diff --git a/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeAddon.java b/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeAddon.java
index 5fb646fe5..84dcf0d48 100644
--- a/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeAddon.java
+++ b/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeAddon.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class YoutubeAddon extends WebBrowserAddon implements PreferenceStore.Lis
 	private static final Pref<BooleanSupplier> YT_SKIP_ADD = AUTO ? Pref.b("YT_SKIP_ADD", true) : null;
 	private static final Pref<BooleanSupplier> YT_PLAYER_CONTROLS =
 			Pref.b("YT_PLAYER_CONTROLS", false);
+	private static final Pref<BooleanSupplier> YT_PAUSE_ON_LEAVE = Pref.b("YT_PAUSE_ON_LEAVE", !AUTO);
 	private boolean ignorePrefChange;
 
 	@IdRes
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ public void contributeSettings(Context ctx, PreferenceStore store, PreferenceSet
 			o.subtitle = R.string.youtube_player_controls_sub;
 			o.visibility = visibility;
 		});
+		set.addBooleanPref(o -> {
+			o.store = getPreferenceStore();
+			o.pref = YT_PAUSE_ON_LEAVE;
+			o.title = R.string.youtube_pause_on_leave;
+			o.subtitle = R.string.youtube_pause_on_leave_sub;
+			o.visibility = visibility;
+		});
 
 		if (AUTO) {
 			set.addBooleanPref(o -> {
@@ -174,6 +182,10 @@ void setScale(VideoScale scale) {
 		getPreferenceStore().applyStringPref(VIDEO_SCALE, scale.prefName());
 	}
 
+	boolean pauseOnLeave() {
+		return getPreferenceStore().getBooleanPref(YT_PAUSE_ON_LEAVE);
+	}
+
 	boolean autoHighestQuality() {
 		return getPreferenceStore().getBooleanPref(YT_AUTO_HIGHEST_QUALITY);
 	}
diff --git a/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeFragment.java b/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeFragment.java
index d72b52136..ab7b30a71 100644
--- a/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeFragment.java
+++ b/modules/web/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/addon/web/yt/YoutubeFragment.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import me.aap.fermata.BuildConfig;
 import me.aap.fermata.addon.AddonManager;
 import me.aap.fermata.addon.web.FermataChromeClient;
 import me.aap.fermata.addon.web.FermataWebView;
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ protected void unregisterListeners(MainActivityDelegate a) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onPause() {
-		if (!BuildConfig.AUTO) {
+		if ((getAddon() instanceof YoutubeAddon addon) && addon.pauseOnLeave()) {
 			MainActivityDelegate.getActivityDelegate(getContext()).onSuccess(a -> {
 				FermataServiceUiBinder b = a.getMediaServiceBinder();
 				if (YoutubeMediaEngine.isYoutubeItem(b.getCurrentItem()) && b.isPlaying()) {
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ public void onPause() {
 	@Override
 	public void onResume() {
 		super.onResume();
-		if (BuildConfig.AUTO || !playOnResume) return;
+		if (!playOnResume) return;
 		playOnResume = false;
 		MainActivityDelegate.getActivityDelegate(getContext()).onSuccess(a -> {
 			FermataServiceUiBinder b = a.getMediaServiceBinder();
@@ -177,7 +176,8 @@ public void onPlayableChanged(MediaLib.PlayableItem oldItem, MediaLib.PlayableIt
 			FermataChromeClient chrome = v.getWebChromeClient();
 			if (chrome == null) return;
 
-			if (!DEFAULT_URLS.contains(getUrl())) chrome.enterFullScreen();
+			// Only while on screen: off screen, full screen would hide the page and pause the video
+			if (isResumed() && !DEFAULT_URLS.contains(getUrl())) chrome.enterFullScreen();
 		} else if (YoutubeMediaEngine.isYoutubeItem(oldItem)) {
 			FermataWebView v = getWebView();
 			if (v == null) return;
diff --git a/modules/web/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/modules/web/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 6c49122f8..662dfa124 100644
--- a/modules/web/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/modules/web/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@
     <string name="sponsorblock_cat_music_offtopic">Non-music sections</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_cat_filler">Filler</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_cat_filler_sub">Aggressive category; disabled by default.</string>
+    <string name="youtube_pause_on_leave">Pause when leaving the screen</string>
+    <string name="youtube_pause_on_leave_sub">Pause when Fermata goes off screen and resume when it\'s back. Off: keep playing in the background</string>
 </resources>