diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/PlayerFragment.kt
index 4f86f9c53..801adf9e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.DefaultMediaSourceFactory
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MergingMediaSource
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ProgressiveMediaSource
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.PlayerNotificationManager
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.StyledPlayerView
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment() {
     private var eId: Int = 0
     private var paused = false
     private var whichQuality = 0
+    private var isZoomed: Boolean = false
 
     var isSubscribed: Boolean = false
 
@@ -283,6 +285,17 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment() {
             }
         }
 
+        // switching between original aspect ratio (black bars) and zoomed to fill device screen
+        view.findViewById<ImageButton>(R.id.aspect_ratio_button).setOnClickListener {
+            if (isZoomed) {
+                exoPlayerView.resizeMode = AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT
+                isZoomed = false
+            } else {
+                exoPlayerView.resizeMode = AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_ZOOM
+                isZoomed = true
+            }
+        }
+
         val scrollView = view.findViewById<ScrollView>(R.id.player_scrollView)
         scrollView.viewTreeObserver
             .addOnScrollChangedListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_aspect_ratio.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_aspect_ratio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7b8b5f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_aspect_ratio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:tint="#FFFFFF"
+    android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M19,12h-2v3h-3v2h5v-5zM7,9h3L10,7L5,7v5h2L7,9zM21,3L3,3c-1.1,0 -2,0.9 -2,2v14c0,1.1 0.9,2 2,2h18c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2L23,5c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2zM21,19.01L3,19.01L3,4.99h18v14.02z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
index 9862ce8f2..4a1a1898e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
@@ -48,13 +48,10 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_close2"
                 android:padding="@dimen/exo_icon_padding"
-                android:background="#00FFFFFF"
-
-                />
+                android:background="#00FFFFFF"/>
         </LinearLayout>
 
         <LinearLayout
-            android:id="@+id/quality"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:paddingStart="@dimen/exo_styled_bottom_bar_time_padding"
@@ -63,14 +60,23 @@
             android:paddingRight="@dimen/exo_styled_bottom_bar_time_padding"
             android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|end"
             android:layoutDirection="ltr">
+            <ImageButton
+                android:id="@+id/aspect_ratio_button"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:src="@drawable/ic_aspect_ratio"
+                android:padding="@dimen/exo_icon_padding"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
+                android:background="#00FFFFFF"/>
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/quality_text"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                 android:padding="@dimen/exo_icon_padding"
                 android:text="HLS"
-                android:textColor="#FFFFFF" />
+                android:textColor="#FFFFFF"/>
             <ImageButton
                 android:id="@+id/quality_select"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"