diff --git a/src/pages/view/ItemGrid.js b/src/pages/view/ItemGrid.js
index a9f9f6551..7479a8ab8 100644
--- a/src/pages/view/ItemGrid.js
+++ b/src/pages/view/ItemGrid.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const ResponsiveItemGrid = () => {
             >
                 {getItemComponents(displayItems)}
             </ResponsiveReactGridLayout>
-            {isSlideshowView && (
+            {isSlideshowView && !isPreSlideshow && (
                 <SlideshowControlbar
                     slideshowItemIndex={slideshowItemIndex}
                     exitSlideshow={exitSlideshow}
diff --git a/src/pages/view/styles/SlideshowControlbar.module.css b/src/pages/view/styles/SlideshowControlbar.module.css
index 53a57a382..81e31f0c0 100644
--- a/src/pages/view/styles/SlideshowControlbar.module.css
+++ b/src/pages/view/styles/SlideshowControlbar.module.css
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     background-color: black;
+    block-size: 40px;
 }
 
 .controls {