diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
                 } else {
                     // the video won't play before the preview is displayed
                     m_preview->show();
+                    m_preview->installEventFilter(m_phononWidget);
                 }
 
                 m_phononWidget->show();
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@
                 // When we don't need it, hide the phonon widget first to avoid flickering
                 m_phononWidget->hide();
                 m_preview->show();
+                m_preview->removeEventFilter(m_phononWidget);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
--- a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
+++ b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         QSize videoSize() const;
 
         void setAutoPlay(bool autoPlay);
+        bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) override;
 
     signals:
         /**
diff --git a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@
     return m_url;
 }
 
+bool PhononWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) {
+    Q_UNUSED(object);
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress){
+        QMouseEvent *mouseEvent = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(event);
+        if (mouseEvent->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+            // toggle playback
+            if (m_media && m_media->state() == Phonon::State::PlayingState) {
+                m_media->pause();
+            } else {
+                play();
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void PhononWidget::setVideoSize(const QSize& size)
 {
     if (m_videoSize != size) {
@@ -172,8 +189,8 @@
     switch (newstate) {
     case Phonon::PlayingState:
     case Phonon::BufferingState:
-        m_stopButton->show();
         m_playButton->hide();
+        m_stopButton->show();
         break;
     default:
         m_stopButton->hide();