diff --git a/Theme/ElegantFin-theme-nightly.css b/Theme/ElegantFin-theme-nightly.css
index 096a55a..b871104 100644
--- a/Theme/ElegantFin-theme-nightly.css
+++ b/Theme/ElegantFin-theme-nightly.css
@@ -3869,3 +3869,41 @@ ul.MuiList-root.MuiMenu-list.MuiList-dense > div:first-child {
 .layout-tv .show-animation:focus {
     transform: none !important;
 }
+
+/* basic styling for the Media Bar Plugin - start
+for extended styling, use the add-on */
+
+#slides-container {
+    top: calc(-0.5 * var(--appBarHeight));
+}
+
+.backdrop-overlay {
+    background: linear-gradient(
+        var(--lighterGradientPoint),
+        var(--gradientPointAlpha),
+        60%,
+        var(--darkerGradientPointAlpha)
+    );
+}
+
+.plot {
+    color: var(--textColor);
+    text-shadow: 1px 1px var(--lighterGradientPointAlpha);
+}
+
+.button-container {
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.favorite-button {
+    background: none;
+    color: var(--textColor);
+}
+
+.detail-button:hover,
+.favorite-button:hover {
+    background: var(--dimTextColor);
+    color: black;
+}
+
+/* basic styling for the Media Bar Plugin - end */
diff --git a/Theme/assets/add-ons/media-bar-plugin-support-nightly.css b/Theme/assets/add-ons/media-bar-plugin-support-nightly.css
index 62309de..a7702ea 100644
--- a/Theme/assets/add-ons/media-bar-plugin-support-nightly.css
+++ b/Theme/assets/add-ons/media-bar-plugin-support-nightly.css
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 /* Add-on: Media Bar plugin support nightly for the ElegantFin Theme for Jellyfin by lscambo13 */
 /* this styles the media bar plugin - start */
-.button-container {
-    align-items: center;
-}
-
-.favorite-button {
-    background: none;
-    color: var(--textColor);
-}
-
-.detail-button:hover,
-.favorite-button:hover {
-    background: var(--dimTextColor);
-    color: black;
-}
-
 .play-button::before,
 .detail-button::before,
 .favorite-button::before,
@@ -53,21 +38,13 @@
 #slides-container {
     width: calc(100vw - (2 * var(--sidePadding)));
     height: 62%;
-    top: calc(1.5 * var(--appBarHeight));
+    top: var(--appBarHeight);
     border: var(--defaultBorder);
     border-radius: var(--largerRadius);
     transition: all .125s, border 0s;
     user-select: none;
 }
 
-.layout-tv #slides-container {
-    top: 0em;
-}
-
-.layout-mobile #slides-container {
-    top: 10em;
-}
-
 .logo-container {
     top: 10vh;
 }
@@ -89,10 +66,6 @@
         transform: translateX(-50%) scale(0.8);
     }
 
-    .info-container {
-        /* top: calc(50% + 6vh); */
-    }
-
     .tomato-rating {
         display: none;
     }