diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
index aa609f40..7a92e252 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
@@ -654,6 +654,18 @@ sealed interface AppPreference<T> {
                 summaryOn = R.string.enabled,
                 summaryOff = R.string.disabled,
             )
+
+        val OneClickPause =
+            AppSwitchPreference(
+                title = R.string.one_click_pause,
+                defaultValue = false,
+                getter = { it.playbackPreferences.oneClickPause },
+                setter = { prefs, value ->
+                    prefs.updatePlaybackPreferences { oneClickPause = value }
+                },
+                summaryOn = R.string.one_click_pause_summary_on,
+                summaryOff = R.string.disabled,
+            )
     }
 }
 
@@ -732,6 +744,7 @@ val advancedPreferences =
             title = R.string.playback,
             preferences =
                 listOf(
+                    AppPreference.OneClickPause,
                     AppPreference.SkipIntros,
                     AppPreference.SkipOutros,
                     AppPreference.SkipCommercials,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackKeyHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackKeyHandler.kt
index 7420b038..65e1d57e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackKeyHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackKeyHandler.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class PlaybackKeyHandler(
     private val controllerViewState: ControllerViewState,
     private val updateSkipIndicator: (Long) -> Unit,
     private val skipBackOnResume: Duration?,
+    private val oneClickPause: Boolean,
     private val onInteraction: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     fun onKeyEvent(it: KeyEvent): Boolean {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class PlaybackKeyHandler(
             result = false
         } else if (it.type != KeyEventType.KeyUp) {
             result = false
-        } else if (isDpad(it)) {
+        } else if (isDirectionalDpad(it) || isEnterKey(it)) {
             if (!controllerViewState.controlsVisible) {
                 if (skipWithLeftRight && it.key == Key.DirectionLeft) {
                     updateSkipIndicator(-seekBack.inWholeMilliseconds)
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ class PlaybackKeyHandler(
                 } else if (skipWithLeftRight && it.key == Key.DirectionRight) {
                     player.seekForward(seekForward)
                     updateSkipIndicator(seekForward.inWholeMilliseconds)
+                } else if (oneClickPause && isEnterKey(it)) {
+                    Util.handlePlayPauseButtonAction(player)
+                    if (!player.isPlaying) {
+                        controllerViewState.showControls()
+                    } else {
+                        skipBackOnResume?.let {
+                            player.seekBack(it)
+                        }
+                    }
                 } else {
                     controllerViewState.showControls()
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackPage.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackPage.kt
index b2c8749f..cb98f1ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackPage.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackPage.kt
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ fun PlaybackPage(
                     updateSkipIndicator = updateSkipIndicator,
                     skipBackOnResume = preferences.appPreferences.playbackPreferences.skipBackOnResume,
                     onInteraction = viewModel::reportInteraction,
+                    oneClickPause = preferences.appPreferences.playbackPreferences.oneClickPause,
                 )
 
             val showSegment =
diff --git a/app/src/main/proto/WholphinDataStore.proto b/app/src/main/proto/WholphinDataStore.proto
index bdfd92a4..f56bc4e1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/proto/WholphinDataStore.proto
+++ b/app/src/main/proto/WholphinDataStore.proto
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ message PlaybackPreferences {
   int64 pass_out_protection_ms = 16;
   PrefContentScale global_content_scale = 17;
   ShowNextUpWhen show_next_up_when = 18;
+  bool one_click_pause = 19;
 }
 
 message HomePagePreferences{
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a6a3287e..cb350af7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@
     <string name="aired_episode_order">Aired Episode Order</string>
     <string name="create_playlist">Create new playlist</string>
     <string name="add_to_playlist">Add to playlist</string>
+    <string name="one_click_pause">Pause with one click</string>
+    <string name="one_click_pause_summary_on">Press D-Pad center to pause/play</string>
 
     <plurals name="downloads">
         <item quantity="zero">%d downloads</item>