diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/exoplayer/ExoPlayerCore.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/exoplayer/ExoPlayerCore.kt
index fac7b8c1..1b5eb9be 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/exoplayer/ExoPlayerCore.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/exoplayer/ExoPlayerCore.kt
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ class ExoPlayerCore(private val activity: Activity) : Player.Listener {
         abandonAudioFocus()
         audioManager = null
 
+        exoPlayer?.clearVideoSurface()
         exoPlayer?.removeListener(this)
         exoPlayer?.release()
         exoPlayer = null
@@ -1265,9 +1266,14 @@ class ExoPlayerCore(private val activity: Activity) : Player.Listener {
             contentView.viewTreeObserver.removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(listener)
         }
 
+        // Post view removal to next frame to avoid SurfaceControl race on render thread
         val contentView = activity.findViewById<ViewGroup>(android.R.id.content)
-        surfaceContainer?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
-        subtitleView?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
+        val container = surfaceContainer
+        val subtitle = subtitleView
+        contentView.post {
+            container?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
+            subtitle?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
+        }
         surfaceContainer = null
         surfaceView = null
         subtitleView = null
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
index 3361b0c0..9d913701 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
@@ -723,8 +723,12 @@ class MpvPlayerCore(private val activity: Activity) :
             contentView.viewTreeObserver.removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(listener)
         }
 
+        // Post view removal to next frame to avoid SurfaceControl race on render thread
         val contentView = activity.findViewById<ViewGroup>(android.R.id.content)
-        surfaceContainer?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
+        val container = surfaceContainer
+        contentView.post {
+            container?.let { contentView.removeView(it) }
+        }
         surfaceContainer = null
         surfaceView = null