diff --git a/plugins/picture-in-picture/front.js b/plugins/picture-in-picture/front.js
index 788a908e..5d0bf302 100644
--- a/plugins/picture-in-picture/front.js
+++ b/plugins/picture-in-picture/front.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { ElementFromFile, templatePath } = require("../utils");
 
 function $(selector) { return document.querySelector(selector); }
 
+let useNativePiP = false;
 let menu = null;
 const pipButton = ElementFromFile(
 	templatePath(__dirname, "picture-in-picture.html")
@@ -39,8 +40,24 @@ const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
 	menu.prepend(pipButton);
 });
 
-global.togglePictureInPicture = () => {
+global.togglePictureInPicture = async () => {
+	if (useNativePiP) {
+		const isInPiP = document.pictureInPictureElement !== null;
+		const video = $("video");
+		const togglePiP = () =>
+			isInPiP
+				? document.exitPictureInPicture.call(document)
+				: video.requestPictureInPicture.call(video);
+
+		try {
+			await togglePiP();
+			$("#icon").click(); // Close the menu
+			return true;
+		} catch {}
+	}
+
 	ipcRenderer.send("picture-in-picture");
+	return false;
 };
 
 const listenForToggle = () => {
@@ -75,19 +92,24 @@ const listenForToggle = () => {
 }
 
 function observeMenu(options) {
+	useNativePiP = options.useNativePiP;
 	document.addEventListener(
 		"apiLoaded",
 		() => {
-			listenForToggle();
+			if (!useNativePiP) {
+				listenForToggle();
+			}
 			// remove native listeners
-			cloneButton(".player-minimize-button").onclick = () =>  {
-				global.togglePictureInPicture();
-				setTimeout(() => $('#player').click());
+			cloneButton(".player-minimize-button").onclick = async () => {
+				const isUsingNativePiP = await global.togglePictureInPicture();
+				if (!isUsingNativePiP) {
+					setTimeout(() => $("#player").click());
+				}
 			};
 
 			// allows easily closing the menu by programmatically clicking outside of it
 			$("#expanding-menu").removeAttribute("no-cancel-on-outside-click");
-			// TODO: think about wether an additional button in songMenu is needed 
+			// TODO: think about wether an additional button in songMenu is needed
 			observer.observe($("ytmusic-popup-container"), {
 				childList: true,
 				subtree: true,