diff --git a/packages/html/src/index.ts b/packages/html/src/index.ts
index fc94a957..57d4fda9 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export * from '@videojs/core/dom';
 // Store
 export type { Comparator, Selector } from '@videojs/store';
 export { createSelector, shallowEqual } from '@videojs/store';
+
 // Player
 export * from './player/context';
 export * from './player/create-player';
@@ -11,8 +12,7 @@ export * from './player/player-controller';
 export * from './player/player-mixin';
 export * from './store/container-mixin';
 export * from './store/provider-mixin';
-// Store bindings
 export * from './store/types';
 
 // Primitives
-export { MediaElement } from './ui/media-element';
+export * from './ui/media-element';
diff --git a/packages/html/src/player/create-player.ts b/packages/html/src/player/create-player.ts
index c6cba892..9176c726 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/player/create-player.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/player/create-player.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { combine, createStore } from '@videojs/store';
 
 import { type ContainerMixin, createContainerMixin } from '../store/container-mixin';
 import { createProviderMixin, type ProviderMixin } from '../store/provider-mixin';
+import type { PlayerElementConstructor } from '../store/types';
+import { MediaElement } from '../ui/media-element';
 import { type PlayerContext, playerContext } from './context';
 import { PlayerController } from './player-controller';
 import { createPlayerMixin, type PlayerMixin } from './player-mixin';
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ export interface CreatePlayerResult<Store extends PlayerStore> {
   /** Player controller bound to this player's context. */
   PlayerController: PlayerController.Constructor<Store>;
 
+  /** Pre-composed player element ready for customElements.define(). */
+  PlayerElement: PlayerElementConstructor<Store>;
+
   /** Mixin for a complete player element (provider + container). */
   PlayerMixin: PlayerMixin<Store>;
 
@@ -37,28 +42,21 @@ export interface CreatePlayerResult<Store extends PlayerStore> {
  * @example
  * ```ts
  * import { features } from '@videojs/core/dom';
+ * import { createPlayer, MediaElement } from '@videojs/html';
  *
- * const {
- *   context,
- *   create,
- *   PlayerController,
- *   PlayerMixin,
- *   ProviderMixin,
- *   ContainerMixin,
- * } = createPlayer({
+ * const { PlayerElement, PlayerController, context } = createPlayer({
  *   features: [...features.video],
  * });
  *
- * // Complete player element
- * class VideoPlayer extends PlayerMixin(ReactiveElement) {}
+ * // Simple: register pre-composed PlayerElement
+ * customElements.define('video-player', PlayerElement);
  *
- * // Or separate provider/container
- * class MyPlayer extends ProviderMixin(ReactiveElement) {}
- * class MyContainer extends ContainerMixin(ReactiveElement) {}
+ * // Custom: extend with PlayerMixin
+ * class MyPlayer extends PlayerMixin(MediaElement) {}
  *
- * // Control element
- * class PlayButton extends ReactiveElement {
- *   #playback = new PlayerController(this, selectPlayback);
+ * // Control element with selector
+ * class PlayButton extends MediaElement {
+ *   #playback = new PlayerController(this, context, selectPlayback);
  * }
  * ```
  */
@@ -76,14 +74,15 @@ export function createPlayer<const Features extends AnyPlayerFeature[]>(
   const ctx = playerContext as PlayerContext<Store>;
 
   const PlayerMixin = createPlayerMixin<Store>(ctx, create);
+  const PlayerElement = PlayerMixin(MediaElement);
   const ProviderMixin = createProviderMixin<Store>(ctx, create);
   const ContainerMixin = createContainerMixin<Store>(ctx);
-  const BoundPlayerController = PlayerController as unknown as PlayerController.Constructor<Store>;
 
   return {
     context: ctx,
     create,
-    PlayerController: BoundPlayerController,
+    PlayerController,
+    PlayerElement,
     PlayerMixin,
     ProviderMixin,
     ContainerMixin,
diff --git a/packages/html/src/player/player-controller.ts b/packages/html/src/player/player-controller.ts
index a2fdc42f..1f75f376 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/player/player-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/player/player-controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { ReactiveController, ReactiveControllerHost } from '@lit/reactive-e
 import type { PlayerStore } from '@videojs/core/dom';
 import type { InferStoreState, Selector } from '@videojs/store';
 import { StoreController } from '@videojs/store/lit';
-import type { Constructor as Ctor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
 
