diff --git a/src/qml/ElisaMainWindow.qml b/src/qml/ElisaMainWindow.qml
--- a/src/qml/ElisaMainWindow.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ElisaMainWindow.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     visible: true
 
     minimumWidth: contentView.showPlaylist ? 1100 : 700
-    minimumHeight: 600
+    minimumHeight: headerBar.isMaximized ? 600 * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight : 600
 
     LayoutMirroring.enabled: Qt.application.layoutDirection == Qt.RightToLeft
     LayoutMirroring.childrenInherit: true
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
         property int width : 1100
         property int height : 600
 
+        // When the botton part is hidden and we are not in party mode
+        // this two properties are used to remember for resetting the 
+        // width and height when needed
+        property int oldWidth: 1100 
+        property int oldHeight: 600
+
         property var playListState
 
         property var audioPlayerState
@@ -104,6 +110,8 @@
         property bool expandedFilterView: false
 
         property bool showPlaylist: true
+
+        property bool headerBarIsMaximized: false
    }
 
     Connections {
@@ -124,6 +132,8 @@
             persistentSettings.playControlItemRepeat = headerBar.playerControl.repeat
             persistentSettings.playControlItemShuffle = headerBar.playerControl.shuffle
             persistentSettings.showPlaylist = contentView.showPlaylist
+
+            persistentSettings.headerBarIsMaximized = headerBar.isMaximized
         }
     }
 
@@ -175,9 +185,9 @@
             spacing: 0
 
             Item {
-                Layout.preferredHeight: mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
-                Layout.minimumHeight: mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
-                Layout.maximumHeight: mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
+                Layout.preferredHeight: headerBar.isMaximized ? mainWindow.height : mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
+                Layout.minimumHeight: headerBar.isMaximized ? mainWindow.height : mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
+                Layout.maximumHeight: headerBar.isMaximized ? mainWindow.height : mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
 
                 HeaderBar {
@@ -216,6 +226,19 @@
                     playerControl.onPlayPrevious: elisa.mediaPlayList.skipPreviousTrack()
                     playerControl.onPlayNext: elisa.mediaPlayList.skipNextTrack()
 
+                    playerControl.onMaximize:
+                    {
+                        persistentSettings.oldHeight = mainWindow.height 
+                        mainWindow.height = mainWindow.height * 0.2 + elisaTheme.mediaPlayerControlHeight;
+                    }
+
+                    playerControl.onMinimize:
+                    {
+                        mainWindow.height = persistentSettings.oldHeight
+                    }
+
+                    playerControl.isMaximized: persistentSettings.headerBarIsMaximized
+
                     TrackImportNotification {
                         id: importedTracksCountNotification
 
@@ -262,6 +285,7 @@
                 Layout.fillHeight: true
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 showPlaylist: persistentSettings.showPlaylist
+                visible: !headerBar.playerControl.maximized
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/HeaderBar.qml b/src/qml/HeaderBar.qml
--- a/src/qml/HeaderBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/HeaderBar.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     property int trackRating
     property bool ratingVisible
     property alias playerControl: playControlItem
+    property alias isMaximized: playControlItem.isMaximized
 
     onImageChanged:
     {
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@
             source: (oldImage ? oldImage : Qt.resolvedUrl(elisaTheme.defaultBackgroundImage))
 
             asynchronous: true
-
             anchors.fill: parent
+
+            Layout.maximumHeight: elisaTheme.navigationBarHeight
             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
 
             sourceSize.width: parent.width
diff --git a/src/qml/MediaPlayerControl.qml b/src/qml/MediaPlayerControl.qml
--- a/src/qml/MediaPlayerControl.qml
+++ b/src/qml/MediaPlayerControl.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     property bool playEnabled
     property bool skipForwardEnabled
     property bool skipBackwardEnabled
+    property bool isMaximized
 
     property bool shuffle
     property bool repeat
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
     signal playNext()
     signal seek(int position)
 
+    signal maximize()
+    signal minimize()
+
     id: musicWidget
 
     SystemPalette {
@@ -67,6 +71,41 @@
         anchors.fill: parent
         spacing: 5
 
+        Button {
+            Layout.preferredWidth: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.preferredHeight: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+            Layout.maximumWidth: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.maximumHeight: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.minimumWidth: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.minimumHeight: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+            Layout.rightMargin: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? elisaTheme.mediaPlayerHorizontalMargin : 0
+            Layout.leftMargin: !LayoutMirroring.enabled ? elisaTheme.mediaPlayerHorizontalMargin : 0
+
+            contentItem: Image {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                source: Qt.resolvedUrl(musicWidget.isMaximized ? elisaTheme.minimizeIcon : elisaTheme.maximizeIcon)
+
+                width: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+                height: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+
+                sourceSize.width: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+                sourceSize.height: elisaTheme.smallControlButtonSize
+
+                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+                opacity: 1.0
+            }
+
+            background: Rectangle {
+                border.width: 0
+                opacity: 0.0
+            }
+            
+            onClicked: {
+                musicWidget.isMaximized = !musicWidget.isMaximized
+            }
+        }
+
         RoundButton {
             focus: skipBackwardEnabled
 
@@ -568,5 +607,14 @@
     {
         console.log('volume of player controls changed: ' + volume)
     }
+
+    onIsMaximizedChanged:
+    {
+        if (musicWidget.isMaximized) {
+            musicWidget.maximize()
+        } else {
+            musicWidget.minimize()
+        }
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/Theme.qml b/src/qml/Theme.qml
--- a/src/qml/Theme.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Theme.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     property string noRepeatIcon: 'image://icon/media-repeat-none'
     property string noShuffleIcon: 'image://icon/media-playlist-normal'
     property string folderIcon: 'image://icon/document-open-folder'
+    property string maximizeIcon: 'image://icon/draw-arrow-down'
+    property string minimizeIcon: 'image://icon/draw-arrow-up'
 
     property int layoutHorizontalMargin: dp(8)
     property int layoutVerticalMargin: dp(6)