diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserChromeClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserChromeClient.kt
index e95df2df5f45..fddd8561945b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserChromeClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserChromeClient.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.duckduckgo.app.browser
 
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Message
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class BrowserChromeClient @Inject constructor(
 
     override fun onShowCustomView(
         view: View,
+        /* requestedOrientation: Int, */
         callback: CustomViewCallback?,
     ) {
         Timber.d("on show custom view")
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class BrowserChromeClient @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         customView = view
-        webViewClientListener?.goFullScreen(view)
+        webViewClientListener?.goFullScreen(view, /* requestedOrientation */ ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE)
     }
 
     override fun onHideCustomView() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabFragment.kt
index 6a3a6fa0d34d..48d108914c0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabFragment.kt
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ class BrowserTabFragment :
         private fun renderFullscreenMode(viewState: BrowserViewState) {
             activity?.isImmersiveModeEnabled()?.let {
                 if (viewState.isFullScreen) {
-                    if (!it) goFullScreen()
+                    if (!it) goFullScreen(viewState.fullScreenRequestedOrientation)
                 } else {
                     if (it) exitFullScreen()
                 }
@@ -3462,10 +3462,10 @@ class BrowserTabFragment :
             }
         }
 
-        private fun goFullScreen() {
+        private fun goFullScreen(requestedOrientation: Int) {
             Timber.i("Entering full screen")
             binding.webViewFullScreenContainer.show()
-            activity?.toggleFullScreen()
+            activity?.toggleFullScreen(requestedOrientation)
             showToast(R.string.fullScreenMessage, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
index 2311715b8f91..ee39abdb583b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.duckduckgo.app.browser
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.net.http.SslCertificate
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ class BrowserTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
     data class BrowserViewState(
         val browserShowing: Boolean = false,
         val isFullScreen: Boolean = false,
+        val fullScreenRequestedOrientation: Int = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED,
         val isDesktopBrowsingMode: Boolean = false,
         val canChangeBrowsingMode: Boolean = false,
         val showPrivacyShield: Boolean = false,
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ class BrowserTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
         class SendEmail(val emailAddress: String) : Command()
         object ShowKeyboard : Command()
         object HideKeyboard : Command()
-        class ShowFullScreen(val view: View) : Command()
+        class ShowFullScreen(val view: View, val requestedOrientation: Int) : Command()
         class DownloadImage(
             val url: String,
             val requestUserConfirmation: Boolean,
@@ -1146,16 +1148,20 @@ class BrowserTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
         deleteTabPreview(tabId)
     }
 
-    override fun goFullScreen(view: View) {
-        command.value = ShowFullScreen(view)
+    override fun goFullScreen(view: View, requestedOrientation: Int) {
+        command.value = ShowFullScreen(view, requestedOrientation)
 
         val currentState = currentBrowserViewState()
-        browserViewState.value = currentState.copy(isFullScreen = true)
+        browserViewState.value = currentState.copy(
+            isFullScreen = true,
+            fullScreenRequestedOrientation = requestedOrientation)
     }
 
     override fun exitFullScreen() {
         val currentState = currentBrowserViewState()
-        browserViewState.value = currentState.copy(isFullScreen = false)
+        browserViewState.value = currentState.copy(
+            isFullScreen = false,
+            fullScreenRequestedOrientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED)
     }
 
     override fun navigationStateChanged(newWebNavigationState: WebNavigationState) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/WebViewClientListener.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/WebViewClientListener.kt
index 0e3931a02d16..dd4502ddadfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/WebViewClientListener.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/WebViewClientListener.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ interface WebViewClientListener {
     fun sendEmailRequested(emailAddress: String)
     fun sendSmsRequested(telephoneNumber: String)
     fun dialTelephoneNumberRequested(telephoneNumber: String)
-    fun goFullScreen(view: View)
+    fun goFullScreen(view: View, requestedOrientation: Int)
     fun exitFullScreen()
     fun showFileChooser(
         filePathCallback: ValueCallback<Array<Uri>>,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/ActivityExtension.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/ActivityExtension.kt
index c5dea117f0f0..10100547f385 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/ActivityExtension.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/ActivityExtension.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.duckduckgo.app.global.view
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
@@ -55,13 +56,14 @@ fun Context.fadeTransitionConfig(): Bundle? {
     return config.toBundle()
 }
 
-fun FragmentActivity.toggleFullScreen() {
+fun FragmentActivity.toggleFullScreen(requestedOrientation: Int = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED) {
     val newUiOptions = window.decorView.systemUiVisibility
         .xor(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION)
         .xor(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN)
         .xor(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY)
 
     window.decorView.systemUiVisibility = newUiOptions
+    this.requestedOrientation = requestedOrientation
 }
 
 fun FragmentActivity.isImmersiveModeEnabled(): Boolean {