diff --git a/demo/src/js/demo.js b/demo/src/js/demo.js
index 1101fd97..8bc7ebe7 100644
--- a/demo/src/js/demo.js
+++ b/demo/src/js/demo.js
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ import toggleClass from './toggle-class';
       },
       previewThumbnails: {
         enabled: true,
+        customControls: true,
         src: ['https://cdn.plyr.io/static/demo/thumbs/100p.vtt', 'https://cdn.plyr.io/static/demo/thumbs/240p.vtt'],
       },
       vimeo: {
+        customControls: true,
         // Prevent Vimeo blocking plyr.io demo site
         referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer',
       },
diff --git a/src/js/config/defaults.js b/src/js/config/defaults.js
index fae59619..80ab190f 100644
--- a/src/js/config/defaults.js
+++ b/src/js/config/defaults.js
@@ -422,20 +422,23 @@ const defaults = {
     title: false,
     speed: true,
     transparent: false,
+    // Custom settings from Plyr
+    customControls: false,
+    referrerPolicy: null, // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLIFrameElement/referrerPolicy
     // Whether the owner of the video has a Pro or Business account
     // (which allows us to properly hide controls without CSS hacks, etc)
     premium: false,
-    // Custom settings from Plyr
-    referrerPolicy: null, // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLIFrameElement/referrerPolicy
   },
 
   // YouTube plugin
   youtube: {
-    noCookie: false, // Whether to use an alternative version of YouTube without cookies
     rel: 0, // No related vids
     showinfo: 0, // Hide info
     iv_load_policy: 3, // Hide annotations
     modestbranding: 1, // Hide logos as much as possible (they still show one in the corner when paused)
+    // Custom settings from Plyr
+    customControls: false,
+    noCookie: false, // Whether to use an alternative version of YouTube without cookies
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/plugins/vimeo.js b/src/js/plugins/vimeo.js
index 2e12d160..cd19b097 100644
--- a/src/js/plugins/vimeo.js
+++ b/src/js/plugins/vimeo.js
@@ -112,31 +112,35 @@ const vimeo = {
     }
 
     // Inject the package
-    const { poster } = player;
-    if (premium) {
-      iframe.setAttribute('data-poster', poster);
+    if (premium || !config.customControls) {
+      iframe.setAttribute('data-poster', player.poster);
       player.media = replaceElement(iframe, player.media);
     } else {
-      const wrapper = createElement('div', { class: player.config.classNames.embedContainer, 'data-poster': poster });
+      const wrapper = createElement('div', {
+        class: player.config.classNames.embedContainer,
+        'data-poster': player.poster,
+      });
       wrapper.appendChild(iframe);
       player.media = replaceElement(wrapper, player.media);
     }
 
     // Get poster image
-    fetch(format(player.config.urls.vimeo.api, id), 'json').then((response) => {
-      if (is.empty(response)) {
-        return;
-      }
+    if (!config.customControls) {
+      fetch(format(player.config.urls.vimeo.api, id), 'json').then((response) => {
+        if (is.empty(response)) {
+          return;
+        }
 
-      // Get the URL for thumbnail
-      const url = new URL(response[0].thumbnail_large);
+        // Get the URL for thumbnail
+        const url = new URL(response[0].thumbnail_large);
 
-      // Get original image
-      url.pathname = `${url.pathname.split('_')[0]}.jpg`;
+        // Get original image
+        url.pathname = `${url.pathname.split('_')[0]}.jpg`;
 
-      // Set and show poster
-      ui.setPoster.call(player, url.href).catch(() => {});
-    });
+        // Set and show poster
+        ui.setPoster.call(player, url.href).catch(() => {});
+      });
+    }
 
     // Setup instance
     // https://github.com/vimeo/player.js
@@ -407,7 +411,9 @@ const vimeo = {
     });
 
