diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/MainVideoPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/MainVideoPlayer.java
index 8081dcad7..a23290486 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/MainVideoPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/MainVideoPlayer.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ListHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.NavigationHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.PermissionHelper;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.util.PopupMenuIconHacker;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
 
         if (playerImpl.isSomePopupMenuVisible()) {
-            playerImpl.moreOptionsPopupMenu.dismiss();
             playerImpl.getQualityPopupMenu().dismiss();
             playerImpl.getPlaybackSpeedPopupMenu().dismiss();
         }
@@ -301,8 +299,11 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         private boolean queueVisible;
 
         private ImageButton moreOptionsButton;
-        public int moreOptionsPopupMenuGroupId = 89;
-        public PopupMenu moreOptionsPopupMenu;
+        private ImageButton toggleOrientationButton;
+        private ImageButton switchPopupButton;
+        private ImageButton switchBackgroundButton;
+
+        private View secondaryControls;
 
         VideoPlayerImpl(final Context context) {
             super("VideoPlayerImpl" + MainVideoPlayer.TAG, context);
@@ -322,9 +323,12 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             this.playPauseButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playPauseButton);
             this.playPreviousButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playPreviousButton);
             this.playNextButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playNextButton);
+
             this.moreOptionsButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.moreOptionsButton);
-            this.moreOptionsPopupMenu = new PopupMenu(context, moreOptionsButton);
-            buildMoreOptionsMenu();
+            this.secondaryControls = rootView.findViewById(R.id.secondaryControls);
+            this.toggleOrientationButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.toggleOrientation);
+            this.switchBackgroundButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.switchBackground);
+            this.switchPopupButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.switchPopup);
 
             titleTextView.setSelected(true);
             channelTextView.setSelected(true);
@@ -348,7 +352,11 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             playPauseButton.setOnClickListener(this);
             playPreviousButton.setOnClickListener(this);
             playNextButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+
             moreOptionsButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+            toggleOrientationButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+            switchBackgroundButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+            switchPopupButton.setOnClickListener(this);
         }
 
         /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -464,6 +472,16 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
                 return;
             } else if (v.getId() == moreOptionsButton.getId()) {
                 onMoreOptionsClicked();
+
+            } else if (v.getId() == toggleOrientationButton.getId()) {
+                onScreenRotationClicked();
+
+            } else if (v.getId() == switchPopupButton.getId()) {
+                onFullScreenButtonClicked();
+
+            } else if (v.getId() == switchBackgroundButton.getId()) {
+                onPlayBackgroundButtonClicked();
+
             }
 
             if (getCurrentState() != STATE_COMPLETED) {
@@ -497,8 +515,15 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         private void onMoreOptionsClicked() {
             if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onMoreOptionsClicked() called");
 
-            moreOptionsPopupMenu.show();
-            isSomePopupMenuVisible = true;
+            if (secondaryControls.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+                moreOptionsButton.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(
+                        R.drawable.ic_expand_more_white_24dp));
+                animateView(secondaryControls, false, 200);
+            } else {
+                moreOptionsButton.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(
+                        R.drawable.ic_expand_less_white_24dp));
+                animateView(secondaryControls, true, 200);
+            }
             showControls(300);
         }
 
@@ -637,42 +662,6 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             setShuffleButton(shuffleButton, playQueue.isShuffled());
         }
 
-        private void buildMoreOptionsMenu() {
-            this.moreOptionsPopupMenu.getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_videooptions,
-                    moreOptionsPopupMenu.getMenu());
-
-            moreOptionsPopupMenu.setOnMenuItemClickListener(menuItem -> {
-                switch (menuItem.getItemId()) {
-                    case R.id.toggleOrientation:
-                        onScreenRotationClicked();
-                        break;
-                    case R.id.switchPopup:
-                        onFullScreenButtonClicked();
-                        break;
-                    case R.id.switchBackground:
-                        onPlayBackgroundButtonClicked();
-                        break;
-                }
-                return false;
-            });
-
-            try {
-                PopupMenuIconHacker.setShowPopupIcon(moreOptionsPopupMenu);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
-
-            // fix icon theme
-            if(ThemeHelper.isLightThemeSelected(MainVideoPlayer.this)) {
-                moreOptionsPopupMenu.getMenu()
-                        .findItem(R.id.toggleOrientation)
-                        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_screen_rotation_black_24dp);
-                moreOptionsPopupMenu.getMenu()
-                        .findItem(R.id.switchPopup)
-                        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_fullscreen_exit_black_24dp);
-            }
-        }
-
         private void buildQueue() {
             queueLayout = findViewById(R.id.playQueuePanel);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main_player.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main_player.xml
index 785505df9..577a6a8f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main_player.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main_player.xml
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@
                 android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                 android:background="@drawable/player_top_controls_bg"
                 android:gravity="top"
-                android:paddingBottom="70dp"
-                android:paddingLeft="2dp"
-                android:paddingRight="10dp"
                 android:paddingTop="10dp"
+                android:paddingBottom="10dp"
+                android:paddingLeft="5dp"
+                android:paddingRight="5dp"
                 tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded">
 
