
+    autoplay: desiredYoutubePlaying
+  });
+  await whenYoutubeReady();
+  if (!currentYoutubeVideoId) return;
+
+  const loadedVideoId = player.getVideoData?.().video_id;
+  const playerState = player.getPlayerState?.();
+  if (desiredYoutubePlaying) {
+    requestYoutubePlayback(player, currentYoutubeVideoId, position);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    loadedVideoId !== currentYoutubeVideoId ||
+    [YT.PlayerState.UNSTARTED, YT.PlayerState.CUED].includes(playerState)
+  ) {
+    player.cueVideoById(currentYoutubeVideoId, position);
+  } else {
+    player.pauseVideo?.();
+    player.seekTo?.(position, true);
+  }
+}
+
 async function sendWatchState({
   videoId = currentYoutubeVideoId,
   position = 0,
diff --git a/public/styles.css b/public/styles.css
index aeb6483..4c84c4d 100644
--- a/public/styles.css
+++ b/public/styles.css
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ button[aria-pressed="false"] {
   min-width: 238px;
 }
 
-.self-mic-control label {
+.self-mic-control > label {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-rows: 12px 18px;
   gap: 5px;