diff --git a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
index b0e27c24..63f69385 100644
--- a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
@@ -572,11 +572,23 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
   final ValueNotifier<bool> _hasFirstFrame = ValueNotifier<bool>(false);
   final ValueNotifier<bool> _isExiting = ValueNotifier<bool>(false);
   final PlayerChromeController _chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+  late final PlayerNavigationCoordinator _playerNavigationCoordinator;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
 
+    _playerNavigationCoordinator = PlayerNavigationCoordinator(
+      chromeController: _chromeController,
+      isPromptOpen: () => _showPlayNextDialog || _showStillWatchingPrompt,
+      dismissPrompt: _dismissPlaybackPromptForBack,
+      isChromePresented: () => _isPlayerInitialized && player != null && _chromeController.controlsPresented,
+      exitFullscreenIfActive: FullscreenStateManager().exitFullscreenIfActive,
+      exitPlayer: () => unawaited(_handleBackButton()),
+      navigateHome: _handleHomeButton,
+      isActive: () => mounted,
+    );
+
     _currentMetadata = widget.metadata;
     _activeId = widget.metadata.id;
     _activeMediaIndex = widget.selectedMediaIndex;
@@ -1142,38 +1154,14 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
   }
 
   void _handleScreenPlayerNavigation(PlayerNavigationKey navigationKey) {
-    if (navigationKey == PlayerNavigationKey.home) {
-      _handleHomeButton();
-      return;
+    if (navigationKey != PlayerNavigationKey.home) {
+      final sheetController = OverlaySheetController.maybeOf(context);
+      if (sheetController?.isOpen ?? false) {
+        sheetController!.pop();
+        return;
+      }
     }
-    if (_showPlayNextDialog || _showStillWatchingPrompt) {
-      _dismissPlaybackPromptForBack();
-      return;
-    }
-    final disposition = resolvePlayerBackDisposition(
-      navigationKey: navigationKey,
-      contentStripVisible: _chromeController.contentStripVisible,
-      controlsVisible: _chromeController.controlsVisible,
-    );
-    switch (disposition) {
-      case PlayerBackDisposition.closeContentStrip:
-        _chromeController.setContentStripVisible(false);
-        return;
-      case PlayerBackDisposition.exitFullscreenIfActive:
-        unawaited(_handleScreenPhysicalEscape());
-        return;
-      case PlayerBackDisposition.hideControls:
-        _chromeController.hide();
-        return;
-      case PlayerBackDisposition.exitPlayer:
-        unawaited(_handleBackButton());
-        return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  Future<void> _handleScreenPhysicalEscape() async {
-    if (await FullscreenStateManager().exitFullscreenIfActive()) return;
-    if (mounted) _handleScreenPlayerNavigation(PlayerNavigationKey.back);
+    _playerNavigationCoordinator.handle(navigationKey);
   }
 
   Future<void> _restoreSystemUiAndOrientation() async {
@@ -1530,7 +1518,7 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
         onSystemBack: () {
           if (BackKeyCoordinator.consumeIfHandled()) return;
           BackKeyCoordinator.markHandled();
-          _handleBackButton();
+          _handleScreenPlayerNavigation(PlayerNavigationKey.back);
         },
         child: Builder(
           builder: (sheetContext) => _isPlayerInitialized && player != null
diff --git a/lib/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart
index 61e16c35..567e50e0 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ class _OverlaySheetHostState extends State<OverlaySheetHost> with SingleTickerPr
 
     // Back key: pop sub-page or close sheet
     if (event.logicalKey.isBackKey) {
+      if (PlatformDetector.isTV() && event is KeyDownEvent) {
+        BackKeyCoordinator.markHandled();
+      }
       return handleBackKeyAction(event, _handleBack);
     }
 
