diff --git a/src/component/claimResultItem/index.js b/src/component/claimResultItem/index.js
index 4a44701..6a0c712 100644
--- a/src/component/claimResultItem/index.js
+++ b/src/component/claimResultItem/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectTitleForUri,
   makeSelectThumbnailForUri,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
 import { selectBlackListedOutpoints, selectFilteredOutpoints, selectRewardContentClaimIds } from 'lbryinc';
 import { selectShowNsfw } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import ClaimResultItem from './view';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
+  setPlayerVisible: (visible, uri) => dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(visible, uri)),
 });
 
 export default connect(
diff --git a/src/component/claimResultItem/view.js b/src/component/claimResultItem/view.js
index f1ebc9e..576f323 100644
--- a/src/component/claimResultItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/claimResultItem/view.js
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ class ClaimResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   onPressHandler = () => {
-    const { autoplay, navigation, result } = this.props;
+    const { autoplay, navigation, result, setPlayerVisible } = this.props;
     const { claimId, name } = result;
     const url = normalizeURI(`${name}#${claimId}`);
-    navigateToUri(navigation, url, { autoplay }, false, url);
+    navigateToUri(navigation, url, { autoplay }, false, url, setPlayerVisible);
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { fileInfo, navigation, obscureNsfw, result, rewardedContentClaimIds, style } = this.props;
+    const { fileInfo, navigation, obscureNsfw, result, rewardedContentClaimIds, setPlayerVisible, style } = this.props;
     const {
       channel,
       channel_claim_id: channelClaimId,
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class ClaimResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
                     null,
                     false,
                     isChannel ? url : channelUrl,
+                    setPlayerVisible,
                   );
                 }}
               />
diff --git a/src/component/fileItem/index.js b/src/component/fileItem/index.js
index 33f2b3d..618388e 100644
--- a/src/component/fileItem/index.js
+++ b/src/component/fileItem/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectClaimIsNsfw,
   makeSelectShortUrlForUri,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
 import { selectBlackListedOutpoints, selectFilteredOutpoints, selectRewardContentClaimIds } from 'lbryinc';
 import { selectShowNsfw } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import FileItem from './view';
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
+  setPlayerVisible: (visible, uri) => dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(visible, uri)),
 });
 
 export default connect(
   select,
-  perform
+  perform,
 )(FileItem);
diff --git a/src/component/fileItem/view.js b/src/component/fileItem/view.js
index e10cde6..5de069b 100644
--- a/src/component/fileItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/fileItem/view.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class FileItem extends React.PureComponent {
       obscureNsfw,
       showDetails,
       compactView,
+      setPlayerVisible,
       titleBeforeThumbnail,
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class FileItem extends React.PureComponent {
                       null,
                       false,
                       fullChannelUri,
+                      setPlayerVisible,
                     );
                   }}
                 />
diff --git a/src/component/fileListItem/index.js b/src/component/fileListItem/index.js
index 4f4e0e5..e4b6756 100644
--- a/src/component/fileListItem/index.js
+++ b/src/component/fileListItem/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectTitleForUri,
   makeSelectThumbnailForUri,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
 import { selectBlackListedOutpoints, selectFilteredOutpoints, selectRewardContentClaimIds } from 'lbryinc';
 import { selectShowNsfw } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import FileListItem from './view';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
+  setPlayerVisible: (visible, uri) => dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(visible, uri)),
 });
 
 export default connect(
diff --git a/src/component/fileListItem/view.js b/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
index 3aae58e..7a6f75b 100644
--- a/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
       onPress,
       navigation,
       rewardedContentClaimIds,
+      setPlayerVisible,
       thumbnail,
       hideChannel,
       onLongPress,
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
                     null,
                     false,
                     isChannel ? claim && claim.permanent_url : fullChannelUri,
+                    setPlayerVisible,
                   );
                 }}
               />
diff --git a/src/component/uriBar/index.js b/src/component/uriBar/index.js
index 9320187..5f0ad96 100644
--- a/src/component/uriBar/index.js
+++ b/src/component/uriBar/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   selectSearchSuggestions,
   SETTINGS,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
 import { selectCurrentRoute } from 'redux/selectors/drawer';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import UriBar from './view';
@@ -24,9 +25,10 @@ const select = state => {
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   updateSearchQuery: query => dispatch(doUpdateSearchQuery(query)),
+  setPlayerVisible: (visible, uri) => dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(visible, uri)),
 });
 
 export default connect(
   select,
-  perform
+  perform,
 )(UriBar);
diff --git a/src/component/uriBar/view.js b/src/component/uriBar/view.js
index 3666e8a..46554cc 100644
--- a/src/component/uriBar/view.js
+++ b/src/component/uriBar/view.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class UriBar extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   handleItemPress = item => {
-    const { navigation, onSearchSubmitted, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
+    const { navigation, onSearchSubmitted, setPlayerVisible, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
     const { type, value } = item;
 
