diff --git a/android/oral-trainer-sdk/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sdk/OralTrainerPlayerView.kt b/android/oral-trainer-sdk/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sdk/OralTrainerPlayerView.kt
index fa53bff..d1cffec 100644
--- a/android/oral-trainer-sdk/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sdk/OralTrainerPlayerView.kt
+++ b/android/oral-trainer-sdk/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sdk/OralTrainerPlayerView.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.GestureDetector
 import android.view.MotionEvent
+import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.media3.ui.PlayerView
@@ -123,6 +124,26 @@ class OralTrainerPlayerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         verticalSwipeListener = listener
     }
 
+    /** Forwards touches from an overlay (for example a subtitle layer) as player gestures. */
+    fun forwardGestureFrom(source: View, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+        if (controller == null || !gestureControls.enabled) {
+            return false
+        }
+        val sourceLocation = IntArray(2).also(source::getLocationOnScreen)
+        val playerLocation = IntArray(2).also(::getLocationOnScreen)
+        val playerEvent = MotionEvent.obtain(event).apply {
+            offsetLocation(
+                (playerLocation[0] - sourceLocation[0]).toFloat(),
+                (playerLocation[1] - sourceLocation[1]).toFloat(),
+            )
+        }
+        return try {
+            handleLongPressSpeed(playerEvent) || gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(playerEvent)
+        } finally {
+            playerEvent.recycle()
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
         return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event) || super.onTouchEvent(event)
     }
diff --git a/android/sample-app/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sample/ui/PlayerChrome.kt b/android/sample-app/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sample/ui/PlayerChrome.kt
index 2266cea..c1caeb9 100644
--- a/android/sample-app/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sample/ui/PlayerChrome.kt
+++ b/android/sample-app/src/main/java/cn/learningpad/oraltrainer/sample/ui/PlayerChrome.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable
 import android.graphics.drawable.InsetDrawable
 import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.text.TextUtils
+import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
@@ -166,7 +167,28 @@ internal class PlayerChrome(
                             addView(createPlayerView())
                         },
                     )
-                    val subtitleContainer = LinearLayout(activity).apply {
+                    val subtitleContainer = object : LinearLayout(activity) {
+                        private var forwardTouchToPlayer = false
+
+                        override fun dispatchTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+                            if (event.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+                                forwardTouchToPlayer = !isTouchOverInteractiveControl(this, event)
+                            }
+                            val forwarded = if (forwardTouchToPlayer) {
+                                bindings.playerView.forwardGestureFrom(this, event)
+                            } else {
+                                false
+                            }
+                            val handled = forwarded || super.dispatchTouchEvent(event)
+                            if (event.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP ||
+                                event.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL
+                            ) {
+                                forwardTouchToPlayer = false
+                            }
+                            return handled
+                        }
+
+                    }.apply {
                         orientation = LinearLayout.VERTICAL
                         layoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
                             ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
@@ -503,4 +525,33 @@ internal class PlayerChrome(
         }
         view.startAnimation(animation)
     }
+
+    /** Lets controls own their touches while the subtitle background drives player gestures. */
+    private fun isTouchOverInteractiveControl(root: View, event: MotionEvent): Boolean =
+        hasInteractiveTouchTarget(root, event.rawX, event.rawY)
+
+    private fun hasInteractiveTouchTarget(view: View, screenX: Float, screenY: Float): Boolean {
+        if (view.visibility != View.VISIBLE || !view.isEnabled) {
+            return false
+        }
+        if (view.isClickable || view.isLongClickable || view.isContextClickable) {
+            val location = IntArray(2).also(view::getLocationOnScreen)
+            if (screenX >= location[0] &&
+                screenX < location[0] + view.width &&
+                screenY >= location[1] &&
+                screenY < location[1] + view.height
+            ) {
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+        if (view !is ViewGroup) {
+            return false
+        }
+        for (index in view.childCount - 1 downTo 0) {
+            if (hasInteractiveTouchTarget(view.getChildAt(index), screenX, screenY)) {
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+        return false
+    }
 }