diff --git a/packages/vidstack/src/elements/define/provider-element.ts b/packages/vidstack/src/elements/define/provider-element.ts
index 4825fc2c2..a8adff160 100644
--- a/packages/vidstack/src/elements/define/provider-element.ts
+++ b/packages/vidstack/src/elements/define/provider-element.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class MediaProviderElement extends Host(HTMLElement, MediaProvider) {
             const { nativeControls, viewType } = this._media.$state,
               showNativeControls = nativeControls(),
               isAudioView = viewType() === 'audio',
-              showBlocker = showNativeControls && !isAudioView;
+              showBlocker = !showNativeControls && !isAudioView;
 
             if (showBlocker) {
               this._blocker = this.querySelector('.vds-blocker');