diff --git a/Shared/Defaults.swift b/Shared/Defaults.swift
index f1ed24b6..f6e86d08 100644
--- a/Shared/Defaults.swift
+++ b/Shared/Defaults.swift
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ extension Defaults.Keys {
     static let hideWatched = Key<Bool>("hideWatched", default: false)
     static let showInspector = Key<ShowInspectorSetting>("showInspector", default: .onlyLocal)
     static let showChapters = Key<Bool>("showChapters", default: true)
+    static let expandChapters = Key<Bool>("expandChapters", default: true)
     static let showRelated = Key<Bool>("showRelated", default: true)
     static let widgetsSettings = Key<[WidgetSettings]>("widgetsSettings", default: [])
 }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/Video Details/VideoDetails.swift b/Shared/Player/Video Details/VideoDetails.swift
index 43a23600..1da9b6d8 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/Video Details/VideoDetails.swift	
+++ b/Shared/Player/Video Details/VideoDetails.swift	
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct VideoDetails: View {
         @Default(.showScrollToTopInComments) private var showScrollToTopInComments
     #endif
     @Default(.expandVideoDescription) private var expandVideoDescription
+    @Default(.expandChapters) private var expandChapters
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ struct VideoDetails: View {
         .background(colorScheme == .dark ? Color.black : .white)
         .onAppear {
             descriptionExpanded = expandVideoDescription
+            chaptersExpanded = expandChapters
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Shared/Settings/PlayerSettings.swift b/Shared/Settings/PlayerSettings.swift
index a2090359..0ae8defd 100644
--- a/Shared/Settings/PlayerSettings.swift
+++ b/Shared/Settings/PlayerSettings.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct PlayerSettings: View {
 
     @Default(.showInspector) private var showInspector
     @Default(.showChapters) private var showChapters
+    @Default(.expandChapters) private var expandChapters
     @Default(.showRelated) private var showRelated
 
     @ObservedObject private var accounts = AccountsModel.shared
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ struct PlayerSettings: View {
                     expandVideoDescriptionToggle
                     collapsedLineDescriptionStepper
                     showChaptersToggle
+                    expandChaptersToggle
                     showRelatedToggle
                     #if os(macOS)
                         HStack {
@@ -285,6 +287,12 @@ struct PlayerSettings: View {
             Toggle("Chapters (if available)", isOn: $showChapters)
         }
 
+        private var expandChaptersToggle: some View {
+            Toggle("Open vertical chapters expanded", isOn: $expandChapters)
+                .disabled(!showChapters)
+                .foregroundColor(showChapters ? .primary : .secondary)
+        }
+
         private var showRelatedToggle: some View {
             Toggle("Related", isOn: $showRelated)
         }