diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 8737fc166b..0828ee2c86 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 - [K. Kyle Puchkov](https://github.com/kepper104)
 - [ItsAllAboutTheCode](https://github.com/ItsAllAboutTheCode)
 - [Jxiced](https://github.com/Jxiced)
+- [Ale4224](https://github.com/Ale4224)
 
 ## Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
index 104a2d142a..50c7b2a311 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/video/index.js
@@ -1214,6 +1214,10 @@ export default function (view) {
         }
     }
 
+    let spaceKeyTimeout;
+    let isSpaceKeyDown = false;
+    let isSpaceKeyHeld = false;
+
     function onKeyDown(e) {
         clickedElement = e.target;
 
@@ -1228,8 +1232,16 @@ export default function (view) {
 
         if (e.keyCode === 32) {
             if (e.target.tagName !== 'BUTTON' || !layoutManager.tv) {
-                playbackManager.playPause(currentPlayer);
-                showOsd(btnPlayPause);
+                if (!isSpaceKeyDown) {
+                    isSpaceKeyDown = true;
+                    isSpaceKeyHeld = false;
+
+                    spaceKeyTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                        isSpaceKeyHeld = true;
+                        playbackManager.setPlaybackRate(2, currentPlayer);
+                    }, 500);
+                }
+
                 e.preventDefault();
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 // Trick Firefox with a null element to skip next click
@@ -1430,6 +1442,27 @@ export default function (view) {
         }
     }
 
+    function onKeyUp(e) {
+        if (e.keyCode === 32) {
+            if (isSpaceKeyDown) {
+                if (isSpaceKeyHeld) {
+                    playbackManager.setPlaybackRate(1, currentPlayer);
+                } else {
+                    playbackManager.playPause(currentPlayer);
+                    showOsd(osdBottomElement.querySelector('.btnPause'));
+                }
+
+                if (spaceKeyTimeout) {
+                    clearTimeout(spaceKeyTimeout);
+                    spaceKeyTimeout = null;
+                }
+
+                isSpaceKeyDown = false;
+                isSpaceKeyHeld = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function onKeyDownCapture() {
         resetIdle();
     }
@@ -1680,6 +1713,7 @@ export default function (view) {
             showOsd();
             inputManager.on(window, onInputCommand);
             document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+            document.addEventListener('keyup', onKeyUp);
             dom.addEventListener(document, 'keydown', onKeyDownCapture, {
                 capture: true,
                 passive: true
@@ -1723,6 +1757,7 @@ export default function (view) {
         }
 
         document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+        document.removeEventListener('keyup', onKeyUp);
         dom.removeEventListener(document, 'keydown', onKeyDownCapture, {
             capture: true,
             passive: true