diff --git a/scripts/rollup-replace.js b/scripts/rollup-replace.js
index 421224f5..7ec25aee 100644
--- a/scripts/rollup-replace.js
+++ b/scripts/rollup-replace.js
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export default function(options) {
 
             code = globalReplace(code, 'rotateLeft', 'scope.rotateLeft');
             code = globalReplace(code, 'rotateUp', 'scope.rotateUp');
+            // comment out the context menu prevent default line...
+            code = globalReplace(code,
+              "scope.domElement.addEventListener\\( 'contextmenu'",
+              "\/\/scope.domElement.addEventListener\\( 'contextmenu'"
+            );
           }
         });
         return code;
diff --git a/src/canvas-player-controls.js b/src/canvas-player-controls.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea14f02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/canvas-player-controls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import videojs from 'video.js';
+/**
+ * This class reacts to interactions with the canvas and
+ * triggers appropriate functionality on the player. Right now
+ * it does two things:
+ *
+ * 1. A `mousedown`/`touchstart` followed by `touchend`/`mouseup` without any
+ *    `touchmove` or `mousemove` toggles play/pause on the player
+ * 2. Only moving on/clicking the control bar or toggling play/pause should
+ *    show the control bar. Moving around the scene in the canvas should not.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+class CanvasPlayerControls extends videojs.EventTarget {
+  constructor(player, canvas) {
+    super();
+
+    this.player = player;
+    this.canvas = canvas;
+
+    this.onMoveEnd = videojs.bind(this, this.onMoveEnd);
+    this.onMoveStart = videojs.bind(this, this.onMoveStart);
+    this.onMove = videojs.bind(this, this.onMove);
+    this.controlBarMove = videojs.bind(this, this.controlBarMove);
+
+    // canvas movements
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', this.onMoveStart);
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('touchstart', this.onMoveStart);
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', this.onMove);
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('touchmove', this.onMove);
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', this.onMoveEnd);
+    this.canvas.addEventListener('touchend', this.onMoveEnd);
+
+    this.player.controlBar.on([
+      'mousedown',
+      'mousemove',
+      'mouseup',
+      'touchstart',
+      'touchmove',
+      'touchend'
+    ], this.controlBarMove);
+
+    this.shouldTogglePlay = false;
+
+    this.oldUserActive_ = this.player.userActive;
+    this.player.userActive = (v) => {
+      if (typeof v === 'undefined') {
+        return this.oldUserActive_.call(this.player);
+      }
+
+      if (v !== this.userActive_) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      return this.oldUserActive_.call(this.player, v);
+    };
+  }
+
+  userActive(v) {
+    this.userActive_ = v;
+    this.player.userActive(v);
+  }
+
+  togglePlay() {
+    if (this.player.paused()) {
+      this.player.play();
+    } else {
+      this.player.pause();
+    }
+  }
+
+  onMoveStart(e) {
+    this.userActive(false);
+
+    // if the player does not have a controlbar do no toggle play
+    if (!this.player.controls()) {
+      this.shouldTogglePlay = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // if the move start was a mouse click but not left click
+    // do not toggle play
+    if (e.type === 'mousedown' && !videojs.dom.isSingleLeftClick(e)) {
+      this.shouldTogglePlay = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.shouldTogglePlay = true;
+  }
+
+  onMoveEnd(e) {
+    if (!this.shouldTogglePlay) {
+      this.userActive_ = false;
+      this.userActive(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.userActive(true);
+    this.togglePlay();
+  }
+
+  onMove(e) {
+    this.shouldTogglePlay = false;
+    this.userActive(false);
+  }
+
+  controlBarMove(e) {
+    this.userActive(true);
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.onMoveStart);
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchstart', this.onMoveStart);
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('mousemove', this.onMove);
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchmove', this.onMove);
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('mouseup', this.onMoveEnd);
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchend', this.onMoveEnd);
+
+    this.player.controlBar.off([
+      'mousedown',
+      'mousemove',
+      'mouseup',
+      'touchstart',
+      'touchmove',
+      'touchend'
+    ], this.controlBarMove);
+
+    this.player.userActive = this.oldUserActive_;
+  }
+}
+
+export default CanvasPlayerControls;
diff --git a/src/plugin.js b/src/plugin.js
index 7b75fb70..6564b69f 100644
--- a/src/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugin.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import VRControls from 'three/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js';
 import VREffect from 'three/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js';
 import OrbitOrientationContols from './orbit-orientation-controls.js';
 import * as utils from './utils';
+import CanvasPlayerControls from './canvas-player-controls';
 
 // import controls so they get regisetered with videojs
 import './cardboard-button';
@@ -497,7 +498,9 @@ class VR extends Plugin {
             canvas: this.renderedCanvas,
             orientation: videojs.browser.IS_IOS || videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID || false
           });
+          this.canvasPlayerControls = new CanvasPlayerControls(this.player_, this.renderedCanvas);
         }
+
         this.animationFrameId_ = this.requestAnimationFrame(this.animate_);
       });
     } else if (window.navigator.getVRDevices) {
@@ -530,9 +533,16 @@ class VR extends Plugin {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.trigger('reset');
+
     if (this.controls3d) {
       this.controls3d.dispose();
     }
+
+    if (this.canvasPlayerControls) {
+      this.canvasPlayerControls.dispose();
+    }
+
     if (this.effect) {
       this.effect.dispose();
     }