diff --git a/manifest/manifest.json b/manifest/manifest.json
index e0565a39..3ac8ee6f 100644
--- a/manifest/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest/manifest.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         "icons/help.svg",
         "icons/report.png",
         "icons/close.png",
+        "icons/skipIcon.svg",
         "icons/refresh.svg",
         "icons/beep.ogg",
         "icons/pause.svg",
diff --git a/public/content.css b/public/content.css
index 55e4b63e..7494d7fb 100644
--- a/public/content.css
+++ b/public/content.css
@@ -501,4 +501,17 @@ input::-webkit-inner-spin-button {
 .sbChatClose {
 	height: 14px;
 	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.skipButtonControlBarContainer {
+	cursor: pointer;
+	display: flex;
+}
+
+#sbSkipIconControlBarImage {
+	height: 60%;
+    top: 0px;
+    bottom: 0px;
+    display: block;
+    margin: auto;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/icons/PlayerCancelSegmentIconSponsorBlocker.svg b/public/icons/PlayerCancelSegmentIconSponsorBlocker.svg
index 6b48b6d0..619b4b04 100644
--- a/public/icons/PlayerCancelSegmentIconSponsorBlocker.svg
+++ b/public/icons/PlayerCancelSegmentIconSponsorBlocker.svg
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@
      id="namedview18"
      showgrid="false"
      inkscape:zoom="0.83098592"
-     inkscape:cx="-238.41697"
-     inkscape:cy="258.22009"
+     inkscape:cx="220.07455"
+     inkscape:cy="308.76246"
      inkscape:window-x="477"
      inkscape:window-y="961"
      inkscape:window-maximized="1"
-     inkscape:current-layer="svg16" />
+     inkscape:current-layer="svg16"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" />
   <defs
      id="defs4">
     <style
diff --git a/public/icons/skipIcon.svg b/public/icons/skipIcon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84bf7f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/icons/skipIcon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   viewBox="0 0 565.15 568"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg16"
+   sodipodi:docname="skipIcon.svg"
+   inkscape:version="0.92.4 (5da689c313, 2019-01-14)"
+   inkscape:export-filename="D:\Dell Data\_Projects\_____SponsorSkip\ignored\svg\SponsorBlocker4.png"
+   inkscape:export-xdpi="43.436523"
+   inkscape:export-ydpi="43.436523">
+  <metadata
+     id="metadata20">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+        <dc:title>LogoSponsorBlocker2</dc:title>
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#666666"
+     borderopacity="1"
+     objecttolerance="10"
+     gridtolerance="10"
+     guidetolerance="10"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0"
+     inkscape:pageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:window-width="1920"
+     inkscape:window-height="1001"
+     id="namedview18"
+     showgrid="false"
+     inkscape:zoom="1.6619718"
+     inkscape:cx="316.31071"
+     inkscape:cy="330.01409"
+     inkscape:window-x="477"
+     inkscape:window-y="961"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1"
+     inkscape:current-layer="svg16"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="true" />
+  <defs
+     id="defs4">
+    <style
+       id="style2">.cls-1{fill:red;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}</style>
+  </defs>
+  <title
+     id="title6">LogoSponsorBlocker2</title>
+  <path
+     class="cls-1"
+     d="m 282.58,568 a 65,65 0 0 1 -34.14,-9.66 C 95.41,463.94 2.54,300.46 0,121 a 64.91,64.91 0 0 1 34,-58.09 522.56,522.56 0 0 1 497.16,0 64.91,64.91 0 0 1 34,58.12 c -2.53,179.43 -95.4,342.91 -248.42,437.3 A 65,65 0 0 1 282.58,568 Z m 0,-548.31 A 502.24,502.24 0 0 0 43.4,80.22 45.27,45.27 0 0 0 19.7,120.75 c 2.44,172.67 91.81,330 239.07,420.83 a 46.19,46.19 0 0 0 47.61,0 C 453.64,450.73 543,293.42 545.45,120.75 A 45.26,45.26 0 0 0 521.75,80.21 502.26,502.26 0 0 0 282.58,19.69 Z"
+     id="path8"
+     inkscape:connector-curvature="0"
+     style="fill:#ffffff" />
+  <path
+     style="fill:#ffffff"
+     d="M 284.70508 42.693359 A 479.9 479.9 0 0 0 54.369141 100.41992 A 22.53 22.53 0 0 0 42.669922 120.41992 C 45.069922 290.25992 135.67008 438.63977 270.83008 522.00977 A 22.48 22.48 0 0 0 294.32031 522.00977 C 429.48031 438.63977 520.08047 290.25992 522.48047 120.41992 A 22.53 22.53 0 0 0 510.7793 100.41992 A 479.9 479.9 0 0 0 284.70508 42.693359 z M 188.7168 140.07227 L 312.64844 264.00586 L 188.7168 387.9375 L 159.5918 358.8125 L 254.19336 264.00586 L 159.5918 169.19727 L 188.7168 140.07227 z M 305.625 140.07227 L 429.55859 264.00586 L 305.625 387.9375 L 276.50195 358.8125 L 371.10352 264.00586 L 276.50195 169.19727 L 305.625 140.07227 z "
+     id="path10" />
+  <g
+     id="g825"
+     transform="translate(-3.86549,36.564644)" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/CategorySkipOptionsComponent.tsx b/src/components/CategorySkipOptionsComponent.tsx
index 9a134a5e..370e1bb0 100644
--- a/src/components/CategorySkipOptionsComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CategorySkipOptionsComponent.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Config from "../config"
 import { Category, CategorySkipOption } from "../types";
 
