diff --git a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoConfig.kt b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoConfig.kt
index b15b7bd1c..e525c14e6 100644
--- a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoConfig.kt
+++ b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoConfig.kt
@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ private const val VIDEO_URL_KEY = "url"
 private const val REPEAT_KEY = "repeat"
 private const val STUB_IMAGE_URL_KEY = "stub_image_url"
 private const val START_MODE_KEY = "start_mode"
+private const val Z_ORDER_MODE_KEY = "z_order_mode"
 
 private const val START_MODE_WHEN_READY = "when_ready"
 private const val START_MODE_BY_DEEPLINK = "by_deeplink"
 
+private const val Z_ORDER_MODE_ON_TOP = "on_top"
+private const val Z_ORDER_MODE_MEDIA_OVERLAY = "media_overlay"
+
 internal data class VideoConfig(
     val id: String?,
     val url: String,
     val stubImageUrl: String?,
     val repeat: Boolean,
-    val startMode: VideoStartMode
+    val startMode: VideoStartMode,
+    val zOrderMode: ZOrderMode,
 )
 
 internal enum class VideoStartMode {
@@ -25,13 +30,19 @@ internal enum class VideoStartMode {
     BY_DEEPLINK
 }
 
+internal enum class ZOrderMode {
+    ON_TOP,
+    MEDIA_OVERLAY
+}
+
 internal val DivCustom.videoConfig: VideoConfig
     get() = VideoConfig(
         id = id,
         url = customProps?.getStringOrNull(VIDEO_URL_KEY) ?: "",
         stubImageUrl = customProps?.getStringOrNull(STUB_IMAGE_URL_KEY),
         repeat = customProps?.optBoolean(REPEAT_KEY, false) ?: false,
-        startMode = customProps?.getStringOrNull(START_MODE_KEY).resolveStartMode()
+        startMode = customProps?.getStringOrNull(START_MODE_KEY).resolveStartMode(),
+        zOrderMode = customProps?.getStringOrNull(Z_ORDER_MODE_KEY).resolveZOrderMode(),
     )
 
 internal val VideoConfig.dataSpec: DataSpec
@@ -46,6 +57,12 @@ private fun String?.resolveStartMode(): VideoStartMode = when (this) {
     else -> VideoStartMode.WHEN_READY
 }
 
+private fun String?.resolveZOrderMode(): ZOrderMode = when (this) {
+    Z_ORDER_MODE_ON_TOP -> ZOrderMode.ON_TOP
+    Z_ORDER_MODE_MEDIA_OVERLAY -> ZOrderMode.MEDIA_OVERLAY
+    else -> ZOrderMode.ON_TOP
+}
+
 internal fun isValid(config: VideoConfig): Boolean {
     val requiredId = config.startMode == VideoStartMode.BY_DEEPLINK
     val hasIdIfRequired = !requiredId || config.id != null
diff --git a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoCustomAdapter.kt b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoCustomAdapter.kt
index 8b28f60c4..caa19525a 100644
--- a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoCustomAdapter.kt
+++ b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoCustomAdapter.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class VideoCustomAdapter(
     }
 
     override fun createView(div: DivCustom, divView: Div2View): View {
-        return VideoView(divView.context)
+        return VideoView(divView.context, div.videoConfig.zOrderMode)
     }
 
     override fun bindView(view: View, div: DivCustom, divView: Div2View) {
diff --git a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoView.kt b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoView.kt
index 86b17b584..a08c48445 100644
--- a/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoView.kt
+++ b/client/android/video-custom/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/video/custom/VideoView.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelChildren
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 internal class VideoView(
-    context: Context
+    context: Context,
+    zOrderMode: ZOrderMode = ZOrderMode.ON_TOP,
 ) : FrameLayout(context) {
     private val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope = MainScope()
     private var stubViewObservationJob: Job? = null
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ internal class VideoView(
         useController = false
         setShutterBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
         (videoSurfaceView as? SurfaceView)?.apply {
-            setZOrderOnTop(true)
+            when (zOrderMode) {
+                ZOrderMode.ON_TOP -> setZOrderOnTop(true)
+                ZOrderMode.MEDIA_OVERLAY -> setZOrderMediaOverlay(true)
+            }
             setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
             holder.setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSPARENT)
         }
@@ -126,7 +130,6 @@ internal class VideoView(
 
     override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
         super.onDetachedFromWindow()
-        assertBoundToViewModel()
         viewModel?.let { pauseObservingViewModel(it) }
     }