diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
index a6dba0dd5..75a27896d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/gesture/MainPlayerGestureListener.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
 import androidx.core.math.MathUtils
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.AnimationType
@@ -193,10 +194,16 @@ class MainPlayerGestureListener(
         isMoving = true
 
         // -- Brightness and Volume control --
-        val isBrightnessGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isBrightnessGestureEnabled(player.context)
-        val isVolumeGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isVolumeGestureEnabled(player.context)
+        var isBrightnessGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isBrightnessGestureEnabled(player.context)
+        var isVolumeGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isVolumeGestureEnabled(player.context)
+        var displaySide = DisplayPortion.LEFT_HALF
+        val sidesSwitched = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(player.context)
+            .getBoolean(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key.toString(), false)
+        if (sidesSwitched) {
+            displaySide = DisplayPortion.RIGHT_HALF
+        }
         if (isBrightnessGestureEnabled && isVolumeGestureEnabled) {
-            if (getDisplayHalfPortion(initialEvent) === DisplayPortion.LEFT_HALF) {
+            if (getDisplayHalfPortion(initialEvent) === displaySide) {
                 onScrollBrightness(distanceY)
             } else /* DisplayPortion.RIGHT_HALF */ {
                 onScrollVolume(distanceY)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
index aae9cfca5..4936f979b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/VideoAudioSettingsFragment.java
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
 
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
@@ -21,6 +24,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class VideoAudioSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
     private SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener listener;
 
+    @Override
+    public void onViewCreated(@NonNull final View rootView,
+                              @Nullable final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onViewCreated(rootView, savedInstanceState);
+        findPreference(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key))
+            .setEnabled(getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
+                    .getBoolean(getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key), true)
+                    && getPreferenceManager().getSharedPreferences()
+                    .getBoolean(getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key), true));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreatePreferences(final Bundle savedInstanceState, final String rootKey) {
         addPreferencesFromResourceRegistry();
@@ -29,6 +43,12 @@ public class VideoAudioSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
 
         listener = (sharedPreferences, key) -> {
 
+            findPreference(getString(R.string.switch_gesture_sides_key))
+                    .setEnabled(sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
+                    getString(R.string.volume_gesture_control_key), true)
+                    && sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
+                    getString(R.string.brightness_gesture_control_key), true));
+
             // on M and above, if user chooses to minimise to popup player on exit
             // and the app doesn't have display over other apps permission,
             // show a snackbar to let the user give permission
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index 6a1d5cd45..dae8cc113 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
     <string name="volume_gesture_control_key">volume_gesture_control</string>
     <string name="brightness_gesture_control_key">brightness_gesture_control</string>
+    <string name="switch_gesture_sides_key">switch_gesture_sides</string>
     <string name="resume_on_audio_focus_gain_key">resume_on_audio_focus_gain</string>
     <string name="popup_remember_size_pos_key">popup_remember_size_pos_key</string>
     <string name="use_inexact_seek_key">use_inexact_seek_key</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dd8b8a58d..67acdcf0c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
     <string name="volume_gesture_control_summary">Use gestures to control player volume</string>
     <string name="brightness_gesture_control_title">Brightness gesture control</string>
     <string name="brightness_gesture_control_summary">Use gestures to control player brightness</string>
+    <string name="switch_gesture_sides_title">Switch gesture sides</string>
+    <string name="switch_gesture_sides_summary">Switches the sides of the volume and brightness gesture controls</string>
     <string name="show_search_suggestions_title">Search suggestions</string>
     <string name="show_search_suggestions_summary">Choose the suggestions to show when searching</string>
     <string name="local_search_suggestions">Local search suggestions</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
index 117ee8703..da932bb38 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@
             app:singleLineTitle="false"
             app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:key="@string/switch_gesture_sides_key"
+            android:summary="@string/switch_gesture_sides_summary"
+            android:title="@string/switch_gesture_sides_title"
+            app:singleLineTitle="false"
+            app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
+
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="@string/popup_remember_size_pos_key"