diff --git a/src/audiomanager.cpp b/src/audiomanager.cpp
index f8d2aee2..38b860f3 100644
--- a/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ private:
 
     Entry* m_entry = nullptr;
     bool m_readyToPlay = false;
-    bool playerOpen = false;
     bool m_isSeekable = false;
     bool m_lockPositionSaving = false; // sort of lock mutex to prevent updating the player position while changing sources (which will emit lots of playerPositionChanged signals)
 
@@ -69,11 +68,6 @@ Entry* AudioManager::entry () const
     return d->m_entry;
 }
 
-bool AudioManager::playerOpen() const
-{
-    return d->playerOpen;
-}
-
 bool AudioManager::muted() const
 {
     return d->m_player.isMuted();
@@ -245,12 +239,6 @@ void AudioManager::setEntry(Entry* entry)
     d->m_lockPositionSaving = false;
 }
 
-void AudioManager::setPlayerOpen(bool state)
-{
-    d->playerOpen = state;
-    Q_EMIT playerOpenChanged(state);
-}
-
 void AudioManager::setMuted(bool muted)
 {
     d->m_player.setMuted(muted);
diff --git a/src/audiomanager.h b/src/audiomanager.h
index 5cc9ec02..7b7c3f47 100644
--- a/src/audiomanager.h
+++ b/src/audiomanager.h
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ class AudioManager : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool playerOpen
-               READ playerOpen
-               WRITE setPlayerOpen
-               NOTIFY playerOpenChanged)
-
     Q_PROPERTY(Entry* entry
                READ entry
                WRITE setEntry
@@ -111,8 +106,6 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] Entry* entry() const;
 
-    [[nodiscard]] bool playerOpen() const;
-
     [[nodiscard]] bool muted() const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] qreal volume() const;
@@ -149,8 +142,6 @@ public:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
 
-    void playerOpenChanged(bool state);
-
     void entryChanged(Entry* entry);
 
     void mutedChanged(bool muted);
@@ -193,8 +184,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
     void setEntry(Entry* entry);
 
-    void setPlayerOpen(bool state);
-
     void setMuted(bool muted);
 
     void setVolume(qreal volume);
diff --git a/src/qml/FooterBar.qml b/src/qml/FooterBar.qml
index b311e5b1..a36e0ccd 100644
--- a/src/qml/FooterBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/FooterBar.qml
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ Flickable {
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.right: parent.right
-        height: root.height + footerLoader.minimizedSize
+        height: root.height + root.miniplayerSize
         spacing: 0
 
         MinimizedPlayerControls {
             id: playControlItem
 
             Layout.fillWidth: true
-            Layout.minimumHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2.5
+            Layout.minimumHeight: root.miniplayerSize
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
             focus: true
         }
diff --git a/src/qml/MinimizedPlayerControls.qml b/src/qml/MinimizedPlayerControls.qml
index 2a3b2ccf..bef5cc84 100644
--- a/src/qml/MinimizedPlayerControls.qml
+++ b/src/qml/MinimizedPlayerControls.qml
@@ -18,14 +18,9 @@ Item {
     property int miniplayerheight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3
     property int progressbarheight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit / 6
     property int buttonsize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
-    anchors.right: parent.right
-    anchors.left: parent.left
-    anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-    width: parent.width
-    //height: (audio.entry == undefined || audio.playerOpen) ? 0 : Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3.5 + (Kirigami.Units.gridUnit / 6)
     height: miniplayerheight + progressbarheight
-    //margins.bottom: miniprogressbar.height
-    visible: (audio.entry !== undefined) && !audio.playerOpen
+
+    visible: (audio.entry)
 
     // Set background
     Rectangle {
@@ -100,14 +95,14 @@ Item {
                 id: trackClick
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 hoverEnabled: true
-                onClicked: pageStack.layers.push("qrc:/PlayerControls.qml")
+                onClicked: toOpen.restart()
             }
         }
         Controls.Button {
             id: playButton
             icon.name: audio.playbackState === Audio.PlayingState ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
-            icon.height: parent.parent.buttonsize //Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2.5
-            icon.width: parent.parent.buttonsize //Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2.5
+            icon.height: parent.parent.buttonsize
+            icon.width: parent.parent.buttonsize
             flat: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             Layout.maximumHeight: parent.parent.miniplayerheight
diff --git a/src/qml/PlayerControls.qml b/src/qml/PlayerControls.qml
index ded7af3b..10f08fe9 100644
--- a/src/qml/PlayerControls.qml
+++ b/src/qml/PlayerControls.qml
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ Kirigami.Page {
     clip: true
     Layout.margins: 0
 
-    Component.onCompleted: audio.playerOpen = true
-    Component.onDestruction: audio.playerOpen = false
-
     ColumnLayout {
         anchors.fill: parent
         Controls.SwipeView {
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index e6a6b98d..5492c2da 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ import org.kde.alligator 1.0
 
 Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
     id: root
-
     title: "Alligator"
 
-    //pageStack.initialPage: SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage === "FeedListPage" ? feedList
-    //                        : SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage === "QueuePage" ? queueList
-    //                        : feedList
+    property var miniplayerSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3 + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit / 6
     Kirigami.PagePool {
         id: mainPagePool
         cachePages: true
@@ -84,17 +81,8 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         id: contextDrawer
     }
 
-    /*FeedListPage  {
-        id: feedList
-    }
-
-    QueuePage {
-        id: queueList
-    }*/
-
     AudioManager {
         id: audio
-        playerOpen: false
     }
 
     Mpris2 {
@@ -109,20 +97,14 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    footer: Loader {
-        active: (audio.entry) && !audio.playerOpen
-        visible: (audio.entry) && !audio.playerOpen
-        sourceComponent: MinimizedPlayerControls { }
-    }
-
-    /*
+    // create space at the bottom to show miniplayer without it hiding stuff
+    // underneath
+    pageStack.anchors.bottomMargin: (audio.entry) ? miniplayerSize : 0
     Loader {
         id: footerLoader
 
-        property var minimizedSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3.0
-
         anchors.fill: parent
-        active: (audio.entry == undefined) ? false : true
+        active: (audio.entry) ? true : false
         visible: active
         z: (!item || item.contentY == 0) ? -1 : 999
         sourceComponent: FooterBar {
@@ -132,18 +114,12 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
 
     }
 
-    Item {
-        visible: (audio.entry !== undefined)
-        height: footerLoader.minimizedSize
-    }
-    */
-
-    /*Kirigami.OverlaySheet {
-        id: playeroverlay
-        sheetOpen: False
-        PlayerControls {
-            height: root.height*5.0/6.0
-            width: root.width*5.0/6.0;
-        }
+    // Doesn't look like this is needed at all:
+    // capture mouse events behind flickable when it is open
+    /*MouseArea {
+        visible: footerLoader.item.contentY != 0 // only capture when the mobile footer panel is open
+        anchors.fill: footerLoader
+        preventStealing: true
+        onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
     }*/
 }