diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx
index 81c77ab8c..c3937aa48 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { chapterMarkers, chapterNameAt } from "@/utils/chapters";
 import NextEpisodeCountDownButton from "./NextEpisodeCountDownButton";
-import SkipButton from "./SkipButton";
 import { TimeDisplay } from "./TimeDisplay";
 import { TrickplayBubble } from "./TrickplayBubble";
 
@@ -34,11 +33,8 @@ interface BottomControlsProps {
   showRemoteBubble: boolean;
   currentTime: number;
   remainingTime: number;
-  showSkipButton: boolean;
   showSkipCreditButton: boolean;
   hasContentAfterCredits: boolean;
-  skipIntro: () => void;
-  skipCredit: () => void;
   nextItem?: BaseItemDto | null;
   handleNextEpisodeAutoPlay: () => void;
   handleNextEpisodeManual: () => void;
@@ -86,11 +82,8 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
   showRemoteBubble,
   currentTime,
   remainingTime,
-  showSkipButton,
   showSkipCreditButton,
   hasContentAfterCredits,
-  skipIntro,
-  skipCredit,
   nextItem,
   handleNextEpisodeAutoPlay,
   handleNextEpisodeManual,
@@ -180,21 +173,11 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
           ) : null}
         </View>
         <View className='flex flex-row items-center space-x-2 shrink-0'>
-          <SkipButton
-            showButton={showSkipButton}
-            onPress={skipIntro}
-            buttonText='Skip Intro'
-          />
-          {/* Smart Skip Credits behavior:
-              - Show "Skip Credits" if there's content after credits OR no next episode
-              - Show "Next Episode" if credits extend to video end AND next episode exists */}
-          <SkipButton
-            showButton={
-              showSkipCreditButton && (hasContentAfterCredits || !nextItem)
-            }
-            onPress={skipCredit}
-            buttonText='Skip Credits'
-          />
+          {/* Smart Skip Credits behavior (drives Next Episode timing):
+              - "Skip Credits" button itself is rendered in SkipSegmentOverlay
+                (independent of controls visibility).
+              - "Next Episode" shows when credits extend to video end AND a next
+                episode exists. */}
           {settings.autoPlayNextEpisode !== false &&
             (settings.maxAutoPlayEpisodeCount.value === -1 ||
               settings.autoPlayEpisodeCount <
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
index 3651876a4..a80e8416b 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { useRemoteControl } from "./hooks/useRemoteControl";
 import { useVideoNavigation } from "./hooks/useVideoNavigation";
 import { useVideoSlider } from "./hooks/useVideoSlider";
 import { useVideoTime } from "./hooks/useVideoTime";
+import { SkipSegmentOverlay } from "./SkipSegmentOverlay";
 import { TechnicalInfoOverlay } from "./TechnicalInfoOverlay";
 import { useControlsTimeout } from "./useControlsTimeout";
 import { PlaybackSpeedScope } from "./utils/playback-speed-settings";
@@ -570,11 +571,8 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
               showRemoteBubble={showRemoteBubble}
               currentTime={currentTime}
               remainingTime={remainingTime}
-              showSkipButton={showSkipButton}
               showSkipCreditButton={showSkipCreditButton}
               hasContentAfterCredits={hasContentAfterCredits}
-              skipIntro={skipIntro}
-              skipCredit={skipCredit}
               nextItem={nextItem}
               handleNextEpisodeAutoPlay={handleNextEpisodeAutoPlay}
               handleNextEpisodeManual={handleNextEpisodeManual}
@@ -594,6 +592,17 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
               time={isSliding || showRemoteBubble ? time : remoteTime}
             />
           </Animated.View>
+          {/* Skip Intro / Skip Credits float independently of the controls so
+              they're visible (and tappable) without summoning the controls. */}
+          <SkipSegmentOverlay
+            showSkipButton={showSkipButton}
+            showSkipCreditButton={showSkipCreditButton}
+            hasContentAfterCredits={hasContentAfterCredits}
+            hasNextItem={!!nextItem}
+            skipIntro={skipIntro}
+            skipCredit={skipCredit}
+            controlsVisible={showControls}
+          />
         </>
       )}
       {settings.maxAutoPlayEpisodeCount.value !== -1 && (
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/SkipSegmentOverlay.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/SkipSegmentOverlay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1adba22d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/SkipSegmentOverlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import type { FC } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { StyleSheet } from "react-native";
+import Animated, {
+  Easing,
+  useAnimatedStyle,
+  useSharedValue,
+  withTiming,
+} from "react-native-reanimated";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
+import SkipButton from "./SkipButton";
+
+interface Props {
+  showSkipButton: boolean;
+  showSkipCreditButton: boolean;
+  hasContentAfterCredits: boolean;
+  hasNextItem: boolean;
+  skipIntro: () => void;
+  skipCredit: () => void;
+  controlsVisible: boolean;
+}
+
+// Offsets are relative to the safe-area insets so they hold in both portrait
+// and landscape (the insets move with the notch / home indicator).
+//
+// Hidden: low, far-right — nothing else is drawn there, this is the familiar
+//         spot and was working fine.
+// Visible: shifted up (clear of the horizontal progress bar) and left (clear
+//          of the chapters icon), while staying below the vertical volume
+//          slider which sits at the vertical middle of the screen.
+const HIDDEN_BOTTOM = 24;
+const HIDDEN_RIGHT = 12;
+const VISIBLE_BOTTOM = 65;
+const VISIBLE_RIGHT = 42;
+const ANIM_DURATION = 250;
+
+/**
+ * Floating Skip Intro / Skip Credits buttons shown independently of the
+ * player controls. They appear on their own during an intro or credits segment
+ * without the user having to summon the controls.
+ */
+export const SkipSegmentOverlay: FC<Props> = ({
+  showSkipButton,
+  showSkipCreditButton,
+  hasContentAfterCredits,
+  hasNextItem,
+  skipIntro,
+  skipCredit,
+  controlsVisible,
+}) => {
+  const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
+
+  const showCredit =
+    showSkipCreditButton && (hasContentAfterCredits || !hasNextItem);
+  const visible = showSkipButton || showCredit;
+
+  const opacity = useSharedValue(visible ? 1 : 0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    opacity.value = withTiming(visible ? 1 : 0, {
+      duration: ANIM_DURATION,
+      easing: Easing.out(Easing.quad),
+    });
+  }, [visible, opacity]);
+
+  const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+    opacity: opacity.value,
+  }));
+
+  // Position is recomputed on render (no slide animation) so the button never
+  // sweeps through an overlap zone while the controls toggle.
+  const bottom =
+    insets.bottom + (controlsVisible ? VISIBLE_BOTTOM : HIDDEN_BOTTOM);
+  const right = insets.right + (controlsVisible ? VISIBLE_RIGHT : HIDDEN_RIGHT);
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View
+      style={[styles.container, { right, bottom }, animatedStyle]}
+      pointerEvents={visible ? "box-none" : "none"}
+    >
+      <SkipButton
+        showButton={showSkipButton}
+        onPress={skipIntro}
+        buttonText='Skip Intro'
+      />
+      <SkipButton
+        showButton={showCredit}
+        onPress={skipCredit}
+        buttonText='Skip Credits'
+      />
+    </Animated.View>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    position: "absolute",
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    gap: 8,
+    zIndex: 15,
+  },
+});