diff --git a/lib/text/ui_text_displayer.js b/lib/text/ui_text_displayer.js
index 3f1e8477e..d8e376543 100644
--- a/lib/text/ui_text_displayer.js
+++ b/lib/text/ui_text_displayer.js
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
     });
     this.configureCaptionsTimer_();
 
+    /** @private {shaka.util.Timer} */
+    this.applyVisibilityTimer_ = new shaka.util.Timer(() => {
+      this.applyVisibility_();
+    });
+
     /**
      * Maps cues to cue elements. Specifically points out the wrapper element of
      * the cue (e.g. the HTML element to put nested cues inside).
@@ -165,7 +170,9 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
           const entry = entries[entries.length - 1];
           this.isContainerActuallyVisible_ =
               entry.isIntersecting && entry.intersectionRatio > 0;
-          this.applyVisibility_();
+          const captionsUpdatePeriod =
+              this.config_?.captionsUpdatePeriod || 0.25;
+          this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickAfter(captionsUpdatePeriod);
         }
       }, options);
       goog.asserts.assert(this.videoContainer_,
@@ -174,7 +181,11 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
     }
 
     this.eventManager_.listen(document, 'visibilitychange', (e) => {
-      this.applyVisibility_();
+      this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
+    });
+
+    this.eventManager_.listen(document, 'fullscreenchange', () => {
+      this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
     });
 
     this.eventManager_.listenMulti(
@@ -183,18 +194,18 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
           'enterpictureinpicture',
           'leavepictureinpicture',
         ], () => {
-          this.applyVisibility_();
+          this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
         });
 
     if ('documentPictureInPicture' in window) {
       this.eventManager_.listen(window.documentPictureInPicture, 'enter',
           (e) => {
-            this.applyVisibility_();
+            this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
 
             const event = /** @type {DocumentPictureInPictureEvent} */(e);
             const pipWindow = event.window;
             this.eventManager_.listenOnce(pipWindow, 'pagehide', () => {
-              this.applyVisibility_();
+              this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
             });
           });
     }
@@ -202,7 +213,7 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
     const video = /** @type {HTMLVideoElement} */(this.video_);
     if (video.webkitPresentationMode || video.webkitSupportsFullscreen) {
       this.eventManager_.listen(video, 'webkitpresentationmodechanged', () => {
-        this.applyVisibility_();
+        this.applyVisibilityTimer_.tickNow();
       });
     }
 
@@ -267,28 +278,22 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
 
     this.isTextVisible_ = false;
     this.cues_ = [];
-    if (this.captionsTimer_) {
-      this.captionsTimer_.stop();
-      this.captionsTimer_ = null;
-    }
+    this.captionsTimer_?.stop();
+    this.captionsTimer_ = null;
+    this.applyVisibilityTimer_?.stop();
+    this.applyVisibilityTimer_ = null;
 
     this.currentCuesMap_.clear();
 
     // Tear-down the event manager to ensure messages stop moving around.
-    if (this.eventManager_) {
-      this.eventManager_.release();
-      this.eventManager_ = null;
-    }
+    this.eventManager_?.release();
+    this.eventManager_ = null;
 
-    if (this.resizeObserver_) {
-      this.resizeObserver_.disconnect();
-      this.resizeObserver_ = null;
-    }
+    this.resizeObserver_?.disconnect();
+    this.resizeObserver_ = null;
 
-    if (this.visibilityObserver_) {
-      this.visibilityObserver_.disconnect();
-      this.visibilityObserver_ = null;
-    }
+    this.visibilityObserver_?.disconnect();
+    this.visibilityObserver_ = null;
 
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
@@ -380,17 +385,37 @@ shaka.text.UITextDisplayer = class {
    * @private
    */
   applyVisibility_() {
-    const isPiPActive = !!((window.documentPictureInPicture &&
-        window.documentPictureInPicture.window) ||
-        document.pictureInPictureElement);
+    const video = /** @type {HTMLVideoElement} */(this.video_);
+    let isPiPActive = false;
+    if (window.documentPictureInPicture &&
+        window.documentPictureInPicture.window) {
+      isPiPActive = true;
+    } else if (document.pictureInPictureElement === video) {
+      isPiPActive = true;
+    }
+    let isFullscreenActive = false;
+    if (document.fullscreenEnabled &&
+        document.fullscreenElement === this.videoContainer_) {
+      isFullscreenActive = true;
+    } else if (video.webkitSupportsFullscreen) {
+      isFullscreenActive = video.webkitDisplayingFullscreen;
+    }
     const pageVisible = document.visibilityState === 'visible';
-    const actuallyVisible =
-        isPiPActive || (pageVisible && this.isContainerActuallyVisible_);
+    const actuallyVisible = isPiPActive || isFullscreenActive ||
+        (pageVisible && this.isContainerActuallyVisible_);
     if (actuallyVisible) {
       if (this.renderSuspended_) {
         this.renderSuspended_ = false;
         this.configureCaptionsTimer_();
-        this.updateCaptions_();
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          if (!this.textContainer_) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (this.textContainer_.parentElement && this.isTextVisible_) {
+            this.updateCaptions_();
+          }
+        });
       }
     } else {
       if (!this.renderSuspended_) {