diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 74f110a6d..3b4c4ad55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
     const val DEFAULT_SUBTITLE = "default_subtitle"
     const val SKIP_BUTTONS = "skip_buttons"
 
+    /**
+     * Background mode
+     */
+    const val BACKGROUND_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "background_playback_speed"
+
     /**
      * Download
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
index c22a889e1..c3ae20dac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ class BackgroundMode : Service() {
             // seek to the previous position if available
             if (seekToPosition != 0L) player?.seekTo(seekToPosition)
 
+            // set the playback speed
+            val playbackSpeed = PreferenceHelper.getString(
+                PreferenceKeys.BACKGROUND_PLAYBACK_SPEED,
+                "1"
+            ).toFloat()
+            player?.setPlaybackSpeed(playbackSpeed)
+
             fetchSponsorBlockSegments()
 
             setNextStream()
@@ -301,6 +308,6 @@ class BackgroundMode : Service() {
     }
 
     override fun onBind(p0: Intent?): IBinder? {
-        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+        return null
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 25d950e58..cc4981bce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -296,4 +296,5 @@
     <string name="skip_buttons_summary">Show buttons to skip to the next or previous video.</string>
     <string name="history_size">Maximum history size</string>
     <string name="unlimited">Unlimited</string>
+    <string name="background_mode">Background mode</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
index 9e72d25dc..b3b646ed0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
@@ -120,4 +120,17 @@
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
+    <PreferenceCategory app:title="@string/background_mode">
+
+        <ListPreference
+            android:icon="@drawable/ic_speed"
+            app:defaultValue="1"
+            app:entries="@array/playbackSpeed"
+            app:entryValues="@array/playbackSpeedValues"
+            app:key="background_playback_speed"
+            app:title="@string/playback_speed"
+            app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+
+    </PreferenceCategory>
+
 </PreferenceScreen>
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