diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.css
index 39cf2562cf..657f398187 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.css
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
                 flex: 1;
                 align-items: center;
                 gap: 0.5em;
+                display: flex;
             }
 
             .center {
-                display: flex;
                 justify-content: center;
             }
 
@@ -73,4 +73,24 @@
         width: 80px;
         cursor: pointer;
     }
+
+    .speed-dropdown {
+        position: relative;
+
+        .tn-icon {
+            transform: translateY(-10%);
+        }
+
+        .video-speed-label {
+            position: absolute;
+            bottom: 0;
+            left: 0;
+            right: 0;
+            transform: translateY(15%);
+            text-align: center;
+            color: white;
+            font-size: 0.6rem;
+            font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.tsx
index e158183dd5..bb6c48d9b7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/file/Video.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import FNote from "../../../entities/fnote";
 import { getUrlForDownload } from "../../../services/open";
 import ActionButton from "../../react/ActionButton";
+import Dropdown from "../../react/Dropdown";
+import Icon from "../../react/Icon";
 
 function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
     const mins = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ export default function VideoPreview({ note }: { note: FNote }) {
             <div className="video-preview-controls">
                 <SeekBar videoRef={videoRef} />
                 <div class="video-buttons-row">
-                    <div className="left" />
+                    <div className="left">
+                        <PlaybackSpeed videoRef={videoRef} />
+                    </div>
                     <div className="center">
                         <ActionButton
                             icon="bx bx-rewind"
@@ -163,6 +167,43 @@ function VolumeControl({ videoRef }: { videoRef: RefObject<HTMLVideoElement> })
     );
 }
 
+const PLAYBACK_SPEEDS = [0.5, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2];
+
+function PlaybackSpeed({ videoRef }: { videoRef: RefObject<HTMLVideoElement> }) {
+    const [speed, setSpeed] = useState(1);
+
+    const selectSpeed = (rate: number) => {
+        const video = videoRef.current;
+        if (!video) return;
+        video.playbackRate = rate;
+        setSpeed(rate);
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <Dropdown
+            iconAction
+            hideToggleArrow
+            buttonClassName="speed-dropdown"
+            text={<>
+                <Icon icon="bx bx-tachometer" />
+                <span class="video-speed-label">{speed}x</span>
+            </>}
+            title="Playback speed"
+        >
+            {PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.map((rate) => (
+                <li key={rate}>
+                    <button
+                        class={`dropdown-item ${rate === speed ? "active" : ""}`}
+                        onClick={() => selectSpeed(rate)}
+                    >
+                        {rate}x
+                    </button>
+                </li>
+            ))}
+        </Dropdown>
+    );
+}
+
 function FullscreenButton({ targetRef }: { targetRef: RefObject<HTMLElement> }) {
     const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);