diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-docker-build.yml
index 352df97d2d5d7..63a20445e15ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-docker-build.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
             - name: Container image digest
               run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
 
-
     deploy:
         name: Deploy capture-replay
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-failure--recent-recordings-404--light.png b/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-failure--recent-recordings-404--light.png
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diff --git a/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-success--second-recording-in-list--dark.png b/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-success--second-recording-in-list--dark.png
index 5b169f7d87354..1b8480c6221a3 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-success--second-recording-in-list--light.png b/frontend/__snapshots__/replay-player-success--second-recording-in-list--light.png
index f40b8da7ada3e..e406fef79ef8e 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Playlist/Playlist.scss b/frontend/src/lib/components/Playlist/Playlist.scss
index d297c5928cb0b..6c4a6d4b9954f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Playlist/Playlist.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Playlist/Playlist.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 .SessionRecordingPlaylistHeightWrapper {
     // NOTE: Somewhat random way to offset the various headers and tabs above the playlist
-    height: calc(100vh - 14rem);
+    height: calc(100vh - 15rem);
     min-height: 25rem;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/lemon-ui/LemonMenu/LemonMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/lemon-ui/LemonMenu/LemonMenu.tsx
index 870c0946279ab..71e743d5b6a57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/lemon-ui/LemonMenu/LemonMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/lemon-ui/LemonMenu/LemonMenu.tsx
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ export interface LemonMenuItemBase
     custom?: boolean
 }
 export interface LemonMenuItemNode extends LemonMenuItemBase {
-    items: (LemonMenuItemLeaf | false | null)[]
+    items: (LemonMenuItem | false | null)[]
+    placement?: LemonDropdownProps['placement']
     keyboardShortcut?: never
 }
 export type LemonMenuItemLeaf =
     | (LemonMenuItemBase & {
           onClick: () => void
           items?: never
+          placement?: never
           keyboardShortcut?: KeyboardShortcut
       })
     | (LemonMenuItemBase & {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export type LemonMenuItemLeaf =
           disableClientSideRouting?: boolean
           targetBlank?: boolean
           items?: never
+          placement?: never
           keyboardShortcut?: KeyboardShortcut
       })
     | (LemonMenuItemBase & {
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ export type LemonMenuItemLeaf =
           disableClientSideRouting?: boolean
           targetBlank?: boolean
           items?: never
+          placement?: never
           keyboardShortcut?: KeyboardShortcut
       })
 export interface LemonMenuItemCustom {
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ export interface LemonMenuItemCustom {
     keyboardShortcut?: never
     /** True if the item is a custom element. */
     custom?: boolean
+    placement?: never
 }
 export type LemonMenuItem = LemonMenuItemLeaf | LemonMenuItemCustom | LemonMenuItemNode
 
