diff --git a/lib/ui/common/modals/fullscreen_video_viewer.dart b/lib/ui/common/modals/fullscreen_video_viewer.dart
index db0174c6..f9a86616 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/modals/fullscreen_video_viewer.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/modals/fullscreen_video_viewer.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:pointer_interceptor/pointer_interceptor.dart';
 import 'package:wonders/common_libs.dart';
 import 'package:wonders/logic/common/platform_info.dart';
 import 'package:youtube_player_iframe/youtube_player_iframe.dart';
@@ -69,7 +70,10 @@ class _FullscreenVideoViewerState extends State<FullscreenVideoViewer> {
           SafeArea(
             child: Padding(
               padding: EdgeInsets.all($styles.insets.md),
-              child: const BackBtn(),
+              // Wrap btn in a PointerInterceptor to prevent the HTML video player from intercepting the pointer (https://pub.dev/packages/pointer_interceptor)
+              child: PointerInterceptor(
+                child: const BackBtn(),
+              ),
             ),
           ),
         ],
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 98a82cd4..c9d6838b 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: path_provider
-      sha256: "909b84830485dbcd0308edf6f7368bc8fd76afa26a270420f34cabea2a6467a0"
+      sha256: a1aa8aaa2542a6bc57e381f132af822420216c80d4781f7aa085ca3229208aaa
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.0"
+    version: "2.1.1"
   path_provider_android:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.5"
+  pointer_interceptor:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: pointer_interceptor
+      sha256: "7626e034489820fd599380d2bb4d3f4a0a5e3529370b62bfce53ab736b91adb2"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.3+6"
   pointycastle:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 724321c1..a142c7bd 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ dependencies:
   internet_connection_checker: ^1.0.0+1
   package_info_plus: ^3.0.3
   particle_field: ^0.0.1
-  path_provider: ^2.0.12
+  path_provider: ^2.1.1
+  pointer_interceptor: ^0.9.3+6
   provider: ^6.0.5
   rnd: ^0.2.0
   share_plus: ^6.3.1