diff --git a/ui/controls.js b/ui/controls.js
index 8f36c4e9c5..d051ef1fbd 100644
--- a/ui/controls.js
+++ b/ui/controls.js
@@ -1095,6 +1095,14 @@ shaka.ui.Controls = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
    * @private
    */
   isHovered_() {
+    if (!window.matchMedia('hover: hover').matches) {
+      // This is primarily a touch-screen device, so the :hover query below
+      // doesn't make sense.  In spite of this, the :hover query on an element
+      // can still return true on such a device after a touch ends.
+      // See https://bit.ly/34dBORX for details.
+      return false;
+    }
+
     return this.showOnHoverControls_.some((element) => {
       return element.matches(':hover');
     });