     Keyboard.dismiss();
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class UriBar extends React.PureComponent {
       });
     } else {
       const uri = normalizeURI(value);
-      navigateToUri(navigation, uri);
+      navigateToUri(navigation, uri, null, false, null, setPlayerVisible);
     }
   };
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class UriBar extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   handleSubmitEditing = () => {
-    const { navigation, onSearchSubmitted, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
+    const { navigation, onSearchSubmitted, setPlayerVisible, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
     if (this.state.inputText) {
       let inputText = this.state.inputText,
         inputTextIsUrl = false;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class UriBar extends React.PureComponent {
         // if it's a URI (lbry://...), open the file page
         if (transformedUrl && isURIValid(transformedUrl)) {
           inputTextIsUrl = true;
-          navigateToUri(navigation, transformedUrl);
+          navigateToUri(navigation, transformedUrl, null, false, null, setPlayerVisible);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/src/page/downloads/view.js b/src/page/downloads/view.js
index d9b068b..5640d48 100644
--- a/src/page/downloads/view.js
+++ b/src/page/downloads/view.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class DownloadsPage extends React.PureComponent {
     const { claims, fileInfos } = this.props;
     const claimUris = claims.map(claim => normalizeURI(`${claim.name}#${claim.claim_id}`));
     return fileInfos.filter(
-      fileInfo => !claimUris.includes(normalizeURI(`${fileInfo.claim_name}#${fileInfo.claim_id}`))
+      fileInfo => !claimUris.includes(normalizeURI(`${fileInfo.claim_name}#${fileInfo.claim_id}`)),
     );
   };
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class DownloadsPage extends React.PureComponent {
       ],
       {
         cancelable: true,
-      }
+      },
     );
   };
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class DownloadsPage extends React.PureComponent {
                       this.handleSelectItem(item, claim);
                     } else {
                       // TODO: when shortUrl is available for my claims, navigate to that URL instead
-                      navigateToUri(navigation, item, { autoplay: true });
+                      navigateToUri(navigation, item, { autoplay: true }, false, null);
                     }
                   }}
                   onLongPress={claim => this.handleItemLongPress(item, claim)}
diff --git a/src/page/file/view.js b/src/page/file/view.js
index 81397b2..18d2d31 100644
--- a/src/page/file/view.js
+++ b/src/page/file/view.js
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
     StatusBar.setHidden(false);
     NativeModules.Firebase.setCurrentScreen('File').then(result => {
       const { setPlayerVisible } = this.props;
-      setPlayerVisible(false); // reset visible state for all other file pages that may be active
 
       DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('onStoragePermissionGranted', this.handleStoragePermissionGranted);
       DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('onStoragePermissionRefused', this.handleStoragePermissionRefused);
@@ -885,6 +884,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
       position,
       purchaseUri,
       pushDrawerStack,
+      setPlayerVisible,
       thumbnail,
       title,
       viewCount,
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
                             null,
                             false,
                             fullChannelUri,
+                            setPlayerVisible,
                           );
                         }}
                       />
diff --git a/src/utils/helper.js b/src/utils/helper.js
index 9715173..380a7d7 100644
--- a/src/utils/helper.js
+++ b/src/utils/helper.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export function dispatchNavigateToUri(dispatch, nav, uri, isNavigatingBack, full
     dispatch(doPushDrawerStack(uri));
   }
 
+  dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(false));
+
   if (nav && nav.routes && nav.routes.length > 0 && nav.routes[0].routeName === 'Main') {
     const mainRoute = nav.routes[0];
     const discoverRoute = mainRoute.routes[0];
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ function parseUriVars(vars) {
   return uriVars;
 }
 
-export function navigateToUri(navigation, uri, additionalParams, isNavigatingBack, fullUri) {
+export function navigateToUri(navigation, uri, additionalParams, isNavigatingBack, fullUri, setPlayerVisible) {
   if (!navigation) {
     return;
   }
@@ -134,6 +136,10 @@ export function navigateToUri(navigation, uri, additionalParams, isNavigatingBac
     uriVars = parseUriVars(uriVarsStr);
   }
 
+  if (setPlayerVisible) {
+    setPlayerVisible(false);
+  }
+
   const { store } = window;
   const params = Object.assign({ uri, uriVars, fullUri: fullUri }, additionalParams);
   if (navigation.state.routeName === 'File') {
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ export function navigateBack(navigation, drawerStack, popDrawerStack, setPlayerV
   const { route, params } = target;
   navigation.goBack(navigation.state.key);
   if (!DrawerRoutes.includes(route) && !InnerDrawerRoutes.includes(route) && isURIValid(route)) {
-    navigateToUri(navigation, route, null, true);
+    navigateToUri(navigation, route, null, true, null, setPlayerVisible);
   } else {
     let targetRoute = route;
     let targetParams = params;