diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 813cf870..43732dd6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
             when (preview) {
                 is Resource.Success -> {
                     home_preview?.isVisible = true
+                    home_watch_holder?.setPadding(0,0,0,0)
+
                     preview.value.apply {
                         home_preview_tags?.text = tags?.joinToString(" • ") ?: ""
                         home_preview_tags?.isGone = tags.isNullOrEmpty()
@@ -592,6 +594,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
                 else -> {
                     home_preview?.isVisible = false
+                    context?.fixPaddingStatusbar(home_watch_holder)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
index 222852f7..17bce297 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,11 @@
                 </LinearLayout>
             </FrameLayout>
 
-
+            <!--
+            All padding in home_watch_holder is determined in runtime
+            This is because the home poster can be invisible which forces
+            us to take the status bar space into account
+            -->
             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/home_watch_holder"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"