diff --git a/packages/html/src/define/ui/popover.ts b/packages/html/src/define/ui/popover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bdb9cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/src/define/ui/popover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { PopoverElement } from '../../ui/popover/popover-element';
+
+customElements.define(PopoverElement.tagName, PopoverElement);
+
+declare global {
+  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+    [PopoverElement.tagName]: PopoverElement;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/html/src/index.ts b/packages/html/src/index.ts
index a6d98d8c..55e4cf9c 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export { MuteButtonElement } from './ui/mute-button/mute-button-element';
 export { PiPButtonElement } from './ui/pip-button/pip-button-element';
 export { PlayButtonElement } from './ui/play-button/play-button-element';
 export { PlaybackRateButtonElement } from './ui/playback-rate-button/playback-rate-button-element';
+export { PopoverElement } from './ui/popover/popover-element';
 export { PosterElement } from './ui/poster/poster-element';
 export { SeekButtonElement } from './ui/seek-button/seek-button-element';
 export { ThumbnailElement } from './ui/thumbnail/thumbnail-element';
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/popover/popover-element.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/popover/popover-element.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/popover/popover-element.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+import { PopoverCore, PopoverDataAttrs, type PopoverInteraction, type PopoverProps } from '@videojs/core';
+import {
+  applyElementProps,
+  applyStateDataAttrs,
+  createPopover,
+  createTransitionHandler,
+  getAnchorNameStyle,
+  getAnchorPositionStyle,
+  type PopoverChangeDetails,
+  type PopoverHandle,
+  resolveOffsets,
+} from '@videojs/core/dom';
+import type { PropertyDeclarationMap, PropertyValues } from '@videojs/element';
+import { SnapshotController } from '@videojs/store/html';
+import { applyStyles, supportsAnchorPositioning } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
+
+import { MediaElement } from '../media-element';
+
+export class PopoverElement extends MediaElement {
+  static readonly tagName = 'media-popover';
+
+  static override properties = {
+    open: { type: Boolean },
+    defaultOpen: { type: Boolean, attribute: 'default-open' },
+    side: { type: String },
+    align: { type: String },
+    modal: { type: Boolean },
+    closeOnEscape: { type: Boolean, attribute: 'close-on-escape' },
+    closeOnOutsideClick: { type: Boolean, attribute: 'close-on-outside-click' },
+    openOnHover: { type: Boolean, attribute: 'open-on-hover' },
+    delay: { type: Number },
+    closeDelay: { type: Number, attribute: 'close-delay' },
+  } satisfies PropertyDeclarationMap<keyof PopoverCore.Props>;
+
+  open = PopoverCore.defaultProps.open;
+  defaultOpen = PopoverCore.defaultProps.defaultOpen;
+  side = PopoverCore.defaultProps.side;
+  align = PopoverCore.defaultProps.align;
+  modal: PopoverProps['modal'] = PopoverCore.defaultProps.modal;
+  closeOnEscape = PopoverCore.defaultProps.closeOnEscape;
+  closeOnOutsideClick = PopoverCore.defaultProps.closeOnOutsideClick;
+  openOnHover = PopoverCore.defaultProps.openOnHover;
+  delay = PopoverCore.defaultProps.delay;
+  closeDelay = PopoverCore.defaultProps.closeDelay;
+
+  readonly #core = new PopoverCore();
+  #popover: PopoverHandle | null = null;
+  #snapshot: SnapshotController<PopoverInteraction> | null = null;
+
+  // Cleanup controllers
+  #disconnect: AbortController | null = null;
+  #triggerAc: AbortController | null = null;
+  #currentTrigger: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+  override connectedCallback(): void {
+    super.connectedCallback();
+    this.#disconnect = new AbortController();
+
+    this.#popover = createPopover({
+      transition: createTransitionHandler(),
+      onOpenChange: (nextOpen: boolean, details: PopoverChangeDetails) => {
+        this.open = nextOpen;
+        this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('open-change', { detail: { open: nextOpen, ...details } }));
+      },
+      closeOnEscape: () => this.closeOnEscape,
+      closeOnOutsideClick: () => this.closeOnOutsideClick,
+      openOnHover: () => this.openOnHover,
+      delay: () => this.delay,
+      closeDelay: () => this.closeDelay,
+    });
+
+    // Register self as the popup element — the element IS the popup.
+    this.#popover.setPopupElement(this);
+
+    // Apply popup event handlers (pointerenter/leave, focusout) to self.
