diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/constants/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/constants/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 7d5b67bc4..5d683c495 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/constants/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/constants/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
     const val AUTO_FULLSCREEN = "auto_fullscreen"
     const val AUTOPLAY = "autoplay"
     const val RELATED_STREAMS = "related_streams_toggle"
+    const val REMEMBER_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "remember_playback_speed"
     const val CUSTOM_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "custom_playback_speed"
     const val PLAYBACK_SPEED = "playback_speed"
     const val BACKGROUND_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "background_playback_speed"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/sheets/PlaybackOptionsSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/sheets/PlaybackOptionsSheet.kt
index 4156eb6c2..e619b2333 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/sheets/PlaybackOptionsSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/sheets/PlaybackOptionsSheet.kt
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ class PlaybackOptionsSheet(
             binding.pitch.value.round(2)
         )
 
-        PreferenceHelper.putString(
-            PreferenceKeys.PLAYBACK_SPEED,
-            player.playbackParameters.speed.toString()
-        )
+        if (PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.REMEMBER_PLAYBACK_SPEED, true)) {
+            val currentSpeed = player.playbackParameters.speed.toString()
+            PreferenceHelper.putString(PreferenceKeys.PLAYBACK_SPEED, currentSpeed)
+        }
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8005178e5..cef31d7c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@
     <string name="contribute_to_sponsorblock">Contribute to SponsorBlock</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_user_id">SponsorBlock UserID</string>
     <string name="filename_too_long">Filename too long!</string>
+    <string name="remember_playback_speed">Remember playback speed</string>
 
     <!-- Notification channel strings -->
     <string name="download_channel_name">Download Service</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
index 86eafb48f..4bd547c3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
 
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
             android:defaultValue="false"
-            android:title="@string/autoplay_playlists"
             android:summary="@string/autoplay_playlists_summary"
+            android:title="@string/autoplay_playlists"
             app:key="autoplay_playlists" />
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
@@ -172,6 +172,25 @@
             android:title="@string/auto_fullscreen_shorts"
             app:key="auto_fullscreen_shorts" />
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:icon="@drawable/ic_headphones"
+            android:summaryOff="@string/disabled"
+            android:summaryOn="@string/enabled"
+            app:disableDependentsState="true"
+            app:defaultValue="true"
+            app:key="remember_playback_speed"
+            app:title="@string/remember_playback_speed" />
+
+        <com.github.libretube.ui.views.SliderPreference
+            android:dependency="remember_playback_speed"
+            android:icon="@drawable/ic_speed"
+            app:defValue="1.0"
+            app:key="playback_speed"
+            app:stepSize="0.1"
+            app:title="@string/playback_speed"
+            app:valueFrom="0.2"
+            app:valueTo="4.0" />
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory app:title="@string/background_mode">