diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs-events.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs-events.jsx
index 18e72fa2a..af4f514ad 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs-events.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs-events.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import isUserTyping from 'util/detect-typing';
 const SEEK_STEP_5 = 5;
 const SEEK_STEP = 10; // time to seek in seconds
 
+const videoPlaybackRates = [0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2];
+
 // check if active (clicked) element is part of video div, used for keyboard shortcuts (volume etc)
 function activeElementIsPartOfVideoElement() {
   const videoElementParent = document.getElementsByClassName('video-js-parent')[0];
@@ -100,12 +102,36 @@ function handleSingleKeyActions(e: KeyboardEvent, playerRef, containerRef) {
   if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.LEFT) seekVideo(-SEEK_STEP_5, playerRef, containerRef);
 }
 
+function changePlaybackSpeed(shouldSpeedUp: boolean, playerRef) {
+  const player = playerRef.current;
+  if (!player) return;
+  const isSpeedUp = shouldSpeedUp;
+  const rate = player.playbackRate();
+  let rateIndex = videoPlaybackRates.findIndex((x) => x === rate);
+  if (rateIndex >= 0) {
+    rateIndex = isSpeedUp ? Math.min(rateIndex + 1, videoPlaybackRates.length - 1) : Math.max(rateIndex - 1, 0);
+    const nextRate = videoPlaybackRates[rateIndex];
+
+    OVERLAY.showPlaybackRateOverlay(player, nextRate, isSpeedUp);
+    player.userActive(true);
+    player.playbackRate(nextRate);
+  }
+}
+
+function handleShiftKeyActions(e: KeyboardEvent, playerRef) {
+  if (e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || !e.shiftKey) return;
+  if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.PERIOD) changePlaybackSpeed(true, playerRef);
+  if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.COMMA) changePlaybackSpeed(false, playerRef);
+  if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.N) playNext();
+  if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.P) playPrevious();
+}
+
 function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent, playerRef, containerRef) {
   const player = playerRef.current;
   const videoNode = containerRef.current && containerRef.current.querySelector('video, audio');
   if (!videoNode || !player || isUserTyping()) return;
   handleSingleKeyActions(e, playerRef, containerRef);
-  // handleShiftKeyActions(e);
+  handleShiftKeyActions(e, playerRef);
 }
 
 export default () => {
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
index 269b9fc21..f3f21bc72 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
@@ -333,38 +333,6 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
     }
   }, [adUrl]);
 
-  // function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-  //   const player = playerRef.current;
-  //   const videoNode = containerRef.current && containerRef.current.querySelector('video, audio');
-  //   if (!videoNode || !player || isUserTyping()) return;
-  //   handleSingleKeyActions(e, playerRef);
-  //   handleShiftKeyActions(e);
-  // }
-
-  function handleShiftKeyActions(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || !e.shiftKey) return;
-    if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.PERIOD) changePlaybackSpeed(true);
-    if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.COMMA) changePlaybackSpeed(false);
-    if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.N) playNext();
-    if (e.keyCode === KEYCODES.P) playPrevious();
-  }
-
-  function changePlaybackSpeed(shouldSpeedUp: boolean) {
-    const player = playerRef.current;
-    if (!player) return;
-    const isSpeedUp = shouldSpeedUp;
-    const rate = player.playbackRate();
-    let rateIndex = videoPlaybackRates.findIndex((x) => x === rate);
-    if (rateIndex >= 0) {
-      rateIndex = isSpeedUp ? Math.min(rateIndex + 1, videoPlaybackRates.length - 1) : Math.max(rateIndex - 1, 0);
-      const nextRate = videoPlaybackRates[rateIndex];
-
-      OVERLAY.showPlaybackRateOverlay(player, nextRate, isSpeedUp);
-      player.userActive(true);
-      player.playbackRate(nextRate);
-    }
-  }
-
   // Create the video DOM element and wrapper
   function createVideoPlayerDOM(container) {
     if (!container) return;