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ interface LemonMenuItemButtonProps {
 const LemonMenuItemButton: FunctionComponent<LemonMenuItemButtonProps & React.RefAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>> =
     React.forwardRef(
         (
-            { item: { label, items, keyboardShortcut, custom, ...buttonProps }, size, tooltipPlacement },
+            { item: { label, items, placement, keyboardShortcut, custom, ...buttonProps }, size, tooltipPlacement },
             ref
         ): JSX.Element => {
             const Label = typeof label === 'function' ? label : null
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ const LemonMenuItemButton: FunctionComponent<LemonMenuItemButtonProps & React.Re
                 <LemonMenu
                     items={items}
                     tooltipPlacement={tooltipPlacement}
-                    placement="right-start"
+                    placement={placement || 'right-start'}
                     closeOnClickInside={custom ? false : true}
                     closeParentPopoverOnClickInside={custom ? false : true}
                 >
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/PlayerSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/PlayerSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..615cda9768b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/PlayerSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { IconEllipsis, IconFastForward } from '@posthog/icons'
+import { LemonButton, LemonMenu, LemonSelect, LemonSwitch } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
+import clsx from 'clsx'
+import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
+
+import { playerSettingsLogic } from './playerSettingsLogic'
+import { PLAYBACK_SPEEDS } from './sessionRecordingPlayerLogic'
+
+export const PlayerSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
+    const { speed, autoplayDirection, skipInactivitySetting, showMouseTail, showSeekbarTicks } =
+        useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { setSpeed, setAutoplayDirection, setSkipInactivitySetting, setShowMouseTail, setShowSeekbarTicks } =
+        useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
+
+    return (
+        <div className="pl-2">
+            <LemonMenu
+                closeOnClickInside={false}
+                items={[
+                    {
+                        custom: true,
+                        label: () => (
+                            <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between space-x-2 p-1 pl-1 min-w-64">
+                                <span className="text-black font-medium">Autoplay</span>
+
+                                <LemonSelect
+                                    tooltip={
+                                        <div className="text-center">
+                                            Autoplay next recording
+                                            <br />({!autoplayDirection ? 'off' : autoplayDirection})
+                                        </div>
+                                    }
+                                    value={autoplayDirection}
+                                    aria-label="Autoplay next recording"
+                                    onChange={setAutoplayDirection}
+                                    dropdownPlacement="bottom-end"
+                                    dropdownMatchSelectWidth={false}
+                                    options={[
+                                        { value: null, label: 'Off' },
+                                        { value: 'newer', label: 'Newer recordings' },
+                                        { value: 'older', label: 'Older recordings' },
+                                    ]}
+                                    size="small"
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    {
+                        custom: true,
+                        label: () => (
+                            <LemonSwitch
+                                className="px-2 py-1"
+                                checked={showMouseTail}
+                                onChange={setShowMouseTail}
+                                label="Show mouse tail"
+                                fullWidth
+                            />
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    {
+                        custom: true,
+                        label: () => (
+                            <LemonSwitch
+                                className="px-2 py-1"
+                                checked={showSeekbarTicks}
+                                onChange={setShowSeekbarTicks}
+                                label="Seekbar ticks"
+                                tooltip="Show $pageview and $screen events on the seekbar"
+                                fullWidth
+                            />
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    {
+                        custom: true,
+                        label: () => (
+                            <LemonSwitch
+                                handleContent={
+                                    <IconFastForward
+                                        className={clsx(
+                                            'p-0.5',
+                                            skipInactivitySetting ? 'text-primary-3000' : 'text-border-bold'
+                                        )}
+                                    />
+                                }
+                                fullWidth
+                                data-attr="skip-inactivity"
+                                className="px-2 py-1"
+                                checked={skipInactivitySetting}
+                                onChange={setSkipInactivitySetting}
+                                label="Skip inactivity"
+                            />
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    {
+                        label: `Playback speed (${speed}x)`,
+                        items: PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.map((speedToggle) => ({
+                            label: `${speedToggle}x`,
+                            onClick: () => setSpeed(speedToggle),
+                            active: speedToggle === speed,
+                        })),
+                        placement: 'right-end',
+                    },
+                ]}
+            >
+                <LemonButton size="small" icon={<IconEllipsis />} />
+            </LemonMenu>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerController.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerController.tsx
index 061ffee0c56cf..96e27ef39df1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerController.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerController.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
-import { IconFastForward, IconPause, IconPlay } from '@posthog/icons'
-import { LemonMenu, LemonSwitch } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
+import { IconPause, IconPlay } from '@posthog/icons'
 import clsx from 'clsx'
 import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
 import { IconFullScreen, IconSync } from 'lib/lemon-ui/icons'
 import { LemonButton } from 'lib/lemon-ui/LemonButton'
-import { Tooltip } from 'lib/lemon-ui/Tooltip'
-import {
-    PLAYBACK_SPEEDS,
-    sessionRecordingPlayerLogic,
-} from 'scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic'
+import { sessionRecordingPlayerLogic } from 'scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic'
 
 import { KeyboardShortcut } from '~/layout/navigation-3000/components/KeyboardShortcut'
 import { SessionPlayerState } from '~/types'
 
 import { PlayerMetaLinks } from '../PlayerMetaLinks'
-import { playerSettingsLogic } from '../playerSettingsLogic'
+import { PlayerSettings } from '../PlayerSettings'
 import { SeekSkip, Timestamp } from './PlayerControllerTime'
 import { Seekbar } from './Seekbar'
 
@@ -22,9 +17,6 @@ export function PlayerController({ linkIconsOnly }: { linkIconsOnly: boolean }):
     const { playingState, isFullScreen, endReached } = useValues(sessionRecordingPlayerLogic)
     const { togglePlayPause, setIsFullScreen } = useActions(sessionRecordingPlayerLogic)
 
