diff --git a/includes/media_youtube.formatters.inc b/includes/media_youtube.formatters.inc
index a0ad95e266c1e9a7145fc794ea1d410f24c42131..00ae09953abfd9b225b0f6d9d1b097747e0ab71f 100644
--- a/includes/media_youtube.formatters.inc
+++ b/includes/media_youtube.formatters.inc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function media_youtube_file_formatter_info() {
     'protocol' => 'https:',
     'protocol_specify' => FALSE,
     'rel' => TRUE,
+    'iv_load_policy' => 1,
     'showinfo' => TRUE,
     'theme' => 'dark',
   );
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ function media_youtube_file_formatter_video_view($file, $display, $langcode) {
     // Fake a default for attributes so the ternary doesn't choke.
     $display['settings']['attributes'] = array();
 
-    foreach (array('width', 'height', 'autohide', 'autoplay', 'color', 'enablejsapi', 'loop', 'modestbranding', 'nocookie', 'origin', 'protocol', 'protocol_specify', 'rel', 'showinfo', 'theme', 'attributes') as $setting) {
+    foreach (array('width', 'height', 'autohide', 'autoplay', 'color', 'enablejsapi', 'loop', 'modestbranding', 'nocookie', 'origin', 'protocol', 'protocol_specify', 'rel', 'iv_load_policy', 'showinfo', 'theme', 'attributes') as $setting) {
       $element['#options'][$setting] = isset($file->override[$setting]) ? $file->override[$setting] : $display['settings'][$setting];
     }
     return $element;
@@ -154,6 +155,15 @@ function media_youtube_file_formatter_video_settings($form, &$form_state, $setti
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#default_value' => $settings['rel'],
   );
+  $element['iv_load_policy'] = array(
+    '#title' => t('Video annotations'),
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#options' => array(
+      '1' => t('Show video annotations (iv_load_policy=1)'),
+      '3' => t('Hide video annotations (iv_load_policy=3)'),
+    ),
+    '#default_value' => $settings['iv_load_policy'],
+  );
   $element['nocookie'] = array(
     '#title' => t('Use privacy enhanced (no cookie) mode'),
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
@@ -292,6 +302,7 @@ function media_youtube_file_default_displays_alter(&$file_displays) {
     'showinfo' => 1,
     'modestbranding' => 0,
     'rel' => 1,
+    'iv_load_policy' => 1,
     'nocookie' => 0,
     'protocol_specify' => 0,
     'protocol' => 'https:',
@@ -326,6 +337,7 @@ function media_youtube_file_default_displays_alter(&$file_displays) {
     'showinfo' => 1,
     'modestbranding' => 0,
     'rel' => 1,
+    'iv_load_policy' => 1,
     'nocookie' => 0,
     'protocol_specify' => 0,
     'protocol' => 'https:',
diff --git a/themes/media_youtube.theme.inc b/themes/media_youtube.theme.inc
index 6bf886b23d6e88a0ef6a0e4ab152ea10d372629c..b9082d93c1e862ee4f7b863f1ddabc72e09a7a8a 100644
--- a/themes/media_youtube.theme.inc
+++ b/themes/media_youtube.theme.inc
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ function media_youtube_preprocess_media_youtube_video(&$variables) {
     $query['playlist'] = $variables['video_id'];
   }
 
+  // Video annotations. Default to 1.
+  if ($variable['options']['iv_load_policy'] !== 1) {
+    $query['iv_load_policy'] = $variables['options']['iv_load_policy'];
+  }
+
   // These queries default to 1. If the option is false, set value to 0.
   foreach (array('rel', 'showinfo') as $option) {
     if (!$variables['options'][$option]) {