diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 829036f3..98669cd6 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
     "sortOrderDescription": "Sort order",
     "sortOrderHint": "Sort order",
     "sortOrderMoreInfo": "Show the sort order filter",
+    "spacePlaysRandomDescription": "Pressing spacebar plays random video from random starting time",
+    "spacePlaysRandomMoreInfo": "Random starting time only works when preferred video player is set",
     "starFilterDescription": "Star",
     "starFilterHint": "Star filter",
     "starFilterMoreInfo": "Show the star filter",
diff --git a/src/app/common/settings-buttons.ts b/src/app/common/settings-buttons.ts
index e8c98361..fe5042be 100644
--- a/src/app/common/settings-buttons.ts
+++ b/src/app/common/settings-buttons.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export type SettingsButtonKey = 'autoFileTags'
  | 'sortOptionTimesPlayed'
  | 'sortOptionYear'
  | 'sortOrder'
+ | 'spacePlaysRandom'
  | 'starFilter'
  | 'startWizard'
  | 'tagExclusion'
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ export const SettingsButtonsGroups: SettingsButtonKey[][] = [
     'showDeleteOption',
     'dangerousDelete',
     'playPlaylist',
+    'spacePlaysRandom',
     'openAtTimestamp',
   ]
 ];
@@ -762,7 +764,13 @@ export const SettingsButtons: SettingsButtonsType = {
     title: '',
     toggled: false
   },
-
+  'spacePlaysRandom': {
+    description: 'BUTTONS.spacePlaysRandomDescription',
+    hidden: false,
+    moreInfo: 'BUTTONS.spacePlaysRandomMoreInfo',
+    title: '',
+    toggled: false
+  },
   'sortOptionFps': {
     description: 'BUTTONS.sortOptionFpsDescription',
     hidden: false,
diff --git a/src/app/components/home.component.ts b/src/app/components/home.component.ts
index 3d722ec4..22e613b8 100644
--- a/src/app/components/home.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/home.component.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ export class HomeComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
       this.sheetOverlayShowing = false;
     } else if (event.key === 'Escape' && this.settingsButtons['showTags'].toggled) {
       this.toggleButton('showTags');
+    } else if (event.key === ' ' && this.settingsButtons['spacePlaysRandom'].toggled) {
+      const randomIndex: number = Math.floor(Math.random() * this.pipeSideEffectService.galleryShowing.length);
+      const video: ImageElement = this.pipeSideEffectService.galleryShowing[randomIndex];
+      const randomPlayStart: number = Math.floor(Math.random() * video.screens);
+      this.openVideo(video, randomPlayStart);
     }
   }