diff --git a/example/lib/app/app.dart b/example/lib/app/app.dart
index 84970d9af..38840241b 100644
--- a/example/lib/app/app.dart
+++ b/example/lib/app/app.dart
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ class _ChewieDemoState extends State<ChewieDemo> {
               ),
       ),
 
+      hideControlsTimer: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+
       // Try playing around with some of these other options:
 
       // showControls: false,
diff --git a/lib/src/chewie_player.dart b/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
index bffb4d2e9..71eae87f1 100644
--- a/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
+++ b/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class ChewieController extends ChangeNotifier {
     this.systemOverlaysAfterFullScreen = SystemUiOverlay.values,
     this.deviceOrientationsAfterFullScreen = DeviceOrientation.values,
     this.routePageBuilder,
+    this.hideControlsTimer = defaultHideControlsTimer,
   }) : assert(
           playbackSpeeds.every((speed) => speed > 0),
           'The playbackSpeeds values must all be greater than 0',
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ class ChewieController extends ChangeNotifier {
     bool? allowMuting,
     bool? allowPlaybackSpeedChanging,
     bool? useRootNavigator,
+    Duration? hideControlsTimer,
     List<double>? playbackSpeeds,
     List<SystemUiOverlay>? systemOverlaysOnEnterFullScreen,
     List<DeviceOrientation>? deviceOrientationsOnEnterFullScreen,
@@ -374,9 +376,12 @@ class ChewieController extends ChangeNotifier {
       deviceOrientationsAfterFullScreen: deviceOrientationsAfterFullScreen ??
           this.deviceOrientationsAfterFullScreen,
       routePageBuilder: routePageBuilder ?? this.routePageBuilder,
+      hideControlsTimer: hideControlsTimer ?? this.hideControlsTimer,
     );
   }
 
+  static const defaultHideControlsTimer = Duration(seconds: 3);
+
   /// If false, the options button in MaterialUI and MaterialDesktopUI
   /// won't be shown.
   final bool showOptions;
@@ -487,6 +492,9 @@ class ChewieController extends ChangeNotifier {
   /// Defines if push/pop navigations use the rootNavigator
   final bool useRootNavigator;
 
+  /// Defines the [Duration] before the video controls are hidden. By default, this is set to three seconds.
+  final Duration hideControlsTimer;
+
   /// Defines the set of allowed playback speeds user can change
   final List<double> playbackSpeeds;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
index bd42dfab0..a4e304ce8 100644
--- a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
@@ -759,7 +759,10 @@ class _CupertinoControlsState extends State<CupertinoControls>
   }
 
   void _startHideTimer() {
-    _hideTimer = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 3), () {
+    final hideControlsTimer = chewieController.hideControlsTimer.isNegative
+        ? ChewieController.defaultHideControlsTimer
+        : chewieController.hideControlsTimer;
+    _hideTimer = Timer(hideControlsTimer, () {
       setState(() {
         notifier.hideStuff = true;
       });
diff --git a/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart b/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
index 3f94f57a0..4c409e4ca 100644
--- a/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
@@ -540,7 +540,10 @@ class _MaterialControlsState extends State<MaterialControls>
   }
 
   void _startHideTimer() {
-    _hideTimer = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 3), () {
+    final hideControlsTimer = chewieController.hideControlsTimer.isNegative
+        ? ChewieController.defaultHideControlsTimer
+        : chewieController.hideControlsTimer;
+    _hideTimer = Timer(hideControlsTimer, () {
       setState(() {
         notifier.hideStuff = true;
       });
diff --git a/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart b/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
index b56ab1357..2baa7cb22 100644
--- a/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
@@ -520,7 +520,10 @@ class _MaterialDesktopControlsState extends State<MaterialDesktopControls>
   }
 
   void _startHideTimer() {
-    _hideTimer = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 3), () {
+    final hideControlsTimer = chewieController.hideControlsTimer.isNegative
+        ? ChewieController.defaultHideControlsTimer
+        : chewieController.hideControlsTimer;
+    _hideTimer = Timer(hideControlsTimer, () {
       setState(() {
         notifier.hideStuff = true;
       });