diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
index 59f6e1e6d..1b5b5d07c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
@@ -55,13 +55,7 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayerActivity extends ServicePlayerActivity {
                 return true;
             }
 
-            this.player.setRecovery();
-            getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(getPlayerShutdownIntent());
-            getApplicationContext().startService(
-                getSwitchIntent(PopupVideoPlayer.class)
-                    .putExtra(BasePlayer.START_PAUSED, !this.player.isPlaying())
-            );
-            return true;
+            return switchTo(PopupVideoPlayer.class);
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayerActivity.java
index 5000d07e2..b2af6d9d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayerActivity.java
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayerActivity extends ServicePlayerActivity {
     @Override
     public boolean onPlayerOptionSelected(MenuItem item) {
         if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_switch_background) {
-            this.player.setRecovery();
-            getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(getPlayerShutdownIntent());
-            getApplicationContext().startService(
-                getSwitchIntent(BackgroundPlayer.class)
-                    .putExtra(BasePlayer.START_PAUSED, !this.player.isPlaying())
-            );
-            return true;
+            return switchTo(BackgroundPlayer.class);
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
index a7b3006a1..b5a697d05 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
@@ -165,13 +165,7 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
                 startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SOUND_SETTINGS));
                 return true;
             case R.id.action_switch_main:
-                this.player.setRecovery();
-                getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(getPlayerShutdownIntent());
-                getApplicationContext().startActivity(
-                    getSwitchIntent(MainVideoPlayer.class)
-                        .putExtra(BasePlayer.START_PAUSED, !this.player.isPlaying())
-                );
-                return true;
+                return switchTo(MainVideoPlayer.class);
         }
         return onPlayerOptionSelected(item) || super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
     }
@@ -194,7 +188,15 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
                 null,
                 false,
                 false
-        ).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+        ).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
+        .putExtra(BasePlayer.START_PAUSED, !this.player.isPlaying());
+    }
+
+    protected boolean switchTo(final Class clazz) {
+        this.player.setRecovery();
+        getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(getPlayerShutdownIntent());
+        getApplicationContext().startActivity(getSwitchIntent(clazz));
+        return true;
     }
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////