diff --git a/src/ReactPlayer.js b/src/ReactPlayer.js
index f469bf2f..fda66067 100644
--- a/src/ReactPlayer.js
+++ b/src/ReactPlayer.js
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ export default class ReactPlayer extends Component {
     return 0
   }
   render () {
-    const { url, style, width, height, light, wrapper: Wrapper } = this.props
+    const { url, controls, style, width, height, light, wrapper: Wrapper } = this.props
     const { showPreview } = this.state
     const otherProps = omit(this.props, SUPPORTED_PROPS, DEPRECATED_CONFIG_PROPS)
     const activePlayer = this.getActivePlayer(url)
     const renderedActivePlayer = this.renderActivePlayer(url, activePlayer)
-    const preloadPlayers = renderPreloadPlayers(url, this.config)
+    const preloadPlayers = renderPreloadPlayers(url, controls, this.config)
     const players = [ renderedActivePlayer, ...preloadPlayers ].sort(this.sortPlayers)
     if (showPreview && url) {
       return (
diff --git a/src/preload.js b/src/preload.js
index cefb8ec2..6568b601 100644
--- a/src/preload.js
+++ b/src/preload.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const PRELOAD_PLAYERS = [
   }
 ]
 
-export default function renderPreloadPlayers (url, config) {
+export default function renderPreloadPlayers (url, controls, config) {
   const players = []
 
   for (let player of PRELOAD_PLAYERS) {
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default function renderPreloadPlayers (url, config) {
           key={player.Player.displayName}
           activePlayer={player.Player}
           url={player.url}
+          controls={controls}
           playing
           muted
           style={{ display: 'none' }}