diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.shared-controls.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.shared-controls.spec.ts
index 327ea3504..437983321 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.shared-controls.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.shared-controls.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ClipboardModule } from '@angular/cdk/clipboard';
-import { Component, input, output } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, input, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import {
     ComponentFixture,
     DeferBlockBehavior,
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ import {
     type ResolvedPortalPlayback,
     VideoPlayer,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
-import { RuntimeCapabilitiesService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { RuntimeCapabilitiesService, SettingsStore } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import type { WebPlayerViewComponent as WebPlayerViewComponentInstance } from './web-player-view.component';
+import { WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS } from '../player-controls';
 import {
     type PlaybackDiagnostic,
     PlaybackDiagnosticCode,
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ class StubEmbeddedMpvPlayerComponent {
     readonly nextEpisodeRequested = output<void>();
 }
 
+const webPlayerSharedControls = signal(false);
+
 describe('WebPlayerViewComponent shared web controls metadata', () => {
     let WebPlayerViewComponent: typeof import('./web-player-view.component').WebPlayerViewComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<WebPlayerViewComponentInstance>;
@@ -100,6 +103,8 @@ describe('WebPlayerViewComponent shared web controls metadata', () => {
     });
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        webPlayerSharedControls.set(false);
+
         await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             deferBlockBehavior: DeferBlockBehavior.Playthrough,
             imports: [WebPlayerViewComponent, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
@@ -114,6 +119,10 @@ describe('WebPlayerViewComponent shared web controls metadata', () => {
                     provide: RuntimeCapabilitiesService,
                     useValue: { supportsManagedExternalPlayers: false },
                 },
+                {
+                    provide: SettingsStore,
+                    useValue: { webPlayerSharedControls },
+                },
             ],
         })
             .overrideComponent(WebPlayerViewComponent, {
@@ -146,6 +155,34 @@ describe('WebPlayerViewComponent shared web controls metadata', () => {
         fixture.destroy();
     });
 
+    it('snapshots the shared controls setting for each player host', () => {
+        webPlayerSharedControls.set(true);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(
+            fixture.debugElement.injector.get(WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS)
+        ).toBe(true);
+
+        webPlayerSharedControls.set(false);
+
+        expect(
+            fixture.debugElement.injector.get(WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS)
+        ).toBe(true);
+
+        fixture.destroy();
+        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WebPlayerViewComponent);
+        component = fixture.componentInstance;
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput(
+            'streamUrl',
+            'https://example.com/next.ts'
+        );
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(
+            fixture.debugElement.injector.get(WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS)
+        ).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it.each([
         ['an explicit VOD value', { isLive: false }, false],
         [
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.ts
index ca3804065..fbab90b9e 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/web-player-view/web-player-view.component.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@ import {
     VideoPlayer,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
 import type { ExternalPlayerName } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
-import { RuntimeCapabilitiesService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { RuntimeCapabilitiesService, SettingsStore } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import { ArtPlayerComponent } from '../art-player/art-player.component';
 import { EmbeddedMpvPlayerComponent } from '../embedded-mpv-player/embedded-mpv-player.component';
 import { HtmlVideoPlayerComponent } from '../html-video-player/html-video-player.component';
+import {
+    WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS,
+    WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS_ENABLED,
+} from '../player-controls';
 import {
     type PlaybackDiagnostic,
     PlaybackDiagnosticCode,
@@ -44,6 +48,13 @@ type PlaybackDiagnosticDetail = {
     readonly value: string;
 };
 
+function resolveWebPlayerSharedControls(): boolean {
+    const storedValue = inject(SettingsStore).webPlayerSharedControls?.();
+    return typeof storedValue === 'boolean'
+        ? storedValue
+        : WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS_ENABLED;
+}
+
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-web-player-view',
     templateUrl: './web-player-view.component.html',
@@ -62,6 +73,12 @@ type PlaybackDiagnosticDetail = {
         TranslatePipe,
         VjsPlayerComponent,
     ],
+    providers: [
+        {
+            provide: WEB_PLAYER_SHARED_CONTROLS,
+            useFactory: resolveWebPlayerSharedControls,
+        },
+    ],
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 export class WebPlayerViewComponent {