diff --git a/assets/css/default.css b/assets/css/default.css
index 3d29329e..49fff446 100644
--- a/assets/css/default.css
+++ b/assets/css/default.css
@@ -992,3 +992,80 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, p,
 #comments-turned-off-on-video-message > p, #comments-disabled-message > p {
   text-align: center;
 }
+
+.description-widget {
+  display: flex;
+  white-space: normal;
+  gap: 15px;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid black;
+}
+
+.description-show-transcript-widget {
+  padding: 10px;
+  flex-direction: column
+}
+
+.description-show-transcript-widget > * {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.video-transcript {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 25px;
+  height: 30em;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid #a0a0a0;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+.video-transcript header {
+  padding-bottom: 5px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #a0a0a0;
+} 
+
+.video-transcript > #lines {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: scroll;
+}
+
+.transcript-line, .transcript-title-line {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 20px 10px;
+  gap: 10px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+.transcript-line > .length {
+  padding: 0px 5px;
+  background: #363636 !important;
+}
+
+.transcript-line > p, .video-transcript > header > h3, .transcript-title-line > h4 {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.transcript-line:hover, .selected.transcript-line, .transcript-title-line:hover, .selected.transcript-title-line {
+  background: #4f4f4f;
+}
+
+.light-theme .transcript-line:hover, .selected.transcript-line, .transcript-title-line:hover, .selected.transcript-title-line {
+  background: #cacaca;
+}
+
+.video-transcript > footer {
+  padding-bottom: 14px;
+  border-top: 1px solid #a0a0a0
+}
+
+.video-transcript > footer > form {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.video-transcript > footer select {
+  width: 75%;
+}
diff --git a/assets/js/watch.js b/assets/js/watch.js
index 26016913..50d95c40 100644
--- a/assets/js/watch.js
+++ b/assets/js/watch.js
@@ -197,4 +197,14 @@ addEventListener('load', function (e) {
     }
 });
 
-document.getElementById("try-reddit-comments-link").onclick = swap_comments;
+addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+    const transcriptLines = document.getElementById("lines");
+    for (const transcriptLine of transcriptLines.children) {
+        if (transcriptLine.nodeName != "A") continue
+
+        transcriptLine.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            player.currentTime(transcriptLine.getAttribute('data-jump-time'));
+        })
+    }
+})
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 687cfa49..44e08b66 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -536,5 +536,11 @@
     "backend_unavailable": "The backend you selected is unavailable. You have been redirected to the next one",
     "timeline_parse_error_placeholder_heading": "Unable to parse item",
     "timeline_parse_error_placeholder_message": "Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:",
-    "timeline_parse_error_show_technical_details": "Show technical details"
+    "timeline_parse_error_show_technical_details": "Show technical details",
+    "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_label": "Transcripts",
+    "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_button_label_show": "Show transcript",
+    "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_button_label_hide": "Hide transcript",
+    "error_transcripts_none_available": "No transcripts are available",
+    "transcript_widget_title": "Transcript",
+    "transcript_widget_no_js_change_transcript_btn": "Swap"
 }
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
index 151fe569..933b34dd 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     nojs ||= "0"
     nojs = nojs == "1"
 
+    show_transcripts = env.params.query["show_transcripts"]?
+
+    show_transcripts ||= "0"
+    show_transcripts = show_transcripts == "1"
+
+    # Equal to a `caption.name` when set
+    selected_transcript = env.params.query["use_this_transcript"]?
+
     preferences = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences)
 
     user = env.get?("user").try &.as(User)
@@ -172,6 +180,60 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     }
     captions = captions - preferred_captions
 
+    if show_transcripts
+      # Transcripts can be mapped 1:1 to a video's captions.
+      # As such the amount of transcripts available is the same as the amount of captions available.
+      #
+      # To request transcripts we have to give a language code, and a boolean dictating whether or not
+      # it is auto-generated. These attributes can be retrieved from the video's caption metadata.
+
+      # First we check if a transcript has been explicitly selected.
+      # The `use_this_transcript` url parameter provides the label of the transcript the user wants.
+      if selected_transcript
+        selected_transcript = URI.decode_www_form(selected_transcript)
+        target_transcript = captions.select(&.name.== selected_transcript)
+      else
+        target_transcript = nil
+      end
+
+      # If the selected transcript has a match then we'll request that.
+      #
+      # If it does not match we'll try and request a transcript based on the user's
+      # preferred transcript
+      #
+      # If that also does not match then we'll just select the first transcript
+      # out of everything that's available.
+      #
+      # Raises when no matches are found
+      if target_transcript.is_a?(Array) && !target_transcript.empty?
+        target_transcript = target_transcript[0]
+      else
+        if !preferred_captions.empty?
+          target_transcript = preferred_captions[0]
+        elsif !captions.empty?
+          target_transcript = captions[0]
+        else
+          return error_template(404, "error_transcripts_none_available")
+        end
+      end
+
+      transcript_request_param = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.generate_param(
+        id, target_transcript.language_code, target_transcript.auto_generated
+      )
+
+      begin
+        transcript = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.from_raw(
+          YoutubeAPI.get_transcript(transcript_request_param),
+          target_transcript.language_code,
+          target_transcript.auto_generated,
+        )
+      rescue NotFoundException
+        return error_template(404, "error_transcripts_none_available")
+      end
+    else
+      transcript = nil
+    end
+
     aspect_ratio = "16:9"
 
