diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
index 3c40f714e..960edbce2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ class MainPlayerGestureListener(
         val isBrightnessGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isBrightnessGestureEnabled(player.context)
         val isVolumeGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isVolumeGestureEnabled(player.context)
         val brightnessSide = if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(player.context)
-            .getBoolean(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key.toString(), false)) DisplayPortion.RIGHT_HALF
-            else DisplayPortion.LEFT_HALF
+            .getBoolean(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key.toString(), false)
+        ) DisplayPortion.RIGHT_HALF
+        else DisplayPortion.LEFT_HALF
         if (isBrightnessGestureEnabled && isVolumeGestureEnabled) {
             if (getDisplayHalfPortion(initialEvent) === brightnessSide) {
                 onScrollBrightness(distanceY)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
index 4936f979b..e1a8dd90b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat;
 
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
 
@@ -24,31 +22,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class VideoAudioSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
     private SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener listener;
 
-    @Override
-    public void onViewCreated(@NonNull final View rootView,
-                              @Nullable final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onViewCreated(rootView, savedInstanceState);
-        findPreference(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key))
-            .setEnabled(getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
-                    .getBoolean(getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key), true)
-                    && getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
-                    .getBoolean(getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key), true));
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onCreatePreferences(final Bundle savedInstanceState, final String rootKey) {
         addPreferencesFromResourceRegistry();
 
         updateSeekOptions();
+        updateGestureSwitch();
 
         listener = (sharedPreferences, key) -> {
 
-            findPreference(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key))
-                    .setEnabled(sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
-                    getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key), true)
-                    && sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
-                    getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key), true));
-
             // on M and above, if user chooses to minimise to popup player on exit
             // and the app doesn't have display over other apps permission,
             // show a snackbar to let the user give permission
@@ -68,6 +50,9 @@ public class VideoAudioSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 }
             } else if (getString(R.string.use_inexact_seek_key).equals(key)) {
                 updateSeekOptions();
+            } else if (getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key).equals(key)
+                        || getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key).equals(key)) {
+                updateGestureSwitch();
             }
         };
     }
@@ -137,4 +122,19 @@ public class VideoAudioSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
         getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
                 .unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(listener);
     }
+
+    private void updateGestureSwitch() {
+        final SwitchPreferenceCompat gestureSwitch = (SwitchPreferenceCompat)
+                findPreference(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key));
+        if (getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
+                .getBoolean(getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key), true)
+                && getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
+                .getBoolean(getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key), true)) {
+            gestureSwitch.setEnabled(true);
+            gestureSwitch.setSummary(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_summary));
+        } else {
+            gestureSwitch.setEnabled(false);
+            gestureSwitch.setSummary(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_summary_disabled));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 67acdcf0c..e1c5bc0bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     <string name="brightness_gesture_control_summary">Use gestures to control player brightness</string>
     <string name="switch_gesture_sides_title">Switch gesture sides</string>
     <string name="switch_gesture_sides_summary">Switches the sides of the volume and brightness gesture controls</string>
+    <string name="switch_gesture_sides_summary_disabled">Enable both brightness and volume gestures to use this feature</string>
     <string name="show_search_suggestions_title">Search suggestions</string>
     <string name="show_search_suggestions_summary">Choose the suggestions to show when searching</string>
     <string name="local_search_suggestions">Local search suggestions</string>