diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayer.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayer.swift
index f0cc0bc51d..38babbc8fe 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayer.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayer.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct InitialPlayerSettings: Codable {
     }
 
     let userValues: UserValues
+    let ui: UIValues
     let settings: PlayerSettings
     let platform: Platform
     let locale: Locale
@@ -69,6 +70,13 @@ public struct UserValues: Codable {
     let askModeOverlayHidden: Bool
 }
 
+public struct UIValues: Codable {
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case allowFirstVideo
+    }
+    let allowFirstVideo: Bool
+}
+
 public enum DuckPlayerReferrer {
     case youtube, other
 }
@@ -193,6 +201,12 @@ final class DuckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol {
             askModeOverlayHidden: settings.askModeOverlayHidden
         )
     }
+    
+    private func encodeUIValues() -> UIValues {
+        UIValues(
+            allowFirstVideo: settings.allowFirstVideo
+        )
+    }
 
     @MainActor
     private func encodedPlayerSettings(with webView: WKWebView?) async -> InitialPlayerSettings {
@@ -203,7 +217,12 @@ final class DuckPlayer: DuckPlayerProtocol {
         let locale = InitialPlayerSettings.Locale.en
         let playerSettings = InitialPlayerSettings.PlayerSettings(pip: pip)
         let userValues = encodeUserValues()
-        return InitialPlayerSettings(userValues: userValues, settings: playerSettings, platform: platform, locale: locale)
+        let uiValues = encodeUIValues()
+        return InitialPlayerSettings(userValues: userValues,
+                                           ui: uiValues,
+                                           settings: playerSettings,
+                                           platform: platform,
+                                           locale: locale)
     }
         
     // Accessing WKMessage needs main thread
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
index 86e3109d35..fbb6c0ae9f 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerNavigationHandler.swift
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ final class DuckPlayerNavigationHandler {
             return
         }
         
+        // This is passed to the FE overlay at init to disable the overlay for one video
+        duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = false
+        
         if let (videoID, _) = url.youtubeVideoParams,
             videoID == lastHandledVideoID {
             os_log("DP: URL (%s) already handled, skipping", log: .duckPlayerLog, type: .debug, url.absoluteString)
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@ final class DuckPlayerNavigationHandler {
          // These should not be handled by DuckPlayer
         if url.isYoutubeVideo,
             url.hasWatchInYoutubeQueryParameter {
-                 return
+                duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = true
+            return
          }
                 
         if url.isYoutubeVideo,
@@ -143,6 +147,9 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
         
         os_log("DP: Handling DuckPlayer Player Navigation for %s", log: .duckPlayerLog, type: .debug, navigationAction.request.url?.absoluteString ?? "")
        
+        // This is passed to the FE overlay at init to disable the overlay for one video
+        duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = false
+        
         guard let url = navigationAction.request.url else { return }
         
         guard featureFlagger.isFeatureOn(.duckPlayer) else {
@@ -167,6 +174,8 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
                 if let videoParameterItem = queryItems.first(where: { $0.name == Constants.watchInYoutubeVideoParameter }),
                    let id = videoParameterItem.value,
                     let newURL = URL.youtube(id, timestamp: nil).addingWatchInYoutubeQueryParameter() {
+                        // These links should always skip the overlay
+                        duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = true
                         Pixel.fire(pixel: Pixel.Event.duckPlayerWatchOnYoutube)
                         webView.load(URLRequest(url: newURL))
                         return
@@ -220,6 +229,9 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
             return
         }
         
+        // This is passed to the FE overlay at init to disable the overlay for one video
+        duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = false
+        
         if let (videoID, _) = url.youtubeVideoParams,
            videoID == lastHandledVideoID,
             !url.hasWatchInYoutubeQueryParameter {
@@ -229,9 +241,10 @@ extension DuckPlayerNavigationHandler: DuckNavigationHandling {
         }
         
          // Handle Youtube internal links like "Age restricted" and "Copyright restricted" videos
-         // These should not be handled by DuckPlayer
+         // These should not be handled by DuckPlayer and not include overlays
          if url.isYoutubeVideo,
             url.hasWatchInYoutubeQueryParameter {
+                duckPlayer.settings.allowFirstVideo = true
                 completion(.allow)
                 return
          }
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerSettings.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerSettings.swift
index 87a8af25f1..2f0ac79ea0 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerSettings.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/DuckPlayerSettings.swift
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protocol DuckPlayerSettingsProtocol: AnyObject {
     var duckPlayerSettingsPublisher: AnyPublisher<Void, Never> { get }
     var mode: DuckPlayerMode { get }
     var askModeOverlayHidden: Bool { get }
+    var allowFirstVideo: Bool { get set }
     
     init(appSettings: AppSettings, privacyConfigManager: PrivacyConfigurationManaging)
     
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ final class DuckPlayerSettings: DuckPlayerSettingsProtocol {
         }
     }
     
+    var allowFirstVideo: Bool = false
+    
     private func registerConfigPublisher() {
         isFeatureEnabledCancellable = privacyConfigManager.updatesPublisher
             .map { [weak privacyConfigManager] in
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/YoutubeOverlayUserScript.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/YoutubeOverlayUserScript.swift
index 79e2cb7ef7..35fef664e7 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/YoutubeOverlayUserScript.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DuckPlayer/YoutubeOverlayUserScript.swift
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ final class YoutubeOverlayUserScript: NSObject, Subfeature {
     weak var webView: WKWebView?
     
     let messageOriginPolicy: MessageOriginPolicy = .only(rules: [
+        .exact(hostname: "sosbourne.duckduckgo.com"),
         .exact(hostname: DuckPlayerSettings.OriginDomains.duckduckgo),
         .exact(hostname: DuckPlayerSettings.OriginDomains.youtube),
         .exact(hostname: DuckPlayerSettings.OriginDomains.youtubeMobile)
diff --git a/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift b/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
index 38693256d5..38da508d06 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGoTests/DuckPlayerMocks.swift
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ final class MockDuckPlayerSettings: DuckPlayerSettingsProtocol {
     
     var mode: DuckPlayerMode = .disabled
     var askModeOverlayHidden: Bool = false
+    var allowFirstVideo: Bool = false
     
     init(appSettings: AppSettings = AppSettingsMock(), privacyConfigManager: any BrowserServicesKit.PrivacyConfigurationManaging) {}
     func triggerNotification() {}