 import type { PlayerContext, PlayerContextValue } from './context';
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ export type PlayerControllerHost = ReactiveControllerHost & HTMLElement;
  * @example
  * ```ts
  * // Store access (no subscription)
- * class Controls extends ReactiveElement {
+ * class Controls extends MediaElement {
  *   #player = new PlayerController(this, playerContext);
  *
  *   handleClick() {
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export type PlayerControllerHost = ReactiveControllerHost & HTMLElement;
  * }
  *
  * // Selector-based subscription
- * class PlayButton extends ReactiveElement {
+ * class PlayButton extends MediaElement {
  *   #playback = new PlayerController(this, playerContext, selectPlayback);
  * }
  * ```
@@ -95,7 +94,8 @@ export class PlayerController<Store extends PlayerStore, Result = Store> impleme
 export namespace PlayerController {
   export type Host = PlayerControllerHost;
 
-  export type Constructor<Store extends PlayerStore = PlayerStore, Result = Store> = Ctor<
-    typeof PlayerController<Store, Result>
+  export type Constructor<Store extends PlayerStore = PlayerStore, Result = Store> = typeof PlayerController<
+    Store,
+    Result
   >;
 }
diff --git a/packages/html/src/player/player-mixin.ts b/packages/html/src/player/player-mixin.ts
index a9408885..dbd609b6 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/player/player-mixin.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/player/player-mixin.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
-import type { ReactiveElement } from '@lit/reactive-element';
 import type { PlayerStore } from '@videojs/core/dom';
-import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
-
+import type { MediaElementConstructor } from '@/ui/media-element';
 import { createContainerMixin } from '../store/container-mixin';
 import { createProviderMixin } from '../store/provider-mixin';
-import type { PlayerProvider } from '../store/types';
+import type { PlayerProviderConstructor } from '../store/types';
 import type { PlayerContext } from './context';
 
-export interface PlayerElement<Store extends PlayerStore> extends PlayerProvider<Store> {}
+type Result<Class extends MediaElementConstructor, Store extends PlayerStore> = Class &
+  PlayerProviderConstructor<Store>;
 
-type Base = Constructor<ReactiveElement>;
-
-type Result<Class extends Base, Store extends PlayerStore> = Class & PlayerElement<Store>;
-
-export type PlayerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => Result<Class, Store>;
+export type PlayerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(
+  BaseClass: Class
+) => Result<Class, Store>;
 
 /**
  * Creates a mixin that combines provider and container functionality.
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ export function createPlayerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore>(
   const ProviderMixin = createProviderMixin<Store>(context, factory);
   const ContainerMixin = createContainerMixin<Store>(context);
 
-  return <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => {
+  return <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(BaseClass: Class) => {
     return ContainerMixin(ProviderMixin(BaseClass)) as unknown as Result<Class, Store>;
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/html/src/player/tests/create-player.test.ts b/packages/html/src/player/tests/create-player.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2acb64fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/src/player/tests/create-player.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { features } from '@videojs/core/dom';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createPlayer } from '../create-player';
+
+describe('createPlayer', () => {
+  it('returns expected exports', () => {
+    const result = createPlayer({ features: [...features.video] });
+
+    expect(result.context).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.create).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    expect(result.PlayerController).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.PlayerElement).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.PlayerMixin).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    expect(result.ProviderMixin).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    expect(result.ContainerMixin).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+  });
+
+  it('create() returns a store instance', () => {
+    const { create } = createPlayer({ features: [...features.video] });
+    const store = create();
+
+    expect(store.attach).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    expect(store.subscribe).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    expect(store.destroy).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+  });
+
+  it('PlayerElement is a valid custom element class', () => {
+    const { PlayerElement } = createPlayer({ features: [...features.video] });
+
+    expect(typeof PlayerElement).toBe('function');
+    expect(PlayerElement.prototype).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/html/src/store/container-mixin.ts b/packages/html/src/store/container-mixin.ts
index 0592a37e..d28336d5 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/store/container-mixin.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/store/container-mixin.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 import { ContextConsumer } from '@lit/context';
-import type { ReactiveElement } from '@lit/reactive-element';
 import type { MediaContainer, PlayerStore, PlayerTarget } from '@videojs/core/dom';
 import { listen, querySlot } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
 import { Disposer } from '@videojs/utils/events';
 import { noop } from '@videojs/utils/function';
-import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
-
+import type { MediaElementConstructor } from '@/ui/media-element';
 import type { PlayerContext } from '../player/context';
-import type { PlayerConsumer } from './types';
+import type { PlayerConsumer, PlayerConsumerConstructor } from './types';
 
