diff --git a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
index 84fe7120..2e2cb0f4 100644
--- a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
+++ b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ pref('zen.tabs.show-newtab-vertical', true);
 pref('zen.view.show-newtab-button-border-top', false);
 pref('zen.view.show-newtab-button-top', true);
 
+perf('zen.mediacontrols.enabled', true);
+
 #ifdef MOZILLA_OFFICIAL
 pref('zen.rice.api.url', 'https://share.zen-browser.app', locked);
 pref('zen.injections.match-urls', 'https://zen-browser.app/*,https://share.zen-browser.app/*', locked);
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
index e6c7e954..a07530a5 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class ZenMediaController {
   _controllerSwitchTimeout = null;
 
   init() {
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref('zen.mediacontrols.enabled', true)) return;
+
     this.mediaTitle = document.querySelector('#zen-media-title');
     this.mediaArtist = document.querySelector('#zen-media-artist');
     this.mediaControlBar = document.querySelector('#zen-media-controls-toolbar');