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ class _OverlaySheetHostState extends State<OverlaySheetHost> with SingleTickerPr
         onPopInvokedWithResult: (didPop, result) {
           if (didPop) return;
           if (_isOpen && !_isClosing) {
+            if (BackKeyCoordinator.consumeIfHandled()) return;
             _handleBack();
             return;
           }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/desktop_video_controls.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/desktop_video_controls.dart
index f621832a..8ef7636b 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/desktop_video_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/desktop_video_controls.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import '../../i18n/strings.g.dart';
 import '../../focus/focusable_wrapper.dart';
 import '../../models/livetv_capture_buffer.dart';
 import 'models/track_controls_state.dart';
+import 'player_chrome_controller.dart';
 import 'widgets/content_strip.dart';
 import 'widgets/live_timeline_bar.dart';
 import 'widgets/first_frame_guard.dart';
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ class DesktopVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
 
   /// Called when content strip visibility changes
   final ValueChanged<bool>? onContentStripVisibilityChanged;
+  final PlayerChromeController? chromeController;
 
   /// Called when a seek should be executed by the owning screen.
   final Future<void> Function(Duration position)? onSeekRequested;
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ class DesktopVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
     this.onCancelAutoHide,
     this.onStartAutoHide,
     this.onContentStripVisibilityChanged,
+    this.chromeController,
     this.onSeekRequested,
     this.onSeekCompleted,
   });
@@ -242,10 +245,21 @@ class DesktopVideoControlsState extends State<DesktopVideoControls> {
       _nextItemFocusNode,
       _goToLiveFocusNode,
     ];
+    widget.chromeController?.addListener(_onChromeControllerChanged);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(DesktopVideoControls oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+    if (oldWidget.chromeController != widget.chromeController) {
+      oldWidget.chromeController?.removeListener(_onChromeControllerChanged);
+      widget.chromeController?.addListener(_onChromeControllerChanged);
+    }
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    widget.chromeController?.removeListener(_onChromeControllerChanged);
     _keyRepeatThumbnailTimer?.cancel();
     _timelineSeekDebounceTimer?.cancel();
     _timelinePreviewClearTimer?.cancel();
@@ -265,6 +279,12 @@ class DesktopVideoControlsState extends State<DesktopVideoControls> {
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  void _onChromeControllerChanged() {
+    if (widget.chromeController?.contentStripVisible == false) {
+      hideContentStrip();
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Request focus on the play/pause button (called when controls shown via keyboard)
   void requestPlayPauseFocus() {
     _playPauseFocusNode.requestFocus();
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/mobile_video_controls.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/mobile_video_controls.dart
index 2ea2350a..bb12d48e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/mobile_video_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/mobile_video_controls.dart
@@ -177,10 +177,15 @@ class _MobileVideoControlsState extends State<MobileVideoControls> with SingleTi
   }
 
   void _onChromeVisibilityChanged() {
-    final controlsVisible = widget.chromeController?.controlsVisible ?? true;
+    final chromeController = widget.chromeController;
+    final controlsVisible = chromeController?.controlsVisible ?? true;
     final wasControlsVisible = _lastControlsVisible;
     _lastControlsVisible = controlsVisible;
 
+    if (chromeController?.contentStripVisible == false && _stripAnim.value > 0) {
+      _stripAnim.reverse();
+    }
+
     if (!controlsVisible && wasControlsVisible && _stripVisible) {
       // Just notify parent that strip is no longer active — don't animate,
       // let the overlay fade out with the strip still showing.
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/key_events.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/key_events.dart
index b8a27a50..ef2c2690 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/key_events.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/key_events.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsKeyEventMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
     if (navigationKey == PlayerNavigationKey.none || navigationKey == PlayerNavigationKey.home) {
       return KeyEventResult.ignored;
     }
+    if (PlatformDetector.isTV() && event is KeyDownEvent) {
+      BackKeyCoordinator.markHandled();
+    }
 
     final sheetController = OverlaySheetController.maybeOf(context);
     if (sheetController?.isOpen ?? false) {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/navigation.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/navigation.dart
index bbf1d16e..f9098318 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/navigation.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/navigation.dart
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsNavigationMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
         onContentStripVisibilityChanged: (visible) {
           widget.chromeController.setContentStripVisible(visible);
         },
+        chromeController: widget.chromeController,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/visibility.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/visibility.dart
index 7c587e21..b1ca588a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/visibility.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/visibility.dart
@@ -162,17 +162,6 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsVisibilityMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
     }
   }
 
