diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/fingerprints/KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/fingerprints/KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a9f629b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/fingerprints/KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.minimizedplayback.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import org.jf.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+object KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "V",
+    access = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL,
+    parameters =  listOf("I", "L", "L"),
+    opcodes = listOf(
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.SGET_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.IF_NE,
+        Opcode.CONST_4,
+        Opcode.IPUT_BOOLEAN,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.IGET,
+        Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC
+    ),
+    customFingerprint = { it.definingClass.endsWith("MinimizedPlaybackPolicyController;") }
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/patch/MinimizedPlaybackPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/patch/MinimizedPlaybackPatch.kt
index a7676589..ee2ad6f2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/patch/MinimizedPlaybackPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/minimizedplayback/patch/MinimizedPlaybackPatch.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.toMethodWalker
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.shared.settings.preference.impl.NonInteractivePrefer
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.settings.preference.impl.StringResource
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.minimizedplayback.annotations.MinimizedPlaybackCompatibility
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.minimizedplayback.fingerprints.KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.minimizedplayback.fingerprints.MinimizedPlaybackManagerFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.minimizedplayback.fingerprints.MinimizedPlaybackSettingsFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playertype.patch.PlayerTypeHookPatch
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.reference.MethodReference
 class MinimizedPlaybackPatch : BytecodePatch(
     listOf(
         MinimizedPlaybackManagerFingerprint,
-        MinimizedPlaybackSettingsFingerprint
+        MinimizedPlaybackSettingsFingerprint,
+        KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint
     )
 ) {
     override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
@@ -73,6 +76,15 @@ class MinimizedPlaybackPatch : BytecodePatch(
             )
         } ?: return MinimizedPlaybackSettingsFingerprint.toErrorResult()
 
+        // Force allowing background play for videos labeled for kids.
+        // Some regions and YouTube accounts do not require this patch.
+        KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint.result?.apply {
+            mutableMethod.addInstruction(
+                0,
+                "return-void"
+            )
+        } ?: return KidsMinimizedPlaybackPolicyControllerFingerprint.toErrorResult()
+
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }