diff --git a/src/renderer/component/overlay/index.js b/src/renderer/component/overlay/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e1ed7e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/component/overlay/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { selectShowOverlay } from 'redux/selectors/media';
+import { doHideOverlay } from 'redux/actions/media';
+import Overlay from './view';
+
+const select = state => ({
+  showOverlay: selectShowOverlay(state),
+});
+
+const perform = dispatch => ({
+  doCloseOverlay: dispatch(doHideOverlay()),
+});
+
+export default connect(select, perform)(Overlay);
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/overlay/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/overlay/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30e4c3f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/component/overlay/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+
+type Props = {
+  showOverlay: ?boolean,
+  children: ?React.node,
+};
+
+class Overlay extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { showOverlay, children } = this.props;
+    return <div className="overlay">{showOverlay ? children : ''}</div>;
+  }
+}
+
+export default Overlay;
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/video/index.js b/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
index 9ce5f62e0..608333a98 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as settings from 'constants/settings';
 import { doChangeVolume } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { selectVolume } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import { doPlayUri, doSetPlayingUri, doLoadVideo } from 'redux/actions/content';
-import { doPlay, doPause, savePosition } from 'redux/actions/media';
+import { doPlay, doPause, savePosition, doHideOverlay, doShowOverlay } from 'redux/actions/media';
 import {
   makeSelectMetadataForUri,
   makeSelectContentTypeForUri,
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ import {
   selectSearchBarFocused,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting, selectShowNsfw } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { selectMediaPaused, makeSelectMediaPositionForUri } from 'redux/selectors/media';
+import {
+  selectMediaPaused,
+  makeSelectMediaPositionForUri,
+  selectShowOverlay,
+} from 'redux/selectors/media';
 import { selectPlayingUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import Video from './view';
 
@@ -34,15 +38,18 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
   mediaPosition: makeSelectMediaPositionForUri(props.uri)(state),
   autoplay: makeSelectClientSetting(settings.AUTOPLAY)(state),
   searchBarFocused: selectSearchBarFocused(state),
+  showOverlay: selectShowOverlay(state),
+  overlayed: props.overlayed,
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   play: uri => dispatch(doPlayUri(uri)),
   load: uri => dispatch(doLoadVideo(uri)),
-  cancelPlay: () => dispatch(doSetPlayingUri(null)),
   changeVolume: volume => dispatch(doChangeVolume(volume)),
   doPlay: () => dispatch(doPlay()),
   doPause: () => dispatch(doPause()),
+  doShowOverlay: () => dispatch(doShowOverlay()),
+  doHideOverlay: () => dispatch(doHideOverlay()),
   savePosition: (claimId, position) => dispatch(savePosition(claimId, position)),
 });
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
index 064f2105a..fad4afb40 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import LoadingScreen from './internal/loading-screen';
 const SPACE_BAR_KEYCODE = 32;
 
 type Props = {
-  cancelPlay: () => void,
   fileInfo: {
     outpoint: string,
     file_name: string,
@@ -34,12 +33,16 @@ type Props = {
   doPlay: () => void,
   doPause: () => void,
   savePosition: (string, number) => void,
+  doShowOverlay: () => void,
+  doHideOverlay: () => void,
   mediaPaused: boolean,
   mediaPosition: ?number,
   className: ?string,
   obscureNsfw: boolean,
   play: string => void,
   searchBarFocused: boolean,
+  showOverlay: boolean,
+  overlayed: boolean,
 };
 
 class Video extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -53,6 +56,11 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.handleAutoplay(this.props);
     window.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
+
+    const { showOverlay, doHideOverlay, uri, playingUri, overlayed } = this.props;
+    if (showOverlay && uri === playingUri && !overlayed) {
+      doHideOverlay();
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: Props) {
@@ -67,7 +75,10 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.props.cancelPlay();
+    const { overlayed, doShowOverlay } = this.props;
+    if (!overlayed) {
+      doShowOverlay();
+    }
     window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
   }
 
@@ -111,7 +122,10 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   }
 
   playContent() {
-    const { play, uri } = this.props;
+    const { play, uri, showOverlay, playingUri, doHideOverlay } = this.props;
+    if (playingUri && showOverlay) {
+      doHideOverlay();
+    }
     play(uri);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/index.js b/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75a249ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { selectPlayingUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
+import VideoOverlay from './view';
+
+const select = state => ({
+  playingUri: selectPlayingUri(state),
+});
+
+export default connect(select, null)(VideoOverlay);
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13119e9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/component/videoOverlay/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import Video from 'component/video';
+import FileActions from 'component/fileActions';
+import Overlay from 'component/overlay';
+
+type Props = {
+  playingUri: ?string,
+};
+
+class VideoOverlay extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { playingUri } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <Overlay>
+        <div className="card-media__internal-links">
+          <FileActions uri={playingUri} vertical />
+        </div>
+        {playingUri ? <Video className="content__embedded" uri={playingUri} overlayed /> : ''}
+      </Overlay>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default VideoOverlay;
diff --git a/src/renderer/constants/action_types.js b/src/renderer/constants/action_types.js
index 3ffe23e6e..9105af981 100644
--- a/src/renderer/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/src/renderer/constants/action_types.js
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ export const SET_VIDEO_PAUSE = 'SET_VIDEO_PAUSE';
 export const MEDIA_PLAY = 'MEDIA_PLAY';
 export const MEDIA_PAUSE = 'MEDIA_PAUSE';
 export const MEDIA_POSITION = 'MEDIA_POSITION';
+// Overlay Media
+export const SHOW_OVERLAY_MEDIA = 'SHOW_OVERLAY_MEDIA';
+export const HIDE_OVERLAY_MEDIA = 'HIDE_OVERLAY_MEDIA';
 
