diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
index 269b697436..be9ed95f61 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ public class PlayerView extends FrameLayout implements AdViewProvider {
 
     LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(playerLayoutId, this);
     setDescendantFocusability(FOCUS_AFTER_DESCENDANTS);
-    setClickable(true);
 
     // Content frame.
     contentFrame = findViewById(R.id.exo_content_frame);
@@ -1016,10 +1015,30 @@ public class PlayerView extends FrameLayout implements AdViewProvider {
     return subtitleView;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+    if (!useController() || player == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    switch (event.getAction()) {
+      case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
+        isTouching = true;
+        return true;
+      case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
+        if (isTouching) {
+          isTouching = false;
+          return performClick();
+        }
+        return false;
+      default:
+        return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean performClick() {
-    toggleControllerVisibility();
-    return super.performClick();
+    super.performClick();
+    return toggleControllerVisibility();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1115,15 +1134,18 @@ public class PlayerView extends FrameLayout implements AdViewProvider {
     return false;
   }
 
-  private void toggleControllerVisibility() {
+  private boolean toggleControllerVisibility() {
     if (!useController() || player == null) {
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
     if (!controller.isFullyVisible()) {
       maybeShowController(true);
+      return true;
     } else if (controllerHideOnTouch) {
       controller.hide();
+      return true;
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
   /** Shows the playback controls, but only if forced or shown indefinitely. */