diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/PlayerScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/PlayerScreen.kt
index b77e291..a080bed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/PlayerScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/PlayerScreen.kt
@@ -286,6 +286,17 @@ private fun PlayerSurface(
     // a re-buffer after seeking) — shows an indicator until media really plays
     // (issue #8: the Loading screen ended too early and the rest was black).
     var buffering by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+    // The DISPLAYED overlay follows the raw player state debounced (issue #17):
+    // ExoPlayer flaps READY↔BUFFERING at every buffer edge and seek — tearing
+    // the overlay out of composition on each flap restarted the red spinner
+    // from zero ("it struggles and restarts"). Last pending value wins after
+    // 200 ms: quick flaps cancel the pending change and the overlay stays
+    // composed, so the animation never restarts mid-playback.
+    var bufferingPending by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+    LaunchedEffect(bufferingPending) {
+        kotlinx.coroutines.delay(200)
+        buffering = bufferingPending
+    }
     // Key press that was consumed at ACTION_DOWN — its trailing ACTION_UP must not
     // re-reveal the native controller right after a play/pause toggle.
     var consumedDownKey by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
@@ -393,7 +404,7 @@ private fun PlayerSurface(
             }
 
             override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState: Int) {
-                buffering = playbackState != Player.STATE_READY
+                bufferingPending = playbackState != Player.STATE_READY
             }
         })
         onDispose {