diff --git a/demo/cast_receiver/receiver_app.js b/demo/cast_receiver/receiver_app.js
index cc4b7efe2d..8422b85f77 100644
--- a/demo/cast_receiver/receiver_app.js
+++ b/demo/cast_receiver/receiver_app.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ShakaReceiverApp {
 
     // Make sure we don't show extra UI elements we don't need on the TV.
     ui.configure({
+      noFade: true,
       controlPanelElements: [
         'play_pause',
         'time_and_duration',
diff --git a/ui/controls.js b/ui/controls.js
index 5ae5272812..66e2f6d66d 100644
--- a/ui/controls.js
+++ b/ui/controls.js
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ shaka.ui.Controls = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     // Create the new layout
     this.createDOM_();
 
+    // If the controls are supposed to not fade, then they should be shown here.
+    if (config.noFade) {
+      this.setControlsOpacity_(shaka.ui.Enums.Opacity.OPAQUE);
+    }
+
     // Init the play state
     this.onPlayStateChange_();
 
@@ -1046,7 +1051,7 @@ shaka.ui.Controls = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
 
     // Keep showing the controls if ad or video is paused or one of
     // the control menus is hovered.
-    if (adIsPaused ||
+    if (adIsPaused || this.config_.noFade ||
        (!this.ad_ && videoIsPaused) || this.overrideCssShowControls_) {
       this.setControlsOpacity_(shaka.ui.Enums.Opacity.OPAQUE);
     } else {
diff --git a/ui/externs/ui.js b/ui/externs/ui.js
index cab871bdf0..73a8b8b621 100644
--- a/ui/externs/ui.js
+++ b/ui/externs/ui.js
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ shaka.extern.UIVolumeBarColors;
  *   clearBufferOnQualityChange: boolean,
  *   seekBarColors: shaka.extern.UISeekBarColors,
  *   volumeBarColors: shaka.extern.UIVolumeBarColors,
- *   trackLabelFormat: shaka.ui.TrackLabelFormat
+ *   trackLabelFormat: shaka.ui.TrackLabelFormat,
+ *   noFade: boolean
  * }}
  *
  * @property {!Array.<string>} controlPanelElements
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ shaka.extern.UIVolumeBarColors;
  *   ROLE means that only the role of the item is shown.
  *   LANGUAGE_ROLE means both are shown, or just language if there is no role.
  *   Defaults to LANGUAGE.
+ * @property {boolean} noFade
+ *   If set to true, the UI will not fade, even if the user is not mousing over.
  */
 shaka.extern.UIConfiguration;
 
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index c427464fbb..138557d982 100644
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ shaka.ui.Overlay = class {
         level: 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
       },
       trackLabelFormat: shaka.ui.TrackLabelFormat.LANGUAGE,
+      noFade: false,
     };
   }