-type Base = Constructor<ReactiveElement>;
-
-type Result<Class extends Base, Store extends PlayerStore> = Class & Constructor<PlayerConsumer<Store>>;
-
-export type ContainerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => Result<Class, Store>;
+export type ContainerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(
+  BaseClass: Class
+) => Class & PlayerConsumerConstructor<Store>;
 
 export function createContainerMixin<Store extends PlayerStore>(context: PlayerContext<Store>): ContainerMixin<Store> {
-  return <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => {
+  return <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(BaseClass: Class) => {
     class PlayerContainerElement extends BaseClass implements PlayerConsumer<Store>, MediaContainer {
       #detach = noop;
       #disposer = new Disposer();
diff --git a/packages/html/src/store/provider-mixin.ts b/packages/html/src/store/provider-mixin.ts
index 9ded5742..b7d4347d 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/store/provider-mixin.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/store/provider-mixin.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 import { ContextProvider } from '@lit/context';
-import type { ReactiveElement } from '@lit/reactive-element';
 import type { Media, PlayerStore } from '@videojs/core/dom';
 import { isNull } from '@videojs/utils/predicate';
-import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
-
+import type { MediaElementConstructor } from '@/ui/media-element';
 import type { PlayerContext } from '../player/context';
-import type { PlayerProvider } from './types';
+import type { PlayerProvider, PlayerProviderConstructor } from './types';
 
-type Base = Constructor<ReactiveElement>;
-
-type Result<Class extends Base, Store extends PlayerStore> = Class & Constructor<PlayerProvider<Store>>;
-
-export type ProviderMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => Result<Class, Store>;
+export type ProviderMixin<Store extends PlayerStore> = <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(
+  BaseClass: Class
+) => Class & PlayerProviderConstructor<Store>;
 
 export function createProviderMixin<Store extends PlayerStore>(
   context: PlayerContext<Store>,
   factory: () => Store
 ): ProviderMixin<Store> {
-  return <Class extends Base>(BaseClass: Class) => {
+  return <Class extends MediaElementConstructor>(BaseClass: Class) => {
     class PlayerProviderElement extends BaseClass implements PlayerProvider<Store> {
       #store: Store | null = null;
       #media: Media | null = null;
diff --git a/packages/html/src/store/types.ts b/packages/html/src/store/types.ts
index d155f39f..59c59fb5 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/store/types.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/store/types.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 import type { Media, PlayerStore } from '@videojs/core/dom';
+import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
+import type { MediaElement } from '@/ui/media-element';
 
-export interface PlayerProvider<Store extends PlayerStore> {
+// ----------------------------------------
+// PlayerElement
+// ----------------------------------------
+
+export interface PlayerElement<Store extends PlayerStore> extends MediaElement, PlayerProvider<Store> {}
+
+export interface PlayerElementConstructor<Store extends PlayerStore> extends Constructor<PlayerElement<Store>> {}
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+// PlayerProvider
+// ----------------------------------------
+
+export interface PlayerProvider<Store extends PlayerStore> extends MediaElement {
   readonly store: Store;
   media: Media | null;
 }
 
-export interface PlayerConsumer<Store extends PlayerStore> {
+export interface PlayerProviderConstructor<Store extends PlayerStore> extends Constructor<PlayerProvider<Store>> {}
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+// PlayerConsumer
+// ----------------------------------------
+
+export interface PlayerConsumer<Store extends PlayerStore> extends MediaElement {
   readonly store: Store | null;
 }
+
+export interface PlayerConsumerConstructor<Store extends PlayerStore> extends Constructor<PlayerConsumer<Store>> {}
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/media-element.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/media-element.ts
index 866862d9..9f2763ed 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/media-element.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/media-element.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 import { ReactiveElement } from '@lit/reactive-element';
+import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
 
 export class MediaElement extends ReactiveElement {}
+
+export interface MediaElementConstructor extends Constructor<MediaElement> {}