diff --git a/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayer.kt b/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayer.kt
index b3f0dd11296b..f9f65d4e9f6e 100644
--- a/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayer.kt
+++ b/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayer.kt
@@ -274,20 +274,30 @@ class RealDuckPlayer @Inject constructor(
         url: Uri,
         webView: WebView,
     ): WebResourceResponse? {
-        val referer = duckPlayerFeatureRepository.getYouTubeReferrerHeaders()
-            .firstOrNull { referrer -> request.requestHeaders[referrer] != null }
-            ?.let { referrer -> url.getQueryParameter(referrer) }
+        val referer = request.requestHeaders.keys.firstOrNull { it in duckPlayerFeatureRepository.getYouTubeReferrerHeaders() }
+            ?.let { url.getQueryParameter(it) }
         val previousUrl = duckPlayerFeatureRepository.getYouTubeReferrerQueryParams()
-            .firstOrNull { referrer -> url.getQueryParameter(referrer) != null }
-            ?.let { referrer -> url.getQueryParameter(referrer) }
+            .firstOrNull { url.getQueryParameter(it) != null }
+            ?.let { url.getQueryParameter(it) }
+        val currentUrl = withContext(dispatchers.main()) { webView.url }
+
         val videoIdQueryParam = duckPlayerFeatureRepository.getVideoIDQueryParam()
-        if ((referer != null && isSimulatedYoutubeNoCookie(referer.toUri())) ||
-            (previousUrl != null && isSimulatedYoutubeNoCookie(previousUrl))
+        val requestedVideoId = url.getQueryParameter(videoIdQueryParam)
+
+        val isSimulated: suspend (String?) -> Boolean = { uri ->
+            uri?.let { isSimulatedYoutubeNoCookie(it.toUri()) } == true
+        }
+
+        val isMatchingVideoId: (String?) -> Boolean = { uri ->
+            uri?.toUri()?.getQueryParameter(DUCK_PLAYER_VIDEO_ID_QUERY_PARAM) == requestedVideoId
+        }
+
+        if (isSimulated(referer) && isMatchingVideoId(referer) ||
+            isSimulated(previousUrl) && isMatchingVideoId(previousUrl) ||
+            isSimulated(currentUrl) && isMatchingVideoId(currentUrl)
         ) {
             withContext(dispatchers.main()) {
-                url.getQueryParameter(videoIdQueryParam)?.let {
-                    webView.loadUrl("$DUCK_PLAYER_URL_BASE$DUCK_PLAYER_OPEN_IN_YOUTUBE_PATH?$videoIdQueryParam=$it")
-                }
+                webView.loadUrl("$DUCK_PLAYER_URL_BASE$DUCK_PLAYER_OPEN_IN_YOUTUBE_PATH?$videoIdQueryParam=$requestedVideoId")
             }
             return WebResourceResponse(null, null, null)
         } else if (shouldNavigateToDuckPlayer()) {
diff --git a/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayerTest.kt b/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayerTest.kt
index 8841a2039143..193e763b29e1 100644
--- a/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayerTest.kt
+++ b/duckplayer/duckplayer-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckplayer/impl/RealDuckPlayerTest.kt
@@ -619,6 +619,36 @@ class RealDuckPlayerTest {
         assertNotNull(result)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun whenUriIsYoutubeWatchUrlAndPreviousUrlIsDuckPlayer_interceptOpensInYouTube() = runTest {
+        val request: WebResourceRequest = mock()
+        val url: Uri = Uri.parse("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12345")
+        val webView: WebView = mock()
+        whenever(mockDuckPlayerFeatureRepository.getUserPreferences()).thenReturn(UserPreferences(true, Enabled))
+        whenever(webView.url).thenReturn("https://www.youtube-nocookie.com?videoID=12345")
+
+        val result = testee.intercept(request, url, webView)
+
+        verify(webView).loadUrl("duck://player/openInYoutube?v=12345")
+        verify(mockPixel, never()).fire(DUCK_PLAYER_VIEW_FROM_YOUTUBE_AUTOMATIC)
+        assertNotNull(result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenUriIsYoutubeWatchUrlAndPreviousUrlIsDuckPlayerWithDifferentId_interceptOpensDuckPlayer() = runTest {
+        val request: WebResourceRequest = mock()
+        val url: Uri = Uri.parse("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123456")
+        val webView: WebView = mock()
+        whenever(mockDuckPlayerFeatureRepository.getUserPreferences()).thenReturn(UserPreferences(true, Enabled))
+        whenever(webView.url).thenReturn("https://www.youtube-nocookie.com?videoID=12345")
+
+        val result = testee.intercept(request, url, webView)
+
+        verify(webView).loadUrl("duck://player/123456?origin=auto")
+        verify(mockPixel).fire(DUCK_PLAYER_VIEW_FROM_YOUTUBE_AUTOMATIC)
+        assertNotNull(result)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun whenUriIsYoutubeWatchUrlAndSettingsAlwaysAsk_interceptProcessesYoutubeWatchUri() = runTest {
         val request: WebResourceRequest = mock()