diff --git a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
index fc3af790b0..ede919f666 100644
--- a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
@@ -924,7 +924,11 @@ function VideoItemPlaceholder({
     <Image
       accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
       source={{uri: src}}
-      style={[a.absolute, {top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom}, style]}
+      style={[
+        a.absolute,
+        blur ? a.inset_0 : {top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom},
+        style,
+      ]}
       contentFit={contentFit}
       blurRadius={blur ? 40 : 0}
     />