diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/emby.md b/docs/widgets/services/emby.md
index e658d73b7..5027d408d 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/emby.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/emby.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ widget:
   enableBlocks: true # optional, defaults to false
   enableNowPlaying: true # optional, defaults to true
   enableUser: true # optional, defaults to false
+  enableMediaControl: false # optional, defaults to true
   showEpisodeNumber: true # optional, defaults to false
   expandOneStreamToTwoRows: false # optional, defaults to true
 ```
diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/jellyfin.md b/docs/widgets/services/jellyfin.md
index b6724a152..667930e3c 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/jellyfin.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/jellyfin.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ widget:
   enableBlocks: true # optional, defaults to false
   enableNowPlaying: true # optional, defaults to true
   enableUser: true # optional, defaults to false
+  enableMediaControl: false # optional, defaults to true
   showEpisodeNumber: true # optional, defaults to false
   expandOneStreamToTwoRows: false # optional, defaults to true
 ```
diff --git a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
index 3e343cbdf..79e3a489b 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ export function cleanServiceGroups(groups) {
           // emby, jellyfin
           enableBlocks,
           enableNowPlaying,
+          enableMediaControl,
 
           // emby, jellyfin, tautulli
           enableUser,
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ export function cleanServiceGroups(groups) {
           if (wan) widget.wan = wan;
         }
         if (["emby", "jellyfin"].includes(type)) {
+          if (enableMediaControl !== undefined) widget.enableMediaControl = !!JSON.parse(enableMediaControl);
           if (enableBlocks !== undefined) widget.enableBlocks = JSON.parse(enableBlocks);
           if (enableNowPlaying !== undefined) widget.enableNowPlaying = JSON.parse(enableNowPlaying);
         }
diff --git a/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx b/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
index 88858da2a..0eaff8291 100644
--- a/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function generateStreamTitle(session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber) {
   return enableUser ? `${streamTitle} (${UserName})` : streamTitle;
 }
 
-function SingleSessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber }) {
+function SingleSessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber, enableMediaControl }) {
   const {
     PlayState: { PositionTicks, IsPaused, IsMuted },
   } = session;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function SingleSessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumbe
           }}
         />
         <div className="text-xs z-10 self-center ml-1">
-          {IsPaused && (
+          {enableMediaControl && IsPaused && (
             <BsFillPlayFill
               onClick={() => {
                 playCommand(session, "Unpause");
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function SingleSessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumbe
               className="inline-block w-4 h-4 cursor-pointer -mt-[1px] mr-1 opacity-80"
             />
           )}
-          {!IsPaused && (
+          {enableMediaControl && !IsPaused && (
             <BsPauseFill
               onClick={() => {
                 playCommand(session, "Pause");
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function SingleSessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumbe
   );
 }
 
-function SessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber }) {
+function SessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber, enableMediaControl }) {
   const {
     PlayState: { PositionTicks, IsPaused, IsMuted },
   } = session;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function SessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber }) {
         }}
       />
       <div className="text-xs z-10 self-center ml-1">
-        {IsPaused && (
+        {enableMediaControl && IsPaused && (
           <BsFillPlayFill
             onClick={() => {
               playCommand(session, "Unpause");
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function SessionEntry({ playCommand, session, enableUser, showEpisodeNumber }) {
             className="inline-block w-4 h-4 cursor-pointer -mt-[1px] mr-1 opacity-80"
           />
         )}
-        {!IsPaused && (
+        {enableMediaControl && !IsPaused && (
           <BsPauseFill
             onClick={() => {
               playCommand(session, "Pause");
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const enableBlocks = service.widget?.enableBlocks;
   const enableNowPlaying = service.widget?.enableNowPlaying ?? true;
+  const enableMediaControl = service.widget?.enableMediaControl !== false; // default is true
   const enableUser = !!service.widget?.enableUser; // default is false
   const expandOneStreamToTwoRows = service.widget?.expandOneStreamToTwoRows !== false; // default is true
   const showEpisodeNumber = !!service.widget?.showEpisodeNumber; // default is false
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
               session={session}
               enableUser={enableUser}
               showEpisodeNumber={showEpisodeNumber}
+              enableMediaControl={enableMediaControl}
             />
           </div>
         </>
@@ -321,6 +323,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
               session={session}
               enableUser={enableUser}
               showEpisodeNumber={showEpisodeNumber}
+              enableMediaControl={enableMediaControl}
             />
           ))}
         </div>