 import Utils from "../utils";
+import { getCategoryActionType } from "../utils/categoryUtils";
 const utils = new Utils();
 
 export interface CategorySkipOptionsProps { 
@@ -152,12 +153,12 @@ class CategorySkipOptionsComponent extends React.Component<CategorySkipOptionsPr
 
         const optionNames = ["disable", "showOverlay", "manualSkip", "autoSkip"];
 
-        console.log(utils.getCategoryActionType(this.props.category))
+        console.log(getCategoryActionType(this.props.category))
 
         for (const optionName of optionNames) {
             elements.push(
                 <option key={optionName} value={optionName}>
-                    {chrome.i18n.getMessage(optionName !== "disable" ? optionName + utils.getCategoryActionType(this.props.category) 
+                    {chrome.i18n.getMessage(optionName !== "disable" ? optionName + getCategoryActionType(this.props.category) 
                                                                      : optionName)}
                 </option>
             );
diff --git a/src/components/SkipNoticeComponent.tsx b/src/components/SkipNoticeComponent.tsx
index 63a53165..a98e2f4d 100644
--- a/src/components/SkipNoticeComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SkipNoticeComponent.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import { Category, ContentContainer, CategoryActionType, SponsorHideType, Sponso
 import NoticeComponent from "./NoticeComponent";
 import NoticeTextSelectionComponent from "./NoticeTextSectionComponent";
 
-import Utils from "../utils";
-const utils = new Utils();
+import { getCategoryActionType, getSkippingText } from "../utils/categoryUtils";
 
 export enum SkipNoticeAction {
     None,
@@ -82,18 +81,7 @@ class SkipNoticeComponent extends React.Component<SkipNoticeProps, SkipNoticeSta
         this.contentContainer = props.contentContainer;
         this.audio = null;
 
-        const categoryName = chrome.i18n.getMessage(this.segments.length > 1 ? "multipleSegments" 
-            : "category_" + this.segments[0].category + "_short") || chrome.i18n.getMessage("category_" + this.segments[0].category);
-        let noticeTitle = "";
-        if (this.autoSkip) {
-            const messageId = utils.getCategoryActionType(this.segments[0].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable 
-                ? "skipped" : "skipped_to_category";
-            noticeTitle = chrome.i18n.getMessage(messageId).replace("{0}", categoryName);
-        } else {
-            const messageId = utils.getCategoryActionType(this.segments[0].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable 
-                ? "skip_category" : "skip_to_category";
-            noticeTitle = chrome.i18n.getMessage(messageId).replace("{0}", categoryName);
-        }
+        const noticeTitle = getSkippingText(this.segments, this.props.autoSkip);
     
         const previousSkipNotices = document.getElementsByClassName("sponsorSkipNoticeParent");
         this.amountOfPreviousNotices = previousSkipNotices.length;
@@ -308,7 +296,7 @@ class SkipNoticeComponent extends React.Component<SkipNoticeProps, SkipNoticeSta
 
     getSkipButton(): JSX.Element {
         if (this.segments.length > 1 
-                || utils.getCategoryActionType(this.segments[0].category) !== CategoryActionType.POI
+                || getCategoryActionType(this.segments[0].category) !== CategoryActionType.POI
                 || this.props.unskipTime) {
             return (
                 <span className="sponsorSkipNoticeUnskipSection">
@@ -451,7 +439,7 @@ class SkipNoticeComponent extends React.Component<SkipNoticeProps, SkipNoticeSta
     getCategoryOptions(): React.ReactElement[] {
         const elements = [];
 
