diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
index 39f9416934f..7db1b810184 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player.PositionInfo;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Tracks;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.mediasession.MediaSessionConnector;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.text.CueGroup;
@@ -299,10 +300,21 @@ public Player(@NonNull final PlayerService service,
                 new DefaultBandwidthMeter.Builder(context).build());
         loadController = new LoadController();
 
-        renderFactory = prefs.getBoolean(
-                context.getString(
-                        R.string.always_use_exoplayer_set_output_surface_workaround_key), false)
-                ? new CustomRenderersFactory(context) : new DefaultRenderersFactory(context);
+        final boolean alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround = prefs.getBoolean(
+                context.getString(R.string.always_use_exoplayer_set_output_surface_workaround_key),
+                false);
+        final int maxSilenceDurationMillis = prefs.getInt(
+                context.getString(R.string.max_silence_duration_key),
+                Integer.parseInt(context.getString(R.string.max_silence_duration_value)));
+        final long maxSilenceDurationMicros = MILLISECONDS.toMicros(maxSilenceDurationMillis);
+        final SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor silenceSkippingAudioProcessor =
+                new SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor(
+                        maxSilenceDurationMicros,
+                        maxSilenceDurationMicros,
+                        SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor.DEFAULT_SILENCE_THRESHOLD_LEVEL);
+        renderFactory = new CustomRenderersFactory(
+                context, alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround,
+                silenceSkippingAudioProcessor);
 
         renderFactory.setEnableDecoderFallback(
                 prefs.getBoolean(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/CustomRenderersFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/CustomRenderersFactory.java
index 668b48c306c..04470612e51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/CustomRenderersFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/CustomRenderersFactory.java
@@ -5,14 +5,21 @@
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultRenderersFactory;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Renderer;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioCapabilities;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioProcessor;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioSink;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.DefaultAudioSink;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.SonicAudioProcessor;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecSelector;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.VideoRendererEventListener;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 /**
- * A {@link DefaultRenderersFactory} which only uses {@link CustomMediaCodecVideoRenderer} as an
- * implementation of video codec renders.
+ * A {@link DefaultRenderersFactory} which uses {@link CustomMediaCodecVideoRenderer} as an
+ * implementation of video codec renders and uses a provided {@link SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor}
+ * to control silence skipping behavior more precisely.
  *
  * <p>
  * As no ExoPlayer extension is currently used, the reflection code used by ExoPlayer to try to
@@ -22,8 +29,17 @@
  */
 public final class CustomRenderersFactory extends DefaultRenderersFactory {
 
-    public CustomRenderersFactory(final Context context) {
+    private final boolean alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround;
+    private final SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor silenceSkippingAudioProcessor;
+
+    public CustomRenderersFactory(
+            final Context context,
+            final boolean alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround,
+            final SilenceSkippingAudioProcessor silenceSkippingAudioProcessor) {
         super(context);
+        this.alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround =
+                alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround;
+        this.silenceSkippingAudioProcessor = silenceSkippingAudioProcessor;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:ParameterNumber")
@@ -36,8 +52,35 @@ protected void buildVideoRenderers(final Context context,
                                        final VideoRendererEventListener eventListener,
                                        final long allowedVideoJoiningTimeMs,
                                        final ArrayList<Renderer> out) {
-        out.add(new CustomMediaCodecVideoRenderer(context, getCodecAdapterFactory(),
-                mediaCodecSelector, allowedVideoJoiningTimeMs, enableDecoderFallback, eventHandler,
-                eventListener, MAX_DROPPED_VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT_TO_NOTIFY));
+        if (alwaysUseExoplayerSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround) {
+            out.add(new CustomMediaCodecVideoRenderer(context, getCodecAdapterFactory(),
+                    mediaCodecSelector, allowedVideoJoiningTimeMs, enableDecoderFallback,
+                    eventHandler, eventListener, MAX_DROPPED_VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT_TO_NOTIFY));
+        } else {
+            super.buildVideoRenderers(context, extensionRendererMode, mediaCodecSelector,
+                    enableDecoderFallback, eventHandler, eventListener, allowedVideoJoiningTimeMs,
+                    out);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected AudioSink buildAudioSink(
+            final Context context,
+            final boolean enableFloatOutput,
+            final boolean enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams,
+            final boolean enableOffload) {
+        return new DefaultAudioSink.Builder()
+                .setAudioCapabilities(AudioCapabilities.getCapabilities(context))
+                .setEnableFloatOutput(enableFloatOutput)
+                .setEnableAudioTrackPlaybackParams(enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams)
+                .setOffloadMode(
+                        enableOffload
+                                ? DefaultAudioSink.OFFLOAD_MODE_ENABLED_GAPLESS_REQUIRED
+                                : DefaultAudioSink.OFFLOAD_MODE_DISABLED)
+                .setAudioProcessorChain(new DefaultAudioSink.DefaultAudioProcessorChain(
+                        new AudioProcessor[]{}, silenceSkippingAudioProcessor,
+                        new SonicAudioProcessor()
+                ))
+                .build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index 352e4cec120..49886f4a6c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
     <string name="default_popup_resolution_key">default_popup_resolution</string>
     <string name="default_popup_resolution_value">480p</string>
     <string name="best_resolution_key">best_resolution</string>
+    <string name="max_silence_duration_value">500</string>
+    <string name="max_silence_duration_min">100</string>
+    <string name="max_silence_duration_max">5000</string>
+    <string name="max_silence_duration_key">max_silence_duration</string>
 
     <string-array name="high_resolution_list_values">
         <item>2160p</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 147c88938a9..1d790dc7654 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     <string name="default_popup_resolution_title">Default popup resolution</string>
     <string name="show_higher_resolutions_title">Show higher resolutions</string>
     <string name="show_higher_resolutions_summary">Only some devices can play 2K/4K videos</string>
+    <string name="max_silence_duration_title">Maximal silence duration in milliseconds that remains when \"fast forwarding during silence\" is enabled</string>
     <string name="play_with_kodi_title">Play with Kodi</string>
     <string name="kore_not_found">Install missing Kore app\?</string>
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_title">Show \"Play with Kodi\" option</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/exoplayer_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/exoplayer_settings.xml
index 7e903fff151..3ef2d443366 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/exoplayer_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/exoplayer_settings.xml
@@ -37,4 +37,15 @@
         app:singleLineTitle="false"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
+    <SeekBarPreference
+        android:defaultValue="@string/max_silence_duration_value"
+        app:min="@string/max_silence_duration_min"
+        android:max="@string/max_silence_duration_max"
+        android:key="@string/max_silence_duration_key"
+        android:title="@string/max_silence_duration_title"
+        app:singleLineTitle="false"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
+        app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
+        app:showSeekBarValue="true" />
+
 </PreferenceScreen>