diff --git a/app/components/Views/MediaPlayer/index.js b/app/components/Views/MediaPlayer/index.js
index 5574b6f3d51..8167fb4a01d 100644
--- a/app/components/Views/MediaPlayer/index.js
+++ b/app/components/Views/MediaPlayer/index.js
@@ -1,32 +1,102 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { StyleSheet, View, ViewPropTypes } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  StyleSheet,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+  ViewPropTypes,
+} from 'react-native';
 import AndroidMediaPlayer from './AndroidMediaPlayer';
 import Video from 'react-native-video';
 import Device from '../../../util/device';
 import Loader from './Loader';
+import Ionicons from 'react-native-vector-icons/Ionicons';
+import { TapGestureHandler } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated, {
+  useAnimatedStyle,
+  useSharedValue,
+  withDelay,
+  withSequence,
+  withTiming,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import { useStyles } from '../../../component-library/hooks';
 
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  loaderContainer: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    zIndex: 999,
-    width: '100%',
-    height: '100%',
-  },
-});
+const styleSheet = ({ theme: { colors }, vars: { isPlaying } }) =>
+  StyleSheet.create({
+    loaderContainer: {
+      position: 'absolute',
+      zIndex: 999,
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+    },
+    playButtonCircle: {
+      backgroundColor: colors.overlay.default,
+      height: 44,
+      width: 44,
+      borderRadius: 22,
+      justifyContent: 'center',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+    },
+    videoControlsStyle: {
+      ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+      justifyContent: 'center',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+    },
+    playIcon: { left: isPlaying ? 2 : 0 },
+    volumeButtonCircle: {
+      backgroundColor: colors.overlay.default,
+      position: 'absolute',
+      right: 16,
+      top: 36,
+      height: 36,
+      width: 36,
+      borderRadius: 18,
+      justifyContent: 'center',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+    },
+  });
 
 function MediaPlayer({ uri, style, onClose, textTracks, selectedTextTrack }) {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+  const videoRef = useRef();
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(true);
+  const [isMuted, setIsMuted] = useState(true);
+  const videoControlsOpacity = useSharedValue(0);
+  const {
+    styles,
+    theme: { colors },
+  } = useStyles(styleSheet, { isPlaying });
 
-  const onLoad = () => setLoading(false);
+  const onLoad = () => {
+    setLoading(false);
+    setIsPlaying(true);
+  };
 
-  const onError = () => setError(true);
+  const onError = () => {
+    setError(true);
+    setIsPlaying(false);
+  };
 
   // Video source can be either a number returned by import for bundled files
   // or an object of the form { uri: 'http://...' } for remote files
   const source = Number.isInteger(uri) ? uri : { uri };
 
+  const videoControlsStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+    ...styles.videoControlsStyle,
+    opacity: videoControlsOpacity.value,
+  }));
+
+  const onPressVideoControls = () => {
+    videoControlsOpacity.value = withSequence(
+      withTiming(1),
+      withDelay(500, withTiming(0)),
+    );
+    setIsPlaying(!isPlaying);
+  };
+
+  const onPressVolumeControls = () => setIsMuted(!isMuted);
+
   return (
     <View style={style}>
       {loading && (
@@ -44,17 +114,50 @@ function MediaPlayer({ uri, style, onClose, textTracks, selectedTextTrack }) {
           selectedTextTrack={selectedTextTrack}
         />
       ) : (
-        <Video
-          onLoad={onLoad}
-          onError={onError}
-          style={style}
-          muted
-          source={source}
-          controls
-          textTracks={textTracks}
-          selectedTextTrack={selectedTextTrack}
-          ignoreSilentSwitch="ignore"
-        />
+        <>
+          <Video
+            onLoad={onLoad}
+            onError={onError}
+            style={style}
+            muted={isMuted}
+            paused={!isPlaying}
+            source={source}
+            controls={false}
+            fullscreen={false}
+            textTracks={textTracks}
+            selectedTextTrack={selectedTextTrack}
+            ignoreSilentSwitch="ignore"
+            ref={videoRef}
+          />
+          {/**
+           * Use custom controls for iOS since iOS 17.2+ begins crashing. https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/issues/3329
+           */}
+          <TapGestureHandler onEnded={onPressVideoControls}>
+            <Animated.View style={videoControlsStyle}>
+              <View style={styles.playButtonCircle}>
+                <Ionicons
+                  name={isPlaying ? 'ios-play' : 'ios-pause'}
+                  size={24}
+                  color={colors.overlay.inverse}
+                  style={styles.playIcon}
+                />
+              </View>
+            </Animated.View>
+          </TapGestureHandler>
+          {isPlaying ? (
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              activeOpacity={1}
+              style={styles.volumeButtonCircle}
+              onPress={onPressVolumeControls}
+            >
+              <Ionicons
+                name={isMuted ? 'ios-volume-off' : 'ios-volume-mute'}
+                size={isMuted ? 22 : 28}
+                color={colors.overlay.inverse}
+              />
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+          ) : null}
+        </>
       )}
     </View>
   );