diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/settings/SettingsEnum.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/settings/SettingsEnum.java
index 1b7b91ee..e1d53fa2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/settings/SettingsEnum.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/settings/SettingsEnum.java
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ public enum SettingsEnum {
             parents(SWIPE_BRIGHTNESS, SWIPE_VOLUME)),
     SWIPE_OVERLAY_TIMEOUT("revanced_swipe_overlay_timeout", LONG, 500L, true,
             parents(SWIPE_BRIGHTNESS, SWIPE_VOLUME)),
+    SWIPE_SAVE_AND_RESTORE_BRIGHTNESS("revanced_swipe_save_and_restore_brightness", BOOLEAN, TRUE, true,
+            parents(SWIPE_BRIGHTNESS, SWIPE_VOLUME)),
 
     // Debugging
     DEBUG("revanced_debug", BOOLEAN, FALSE),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider.kt
index ebb1fe59..69ad7417 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider(
      */
     val overwriteVolumeKeyControls: Boolean
         get() = isFullscreenVideo && enableVolumeControls
-//endregioin
+//endregion
 
 //region gesture adjustments
     /**
@@ -94,5 +94,15 @@ class SwipeControlsConfigurationProvider(
     val overlayForegroundColor: Int
         get() = Color.WHITE
 
+//endregion
+
+//region behaviour
+
+    /**
+     * should the brightness be saved and restored when exiting or entering fullscreen
+     */
+    val shouldSaveAndRestoreBrightness: Boolean
+        get() = SettingsEnum.SWIPE_SAVE_AND_RESTORE_BRIGHTNESS.boolean
+
 //endregion
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsHostActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsHostActivity.kt
index 4213102e..7a756b08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsHostActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/swipecontrols/SwipeControlsHostActivity.kt
@@ -168,13 +168,14 @@ class SwipeControlsHostActivity : Activity() {
      * @param type the new player type
      */
     private fun onPlayerTypeChanged(type: PlayerType) {
-        when (type) {
-            PlayerType.WATCH_WHILE_FULLSCREEN -> screen?.restore()
-            else -> {
-                screen?.save()
-                screen?.restoreDefaultBrightness()
+        if (config.shouldSaveAndRestoreBrightness)
+            when (type) {
+                PlayerType.WATCH_WHILE_FULLSCREEN -> screen?.restore()
+                else -> {
+                    screen?.save()
+                    screen?.restoreDefaultBrightness()
+                }
             }
-        }
     }
 
     /**