diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewPlayerControlView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewPlayerControlView.kt
index 09aab3646f..62298a666e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewPlayerControlView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewPlayerControlView.kt
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ class MediaPreviewPlayerControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     val videoDuration: Duration = finalPlayer.duration.milliseconds
     currentPositionLabel.text = "${currentMinutes.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:${currentSeconds.toString().padStart(2, '0')}"
     val remainingDuration: Duration = videoDuration - currentPosition
-    val remainingMinutes: Long = remainingDuration.inWholeMinutes
-    val remainingSeconds: Long = remainingDuration.inWholeSeconds % 60
+    val remainingMinutes: Long = remainingDuration.inWholeMinutes.coerceAtLeast(0L)
+    val remainingSeconds: Long = (remainingDuration.inWholeSeconds % 60).coerceAtLeast(0L)
     remainingDurationLabel.text = "–${remainingMinutes.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:${remainingSeconds.toString().padStart(2, '0')}"
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Fragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Fragment.kt
index 881fa6498f..0b85bf2212 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Fragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Fragment.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.kotlin.subscribeBy
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.signal.core.util.concurrent.LifecycleDisposable
 import org.signal.core.util.concurrent.addTo
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ class MediaPreviewV2Fragment :
 
     bindTextViews(currentItem, currentState.showThread, currentState.messageBodies)
     bindMenuItems(currentItem)
-    bindMediaPreviewPlaybackControls(currentItem, getMediaPreviewFragmentFromChildFragmentManager(currentPosition))
+    tryBindMediaPreviewPlaybackControls(currentItem, currentPosition)
 
     val albumThumbnailMedia: List<Media> = if (currentState.allMediaInAlbumRail) {
       currentState.mediaRecords.mapNotNull { it.toMedia() }
@@ -352,6 +354,24 @@ class MediaPreviewV2Fragment :
     currentFragment?.autoPlayIfNeeded()
   }
 
+  private fun tryBindMediaPreviewPlaybackControls(
+    currentItem: MediaTable.MediaRecord,
+    currentPosition: Int,
+    maxRetries: Int = 5,
+    delayMillis: Long = 50L
+  ) {
+    viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
+      repeat(maxRetries) { attempt ->
+        if (!isActive) return@launch
+        val mediaFragment = getMediaPreviewFragmentFromChildFragmentManager(currentPosition)
+        bindMediaPreviewPlaybackControls(currentItem, mediaFragment)
+
+        if (mediaFragment != null) return@launch
+        delay(delayMillis)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private fun bindAlbumRail(albumThumbnailMedia: List<Media>, currentItem: MediaTable.MediaRecord) {
     val albumRail: RecyclerView = binding.mediaPreviewPlaybackControls.recyclerView
     if (albumThumbnailMedia.size > 1) {