+    applyElementProps(this, this.#popover.popupProps, this.#disconnect.signal);
+
+    // Subscribe to interaction state for reactive updates.
+    // Reuse the controller across connect/disconnect cycles to avoid
+    // leaking stale controllers in the host's controller set.
+    if (this.#snapshot) {
+      this.#snapshot.track(this.#popover.interaction);
+    } else {
+      this.#snapshot = new SnapshotController(this, this.#popover.interaction);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected override firstUpdated(changed: PropertyValues): void {
+    super.firstUpdated(changed);
+
+    // Uncontrolled mode: open if `defaultOpen` is set. Controlled `open`
+    // is already synced by `willUpdate` on the first render cycle.
+    if (this.defaultOpen && !this.open) {
+      this.#popover?.open();
+    }
+  }
+
+  override disconnectedCallback(): void {
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+    this.#cleanupTrigger();
+    this.#popover?.destroy();
+    this.#popover = null;
+    this.#disconnect?.abort();
+    this.#disconnect = null;
+  }
+
+  protected override willUpdate(changed: PropertyValues): void {
+    super.willUpdate(changed);
+    this.#core.setProps(this);
+
+    // Sync controlled open state
+    if (this.#popover && changed.has('open')) {
+      const { active: interactionOpen } = this.#popover.interaction.current;
+      if (this.open !== interactionOpen) {
+        if (this.open) {
+          this.#popover.open();
+        } else {
+          this.#popover.close();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected override update(_changed: PropertyValues): void {
+    super.update(_changed);
+    if (!this.#popover) return;
+
+    // Discover trigger via commandfor linkage.
+    const triggerEl = this.#findTrigger();
+    this.#syncTrigger(triggerEl);
+
+    // Derive state from core + interaction.
+    const interaction = this.#popover.interaction.current;
+    const state = this.#core.getState(interaction);
+
+    // Apply popup ARIA and data attributes to self.
+    applyElementProps(this, this.#core.getPopupAttrs(state));
+    applyStateDataAttrs(this, state, PopoverDataAttrs);
+
+    // Apply trigger ARIA and anchor-name to the discovered trigger.
+    if (this.#currentTrigger) {
+      applyElementProps(this.#currentTrigger, this.#core.getTriggerAttrs(state, this.id));
+      applyStyles(this.#currentTrigger, getAnchorNameStyle(this.id));
+    }
+
+    // Skip positioning when closed — no rects to measure.
+    if (!state.open) return;
+
+    // Apply positioning styles to self.
+    const posOpts = { side: state.side, align: state.align };
+
+    if (supportsAnchorPositioning()) {
+      // Native CSS Anchor Positioning — no JS rect measurements needed.
+      applyStyles(this, getAnchorPositionStyle(this.id, posOpts));
+    } else {
+      // JS fallback: measure rects and resolve CSS var offsets.
+      const triggerRect = this.#currentTrigger?.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const selfRect = this.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const boundaryRect = document.documentElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const offsets = resolveOffsets(this);
+      applyStyles(this, getAnchorPositionStyle(this.id, posOpts, triggerRect, selfRect, boundaryRect, offsets));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // --- Trigger discovery ---
+
+  #findTrigger(): HTMLElement | null {
+    if (!this.id) return null;
+    const root = this.getRootNode() as Document | ShadowRoot;
+    return root.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[commandfor="${this.id}"]`);
+  }
+
+  #syncTrigger(triggerEl: HTMLElement | null): void {
+    if (triggerEl === this.#currentTrigger) return;
+
+    this.#cleanupTrigger();
+    this.#currentTrigger = triggerEl;
+    this.#popover?.setTriggerElement(triggerEl);
+
+    if (triggerEl && this.#popover) {
+      this.#triggerAc = new AbortController();
+      applyElementProps(triggerEl, this.#popover.triggerProps, this.#triggerAc.signal);
+    }
+  }
+
+  #cleanupTrigger(): void {
+    if (this.#currentTrigger) {
+      // Remove ARIA attributes and anchor-name style from the old trigger.
+      applyElementProps(this.#currentTrigger, {
+        'aria-expanded': undefined,
+        'aria-haspopup': undefined,
+        'aria-controls': undefined,
+      });
+      this.#currentTrigger.style.removeProperty('anchor-name');
+    }
+
+    this.#triggerAc?.abort();
+    this.#triggerAc = null;
+    this.#currentTrigger = null;
+  }
+}