diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index 2d43ae32..09f01d34 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool lockScreenShowDate: true
     property bool lockScreenShowProfileImage: true
     property bool lockScreenShowPasswordField: true
+    property bool lockScreenShowMediaPlayer: true
     property bool lockScreenPowerOffMonitorsOnLock: false
 
     property bool enableFprint: false
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index cf7ff0bf..7b9815d8 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     lockScreenShowDate: { def: true },
     lockScreenShowProfileImage: { def: true },
     lockScreenShowPasswordField: { def: true },
+    lockScreenShowMediaPlayer: { def: true },
     lockScreenPowerOffMonitorsOnLock: { def: false },
     enableFprint: { def: false },
     maxFprintTries: { def: 15 },
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Lock/LockScreenContent.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Lock/LockScreenContent.qml
index e8f4e0f9..f6ebbcad 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Lock/LockScreenContent.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Lock/LockScreenContent.qml
@@ -1181,12 +1181,12 @@ Item {
                 height: 24
                 color: Qt.rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                visible: MprisController.activePlayer
+                visible: MprisController.activePlayer && SettingsData.lockScreenShowMediaPlayer
             }
 
             Row {
                 spacing: Theme.spacingS
-                visible: MprisController.activePlayer
+                visible: MprisController.activePlayer && SettingsData.lockScreenShowMediaPlayer
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
                 Item {
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ Item {
                 height: 24
                 color: Qt.rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                visible: MprisController.activePlayer && WeatherService.weather.available
+                visible: MprisController.activePlayer && SettingsData.lockScreenShowMediaPlayer && WeatherService.weather.available
             }
 
             Row {
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/LockScreenTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/LockScreenTab.qml
index bb796f27..ceccc633 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/LockScreenTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/LockScreenTab.qml
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ Item {
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("lockScreenShowPasswordField", checked)
                 }
 
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    settingKey: "lockScreenShowMediaPlayer"
+                    tags: ["lock", "screen", "media", "player", "music", "mpris"]
+                    text: I18n.tr("Show Media Player", "Enable media player controls on the lock screen window")
+                    checked: SettingsData.lockScreenShowMediaPlayer
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("lockScreenShowMediaPlayer", checked)
+                }
+
                 SettingsDropdownRow {
                     settingKey: "lockScreenNotificationMode"
                     tags: ["lock", "screen", "notification", "notifications", "privacy"]