diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
index fbe4c3cecb..50723a0802 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
@@ -1775,6 +1775,15 @@ export default function (view) {
         }
     });
 
+    nowPlayingPositionSlider.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
+        if (e.defaultPrevented) return;
+
+        const key = keyboardnavigation.getKeyName(e);
+        if (key === 'Enter') {
+            playbackManager.playPause(currentPlayer);
+        }
+    });
+
     nowPlayingPositionSlider.updateBubbleHtml = function(bubble, value) {
         showOsd();