 // Publishing
 export const CLEAR_PUBLISH = 'CLEAR_PUBLISH';
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index c82db3287..5e777d41e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'scss/all.scss';
 import store from 'store';
 import app from './app';
 import analytics from './analytics';
+import VideoOverlay from './component/videoOverlay/';
 
 const { autoUpdater } = remote.require('electron-updater');
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ const init = () => {
         <div>
           <App />
           <SnackBar />
+          <VideoOverlay />
         </div>
       </Provider>,
       document.getElementById('app')
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/actions/media.js b/src/renderer/redux/actions/media.js
index 1b7d0b85f..fca62b7ad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/actions/media.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/actions/media.js
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ export function savePosition(claimId: String, position: Number) {
     });
   };
 }
+
+export const doShowOverlay = () => (dispatch: Dispatch) =>
+  dispatch({
+    type: actions.SHOW_OVERLAY_MEDIA,
+  });
+
+export const doHideOverlay = () => (dispatch: Dispatch) =>
+  dispatch({
+    type: actions.HIDE_OVERLAY_MEDIA,
+  });
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/content.js b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/content.js
index e9cbdff99..9b84e85dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/content.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/content.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 
 const reducers = {};
 const defaultState = {
+  showOverlay: false,
   playingUri: null,
   currentlyIsPlaying: false,
   rewardedContentClaimIds: [],
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/media.js b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/media.js
index 44447fe4f..cb762ac28 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/media.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/media.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as actions from 'constants/action_types';
 import { handleActions } from 'util/redux-utils';
 
 export type MediaState = {
+  showOverlay: Boolean,
   paused: Boolean,
   positions: {
     [string]: number,
@@ -12,21 +13,22 @@ export type MediaState = {
 export type Action = any;
 export type Dispatch = (action: Action) => any;
 
-const defaultState = { paused: true, positions: {} };
+const defaultState = { paused: true, positions: {}, showOverlay: false };
 
 export default handleActions(
   {
-    [actions.MEDIA_PLAY]: (state: MediaState, action: Action) => ({
+    // if parameters: state: MediaState, action: Action
+    [actions.MEDIA_PLAY]: (state: MediaState) => ({
       ...state,
       paused: false,
     }),
 
-    [actions.MEDIA_PAUSE]: (state: MediaState, action: Action) => ({
+    [actions.MEDIA_PAUSE]: (state: MediaState) => ({
       ...state,
       paused: true,
     }),
 
-    [actions.MEDIA_POSITION]: (state: MediaState, action: Action) => {
+    [actions.MEDIA_POSITION]: (state: MediaState) => {
       const { outpoint, position } = action.data;
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -36,6 +38,16 @@ export default handleActions(
         },
       };
     },
+
+    [actions.SHOW_OVERLAY_MEDIA]: (state: MediaState) => ({
+      ...state,
+      showOverlay: true,
+    }),
+
+    [actions.HIDE_OVERLAY_MEDIA]: (state: MediaState) => ({
+      ...state,
+      showOverlay: false,
+    }),
   },
   defaultState
 );
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/selectors/media.js b/src/renderer/redux/selectors/media.js
index 40a6725e1..4381a9c2a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/selectors/media.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/selectors/media.js
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ export const makeSelectMediaPositionForUri = uri =>
     const outpoint = `${claim.txid}:${claim.nout}`;
     return state.positions[outpoint] || null;
   });
+
+export const selectShowOverlay = createSelector(selectState, state => state.showOverlay);
diff --git a/src/renderer/scss/all.scss b/src/renderer/scss/all.scss
index 0055ca6d0..54b3981f5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/scss/all.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/scss/all.scss
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 @import 'component/_nav.scss';
 @import 'component/_file-list.scss';
 @import 'component/_search.scss';
+@import 'component/_overlay.scss';
diff --git a/src/renderer/scss/component/_overlay.scss b/src/renderer/scss/component/_overlay.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3592b1105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/scss/component/_overlay.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.overlay {
+  position: fixed;
+  max-height: 50%;
+  max-width: 50%;
+  width: 20%;
+  height: inherit;
+  bottom: 1%;
+  right: 1%;
+  z-index: 3;
+  box-shadow: var(--box-shadow-layer);
+
+  &:hover .button-close {
+    display: inline-block;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    position: absolute;
+    height: 22px;
+    width: 22px;
+    top: 0px;
+    right: 0px;
+    color: #000;
+    text-align: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    z-index: 4;
+  }
+}
+.overlay .button-close {
+  display: none;
+}