diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 91cda4503..70e44180a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
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         "react-markdown": "^9.0.1",
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+    "node_modules/deepmerge": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-4.3.1.tgz",
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+      }
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     },
+    "node_modules/load-script": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-script/-/load-script-1.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
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@@ -6201,6 +6215,11 @@
         "react": "^18.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-fast-compare": {
+      "version": "3.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-fast-compare/-/react-fast-compare-3.2.2.tgz",
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+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-18.2.0.tgz",
@@ -6243,6 +6262,21 @@
         "react": ">=18"
       }
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+    "node_modules/react-player": {
+      "version": "2.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-player/-/react-player-2.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jILj7F9o+6NHzrJ1GqZIxfJgskvGmKeJ05FNhPvgiCpvMZFmFneKEkukywHcULDO2lqITm+zcEkLSq42mX0FbA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "deepmerge": "^4.0.0",
+        "load-script": "^1.0.0",
+        "memoize-one": "^5.1.1",
+        "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
+        "react-fast-compare": "^3.0.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-redux": {
       "version": "7.2.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-redux/-/react-redux-7.2.9.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ccad98163..3f48100e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-katex": "^3.0.1",
     "react-markdown": "^9.0.1",
+    "react-player": "^2.14.1",
     "react-resizable-panels": "^2.0.3",
     "react-timeago": "^7.2.0",
     "remark-gfm": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/common/components/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/common/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1d38e732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import type { ReactPlayerProps } from 'react-player';
+
+
+type VideoPlayerProps = ReactPlayerProps & {
+  // make the player responsive
+  responsive?: boolean;
+  // set this to not set the full URL
+  youTubeVideoId?: string;
+};
+
+const VideoPlayerDynamic = React.lazy(async () => {
+
+  // dynamically import react-player (saves 7kb but still..)
+  const { default: ReactPlayer } = await import('react-player');
+
+  return {
+    default: (props: ReactPlayerProps) => {
+
+      const { responsive, youTubeVideoId, ...baseProps } = props;
+
+      // responsive patch
+      if (responsive) {
+        baseProps.width = '100%';
+        baseProps.height = '100%';
+      }
+
+      // fill in the URL if we have a YouTube video ID
+      if (youTubeVideoId) {
+        baseProps.url = `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${youTubeVideoId}`;
+      }
+
+      return <ReactPlayer {...baseProps} />;
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+
+export function VideoPlayer(props: VideoPlayerProps) {
+  return (
+    <React.Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
+      <VideoPlayerDynamic {...props} />
+    </React.Suspense>
+  );
+}
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