     thumbnail = "/vi/#{video.id}/maxres.jpg"
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos/transcript.cr b/src/invidious/videos/transcript.cr
index ee1272d1..c9becc34 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos/transcript.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos/transcript.cr
@@ -80,14 +80,15 @@ module Invidious::Videos
       initial_segments.each do |line|
         if unpacked_line = line["transcriptSectionHeaderRenderer"]?
           line_type = HeadingLine
+          text = (unpacked_line.dig?("sectionHeader", "sectionHeaderViewModel", "headline", "content").try &.as_s) || ""
         else
           unpacked_line = line["transcriptSegmentRenderer"]
+          text = extract_text(unpacked_line["snippet"]) || ""
           line_type = RegularLine
         end
 
         start_ms = unpacked_line["startMs"].as_s.to_i.millisecond
         end_ms = unpacked_line["endMs"].as_s.to_i.millisecond
-        text = extract_text(unpacked_line["snippet"]) || ""
 
         lines << line_type.new(start_ms, end_ms, text)
       end
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/description_toggle_transcripts_widget.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/description_toggle_transcripts_widget.ecr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1b2cb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/description_toggle_transcripts_widget.ecr
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<% if captions %>
+<div class="description-widget description-show-transcript-widget">
+    <h4><%=HTML.escape(translate(locale, "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_label"))%></h4>
+    <% if transcript %>
+        <% hide_transcripts_param = env.params.query.dup %>
+        <% hide_transcripts_param.delete_all("show_transcripts") %>
+
+        <a class="pure-button pure-button-secondary" href="/watch?<%= hide_transcripts_param %>"><%=HTML.escape(translate(locale, "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_button_label_hide"))%></a>
+    <% else %>
+        <a class="pure-button pure-button-secondary" href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&show_transcripts=1"><%=HTML.escape(translate(locale, "video_description_toggle_transcript_widget_button_label_show"))%></a>
+    <% end %>
+</div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/no-js-transcript-ui.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/no-js-transcript-ui.ecr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1622a47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/no-js-transcript-ui.ecr
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<section class="video-transcript">
+    <header><h3><%=translate(locale, "transcript_widget_title")%></h3></header>
+    <div id="lines">
+        <% transcript_time_url_param = env.params.query.dup %>
+        <% transcript_time_url_param.delete_all("t") %>
+
+        <% transcript.lines.each do | line | %>
+            <% if line.is_a? Invidious::Videos::Transcript::HeadingLine %>
+                <div class="transcript-title-line"> <h4> <%= line.line %> </h4> </div>
+            <% else %>
+                <% jump_time = line.start_ms.total_seconds.to_s %>
+                <% transcript_time_url_param["t"] = jump_time %>
+                <a href="/watch?<%= transcript_time_url_param %>" data-onclick="jump_to_time" data-jump-time="<%=jump_time%>">
+                    <div class="transcript-line">
+                        <p class="length"><%= recode_length_seconds(line.start_ms.total_seconds) %></p>
+                        <p><%= line.line %></p>
+                    </div>
+                </a>
+            <% end %> 
+        <% end %>
+    </div>
+    <footer>
+        <% transcript_select_args = env.params.query.dup %>
+        <% transcript_select_args.delete_all("use_this_transcript") %>
+        <form class="select-transcript" method="get" action="/watch?<%=transcript_select_args%>">
+            <% # Preserve query parameters %>
+            <% transcript_select_args.each do | k, v | %>
+                <input type="hidden" name="<%=k%>" value="<%=v%>">
+            <% end %>
+
+            <select name="use_this_transcript">
+                <% {preferred_captions, captions}.each do | transcript_list |%>
+                    <% transcript_list.each do | transcript_option | %>
+                        <% if target_transcript.not_nil!.name == transcript_option.name %>
+                            <option value="<%=URI.encode_www_form(transcript_option.name)%>" selected><%=transcript_option.name%></option>
+                        <% else%>
+                            <option value="<%=URI.encode_www_form(transcript_option.name)%>"><%=transcript_option.name%></option>
+                        <% end %>
+                    <% end %>
+                <% end  %>
+            </select>
+
+            <input type="submit" value="<%= translate(locale, "transcript_widget_no_js_change_transcript_btn") %>"/>
+        </form>
+    </footer>
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index 43c6744c..ef50fadc 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -284,10 +284,14 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
 
             <div id="description-box"> <!-- Description -->
                 <% if video.description.size < 200 || params.extend_desc %>
-                    <div id="descriptionWrapper"><%= video.description_html %></div>
+                    <div id="descriptionWrapper"><%= video.description_html %>
+                        <%= rendered "components/description_toggle_transcripts_widget" %>
+                    </div>
                 <% else %>
                     <input id="descexpansionbutton" type="checkbox"/>
-                    <div id="descriptionWrapper"><%= video.description_html %></div>
+                    <div id="descriptionWrapper"><%-= video.description_html %>
+                        <%= rendered "components/description_toggle_transcripts_widget" %>
+                    </div>
                     <label for="descexpansionbutton">
                         <a></a>
                     </label>
@@ -361,6 +365,10 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
 
     <% if params.related_videos || plid %>
         <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-5">
+            <% if transcript %>
+                <%= rendered "components/no-js-transcript-ui" %>
+            <% end %>
+
             <% if plid %>
                 <div id="playlist" class="h-box"></div>
             <% end %>