-  /// macOS PiP changed — force controls visible while PiP is active
-  void _onMacPipChanged() {
-    if (!mounted) return;
-    final inPip = _pipService.isPipActive.value;
-    if (inPip) {
-      widget.chromeController.hold(PlayerChromeHold.pip);
-    } else {
-      widget.chromeController.release(PlayerChromeHold.pip);
-    }
-  }
-
   Future<void> _toggleFullscreen() async {
     if (!PlatformDetector.isDesktopOS()) return;
     await FullscreenStateManager().toggleFullscreen();
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart
index 75b5a8f5..6e400647 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class PlayerChromeController extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable<b
   PlayerChromeController({this._controlsVisible = true});
 
   bool _controlsVisible;
+  bool _controlsPresented = true;
   bool _contentStripVisible = false;
   bool _playing = false;
   bool _hasFirstFrame = true;
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ class PlayerChromeController extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable<b
   bool get value => _controlsVisible;
 
   bool get controlsVisible => _controlsVisible;
+
+  /// Whether controls may still be visibly rendered during their fade-out.
+  bool get controlsPresented => _controlsPresented;
   bool get contentStripVisible => _contentStripVisible;
   bool get hasVisibleHold => _holds.isNotEmpty;
   bool isHeld(PlayerChromeHold hold) => _holds.contains(hold);
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ class PlayerChromeController extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable<b
   }
 
   void show({bool restartAutoHide = true, PlayerChromeFocusTarget? focusTarget}) {
+    _controlsPresented = true;
     var shouldNotify = false;
     if (focusTarget != null) {
       _pendingFocusTarget = focusTarget;
@@ -111,6 +116,12 @@ class PlayerChromeController extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable<b
     return true;
   }
 
+  /// Called when the controls opacity animation reaches its hidden target.
+  void markControlsHidden() {
+    if (_controlsVisible) return;
+    _controlsPresented = false;
+  }
+
   void toggle() {
     if (_controlsVisible) {
       hide();
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@ class PlayerChromeController extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable<b
     if (!_controlsVisible) {
       _controlsVisible = true;
     }
+    _controlsPresented = true;
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart b/lib/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart
index ea7c70e7..9854285e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart
@@ -185,6 +185,81 @@ enum PlayerNavigationKey { none, physicalEscape, back, home }
 
 enum PlayerBackDisposition { closeContentStrip, exitFullscreenIfActive, hideControls, exitPlayer }
 
