diff --git a/player/player.py b/player/player.py
index 33c9a84..8402697 100755
--- a/player/player.py
+++ b/player/player.py
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ FONT_BORDER = 4
 SUB_MARGIN = 2 * 36 + 6
 
 
+def hide_gnome_overview():
+    import dbus
+    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+    shell = bus.get_object('org.gnome.Shell', '/org/gnome/Shell')
+    props = dbus.Interface(shell, 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
+    props.Set('org.gnome.Shell', 'OverviewActive', False)
+
+
 def mpv_log(loglevel, component, message):
     logger.info('[{}] {}: {}'.format(loglevel, component, message))
 
@@ -277,4 +285,8 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        hide_gnome_overview()
+    except:
+        pass
     main()