diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
index e30dac5c82..e5ad5ca363 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.SettingsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.information.VideoInformationPatch
 import app.revanced.util.REGISTER_TEMPLATE_REPLACEMENT
 import app.revanced.util.getReference
+import app.revanced.util.getWalkerMethod
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstWideLiteralInstructionValueOrThrow
@@ -283,15 +284,39 @@ object ShortsComponentPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
 
         ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint.resultOrThrow().let {
             it.mutableMethod.apply {
-                val insertIndex = it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex
-                val insertRegister = getInstruction<OneRegisterInstruction>(insertIndex).registerA
-
-                addInstructions(
-                    insertIndex, """
-                        invoke-static {v$insertRegister}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->hideShortsPausedHeader(Z)Z
-                        move-result v$insertRegister
-                        """
-                )
+                val targetIndex = it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.endIndex + 1
+                val targetInstruction = getInstruction(targetIndex)
+                val targetReference =
+                    (targetInstruction as? ReferenceInstruction)?.reference as? MethodReference
+                val useMethodWalker = targetInstruction.opcode == Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL &&
+                        targetReference?.returnType == "V" &&
+                        targetReference.parameterTypes.firstOrNull() == "Landroid/view/View;"
+
+                if (useMethodWalker) {
+                    // YouTube 18.29.38 ~ YouTube 19.28.42
+                    getWalkerMethod(context, targetIndex).apply {
+                        addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                            0, """
+                                invoke-static {}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->hideShortsPausedHeader()Z
+                                move-result v0
+                                if-eqz v0, :show
+                                return-void
+                                """, ExternalLabel("show", getInstruction(0))
+                        )
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // YouTube 19.29.42 ~
+                    val insertIndex = it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex
+                    val insertRegister =
+                        getInstruction<OneRegisterInstruction>(insertIndex).registerA
+
+                    addInstructions(
+                        insertIndex, """
+                            invoke-static {v$insertRegister}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->hideShortsPausedHeader(Z)Z
+                            move-result v$insertRegister
+                            """
+                    )
+                }
             }
         }