-    const { speed, skipInactivitySetting } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
-    const { setSpeed, setSkipInactivitySetting } = useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
-
     const showPause = playingState === SessionPlayerState.PLAY
 
     return (
@@ -54,41 +46,17 @@ export function PlayerController({ linkIconsOnly }: { linkIconsOnly: boolean }):
                         </LemonButton>
                         <SeekSkip direction="backward" />
                         <SeekSkip direction="forward" />
-                        <LemonMenu
-                            data-attr="session-recording-speed-select"
-                            items={PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.map((speedToggle) => ({
-                                label: `${speedToggle}x`,
-                                onClick: () => setSpeed(speedToggle),
-                            }))}
+                        <LemonButton
+                            size="small"
+                            onClick={() => setIsFullScreen(!isFullScreen)}
+                            tooltip={`${!isFullScreen ? 'Go' : 'Exit'} full screen (F)`}
                         >
-                            <LemonButton size="small" tooltip="Playback speed" sideIcon={null}>
-                                {speed}x
-                            </LemonButton>
-                        </LemonMenu>
-                        <LemonSwitch
-                            data-attr="skip-inactivity"
-                            checked={skipInactivitySetting}
-                            onChange={setSkipInactivitySetting}
-                            tooltip={skipInactivitySetting ? 'Skipping inactivity' : 'Skip inactivity'}
-                            handleContent={
-                                <IconFastForward
-                                    className={clsx(
-                                        'p-0.5',
-                                        skipInactivitySetting ? 'text-primary-3000' : 'text-border-bold'
-                                    )}
-                                />
-                            }
-                        />
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="flex pl-2">
-                        <Tooltip title={`${!isFullScreen ? 'Go' : 'Exit'} full screen (F)`}>
-                            <LemonButton size="small" onClick={() => setIsFullScreen(!isFullScreen)}>
-                                <IconFullScreen
-                                    className={clsx('text-2xl', isFullScreen ? 'text-link' : 'text-primary-alt')}
-                                />
-                            </LemonButton>
-                        </Tooltip>
+                            <IconFullScreen
+                                className={clsx('text-2xl', isFullScreen ? 'text-link' : 'text-primary-alt')}
+                            />
+                        </LemonButton>
                     </div>
+                    <PlayerSettings />
                 </div>
 
                 <PlayerMetaLinks iconsOnly={linkIconsOnly} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/playerInspectorLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/playerInspectorLogic.ts
index a212523f397e5..110c277aa8743 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/playerInspectorLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/playerInspectorLogic.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const playerInspectorLogic = kea<playerInspectorLogicType>([
         ],
         values: [
             playerSettingsLogic,
-            ['showOnlyMatching', 'tab', 'miniFiltersByKey', 'searchQuery'],
+            ['showOnlyMatching', 'showSeekbarTicks', 'tab', 'miniFiltersByKey', 'searchQuery'],
             sessionRecordingDataLogic(props),
             [
                 'sessionPlayerData',
@@ -575,13 +575,17 @@ export const playerInspectorLogic = kea<playerInspectorLogicType>([
         ],
 
         seekbarItems: [
-            (s) => [s.allItems, s.showOnlyMatching, s.showMatchingEventsFilter],
-            (allItems, showOnlyMatching, showMatchingEventsFilter): InspectorListItemEvent[] => {
+            (s) => [s.allItems, s.showOnlyMatching, s.showSeekbarTicks, s.showMatchingEventsFilter],
+            (allItems, showOnlyMatching, showSeekbarTicks, showMatchingEventsFilter): InspectorListItemEvent[] => {
                 let items = allItems.filter((item) => {
                     if (item.type !== SessionRecordingPlayerTab.EVENTS) {
                         return false
                     }
 
