diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/CustomTransportControls.windows.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/CustomTransportControls.windows.cs
index 9df28c6d04..ef64d5d01b 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/CustomTransportControls.windows.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/CustomTransportControls.windows.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ sealed partial class CustomTransportControls : MediaTransportControls
 {
 	public event EventHandler<EventArgs>? OnTemplateLoaded;
 	public AppBarButton FullScreenButton = new();
-	bool isFullScreen = false;
 
 	public CustomTransportControls()
 	{
@@ -22,21 +21,6 @@ protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
 			FullScreenButton = appBarButton;
 			FullScreenButton.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
 			OnTemplateLoaded?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
-			FullScreenButton.Click += FullScreenButton_Click;
-		}
-	}
-
-	void FullScreenButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-	{
-		if (isFullScreen)
-		{
-			FullScreenButton.Icon = new FontIcon { Glyph = "\uE740" };
-			isFullScreen = false;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			FullScreenButton.Icon = new SymbolIcon(Symbol.BackToWindow);
-			isFullScreen = true;
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MauiMediaElement.windows.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MauiMediaElement.windows.cs
index 3ca4b23d6b..497835e4d0 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MauiMediaElement.windows.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MauiMediaElement.windows.cs
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ void OnFullScreenButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 			var parent = mediaPlayerElement.Parent as FrameworkElement;
 			mediaPlayerElement.Width = parent?.Width ?? mediaPlayerElement.Width;
 			mediaPlayerElement.Height = parent?.Height ?? mediaPlayerElement.Height;
+			customTransportControls?.FullScreenButton.Icon = new FontIcon { Glyph = "\uE740" };
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ void OnFullScreenButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 			{
 				popup.IsOpen = true;
 			}
+			customTransportControls?.FullScreenButton.Icon = new SymbolIcon(Symbol.BackToWindow);
 		}
 	}
 }
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