+/// Coordinates the player-level stages shared by keyboard, controller, and
+/// companion navigation after descendants have handled local overlays.
+class PlayerNavigationCoordinator {
+  final PlayerChromeController chromeController;
+  final bool Function() isPromptOpen;
+  final VoidCallback dismissPrompt;
+  final bool Function() isChromePresented;
+  final Future<bool> Function() exitFullscreenIfActive;
+  final VoidCallback exitPlayer;
+  final VoidCallback navigateHome;
+  final bool Function() isActive;
+
+  bool _handlingPhysicalEscape = false;
+
+  PlayerNavigationCoordinator({
+    required this.chromeController,
+    required this.isPromptOpen,
+    required this.dismissPrompt,
+    required this.isChromePresented,
+    required this.exitFullscreenIfActive,
+    required this.exitPlayer,
+    required this.navigateHome,
+    bool Function()? isActive,
+  }) : isActive = isActive ?? _alwaysActive;
+
+  static bool _alwaysActive() => true;
+
+  void handle(PlayerNavigationKey navigationKey) {
+    if (navigationKey == PlayerNavigationKey.home) {
+      navigateHome();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (isPromptOpen()) {
+      dismissPrompt();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (chromeController.contentStripVisible) {
+      chromeController.setContentStripVisible(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (navigationKey == PlayerNavigationKey.physicalEscape) {
+      unawaited(_handlePhysicalEscape());
+      return;
+    }
+    _handleSemanticBack();
+  }
+
+  void _handleSemanticBack() {
+    if (isChromePresented()) {
+      chromeController.hide();
+      return;
+    }
+    exitPlayer();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _handlePhysicalEscape() async {
+    if (_handlingPhysicalEscape) return;
+    _handlingPhysicalEscape = true;
+    final chromeWasPresented = isChromePresented();
+    try {
+      if (await exitFullscreenIfActive()) return;
+      if (!isActive()) return;
+      if (chromeController.contentStripVisible) {
+        chromeController.setContentStripVisible(false);
+      } else if (chromeWasPresented || isChromePresented()) {
+        chromeController.hide();
+      } else {
+        exitPlayer();
+      }
+    } finally {
+      _handlingPhysicalEscape = false;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 PlayerBackDisposition resolvePlayerBackDisposition({
   required PlayerNavigationKey navigationKey,
   required bool contentStripVisible,
@@ -613,11 +688,6 @@ class _PlexVideoControlsState extends State<PlexVideoControls>
     HardwareKeyboard.instance.addHandler(_handleGlobalKeyEvent);
     // Listen for first frame to start auto-hide timer
     widget.hasFirstFrame?.addListener(_onFirstFrameReady);
-    // On macOS, show controls and disable auto-hide when PiP activates
-    if (Platform.isMacOS) {
-      _pipService.isPipActive.addListener(_onMacPipChanged);
-    }
-
     // Defer context-dependent initialization to after first build
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
       if (!mounted) return;
@@ -707,7 +777,6 @@ class _PlexVideoControlsState extends State<PlexVideoControls>
     }
     if (Platform.isMacOS) {
       FullscreenStateManager().removeListener(_onFullscreenStateChanged);
-      _pipService.isPipActive.removeListener(_onMacPipChanged);
       _trafficLightVisibilityGeneration++;
       unawaited(MacOSWindowService.setTrafficLightsVisible(true));
     }
@@ -726,7 +795,12 @@ class _PlexVideoControlsState extends State<PlexVideoControls>
   void _onEdgeAdjustmentPipChanged() {
     final isInPip = _pipService.isPipActive.value;
     _deviceAdjustmentService.setRestoreSuppressed(isInPip);
-    if (isInPip) _cancelEdgeAdjustmentGesture();
+    if (isInPip) {
+      widget.chromeController.hold(PlayerChromeHold.pip);
+      _cancelEdgeAdjustmentGesture();
+    } else {
+      widget.chromeController.release(PlayerChromeHold.pip);
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -839,6 +913,9 @@ class _PlexVideoControlsState extends State<PlexVideoControls>
                         child: AnimatedOpacity(
                           opacity: _showControls ? 1.0 : 0.0,
                           duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+                          onEnd: () {
+                            if (!_showControls) widget.chromeController.markControlsHidden();
+                          },
                           child: Builder(
                             builder: (context) {
                               return GestureDetector(
diff --git a/test/services/companion_remote_receiver_test.dart b/test/services/companion_remote_receiver_test.dart
index dba46986..6cd2c88f 100644
--- a/test/services/companion_remote_receiver_test.dart
+++ b/test/services/companion_remote_receiver_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/models/companion_remote/remote_command.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/services/companion_remote/companion_remote_receiver.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -13,6 +14,18 @@ void main() {
     addTearDown(focusNode.dispose);
     final events = <KeyEvent>[];
     var actions = 0;
+    var exits = 0;
+    final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+    addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+    final coordinator = PlayerNavigationCoordinator(
+      chromeController: chromeController,
+      isPromptOpen: () => false,
+      dismissPrompt: () {},
+      isChromePresented: () => chromeController.controlsPresented,
+      exitFullscreenIfActive: () async => false,
+      exitPlayer: () => exits++,
+      navigateHome: () {},
+    );
 
