diff --git a/Model/Import Export Settings/Exporters/ControlsSettingsGroupExporter.swift b/Model/Import Export Settings/Exporters/ControlsSettingsGroupExporter.swift
index d3bb4cc4..2b13a004 100644
--- a/Model/Import Export Settings/Exporters/ControlsSettingsGroupExporter.swift	
+++ b/Model/Import Export Settings/Exporters/ControlsSettingsGroupExporter.swift	
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ final class ConstrolsSettingsGroupExporter: SettingsGroupExporter {
     override var globalJSON: JSON {
         [
             "avPlayerUsesSystemControls": Defaults[.avPlayerUsesSystemControls],
+            "fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled": Defaults[.fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled],
             "horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled": Defaults[.horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled],
             "seekGestureSensitivity": Defaults[.seekGestureSensitivity],
             "seekGestureSpeed": Defaults[.seekGestureSpeed],
diff --git a/Model/Import Export Settings/Importers/ControlsSettingsGroupImporter.swift b/Model/Import Export Settings/Importers/ControlsSettingsGroupImporter.swift
index fd528b23..b4886734 100644
--- a/Model/Import Export Settings/Importers/ControlsSettingsGroupImporter.swift	
+++ b/Model/Import Export Settings/Importers/ControlsSettingsGroupImporter.swift	
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ struct ConstrolsSettingsGroupImporter {
             Defaults[.avPlayerUsesSystemControls] = avPlayerUsesSystemControls
         }
 
+        if let fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled = json["fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled"].bool {
+            Defaults[.fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled] = fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled
+        }
+
         if let horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled = json["horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled"].bool {
             Defaults[.horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled] = horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled
         }
diff --git a/Shared/Defaults.swift b/Shared/Defaults.swift
index 4c060e22..98d44db8 100644
--- a/Shared/Defaults.swift
+++ b/Shared/Defaults.swift
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ extension Defaults.Keys {
 
     static let avPlayerUsesSystemControls = Key<Bool>("avPlayerUsesSystemControls", default: Constants.isTvOS)
     static let horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled = Key<Bool>("horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled", default: true)
+    static let fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled = Key<Bool>("fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled", default: true)
     static let seekGestureSensitivity = Key<Double>("seekGestureSensitivity", default: 30.0)
     static let seekGestureSpeed = Key<Double>("seekGestureSpeed", default: 0.5)
 
diff --git a/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift b/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
index 69c0c965..fe0102f4 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/PlayerDragGesture.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extension VideoPlayerView {
                 }
 
                 // Toggle fullscreen on upward drag only when not disabled
-                if verticalDrag < -50 {
+                if fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled, verticalDrag < -50 {
                     player.toggleFullScreenAction()
                     disableGestureTemporarily()
                     return
diff --git a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
index be678a8c..a4e5b6d6 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/VideoPlayerView.swift
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: View {
     #endif
 
     @Default(.horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled) var horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled
+    @Default(.fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled) var fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled
     @Default(.seekGestureSpeed) var seekGestureSpeed
     @Default(.seekGestureSensitivity) var seekGestureSensitivity
     @Default(.playerSidebar) var playerSidebar
diff --git a/Shared/Settings/PlayerControlsSettings.swift b/Shared/Settings/PlayerControlsSettings.swift
index 9cf3be65..9efb612a 100644
--- a/Shared/Settings/PlayerControlsSettings.swift
+++ b/Shared/Settings/PlayerControlsSettings.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct PlayerControlsSettings: View {
     @Default(.playerControlsLayout) private var playerControlsLayout
     @Default(.fullScreenPlayerControlsLayout) private var fullScreenPlayerControlsLayout
     @Default(.horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled) private var horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled
+    @Default(.fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled) private var fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled
     @Default(.seekGestureSpeed) private var seekGestureSpeed
     @Default(.seekGestureSensitivity) private var seekGestureSensitivity
     @Default(.buttonBackwardSeekDuration) private var buttonBackwardSeekDuration
@@ -64,9 +65,10 @@ struct PlayerControlsSettings: View {
 
     @ViewBuilder var sections: some View {
         #if !os(tvOS)
-            Section(header: SettingsHeader(text: "Controls".localized()), footer: controlsLayoutFooter) {
-                #if !os(tvOS)
-                    avPlayerUsesSystemControlsToggle
+            Section(header: SettingsHeader(text: "Player Controls".localized()), footer: controlsLayoutFooter) {
+                avPlayerUsesSystemControlsToggle
+                #if os(iOS)
+                    fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabledToggle
                 #endif
                 horizontalPlayerGestureEnabledToggle
                 SettingsHeader(text: "Seek gesture sensitivity".localized(), secondary: true)
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ struct PlayerControlsSettings: View {
     }
 
     var controlsButtonsSection: some View {
-        Section(header: SettingsHeader(text: "Controls Buttons".localized())) {
+        Section(header: SettingsHeader(text: "Player Control Buttons".localized())) {
             controlButtonToggles
         }
     }
@@ -157,8 +159,12 @@ struct PlayerControlsSettings: View {
         #endif
     }
 
+    private var fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabledToggle: some View {
+        Toggle("Swipe up toggles fullscreen", isOn: $fullscreenPlayerGestureEnabled)
+    }
+
     private var horizontalPlayerGestureEnabledToggle: some View {
-        Toggle("Seek with horizontal swipe on video", isOn: $horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled)
+        Toggle("Seek with horizontal swipe", isOn: $horizontalPlayerGestureEnabled)
     }
 
     private var avPlayerUsesSystemControlsToggle: some View {