diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
index 1cddaa655b9..5300b7ff053 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
@@ -534,6 +534,17 @@ public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
                             stereoToMono.setText(stereoToMono.getText() + " [" + sonicOnly + "]");
                         }
 
+                        final CheckBox skipSilence = (CheckBox) dialog.findViewById(R.id.skipSilence);
+                        skipSilence.setChecked(UserPreferences.isSkipSilence());
+                        if(!UserPreferences.useExoplayer()){
+                            skipSilence.setEnabled(false);
+                            skipSilence.setText(skipSilence.getText() + "[ ExoPlayer only ]");
+                        }
+                        skipSilence.setOnCheckedChangeListener((buttonView, isChecked) -> {
+                            UserPreferences.setSkipSilence(isChecked);
+                            controller.setSkipSilence(isChecked);
+                        });
+
                         barLeftVolume.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/audio_controls.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/audio_controls.xml
index f03e4c03f8f..090aec47ffa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/audio_controls.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/audio_controls.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
 
     </RelativeLayout>
 
+    <CheckBox
+        android:id="@+id/skipSilence"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
+        android:text="@string/pref_skip_silence_title" />
+
     <TextView
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
index 9573103ea71..b81a4f0dfb3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ public static void setPlaybackSpeed(String speed) {
              .apply();
     }
 
+    public static void setSkipSilence(boolean skipSilence) {
+        prefs.edit()
+                .putBoolean(PREF_PLAYBACK_SKIP_SILENCE, skipSilence)
+                .apply();
+    }
+
     public static void setPlaybackSpeedArray(String[] speeds) {
         JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray();
         for (String speed : speeds) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
index 79fbff18d23..66cf7d24434 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
@@ -1632,6 +1632,10 @@ public void setSpeed(float speed) {
         mediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams(speed, UserPreferences.isSkipSilence());
     }
 
+    public void skipSilence(boolean skipSilence) {
+        mediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams(getCurrentPlaybackSpeed(), skipSilence);
+    }
+
     public void setVolume(float leftVolume, float rightVolume) {
         mediaPlayer.setVolume(leftVolume, rightVolume);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
index 847c5223b9e..01d6812fd39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
@@ -706,6 +706,11 @@ public void setPlaybackSpeed(float speed) {
             playbackService.setSpeed(speed);
         }
     }
+    public void setSkipSilence(boolean skipSilence) {
+        if (playbackService != null) {
+            playbackService.skipSilence(skipSilence);
+        }
+    }
 
     public void setVolume(float leftVolume, float rightVolume) {
         if (playbackService != null) {