     await tester.pumpWidget(
       MaterialApp(
@@ -21,7 +34,10 @@ void main() {
           onKeyEvent: (_, event) {
             events.add(event);
             final navigationKey = classifyPlayerNavigationKey(event, isAppleTV: false);
-            return handlePlayerNavigationKeyAction(event, navigationKey, () => actions++);
+            return handlePlayerNavigationKeyAction(event, navigationKey, () {
+              actions++;
+              coordinator.handle(navigationKey);
+            });
           },
           child: const SizedBox.expand(),
         ),
@@ -39,5 +55,7 @@ void main() {
     expect(events.map((event) => event.logicalKey), everyElement(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB));
     expect(events.map((event) => event.deviceType), everyElement(ui.KeyEventDeviceType.directionalPad));
     expect(actions, 1);
+    expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+    expect(exits, 0);
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/widgets/overlay_sheet_test.dart b/test/widgets/overlay_sheet_test.dart
index cd6650ed..27d6c3d0 100644
--- a/test/widgets/overlay_sheet_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/overlay_sheet_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/focus/key_event_utils.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -221,5 +222,23 @@ void main() {
       expect(find.text('Open'), findsOneWidget, reason: 'screen not popped');
       expect(backs, 0, reason: 'onSystemBack not called while a sheet was open');
     });
+
+    testWidgets('system back does not duplicate a handled TV key Back on an open sheet', (tester) async {
+      var backs = 0;
+      await pushHost(tester, canPop: false, onSystemBack: () => backs++);
+      await tester.tap(find.text('Open'));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      BackKeyCoordinator.markHandled();
+      await tester.binding.handlePopRoute();
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      expect(find.text('SHEET'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(backs, 0);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(find.text('SHEET'), findsNothing);
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/widgets/player_chrome_controller_test.dart b/test/widgets/player_chrome_controller_test.dart
index 12bbb177..d5034685 100644
--- a/test/widgets/player_chrome_controller_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/player_chrome_controller_test.dart
@@ -119,6 +119,32 @@ void main() {
       expect(controller.takeFocusTarget(), isNull);
     });
 
+    test('hide keeps controls presented until the opacity animation completes', () {
+      final controller = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(controller.dispose);
+
+      controller.hide();
+
+      expect(controller.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(controller.controlsPresented, isTrue);
+
+      controller.markControlsHidden();
+
+      expect(controller.controlsPresented, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('a stale fade-out completion cannot hide controls that were shown again', () {
+      final controller = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(controller.dispose);
+
+      controller.hide();
+      controller.show();
+      controller.markControlsHidden();
+
+      expect(controller.controlsVisible, isTrue);
+      expect(controller.controlsPresented, isTrue);
+    });
+
     test('silent release removes hold without notifying listeners', () {
       final controller = PlayerChromeController();
       addTearDown(controller.dispose);
diff --git a/test/widgets/video_controls_test.dart b/test/widgets/video_controls_test.dart
index 5abe20af..e41adafb 100644
--- a/test/widgets/video_controls_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/video_controls_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:plezy/models/shader_preset.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/mpv/mpv.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/theme/mono_tokens.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/player_chrome_controller.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/painters/buffer_range_painter.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/widgets/mobile_skip_zones.dart';
 import 'package:plezy/widgets/video_controls/widgets/skip_marker_button.dart';
@@ -318,6 +320,214 @@ void main() {
     });
   });
 
