diff --git a/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js b/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
index c16350aead..04b8ca0e6c 100644
--- a/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
+++ b/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ function tryUpdateStyle(el, style, rule) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Converts the CSS top/right/bottom/left property numeric value to string in pixels.
+ *
+ * @param {number} position
+ *        The CSS top/right/bottom/left property value.
+ *
+ * @return {string}
+ *          The CSS property value that was created, like '10px'.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+function getCSSPositionValue(position) {
+  return position ? `${position}px` : '';
+}
+
 /**
  * The component for displaying text track cues.
  *
@@ -99,11 +114,18 @@ class TextTrackDisplay extends Component {
   constructor(player, options, ready) {
     super(player, options, ready);
 
-    const updateDisplayHandler = (e) => this.updateDisplay(e);
+    const updateDisplayTextHandler = (e) => this.updateDisplay(e);
+    const updateDisplayHandler = (e) => {
+      this.updateDisplayOverlay();
+      this.updateDisplay(e);
+    };
 
     player.on('loadstart', (e) => this.toggleDisplay(e));
-    player.on('texttrackchange', updateDisplayHandler);
-    player.on('loadedmetadata', (e) => this.preselectTrack(e));
+    player.on('texttrackchange', updateDisplayTextHandler);
+    player.on('loadedmetadata', (e) => {
+      this.updateDisplayOverlay();
+      this.preselectTrack(e);
+    });
 
     // This used to be called during player init, but was causing an error
     // if a track should show by default and the display hadn't loaded yet.
@@ -297,6 +319,34 @@ class TextTrackDisplay extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Updates the displayed TextTrack to be sure it overlays the video when a either
+   * a {@link Player#texttrackchange} or a {@link Player#fullscreenchange} is fired.
+   */
+  updateDisplayOverlay() {
+    if (!this.player_.videoHeight()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const playerWidth = this.player_.currentWidth();
+    const playerHeight = this.player_.currentHeight();
+    const playerAspectRatio = playerWidth / playerHeight;
+    const videoAspectRatio = this.player_.videoWidth() / this.player_.videoHeight();
+    let insetInlineMatch = 0;
+    let insetBlockMatch = 0;
+
+    if (Math.abs(playerAspectRatio - videoAspectRatio) > 0.1) {
+      if (playerAspectRatio > videoAspectRatio) {
+        insetInlineMatch = Math.round((playerWidth - playerHeight * videoAspectRatio) / 2);
+      } else {
+        insetBlockMatch = Math.round((playerHeight - playerWidth / videoAspectRatio) / 2);
+      }
+    }
+
+    tryUpdateStyle(this.el_, 'insetInline', getCSSPositionValue(insetInlineMatch));
+    tryUpdateStyle(this.el_, 'insetBlock', getCSSPositionValue(insetBlockMatch));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Style {@Link TextTrack} activeCues according to {@Link TextTrackSettings}.
    *
diff --git a/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js b/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
index 15e8544508..7b8a1dd9f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
@@ -449,4 +449,53 @@ if (!Html5.supportsNativeTextTracks()) {
       'colors must be valid hex codes.'
     );
   });
+
+  QUnit.test('text track display should overlay a video', function(assert) {
+    const tag = document.createElement('video');
+
+    tag.width = 320;
+    tag.height = 180;
+    const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({}, tag);
+    const textTrackDisplay = player.getChild('TextTrackDisplay');
+    const textTrackDisplayStyle = textTrackDisplay.el().style;
+
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetInline === '', 'text track display style insetInline equal to empty string');
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetBlock === '', 'text track display style insetBlock equal to empty string');
+
+    // video aspect ratio equal to NaN
+    player.tech_.videoWidth = () => 0;
+    player.tech_.videoHeight = () => 0;
+
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetInline === '', 'text track display style insetInline equal to empty string');
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetBlock === '', 'text track display style insetBlock equal to empty string');
+
+    // video aspect ratio 2:1
+    player.tech_.videoWidth = () => 100;
+    player.tech_.videoHeight = () => 50;
+
+    textTrackDisplay.updateDisplayOverlay();
+
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetInline === '', 'text track display style insetInline equal to empty string');
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetBlock === '10px', 'text track display style insetBlock equal to 10px');
+
+    // video aspect ratio 4:3
+    player.tech_.videoWidth = () => 100;
+    player.tech_.videoHeight = () => 75;
+
+    textTrackDisplay.updateDisplayOverlay();
+
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetInline === '40px', 'text track display style insetInline equal to 40px');
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetBlock === '', 'text track display style insetBlock equal to empty string');
+
+    // video aspect ratio 16:9
+    player.tech_.videoWidth = () => 320;
+    player.tech_.videoHeight = () => 180;
+
+    textTrackDisplay.updateDisplayOverlay();
+
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetInline === '', 'text track display style insetInline equal to empty string');
+    assert.ok(textTrackDisplayStyle.insetBlock === '', 'text track display style insetBlock equal to empty string');
+
+    player.dispose();
+  });
 }