diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
index 4c2ff52..b14c719 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
@@ -241,6 +241,17 @@ const ExtensionConfPatch = [
         }
       }
     }
+  }, {
+    forVersion: '4.4.1.1',
+    sites: {
+      "www.disneyplus.com": {
+        DOM: {
+          player: {
+            periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement: true,
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    }
   }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
index f014e23..e9f99c0 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
@@ -1083,6 +1083,13 @@ whatsNewChecked: true,
       },
       css: 'video {\n  width: 100% !important;\n  height: 100% !important;\n}',
     },
+    "www.disneyplus.com": {
+      DOM: {
+        player: {
+          periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement: true,
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "imgur.com": {
       mode: -1,
       autoar: -1,
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
index 950466d..168ce55 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class PlayerData {
       this.dimensions = undefined;
       this.overlayNode = undefined;
 
+      this.periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement = false;
+      try {
+        this.periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement = this.settings.active.sites[window.location.host].DOM.player.periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement;
+      } catch (e) {
+        // no biggie — that means we don't have any special settings for this site.
+      }
+
       // this happens when we don't find a matching player element
       if (!this.element) {
         this.invalid = true;
@@ -98,19 +105,19 @@ class PlayerData {
     }
 
     try {
-    const ths = this;
-    this.observer = new MutationObserver((m,o) => this.onPlayerDimensionsChanged(m,o,ths));
+      const ths = this;
+      this.observer = new MutationObserver((m,o) => this.onPlayerDimensionsChanged(m,o,ths));
 
-    const observerConf = {
-      attributes: true,
-      // attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'],
-      attributeOldValue: true,
-    };
-    
-    this.observer.observe(this.element, observerConf);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("failed to set observer",e )
-  }
+      const observerConf = {
+        attributes: true,
+        // attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'],
+        attributeOldValue: true,
+      };
+      
+      this.observer.observe(this.element, observerConf);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("failed to set observer",e )
+    }
     // legacy mode still exists, but acts as a fallback for observers and is triggered less
     // frequently in order to avoid too many pointless checks
     this.legacyChangeDetection();
@@ -120,6 +127,9 @@ class PlayerData {
     while (!this.halted) {
       await this.sleep(1000);
       try {
+        if (this.periodicallyRefreshPlayerElement) {
+          this.forceRefreshPlayerElement();
+        }
         if (this.checkPlayerSizeChange()) {
           this.videoData.resizer.restore();
         }
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.js b/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.js
index d343f6d..beccc6f 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Debug from '../../conf/Debug';
 import PlayerData from './PlayerData';
 import Resizer from '../video-transform/Resizer';
 import ArDetector from '../ar-detect/ArDetector';
+import AspectRatio from '../../../common/enums/aspect-ratio.enum';
 
 class VideoData {
   
@@ -300,6 +301,11 @@ class VideoData {
     if (this.invalid) {
       return;
     }
+    
+    if (ar.type === AspectRatio.Fixed || ar.type === AspectRatio.FitHeight || ar.type === AspectRatio.FitHeight) {
+      this.player.forceRefreshPlayerElement();
+    }
+
     this.resizer.setAr(ar, lastAr);
   }