diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerWeb.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerWeb.tsx
index de3c130c26..645e398478 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerWeb.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerWeb.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerWeb({
     throw error
   }
 
-  const {hlsRef, loop} = useHLS({
+  const {hlsRef, loop, cueLineRef} = useHLS({
     playlist: embed.playlist,
     setHasSubtitleTrack,
     setError,
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerWeb({
           hasSubtitleTrack={hasSubtitleTrack}
           isGif={embed.presentation === 'gif'}
           altText={embed.alt}
+          cueLineRef={cueLineRef}
         />
       </div>
     </View>
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ function useHLS({
   }, [Hls, setHlsLoading])
 
   const hlsRef = useRef<HlsTypes.default | undefined>(undefined)
+  const cueLineRef = useRef<number>(-2)
   const [lowQualityFragments, setLowQualityFragments] = useState<
     HlsTypes.Fragment[]
   >([])
@@ -220,6 +222,14 @@ function useHLS({
       }
     })
 
+    hls.on(Hls.Events.CUES_PARSED, (_event, data) => {
+      if (Array.isArray(data.cues)) {
+        for (const cue of data.cues) {
+          cue.line = cueLineRef.current
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
     hls.on(Hls.Events.FRAG_BUFFERED, (_event, {frag}) => {
       if (frag.level === 0) {
         setLowQualityFragments(prev => [...prev, frag])
@@ -307,5 +317,6 @@ function useHLS({
   return {
     hlsRef,
     loop: !hasLowQualityFragmentAtStart,
+    cueLineRef,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/web-controls/VideoControls.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/web-controls/VideoControls.tsx
index d6a5628bb4..0b5add305d 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/web-controls/VideoControls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbed/VideoEmbedInner/web-controls/VideoControls.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function Controls({
   hasSubtitleTrack,
   isGif,
   altText,
+  cueLineRef,
 }: {
   videoRef: React.RefObject<HTMLVideoElement | null>
   hlsRef: React.RefObject<Hls | undefined | null>
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function Controls({
   hasSubtitleTrack: boolean
   isGif: boolean
   altText?: string
+  cueLineRef: React.RefObject<number>
 }) {
   const {
     play,
@@ -294,6 +296,27 @@ export function Controls({
     ((focused || autoplayDisabled) && !playing) ||
     (interactingViaKeypress ? hasFocus : hovered)
 
+  // adjust subtitle cue positioning to avoid occlusion by controls
+  const cueLine = showControls ? -4 : -2
+  useEffect(() => {
+    cueLineRef.current = cueLine
+    const video = videoRef.current
+    if (!video) return
+    for (let i = 0; i < video.textTracks.length; i++) {
+      const track = video.textTracks[i]
+      if (track.cues) {
+        for (let j = 0; j < track.cues.length; j++) {
+          ;(track.cues[j] as VTTCue).line = cueLine
+        }
+      }
+      // toggle track mode to force the browser to re-render active cues
+      if (track.mode === 'showing') {
+        track.mode = 'hidden'
+        track.mode = 'showing'
+      }
+    }
+  }, [cueLine, videoRef, cueLineRef])
+
   if (isGif) {
     return (
       <GifPresentationControls