diff --git a/src/screens/VideoFeed/components/Scrubber.tsx b/src/screens/VideoFeed/components/Scrubber.tsx
index 99b8749382..d2cbfa7aa0 100644
--- a/src/screens/VideoFeed/components/Scrubber.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/VideoFeed/components/Scrubber.tsx
@@ -191,12 +191,13 @@ export function Scrubber({
             a.justify_end,
             a.py_lg,
             {
-              paddingBottom: insets.bottom + a.py_md.paddingBottom,
+              paddingBottom: insets.bottom + tokens.space.md,
               height:
                 // bottom padding
                 insets.bottom +
                 // actual height
-                tokens.space.xl,
+                tokens.space.xl +
+                tokens.space.md,
             },
             a.z_10,
           ]}>
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ export function ScrubberPlaceholder() {
         a.w_full,
         {
           // same as Scrubber
-          height: bottom + tokens.space.xl,
+          height: bottom + tokens.space.xl + tokens.space.md,
         },
       ]}
     />
diff --git a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
index e87924dd7d..80833783e3 100644
--- a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
@@ -940,10 +940,10 @@ function PlayPauseTapArea({
   post: Shadow<AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView>
   feedContext: string | undefined
 }) {
+  const {_} = useLingui()
   const doubleTapRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
   const playHaptic = useHaptics()
   const [queueLike] = usePostLikeMutationQueue(post, 'ImmersiveVideo')
-
   const {sendInteraction} = useFeedFeedbackContext()
 
   const togglePlayPause = () => {
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@ function PlayPauseTapArea({
   return (
     <Button
       disabled={!player}
-      label="Toggle play/pause"
-      accessibilityHint="Double tap to like"
+      label={_(`Tap to play or pause the video`)}
+      accessibilityHint={_(msg`Double tap to like`)}
       onPress={onPress}
       style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0]}>
       <View />