                 <LinearLayout
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
                     android:text="720p"
                     android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                     android:textStyle="bold"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText,RtlHardcoded"/>
 
                 <TextView
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@
                     android:minWidth="40dp"
                     android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                     android:textStyle="bold"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                     tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry"
                     tools:text="1x" />
 
@@ -232,12 +234,12 @@
                     android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
                     android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
                     android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/moreOptionsButton"
-                    android:background="#00ffffff"
                     android:clickable="true"
                     android:focusable="true"
                     android:padding="5dp"
                     android:scaleType="fitXY"
                     android:src="@drawable/list"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                     tools:ignore="ContentDescription,RtlHardcoded"/>
 
                 <ImageButton
@@ -247,12 +249,25 @@
                     android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                     android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
 					android:padding="5dp"
-                    android:background="#00ffffff"
                     android:clickable="true"
                     android:focusable="true"
                     android:scaleType="fitXY"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_more_vert_white_24dp"
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_expand_more_white_24dp"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                     tools:ignore="ContentDescription,RtlHardcoded"/>
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/secondaryControls"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@id/topControls"
+                android:gravity="top"
+                android:paddingLeft="5dp"
+                android:paddingRight="5dp"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"
+                tools:visibility="visible">
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/resizeTextView"
@@ -260,22 +275,21 @@
                     android:layout_height="35dp"
                     android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
                     android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
-                    android:layout_below="@id/metadataView"
                     android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                     android:gravity="center"
                     android:minWidth="50dp"
                     android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                     android:textStyle="bold"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText,RtlHardcoded"
                     tools:text="FIT"/>
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/captionTextView"
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_width="80dp"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
                     android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
-                    android:layout_below="@id/metadataView"
                     android:layout_toRightOf="@id/resizeTextView"
                     android:gravity="center"
                     android:minHeight="35dp"
@@ -284,8 +298,59 @@
                     android:paddingRight="2dp"
                     android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                     android:textStyle="bold"
-                    tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"
                     tools:text="English" />
+
+                <ImageButton
+                    android:id="@+id/toggleOrientation"
+                    android:layout_width="30dp"
+                    android:layout_height="30dp"
+                    android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
+                    android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
+                    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                    android:clickable="true"
+                    android:focusable="true"
+                    android:padding="5dp"
+                    android:scaleType="fitXY"
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_screen_rotation_white"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/toggle_orientation"
+                    tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"/>
+
+                <ImageButton
+                    android:id="@+id/switchPopup"
+                    android:layout_width="30dp"
+                    android:layout_height="30dp"
+                    android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
+                    android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
+                    android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/toggleOrientation"
+                    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                    android:clickable="true"
+                    android:focusable="true"
+                    android:scaleType="fitXY"
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_fullscreen_exit_white"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/switch_to_popup"
+                    tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"/>
+
+                <ImageButton
+                    android:id="@+id/switchBackground"
+                    android:layout_width="30dp"
+                    android:layout_height="30dp"
+                    android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
+                    android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
+                    android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/switchPopup"
+                    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                    android:clickable="true"
+                    android:focusable="true"
+                    android:padding="5dp"
+                    android:scaleType="fitXY"
+                    android:src="@drawable/ic_headset_white_24dp"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/switch_to_background"
+                    tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"/>
             </RelativeLayout>
 
             <LinearLayout
@@ -417,7 +482,10 @@
     <RelativeLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
+        android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/loading_panel"
+        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/loading_panel"
         tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded">
 
         <TextView
@@ -437,7 +505,7 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"
             tools:text="Volume 0"
-            tools:visibility="visible"/>
+            tools:visibility="visible" />
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/brightnessTextView"
@@ -456,7 +524,7 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"
             tools:text="Brightness  0"
-            tools:visibility="visible"/>
+            tools:visibility="visible" />
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/currentDisplaySeek"
@@ -475,7 +543,7 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded"
             tools:text="1:06:29"
-            tools:visibility="visible"/>
+            tools:visibility="visible" />
     </RelativeLayout>
 
 </RelativeLayout>