diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
index 100d2f37..778189a7 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function VideoAsset({ topicId, asset }) {
       { state.url && (
         <Video source={{ uri: state.url }} style={{ width: state.width, height: state.height }} resizeMode={'cover'} 
           onReadyForDisplay={(e) => actions.setResolution(e.naturalSize.width, e.naturalSize.height)}
-          useNativeControls resizeMode="contain" />
+          useNativeControls={state.controls} resizeMode="contain" />
       )}
     </>
   );
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/useVideoAsset.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/useVideoAsset.hook.js
index 998f67a4..c8ab14d1 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/useVideoAsset.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/useVideoAsset.hook.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export function useVideoAsset(topicId, asset) {
     width: 1,
     weight: 1,
     url: null,
+    controls: false,
   });
 
   const conversation = useContext(ConversationContext);
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export function useVideoAsset(topicId, asset) {
 
   const actions = {
     setResolution: (width, height) => {
-      updateState({ videoRatio: width / height });
+      updateState({ controls: true, videoRatio: width / height });
     }
   };