+  group('PlayerNavigationCoordinator focus dispatch', () {
+    PlayerNavigationCoordinator coordinatorFor(
+      PlayerChromeController chromeController, {
+      bool Function()? isPromptOpen,
+      VoidCallback? dismissPrompt,
+      Future<bool> Function()? exitFullscreenIfActive,
+      VoidCallback? exitPlayer,
+      VoidCallback? navigateHome,
+      bool Function()? isActive,
+    }) {
+      return PlayerNavigationCoordinator(
+        chromeController: chromeController,
+        isPromptOpen: isPromptOpen ?? () => false,
+        dismissPrompt: dismissPrompt ?? () {},
+        isChromePresented: () => chromeController.controlsPresented,
+        exitFullscreenIfActive: exitFullscreenIfActive ?? () async => false,
+        exitPlayer: exitPlayer ?? () {},
+        navigateHome: navigateHome ?? () {},
+        isActive: isActive,
+      );
+    }
+
+    Future<void> pumpNavigationFocus(WidgetTester tester, PlayerNavigationCoordinator coordinator) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: Focus(
+            autofocus: true,
+            onKeyEvent: (_, event) {
+              final navigationKey = classifyPlayerNavigationKey(event, isAppleTV: false);
+              return handlePlayerNavigationKeyAction(event, navigationKey, () => coordinator.handle(navigationKey));
+            },
+            child: const SizedBox.expand(),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+      await tester.pump();
+    }
+
+    testWidgets('one Back hides presented chrome and the next exits once after fade-out', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(chromeController, exitPlayer: () => exits++);
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB);
+
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsPresented, isTrue);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+
+      chromeController.markControlsHidden();
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB);
+
+      expect(exits, 1);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('physical Escape outside fullscreen hides presented chrome without exiting', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var fullscreenChecks = 0;
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(
+        chromeController,
+        exitFullscreenIfActive: () async {
+          fullscreenChecks++;
+          return false;
+        },
+        exitPlayer: () => exits++,
+      );
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.escape);
+      await tester.pump();
+
+      expect(fullscreenChecks, 1);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('physical Escape preserves event-time chrome presentation across fullscreen check', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      final fullscreenResult = Completer<bool>();
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(
+        chromeController,
+        exitFullscreenIfActive: () => fullscreenResult.future,
+        exitPlayer: () => exits++,
+      );
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.escape);
+      chromeController.hide();
+      chromeController.markControlsHidden();
+      fullscreenResult.complete(false);
+      await tester.pump();
+
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsPresented, isFalse);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('physical Escape exits native fullscreen before chrome', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(
+        chromeController,
+        exitFullscreenIfActive: () async => true,
+        exitPlayer: () => exits++,
+      );
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.escape);
+      await tester.pump();
+
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isTrue);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('physical Escape does nothing after its player route is disposed', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      final fullscreenResult = Completer<bool>();
+      var active = true;
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(
+        chromeController,
+        exitFullscreenIfActive: () => fullscreenResult.future,
+        exitPlayer: () => exits++,
+        isActive: () => active,
+      );
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.escape);
+      active = false;
+      fullscreenResult.complete(false);
+      await tester.pump();
+
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isTrue);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('Back closes the content strip without hiding chrome or exiting', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController()..setContentStripVisible(true);
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var exits = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(chromeController, exitPlayer: () => exits++);
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB);
+
+      expect(chromeController.contentStripVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isTrue);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+      chromeController.cancelAutoHide();
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('Home bypasses staged Back layers', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController()..setContentStripVisible(true);
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var promptOpen = true;
+      var promptDismissals = 0;
+      var homeNavigations = 0;
+      final coordinator = coordinatorFor(
+        chromeController,
+        isPromptOpen: () => promptOpen,
+        dismissPrompt: () {
+          promptOpen = false;
+          promptDismissals++;
+        },
+        navigateHome: () => homeNavigations++,
+      );
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinator);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.home);
+
+      expect(homeNavigations, 1);
+      expect(promptDismissals, 0);
+      expect(chromeController.contentStripVisible, isTrue);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isTrue);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('global observation and focus dispatch produce one native Back action', (tester) async {
+      final chromeController = PlayerChromeController();
+      addTearDown(chromeController.dispose);
+      var globalEvents = 0;
+      var exits = 0;
+      bool globalHandler(KeyEvent event) {
+        if (classifyPlayerNavigationKey(event, isAppleTV: false) != PlayerNavigationKey.none) {
+          globalEvents++;
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      HardwareKeyboard.instance.addHandler(globalHandler);
+      addTearDown(() => HardwareKeyboard.instance.removeHandler(globalHandler));
+      await pumpNavigationFocus(tester, coordinatorFor(chromeController, exitPlayer: () => exits++));
+
+      await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.backspace);
+
+      expect(globalEvents, 2);
+      expect(chromeController.controlsVisible, isFalse);
+      expect(exits, 0);
+    });
+  });
+
   group('resolvePlayerBackDisposition', () {
     test('closes a content strip before other Back behavior', () {
       expect(