     // Rebuild UI
-    setTimeout(() => ui.build.call(player), 0);
+    if (config.customControls) {
+      setTimeout(() => ui.build.call(player), 0);
+    }
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/plugins/youtube.js b/src/js/plugins/youtube.js
index 88601d5e..cc604e38 100644
--- a/src/js/plugins/youtube.js
+++ b/src/js/plugins/youtube.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ const youtube = {
   // API ready
   ready() {
     const player = this;
+    const config = player.config.youtube;
     // Ignore already setup (race condition)
     const currentId = player.media && player.media.getAttribute('id');
     if (!is.empty(currentId) && currentId.startsWith('youtube-')) {
@@ -121,29 +122,26 @@ const youtube = {
     // Replace the <iframe> with a <div> due to YouTube API issues
     const videoId = parseId(source);
     const id = generateId(player.provider);
-    // Get poster, if already set
-    const { poster } = player;
     // Replace media element
-    const container = createElement('div', { id, 'data-poster': poster });
+    const container = createElement('div', { id, 'data-poster': config.customControls ? player.poster : undefined });
     player.media = replaceElement(container, player.media);
 
-    // Id to poster wrapper
-    const posterSrc = (s) => `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/${s}default.jpg`;
+    if (config.customControls) {
+      const posterSrc = (s) => `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/${s}default.jpg`;
 
-    // Check thumbnail images in order of quality, but reject fallback thumbnails (120px wide)
-    loadImage(posterSrc('maxres'), 121) // Higest quality and unpadded
-      .catch(() => loadImage(posterSrc('sd'), 121)) // 480p padded 4:3
-      .catch(() => loadImage(posterSrc('hq'))) // 360p padded 4:3. Always exists
-      .then((image) => ui.setPoster.call(player, image.src))
-      .then((src) => {
-        // If the image is padded, use background-size "cover" instead (like youtube does too with their posters)
-        if (!src.includes('maxres')) {
-          player.elements.poster.style.backgroundSize = 'cover';
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(() => {});
-
-    const config = player.config.youtube;
+      // Check thumbnail images in order of quality, but reject fallback thumbnails (120px wide)
+      loadImage(posterSrc('maxres'), 121) // Higest quality and unpadded
+        .catch(() => loadImage(posterSrc('sd'), 121)) // 480p padded 4:3
+        .catch(() => loadImage(posterSrc('hq'))) // 360p padded 4:3. Always exists
+        .then((image) => ui.setPoster.call(player, image.src))
+        .then((src) => {
+          // If the image is padded, use background-size "cover" instead (like youtube does too with their posters)
+          if (!src.includes('maxres')) {
+            player.elements.poster.style.backgroundSize = 'cover';
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {});
+    }
 
     // Setup instance
     // https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference
@@ -153,11 +151,16 @@ const youtube = {
       playerVars: extend(
         {},
         {
-          autoplay: player.config.autoplay ? 1 : 0, // Autoplay
-          hl: player.config.hl, // iframe interface language
-          controls: player.supported.ui ? 0 : 1, // Only show controls if not fully supported
-          disablekb: 1, // Disable keyboard as we handle it
-          playsinline: !player.config.fullscreen.iosNative ? 1 : 0, // Allow iOS inline playback
+          // Autoplay
+          autoplay: player.config.autoplay ? 1 : 0,
+          // iframe interface language
+          hl: player.config.hl,
+          // Only show controls if not fully supported or opted out
+          controls: player.supported.ui && config.customControls ? 0 : 1,
+          // Disable keyboard as we handle it
+          disablekb: 1,
+          // Allow iOS inline playback
+          playsinline: !player.config.fullscreen.iosNative ? 1 : 0,
           // Captions are flaky on YouTube
           cc_load_policy: player.captions.active ? 1 : 0,
           cc_lang_pref: player.config.captions.language,
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ const youtube = {
           player.options.speed = speeds.filter((s) => player.config.speed.options.includes(s));
 
           // Set the tabindex to avoid focus entering iframe
-          if (player.supported.ui) {
+          if (player.supported.ui && config.customControls) {
             player.media.setAttribute('tabindex', -1);
           }
 
@@ -335,7 +338,9 @@ const youtube = {
           }, 200);
 
           // Rebuild UI
-          setTimeout(() => ui.build.call(player), 50);
+          if (config.customControls) {
+            setTimeout(() => ui.build.call(player), 50);
+          }
         },
         onStateChange(event) {
           // Get the instance
@@ -386,7 +391,7 @@ const youtube = {
 
             case 1:
               // Restore paused state (YouTube starts playing on seek if the video hasn't been played yet)
-              if (!player.config.autoplay && player.media.paused && !player.embed.hasPlayed) {
+              if (config.customControls && !player.config.autoplay && player.media.paused && !player.embed.hasPlayed) {
                 player.media.pause();
               } else {
                 assurePlaybackState.call(player, true);