diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
index 93928be15..7645098b7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/ShortsComponentPatch.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.litho.LithoFilterPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsButtonFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsPaidPromotionFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsPivotLegacyFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsSubscriptionsTabletFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints.ShortsSubscriptionsTabletParentFingerprint
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import app.revanced.util.REGISTER_TEMPLATE_REPLACEMENT
 import app.revanced.util.getTargetIndexOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.getTargetIndexReversedOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.getTargetIndexWithReferenceOrThrow
+import app.revanced.util.getWalkerMethod
 import app.revanced.util.getWideLiteralInstructionIndex
 import app.revanced.util.literalInstructionHook
 import app.revanced.util.patch.BaseBytecodePatch
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ object ShortsComponentPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
     fingerprints = setOf(
         ShortsButtonFingerprint,
         ShortsPaidPromotionFingerprint,
+        ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint,
         ShortsPivotLegacyFingerprint,
         ShortsSubscriptionsTabletParentFingerprint,
         TextComponentSpecFingerprint
@@ -273,6 +276,26 @@ object ShortsComponentPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
 
         // endregion
 
+        // region patch for hide paused header
+
+        ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint.resultOrThrow().let {
+            val targetMethod = it.getWalkerMethod(context, it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.endIndex)
+
+            targetMethod.apply {
+                addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                    0,
+                    """
+                        invoke-static {}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->hideShortsPausedHeader()Z
+                        move-result v0
+                        if-nez v0, :hide
+                        """,
+                    ExternalLabel("hide", getInstruction(implementation!!.instructions.lastIndex))
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        // endregion
+
         // region patch for return shorts channel name
 
         TextComponentSpecFingerprint.resultOrThrow().let {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ToolBarBannerFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint.kt
similarity index 86%
rename from src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ToolBarBannerFingerprint.kt
rename to src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint.kt
index e5020ca96..b94276a10 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ToolBarBannerFingerprint.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/components/fingerprints/ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.components.fingerprints
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.MethodFingerprint
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
 
-internal object ToolBarBannerFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+internal object ShortsPausedHeaderFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
     returnType = "Landroid/view/View;",
     opcodes = listOf(
         Opcode.IF_NEZ,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
index 492b2e6ad..dabd99ea6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
@@ -1037,6 +1037,9 @@ Side effect: Official headers in search results will be hidden."</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_title">Hide Subscribe button</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_summary_on">Subscribe button is hidden.</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_summary_off">Subscribe button is shown.</string>
+    <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_title">Hide paused header</string>
+    <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_summary_on">Paused header is hidden.</string>
+    <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_summary_off">Paused header is shown.</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_title">Hide paused overlay buttons</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_summary_on">Paused overlay buttons are hidden.</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_summary_off">Paused overlay buttons are shown.</string>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
index eb5d929be..263135684 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@
         <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/revanced_preference_screen_shorts_player_title" android:key="revanced_preference_screen_shorts_player" android:summary="@string/revanced_preference_screen_shorts_player_summary">
             <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_join_button_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_join_button" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_join_button_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_join_button_summary_off" />
             <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_subscribe_button_summary_off" />
+            <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_header_summary_off" />
             <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paused_overlay_buttons_summary_off" />
             <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paid_promotion_label_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_paid_promotion_label" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paid_promotion_label_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_paid_promotion_label_summary_off" />
             <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_shop_button_title" android:key="revanced_hide_shorts_shop_button" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_shop_button_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_shorts_shop_button_summary_off" />