diff --git a/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart b/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
index 0f33520cf..a72988003 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
@@ -560,12 +560,17 @@ class _AvesAppState extends State<AvesApp> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     void _applyDisplayRefreshRateMode() => settings.displayRefreshRateMode.apply();
 
     void _applyMaxBrightness() {
-      switch (settings.maxBrightness) {
-        case MaxBrightness.never:
-        case MaxBrightness.viewerOnly:
-          AvesApp.screenBrightness?.resetApplicationScreenBrightness();
-        case MaxBrightness.always:
-          AvesApp.screenBrightness?.setApplicationScreenBrightness(1);
+      try {
+        switch (settings.maxBrightness) {
+          case MaxBrightness.never:
+          case MaxBrightness.viewerOnly:
+            AvesApp.screenBrightness?.resetApplicationScreenBrightness();
+          case MaxBrightness.always:
+            AvesApp.screenBrightness?.setApplicationScreenBrightness(1);
+        }
+      } on PlatformException catch (e, stack) {
+        // `screen_brightness` plugin may fail
+        reportService.recordError(e, stack);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/viewer/entry_viewer_stack.dart b/lib/widgets/viewer/entry_viewer_stack.dart
index 1ecf6f3c2..752fbff57 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/viewer/entry_viewer_stack.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/viewer/entry_viewer_stack.dart
@@ -912,12 +912,17 @@ class _EntryViewerStackState extends State<EntryViewerStack> with EntryViewContr
 
     await viewerController.stopCast();
 
-    switch (settings.maxBrightness) {
-      case MaxBrightness.never:
-      case MaxBrightness.viewerOnly:
-        await AvesApp.screenBrightness?.resetApplicationScreenBrightness();
-      case MaxBrightness.always:
-        await AvesApp.screenBrightness?.setApplicationScreenBrightness(1);
+    try {
+      switch (settings.maxBrightness) {
+        case MaxBrightness.never:
+        case MaxBrightness.viewerOnly:
+          await AvesApp.screenBrightness?.resetApplicationScreenBrightness();
+        case MaxBrightness.always:
+          await AvesApp.screenBrightness?.setApplicationScreenBrightness(1);
+      }
+    } on PlatformException catch (e, stack) {
+      // `screen_brightness` plugin may fail
+      unawaited(reportService.recordError(e, stack));
     }
     if (settings.keepScreenOn == KeepScreenOn.viewerOnly) {
       await windowService.keepScreenOn(false);