diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1be8c1f2c..18b3222a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
             android:launchMode="singleTask"
             android:label="@string/title_activity_background_player"/>
 
+        <receiver android:name="org.schabi.newpipe.player.BackgroundPlayer$MediaButtonReceiver">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </receiver>
+
         <activity
             android:name=".player.PopupVideoPlayerActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTask"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
index a43f434ff..06b62f46f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.player;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
 
     private BasePlayerImpl basePlayerImpl;
     private LockManager lockManager;
+
+    private ComponentName mReceiverComponent;
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Service-Activity Binder
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -113,6 +119,9 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
 
         mBinder = new PlayerServiceBinder(basePlayerImpl);
         shouldUpdateOnProgress = true;
+
+        mReceiverComponent = new ComponentName(this, MediaButtonReceiver.class);
+        basePlayerImpl.audioReactor.registerMediaButtonEventReceiver(mReceiverComponent);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
             lockManager.releaseWifiAndCpu();
         }
         if (basePlayerImpl != null) {
+            basePlayerImpl.audioReactor.unregisterMediaButtonEventReceiver(mReceiverComponent);
             basePlayerImpl.stopActivityBinding();
             basePlayerImpl.destroy();
         }
@@ -563,4 +573,41 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
             lockManager.releaseWifiAndCpu();
         }
     }
+
+    public static class MediaButtonReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
+
+        public MediaButtonReceiver() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+            if (Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+                KeyEvent event = (KeyEvent) intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_KEY_EVENT);
+                if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+                    int keycode = event.getKeyCode();
+                    PendingIntent pendingIntent = null;
+                    if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_NEXT) {
+                        pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, NOTIFICATION_ID, new Intent(ACTION_PLAY_NEXT), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                    } else if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PREVIOUS) {
+                        pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, NOTIFICATION_ID, new Intent(ACTION_PLAY_PREVIOUS), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                    } else if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK || keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE || keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY) {
+                        pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, NOTIFICATION_ID, new Intent(ACTION_PLAY_PAUSE), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                    } else if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD) {
+                        pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, NOTIFICATION_ID, new Intent(ACTION_FAST_FORWARD), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                    } else if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_REWIND) {
+                        pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, NOTIFICATION_ID, new Intent(ACTION_FAST_REWIND), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                    }
+                    if (pendingIntent != null) {
+                        try {
+                            pendingIntent.send();
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                            Log.e(TAG, "Error Sending intent MediaButtonReceiver", e);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/AudioReactor.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/AudioReactor.java
index 2c85cfc34..df30c3e79 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/AudioReactor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/AudioReactor.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper;
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.media.AudioFocusRequest;
@@ -86,6 +87,22 @@ public class AudioReactor implements AudioManager.OnAudioFocusChangeListener, Au
         return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O;
     }
 
+    public void registerMediaButtonEventReceiver(ComponentName componentName) {
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 27) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "registerMediaButtonEventReceiver has been deprecated and maybe not supported anymore.");
+            return;
+        }
+        audioManager.registerMediaButtonEventReceiver(componentName);
+    }
+
+    public void unregisterMediaButtonEventReceiver(ComponentName componentName) {
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 27) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "unregisterMediaButtonEventReceiver has been deprecated and maybe not supported anymore.");
+            return;
+        }
+        audioManager.unregisterMediaButtonEventReceiver(componentName);
+    }
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // AudioFocus
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/