diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/lbry-playback-rate.js b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/lbry-playback-rate.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdb0efb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/lbry-playback-rate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import videojs from 'video.js';
+
+const IS_DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+const CONTROL_BAR = 'ControlBar';
+const PLAYBACK_RATE_MENU_BUTTON = 'PlaybackRateMenuButton';
+const MENU = 'Menu';
+
+const Menu = videojs.getComponent(MENU);
+const PlaybackRateMenuButton = videojs.getComponent(PLAYBACK_RATE_MENU_BUTTON);
+
+class LbryPlaybackRateMenuButton extends PlaybackRateMenuButton {
+  static replaceExisting(player) {
+    try {
+      const controlBar = player.getChild(CONTROL_BAR);
+      const playbackRateMenuButton = controlBar.getChild(PLAYBACK_RATE_MENU_BUTTON);
+      controlBar.removeChild(playbackRateMenuButton);
+      controlBar.addChild(new LbryPlaybackRateMenuButton(player));
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (IS_DEV) throw Error('\n\nvideojs.jsx: Playback rate hierarchy changed?\n\n' + error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  constructor(player, options = {}) {
+    super(player, options);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The default behavior cycles through the selection, while the popup is
+   * invoked by hover. We have removed the hover behavior (1637) since it is
+   * annoying when accidentally hovered, and it's also needed to address a
+   * z-order issue.
+   *
+   * With the hover behavior gone, we need to override the default click
+   * behavior to invoke the popup instead of cycling through the settings.
+   *
+   * Ref: https://github.com/videojs/video.js/issues/3394#issuecomment-230793773
+   * @param event
+   */
+  handleClick(event) {
+    if (this.buttonPressed_) {
+      this.unpressButton();
+    } else {
+      this.pressButton();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The default menu behavior is to dismiss the popup when losing focus, unless
+   * the new focus is on the associated button. The associated button is
+   * specifically defined as the first child, but PlaybackRateMenuButton
+   * implements it as the second child.
+   *
+   * Fixed by reversing the check to use `relatedTarget.parentElement` instead.
+   * It shouldn't matter which sub-element was clicked, as long as it's part of
+   * the button.
+   *
+   * @param event
+   * @param menu
+   */
+  handleMenuBlur(event, menu) {
+    const relatedTarget = event.relatedTarget || document.activeElement;
+
+    if (
+      !menu.children().some((element) => {
+        return element.el() === relatedTarget;
+      })
+    ) {
+      const btn = menu.menuButton_;
+      if (btn && btn.buttonPressed_ && relatedTarget.parentElement !== btn.el()) {
+        btn.unpressButton();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  createMenu() {
+    const menu = new Menu(this.player_, { menuButton: this });
+
+    // Override the original with ours. Must be done after the constructor
+    // is called, as that is where `boundHandleBlur_` is originally set.
+    menu.boundHandleBlur_ = (e) => this.handleMenuBlur(e, menu);
+
+    this.hideThreshold_ = 0; // Must reset. See `MenuButton::createMenu` notes.
+    this.items = this.createItems();
+
+    if (this.items) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.items.length; ++i) {
+        menu.addItem(this.items[i]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return menu;
+  }
+}
+
+export default LbryPlaybackRateMenuButton;
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
index 3787be691..04bf9f469 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import eventTracking from 'videojs-event-tracking';
 import functions from './videojs-functions';
 import hlsQualitySelector from './plugins/videojs-hls-quality-selector/plugin';
 import keyboardShorcuts from './videojs-shortcuts';
+import LbryPlaybackRateMenuButton from './lbry-playback-rate';
 import LbryVolumeBarClass from './lbry-volume-bar';
 import Chromecast from './chromecast';
 import playerjs from 'player.js';
@@ -278,8 +279,8 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
 
       // runAds(internalFeatureEnabled, allowPreRoll, player, embedded);
 
-      // Replace volume bar with custom LBRY volume bar
       LbryVolumeBarClass.replaceExisting(player);
+      LbryPlaybackRateMenuButton.replaceExisting(player);
 
       // Add reloadSourceOnError plugin
       player.reloadSourceOnError({ errorInterval: 10 });
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_videojs.scss b/ui/scss/component/_videojs.scss
index 692b18bb3..02b286983 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_videojs.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_videojs.scss
@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@ $control-bar-popup-font-size: 0.8rem;
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
+.vjs-lock-showing {
+  @media (max-width: $breakpoint-small) {
+    width: 8em !important;
+    // overflow-y:scroll;
+    .vjs-menu-content {
+      max-height: 176px !important;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 [dir] .vjs-menu-button-popup .vjs-menu .vjs-menu-content {
   //background-color: rgba(43, 51, 63);
   background-color: rgba(var(--color-header-button-base), 0.9);
@@ -239,6 +249,18 @@ $control-bar-popup-font-size: 0.8rem;
       background-color: var(--color-primary);
       border-radius: var(--border-radius);
     }
+
+    @media (max-width: $breakpoint-small) {
+      padding: 0.1em 0;
+      margin-left: var(--spacing-xxs);
+      margin-right: var(--spacing-xxs);
+      &:first-child {
+        margin-top: var(--spacing-xxs);
+      }
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: var(--spacing-xxs);
+      }
+    }
   }
   .vjs-selected {
     background-color: var(--color-primary);