diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/LocalPlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/LocalPlayerActivity.java
index 725d34534..aeec24ef6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/LocalPlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/LocalPlayerActivity.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.view.WindowManager;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.PlayerView;
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@ import com.grack.nanojson.JsonParser;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.LocalPlayer;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.LocalPlayerListener;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlaybackParameterDialog;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.VideoSegment;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class LocalPlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Player.EventListener,
-        LocalPlayerListener {
+        LocalPlayerListener, PlaybackParameterDialog.Callback {
     private LocalPlayer localPlayer;
     public static final String TAG = "LocalPlayerActivity";
 
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ public class LocalPlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Player.Eve
     protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_local_player);
+        ThemeHelper.setTheme(this);
 
         hideSystemUi(isLandscape());
 
@@ -48,6 +52,19 @@ public class LocalPlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Player.Eve
 
         final PlayerView playerView = findViewById(R.id.player_view);
         playerView.setPlayer(localPlayer.getExoPlayer());
+
+        playerView.getVideoSurfaceView().setOnLongClickListener(v -> {
+            showPlaybackParameterDialog();
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public void showPlaybackParameterDialog() {
+        final PlaybackParameters playbackParameters =
+                localPlayer.getExoPlayer().getPlaybackParameters();
+        PlaybackParameterDialog.newInstance(playbackParameters.speed, playbackParameters.pitch,
+                playbackParameters.skipSilence, this)
+                .show(getSupportFragmentManager(), TAG);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -63,6 +80,12 @@ public class LocalPlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Player.Eve
         hideSystemUi(isLandscape());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onPlaybackParameterChanged(final float playbackTempo, final float playbackPitch,
+                                           final boolean playbackSkipSilence) {
+        localPlayer.setPlaybackParameters(playbackTempo, playbackPitch, playbackSkipSilence);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onBlocked(final SimpleExoPlayer player) {
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/LocalPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/LocalPlayer.java
index 54719f3e1..2556c567d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/LocalPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/LocalPlayer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player.EventListener;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SeekParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ProgressiveMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSourceFactory;
 
-import org.schabi.newpipe.App;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.DownloaderImpl;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class LocalPlayer implements EventListener {
 
     public LocalPlayer(final Context context) {
         this.context = context;
-        this.mPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(App.getApp());
+        this.mPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
     }
 
     public void initialize(final String uri, final VideoSegment[] segments) {
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ public class LocalPlayer implements EventListener {
         simpleExoPlayer.setSeekParameters(PlayerHelper.getSeekParameters(context));
         simpleExoPlayer.setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(true);
 
+        final PlaybackParameters playbackParameters = simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackParameters();
+        final float speed = mPrefs.getFloat(context.getString(
+                R.string.playback_speed_key), playbackParameters.speed);
+        final float pitch = mPrefs.getFloat(context.getString(
+                R.string.playback_pitch_key), playbackParameters.pitch);
+        final boolean skipSilence = mPrefs.getBoolean(context.getString(
+                R.string.playback_skip_silence_key), playbackParameters.skipSilence);
+
+        setPlaybackParameters(speed, pitch, skipSilence);
+
         final String autoPlayStr =
                 mPrefs.getString(context.getString(R.string.autoplay_key), "");
         final boolean autoPlay =
@@ -94,6 +104,20 @@ public class LocalPlayer implements EventListener {
         progressUpdateReactor.set(null);
     }
 
+    public void setPlaybackParameters(final float speed, final float pitch,
+                                      final boolean skipSilence) {
+        final float roundedSpeed = Math.round(speed * 100.0f) / 100.0f;
+        final float roundedPitch = Math.round(pitch * 100.0f) / 100.0f;
+
+        mPrefs.edit()
+                .putFloat(context.getString(R.string.playback_speed_key), speed)
+                .putFloat(context.getString(R.string.playback_pitch_key), pitch)
+                .putBoolean(context.getString(R.string.playback_skip_silence_key), skipSilence)
+                .apply();
+        simpleExoPlayer.setPlaybackParameters(
+                new PlaybackParameters(roundedSpeed, roundedPitch, skipSilence));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onPlayerStateChanged(final boolean playWhenReady, final int playbackState) {
         switch (playbackState) {