diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07b2fb7ef..98f337490 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ yarn-error.log
 # IDE
 /*.sublime-project
 /*.sublime-workspace
+/*.vscode
 /**/.idea
 /dist
 /PeerTube.iml
+*.swp
 
 # Zanata
 /.zanata-cache
diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
index 5d417609a..99103c2c3 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                   <ng-container *ngIf="isUserLoggedIn()">
                     <my-video-actions-dropdown
                       placement="bottom auto" buttonDirection="horizontal" [buttonStyled]="true" [video]="video" [videoCaptions]="videoCaptions"
-                      [displayOptions]="videoActionsOptions" (videoRemoved)="onVideoRemoved()" (modalOpened)="onModalOpened()"
+                      [displayOptions]="videoActionsOptions" (videoRemoved)="onVideoRemoved()"
                     ></my-video-actions-dropdown>
                   </ng-container>
                 </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
index 7f3ceeebc..de5fb4ed0 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
@@ -284,23 +284,10 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   showSupportModal () {
-    // Check video was playing before opening support modal
-    const isVideoPlaying = this.isPlaying()
-
-    this.pausePlayer()
-
-    const modalRef = this.supportModal.show()
-
-    modalRef.result.then(() => {
-      if (isVideoPlaying) {
-        this.resumePlayer()
-      }
-    })
+    this.supportModal.show()
   }
 
   showShareModal () {
-    this.pausePlayer()
-
     this.videoShareModal.show(this.currentTime, this.videoWatchPlaylist.currentPlaylistPosition)
   }
 
@@ -323,10 +310,6 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  onModalOpened () {
-    this.pausePlayer()
-  }
-
   onVideoRemoved () {
     this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
   }
@@ -884,24 +867,6 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return { playerMode: mode, playerOptions: options }
   }
 
-  private pausePlayer () {
-    if (!this.player) return
-
-    this.player.pause()
-  }
-
-  private resumePlayer () {
-    if (!this.player) return
-
-    this.player.play()
-  }
-
-  private isPlaying () {
-    if (!this.player) return
-
-    return !this.player.paused()
-  }
-
   private async subscribeToLiveEventsIfNeeded (oldVideo: VideoDetails, newVideo: VideoDetails) {
     if (!this.liveVideosSub) {
       this.liveVideosSub = this.buildLiveEventsSubscription()