diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlaybackSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlaybackSettings.cs
index e208be6095..e2859868bd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlaybackSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlaybackSettings.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             Precision = 0.1,
         };
 
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> AllowControls = new BindableBool(true);
+
         private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> rateSlider;
 
         private readonly OsuSpriteText multiplierText;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.FastBackward,
                                     Action = () => seek(-1, seek_fast_amount),
+                                    Enabled = { BindTarget = AllowControls },
                                 },
                                 new SeekButton
                                 {
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Backward,
                                     Action = () => seek(-1, seek_amount),
+                                    Enabled = { BindTarget = AllowControls },
                                 },
                                 play = new IconButton
                                 {
@@ -95,7 +99,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                                             else
                                                 gameplayClock.Start();
                                         }
-                                    }
+                                    },
+                                    Enabled = { BindTarget = AllowControls },
                                 },
                                 new SeekButton
                                 {
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Forward,
                                     Action = () => seek(1, seek_amount),
+                                    Enabled = { BindTarget = AllowControls },
                                 },
                                 new SeekButton
                                 {
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.FastForward,
                                     Action = () => seek(1, seek_fast_amount),
+                                    Enabled = { BindTarget = AllowControls },
                                 },
                             },
                         },
@@ -150,7 +157,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
             rateSlider.Current.BindValueChanged(multiplier => multiplierText.Text = $"{multiplier.NewValue:0.0}x", true);
-            gameplayClock?.IsPaused.BindTo(isPaused);
+
+            if (gameplayClock != null)
+                isPaused.BindTarget = gameplayClock.IsPaused;
         }
 
         private partial class SeekButton : IconButton
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SpectatorPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SpectatorPlayer.cs
index 2faead0ee1..dd7418d563 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SpectatorPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SpectatorPlayer.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         master.UserPlaybackRate.Value = 1;
                 }
             }, true);
+
+            HUDOverlay.PlayerSettingsOverlay.PlaybackSettings.AllowControls.Value = false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>