diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
index 122ef9f834..29f0ebab75 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import ContentScopeScripts
 import WebKit
 import Core
 import Common
+import BrowserServicesKit
 
 final class DuckPlayerNavigationHandler {
     
     var duckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol
     var referrer: DuckPlayerReferrer = .other
     var lastHandledVideoID: String?
+    var featureFlagger: FeatureFlagger
     
     private struct Constants {
         static let SERPURL =  "https://duckduckgo.com/"
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@ final class DuckPlayerNavigationHandler {
         static let urlInternalReferrer = "embeds_referring_euri"
     }
     
-    init(duckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol = DuckPlayer()) {
+    init(duckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol = DuckPlayer(),
+         featureFlagger: FeatureFlagger = AppDependencyProvider.shared.featureFlagger) {
         self.duckPlayer = duckPlayer
+        self.featureFlagger = featureFlagger
     }
     
     static var htmlTemplatePath: String {
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ final class DuckPlayerNavigationHandler {
 
         guard let url else { return }
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            return
+        }
+        
         if let (videoID, _) = url.youtubeVideoParams,
             videoID == lastHandledVideoID {
             os_log("DP: URL (%s) already handled, skipping", log: .duckPlayerLog, type: .debug, url.absoluteString)
@@ -136,6 +144,10 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
        
         guard let url = navigationAction.request.url else { return }
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            return
+        }
+        
         // Handle Youtube internal links like "Age restricted" and "Copyright restricted" videos
         // These should not be handled by DuckPlayer
         if url.isYoutubeVideo,
@@ -202,6 +214,11 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
             return
         }
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            completion(.allow)
+            return
+        }
+        
         if let (videoID, _) = url.youtubeVideoParams,
            videoID == lastHandledVideoID,
             !url.hasWatchInYoutubeQueryParameter {
@@ -240,6 +257,11 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
     
     @MainActor
     func handleJSNavigation(url: URL?, webView: WKWebView) {
+        
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            return
+        }
+        
         handleURLChange(url: url, webView: webView)
     }
     
@@ -248,6 +270,11 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
         
         os_log("DP: Handling Back Navigation", log: .duckPlayerLog, type: .debug)
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            webView.goBack()
+            return
+        }
+        
         lastHandledVideoID = nil
         webView.stopLoading()
         
@@ -280,6 +307,11 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
     @MainActor
     func handleReload(webView: WKWebView) {
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            webView.reload()
+            return
+        }
+        
         lastHandledVideoID = nil
         webView.stopLoading()
         if let url = webView.url, url.isDuckPlayer,
@@ -296,6 +328,10 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
     @MainActor
     func handleAttach(webView: WKWebView) {
         
+        guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
+            return
+        }
+        
         if let url = webView.url, url.isDuckPlayer,
             !url.isDuckURLScheme,
             duckPlayer.settings.mode == .enabled || duckPlayer.settings.mode == .alwaysAsk {
diff --git a/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift b/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
index 09d95354a8..0294c12287 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
@@ -152,3 +152,10 @@ final class MockDuckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol {
         nil
     }
 }
+
+final class MockDuckPlayerFeatureFlagger: FeatureFlagger {
+    func isFeatureOn<F>(forProvider: F) -> Bool where F: BrowserServicesKit.FeatureFlagSourceProviding {
+        return true
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/DuckDuckGoTests/YoutublePlayerNavigationHandlerTests.swift b/DuckDuckGoTests/YoutublePlayerNavigationHandlerTests.swift
index 8fbdc48685..2b19d9b41d 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGoTests/YoutublePlayerNavigationHandlerTests.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGoTests/YoutublePlayerNavigationHandlerTests.swift
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
     var mockPrivacyConfig: PrivacyConfigurationManagerMock!
     var playerSettings: MockDuckPlayerSettings!
     var player: MockDuckPlayer!
+    var featureFlagger: FeatureFlagger!
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         mockNavigationDelegate = MockWKNavigationDelegate()
         mockAppSettings = AppSettingsMock()
         mockPrivacyConfig = PrivacyConfigurationManagerMock()
+        featureFlagger = MockDuckPlayerFeatureFlagger()
         webView.navigationDelegate = mockNavigationDelegate
+        
     }
     
     override func tearDown() {
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let expectation = self.expectation(description: "Completion handler called")
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         var navigationPolicy: WKNavigationActionPolicy?
         
         handler.handleDecidePolicyFor(navigationAction, completion: { policy in
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         var navigationPolicy: WKNavigationActionPolicy?
         
         handler.handleDecidePolicyFor(navigationAction, completion: { policy in
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         var navigationPolicy: WKNavigationActionPolicy?
         
         handler.handleDecidePolicyFor(navigationAction, completion: { policy in
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
        
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         
         handler.lastHandledVideoID = "abc123"
         handler.handleJSNavigation(url: youtubeURL, webView: webView)
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
        
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
                 
         handler.handleJSNavigation(url: youtubeURL, webView: webView)
         
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
                 
         handler.handleJSNavigation(url: youtubeURL, webView: webView)
         
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         
         handler.handleNavigation(navigationAction, webView: webView)
         XCTAssertEqual(webView.url, nil)
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         
         handler.handleNavigation(navigationAction, webView: webView)
                 
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         handler.handleReload(webView: mockWebView)
         
         if let loadedRequest = mockWebView.lastLoadedRequest {
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ class DuckPlayerNavigationHandlerTests: XCTestCase {
         let playerSettings = MockDuckPlayerSettings(appSettings: mockAppSettings, privacyConfigManager: mockPrivacyConfig)
         playerSettings.mode = .enabled
         let player = MockDuckPlayer(settings: playerSettings)
-        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player)
+        let handler = DuckPlayerNavigationHandler(duckPlayer: player, featureFlagger: featureFlagger)
         handler.handleAttach(webView: mockWebView)
         
         if let loadedRequest = mockWebView.lastLoadedRequest {