diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index e40754339..9a7814798 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
         show={controls}
         controlsOpen={controlsOpen}
         setControlsOpen={setControlsOpen}
+        playbackRate={videoRef.current?.playbackRate ?? 1}
         onPlayPause={(play) => {
           if (!videoRef.current) {
             return;
@@ -180,6 +181,9 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
 
           videoRef.current.currentTime = Math.max(0, currentTime + diff);
         }}
+        onSetPlaybackRate={(rate) =>
+          videoRef.current ? (videoRef.current.playbackRate = rate) : null
+        }
       />
       {children}
     </div>
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
index b8044c687..f6fa19d12 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const CONTROLS_DEFAULT: VideoControls = {
   seek: true,
   playbackRate: true,
 };
+const PLAYBACK_RATE_DEFAULT = isSafari ? [0.5, 1, 2] : [0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16];
 
 type VideoControlsProps = {
   className?: string;
@@ -38,9 +39,12 @@ type VideoControlsProps = {
   isPlaying: boolean;
   show: boolean;
   controlsOpen?: boolean;
+  playbackRates?: number[];
+  playbackRate: number;
   setControlsOpen?: (open: boolean) => void;
   onPlayPause: (play: boolean) => void;
   onSeek: (diff: number) => void;
+  onSetPlaybackRate: (rate: number) => void;
 };
 export default function VideoControls({
   className,
@@ -49,18 +53,13 @@ export default function VideoControls({
   isPlaying,
   show,
   controlsOpen,
+  playbackRates = PLAYBACK_RATE_DEFAULT,
+  playbackRate,
   setControlsOpen,
   onPlayPause,
   onSeek,
+  onSetPlaybackRate,
 }: VideoControlsProps) {
-  const playbackRates = useMemo(() => {
-    if (isSafari) {
-      return [0.5, 1, 2];
-    } else {
-      return [0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16];
-    }
-  }, []);
-
   const onReplay = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent<SVGElement>) => {
       e.stopPropagation();
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export default function VideoControls({
       {features.seek && (
         <MdForward10 className="size-5 cursor-pointer" onClick={onSkip} />
       )}
-      {video && features.playbackRate && (
+      {features.playbackRate && (
         <DropdownMenu
           open={controlsOpen == true}
           onOpenChange={(open) => {
@@ -186,10 +185,10 @@ export default function VideoControls({
             }
           }}
         >
-          <DropdownMenuTrigger>{`${video.playbackRate}x`}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
+          <DropdownMenuTrigger>{`${playbackRate}x`}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
           <DropdownMenuContent>
             <DropdownMenuRadioGroup
-              onValueChange={(rate) => (video.playbackRate = parseFloat(rate))}
+              onValueChange={(rate) => onSetPlaybackRate(parseFloat(rate))}
             >
               {playbackRates.map((rate) => (
                 <DropdownMenuRadioItem key={rate} value={rate.toString()}>
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index 156d16b2d..f9b8e2d43 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -716,11 +716,15 @@ function MotionReview({
 
   // playback
 
+  const [playbackRate, setPlaybackRate] = useState(8);
+  const [controlsOpen, setControlsOpen] = useState(false);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!playing) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const interval = 500 / playbackRate;
     const startTime = currentTime;
     let counter = 0;
     const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
@@ -732,14 +736,14 @@ function MotionReview({
       }
 
       setCurrentTime(startTime + counter);
-    }, 60);
+    }, interval);
 
     return () => {
       clearInterval(intervalId);
     };
     // do not render when current time changes
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [playing]);
+  }, [playing, playbackRate]);
 
   if (!relevantPreviews) {
     return <ActivityIndicator />;
@@ -815,9 +819,13 @@ function MotionReview({
         features={{
           volume: false,
           seek: true,
-          playbackRate: false,
+          playbackRate: true,
         }}
         isPlaying={playing}
+        playbackRates={[4, 8, 12, 16]}
+        playbackRate={playbackRate}
+        controlsOpen={controlsOpen}
+        setControlsOpen={setControlsOpen}
         onPlayPause={setPlaying}
         onSeek={(diff) => {
           const wasPlaying = playing;
@@ -832,6 +840,7 @@ function MotionReview({
             setTimeout(() => setPlaying(true), 100);
           }
         }}
+        onSetPlaybackRate={setPlaybackRate}
         show={currentTime < timeRange.before - 4}
       />
     </>