+                    if (!showSeekbarTicks && ['$pageview', '$screen'].includes(item.data.event)) {
+                        return false
+                    }
+
                     return !(showMatchingEventsFilter && showOnlyMatching && item.highlightColor !== 'primary')
                 }) as InspectorListItemEvent[]
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
index 7de31840ebca2..96021bb74ba16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ export const playerSettingsLogic = kea<playerSettingsLogicType>([
         setTimestampFormat: (format: TimestampFormat) => ({ format }),
         setPreferredInspectorStacking: (stacking: InspectorStacking) => ({ stacking }),
         setPlaybackViewMode: (mode: PlaybackViewMode) => ({ mode }),
+        setShowMouseTail: (showMouseTail: boolean) => ({ showMouseTail }),
+        setShowSeekbarTicks: (show: boolean) => ({ show }),
     }),
     connect({
         values: [teamLogic, ['currentTeam']],
@@ -289,6 +291,20 @@ export const playerSettingsLogic = kea<playerSettingsLogicType>([
                 setHideViewedRecordings: (_, { hideViewedRecordings }) => hideViewedRecordings,
             },
         ],
+        showMouseTail: [
+            true,
+            { persist: true },
+            {
+                setShowMouseTail: (_, { showMouseTail }) => showMouseTail,
+            },
+        ],
+        showSeekbarTicks: [
+            true,
+            { persist: true },
+            {
+                setShowSeekbarTicks: (_, { show }) => show,
+            },
+        ],
 
         // Inspector
         tab: [
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic.ts
index 8dfeb641055ff..dd56272db691a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/sessionRecordingPlayerLogic.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const sessionRecordingPlayerLogic = kea<sessionRecordingPlayerLogicType>(
                 'fullyLoaded',
             ],
             playerSettingsLogic,
-            ['speed', 'skipInactivitySetting'],
+            ['speed', 'skipInactivitySetting', 'showMouseTail'],
             userLogic,
             ['user', 'hasAvailableFeature'],
             preflightLogic,
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ export const sessionRecordingPlayerLogic = kea<sessionRecordingPlayerLogicType>(
                 ...COMMON_REPLAYER_CONFIG,
                 // these two settings are attempts to improve performance of running two Replayers at once
                 // the main player and a preview player
-                mouseTail: props.mode !== SessionRecordingPlayerMode.Preview,
+                mouseTail: values.showMouseTail && props.mode !== SessionRecordingPlayerMode.Preview,
                 useVirtualDom: false,
                 plugins,
                 onError: (error) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/playlist/SessionRecordingsPlaylistSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/playlist/SessionRecordingsPlaylistSettings.tsx
index 972628dd0032b..007319a686f45 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/playlist/SessionRecordingsPlaylistSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/playlist/SessionRecordingsPlaylistSettings.tsx
@@ -1,44 +1,17 @@
-import { LemonSelect, LemonSwitch } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
+import { LemonSwitch } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
 import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
-import { Tooltip } from 'lib/lemon-ui/Tooltip'
 import { DurationTypeSelect } from 'scenes/session-recordings/filters/DurationTypeSelect'
 
 import { playerSettingsLogic } from '../player/playerSettingsLogic'
 import { sessionRecordingsPlaylistLogic } from './sessionRecordingsPlaylistLogic'
 
 export function SessionRecordingsPlaylistSettings(): JSX.Element {
-    const { autoplayDirection, durationTypeToShow, hideViewedRecordings } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
-    const { setAutoplayDirection, setDurationTypeToShow, setHideViewedRecordings } = useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { durationTypeToShow, hideViewedRecordings } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { setDurationTypeToShow, setHideViewedRecordings } = useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
     const { orderBy } = useValues(sessionRecordingsPlaylistLogic)
 
     return (
         <div className="relative flex flex-col gap-2 p-3 border-b">
-            <Tooltip
-                title={
-                    <div className="text-center">
-                        Autoplay next recording
-                        <br />({!autoplayDirection ? 'off' : autoplayDirection})
-                    </div>
-                }
-                placement="right"
-            >
-                <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between space-x-2">
-                    <span className="text-black font-medium">Autoplay</span>
-
-                    <LemonSelect
-                        value={autoplayDirection}
-                        aria-label="Autoplay next recording"
-                        onChange={setAutoplayDirection}
-                        dropdownMatchSelectWidth={false}
-                        options={[
-                            { value: null, label: 'off' },
-                            { value: 'newer', label: 'newer recordings' },
-                            { value: 'older', label: 'older recordings' },
-                        ]}
-                        size="small"
-                    />
-                </div>
-            </Tooltip>
             <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between space-x-2">
                 <span className="text-black font-medium">Hide viewed</span>
                 <LemonSwitch