diff --git a/patches/api/patches.api b/patches/api/patches.api
index 4782cf765a..49739e3bb8 100644
--- a/patches/api/patches.api
+++ b/patches/api/patches.api
@@ -1348,6 +1348,7 @@ public final class app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playservice/VersionCheckPat
 	public static final fun is_19_32_or_greater ()Z
 	public static final fun is_19_33_or_greater ()Z
 	public static final fun is_19_34_or_greater ()Z
+	public static final fun is_19_35_or_greater ()Z
 	public static final fun is_19_36_or_greater ()Z
 	public static final fun is_19_41_or_greater ()Z
 	public static final fun is_19_43_or_greater ()Z
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
index edd505cb48..9fca4d89cf 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -46,3 +46,11 @@ internal val controlsOverlayVisibilityFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("V")
     parameters("Z", "Z")
 }
+
+internal val playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
+    accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
+    returns("Z")
+    parameters()
+    literal { 45643739L }
+}
+
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
index e22aef1819..a198e75ea9 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.mutableTypes.MutableMethod
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.get
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.resourceMappingPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.resourceMappings
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playservice.is_19_35_or_greater
 import app.revanced.util.*
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ val playerControlsPatch = bytecodePatch(
     val playerTopControlsInflateMatch by playerTopControlsInflateFingerprint()
     val overlayViewInflateMatch by overlayViewInflateFingerprint()
     val playerControlsExtensionHookMatch by playerControlsExtensionHookFingerprint()
+    val playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagMatch by playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint()
 
     execute { context ->
         fun MutableMethod.indexOfFirstViewInflateOrThrow() =
@@ -269,5 +271,13 @@ val playerControlsPatch = bytecodePatch(
         }
 
         visibilityImmediateMethod = playerControlsExtensionHookMatch.mutableMethod
+
+        // A/B test for a slightly different overlay controls,
+        // that uses layout file youtube_video_exploder_controls_bottom_ui_container.xml
+        // The change to support this is simple and only requires adding buttons to both layout files,
+        // but for now force this different layout off since it's still an experimental test.
+        if (is_19_35_or_greater) {
+            playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagMatch.mutableMethod.returnEarly()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playservice/VersionCheckPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playservice/VersionCheckPatch.kt
index 1ff14ea40b..780ad310a3 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playservice/VersionCheckPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playservice/VersionCheckPatch.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ var is_19_33_or_greater = false
     private set
 var is_19_34_or_greater = false
     private set
+var is_19_35_or_greater = false
+    private set
 var is_19_36_or_greater = false
     private set
 var is_19_41_or_greater = false
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ val versionCheckPatch = resourcePatch(
         is_19_32_or_greater = 243199000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
         is_19_33_or_greater = 243405000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
         is_19_34_or_greater = 243499000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
+        is_19_35_or_greater = 243605000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
         is_19_36_or_greater = 243705000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
         is_19_41_or_greater = 244305000 <= playStoreServicesVersion
         is_19_43_or_greater = 244405000 <= playStoreServicesVersion