diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
index 67855bb29b..9f590b2420 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
@@ -89,8 +89,24 @@ class @VideoPlayerAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
       $('.video-load-complete:first').data('video').player.play()
 
   onStateChange: (event) =>
+    _this = this
     switch event.data
       when @PlayerState.UNSTARTED
+        if @video.videoType is "youtube"
+          availableSpeeds = @player.getAvailablePlaybackRates()
+          console.log @video.videos
+          if availableSpeeds.length > 1
+            baseSpeedSubs = @video.videos["1.0"]
+            $.each @video.videos, (index, value) ->
+              delete _this.video.videos[index]
+
+            $.each availableSpeeds, (index, value) ->
+              _this.video.videos[value.toFixed(2).replace(/\.00$/, ".0")] = baseSpeedSubs
+
+            @speedControl.reRender()
+
+          console.log "UNSTARTED. available speeds = "
+          console.log availableSpeeds
         @onUnstarted()
       when @PlayerState.PLAYING
         @onPlay()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
index 7b75baddb8..6c309f21db 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ class @VideoSpeedControlAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
       @$('.video_speeds').prepend($('<li>').attr('data-speed', speed).html(link))
     @setSpeed(@currentSpeed)
 
+  reRender: (newSpeeds) ->
+    @$('.video_speeds').empty()
+
+    @speeds newSpeeds
+
+    console.log "Changing speeds"
+    console.log @speeds
+
+    $.each @speeds, (index, speed) =>
+      link = $('<a>').attr(href: "#").html("#{speed}x")
+      @$('.video_speeds').prepend($('<li>').attr('data-speed', speed).html(link))
+    @$('.video_speeds a').click @changeVideoSpeed
+
   changeVideoSpeed: (event) =>
     event.preventDefault()
     unless $(event.target).parent().hasClass('active')