-        const categories = CompileConfig.categoryList.filter((cat => utils.getCategoryActionType(cat as Category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable));
+        const categories = CompileConfig.categoryList.filter((cat => getCategoryActionType(cat as Category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable));
         for (const category of categories) {
             elements.push(
                 <option value={category}
@@ -479,7 +467,7 @@ class SkipNoticeComponent extends React.Component<SkipNoticeProps, SkipNoticeSta
     }
 
     getUnskippedModeInfo(index: number, buttonText: string): SkipNoticeState {
-        const changeCountdown = utils.getCategoryActionType(this.segments[index].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable;
+        const changeCountdown = getCategoryActionType(this.segments[index].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable;
 
         const maxCountdownTime = changeCountdown ? () => {
             const sponsorTime = this.segments[index];
diff --git a/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx b/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
index c133883f..8d9f516e 100644
--- a/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as CompileConfig from "../../config.json";
 import Utils from "../utils";
 import { Category, CategoryActionType, ContentContainer, SponsorTime } from "../types";
 import SubmissionNoticeComponent from "./SubmissionNoticeComponent";
+import { getCategoryActionType } from "../utils/categoryUtils";
 const utils = new Utils();
 
 export interface SponsorTimeEditProps {
@@ -107,14 +108,14 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
                             onChange={(e) => {
                                 const sponsorTimeEdits = this.state.sponsorTimeEdits;
                                 sponsorTimeEdits[0] = e.target.value;
-                                if (utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.POI) sponsorTimeEdits[1] = e.target.value;
+                                if (getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.POI) sponsorTimeEdits[1] = e.target.value;
 
                                 this.setState({sponsorTimeEdits});
                                 this.saveEditTimes();
                             }}>
                         </input>
 
-                        {utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable ? (
+                        {getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable ? (
                             <span>
                                 <span>
                                     {" " + chrome.i18n.getMessage("to") + " "}
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
                     className="sponsorTimeDisplay"
                     onClick={this.toggleEditTime.bind(this)}>
                         {utils.getFormattedTime(segment[0], true) +
-                            ((!isNaN(segment[1]) && utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable)
+                            ((!isNaN(segment[1]) && getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable)
                                      ? " " + chrome.i18n.getMessage("to") + " " + utils.getFormattedTime(segment[1], true) : "")}
                 </div>
             );
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
                     {chrome.i18n.getMessage("delete")}
                 </span>
 
-                {(!isNaN(segment[1]) && utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) ? (
+                {(!isNaN(segment[1]) && getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) ? (
                     <span id={"sponsorTimePreviewButton" + this.idSuffix}
                         className="sponsorTimeEditButton"
                         onClick={this.previewTime.bind(this)}>
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
             return;
         }
 
-        if (utils.getCategoryActionType(event.target.value as Category) === CategoryActionType.POI) {
+        if (getCategoryActionType(event.target.value as Category) === CategoryActionType.POI) {
             this.setTimeTo(1, null);
             this.props.contentContainer().updateEditButtonsOnPlayer();
         }
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
         if (time === null) time = sponsorTime.segment[0];
 
         sponsorTime.segment[index] = time;
-        if (utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.POI) sponsorTime.segment[1] = time;
+        if (getCategoryActionType(sponsorTime.category) === CategoryActionType.POI) sponsorTime.segment[1] = time;
 
         this.setState({
             sponsorTimeEdits: this.getFormattedSponsorTimesEdits(sponsorTime)
diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index c1f1a9c7..9e9e5ccf 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import SkipNoticeComponent from "./components/SkipNoticeComponent";
 import SubmissionNotice from "./render/SubmissionNotice";
 import { Message, MessageResponse } from "./messageTypes";
 import * as Chat from "./js-components/chat";
+import { getCategoryActionType } from "./utils/categoryUtils";
+import { SkipButtonControlBar } from "./js-components/skipButtonControlBar";
 
 // Hack to get the CSS loaded on permission-based sites (Invidious)
 utils.wait(() => Config.config !== null, 5000, 10).then(addCSS);
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ let channelWhitelisted = false;
 
 // create preview bar
 let previewBar: PreviewBar = null;
+let skipButtonControlBar: SkipButtonControlBar = null;
 
 /** Element containing the player controls on the YouTube player. */
 let controls: HTMLElement | null = null;
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ function refreshVideoAttachments() {
             videosWithEventListeners.push(video);
 
             setupVideoListeners();
+            setupSkipButtonControlBar();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -569,7 +573,7 @@ function setupVideoListeners() {
 
             if (!Config.config.dontShowNotice) {
                 const currentPoiSegment = sponsorTimes.find((segment) => 
-                        utils.getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI &&
+                        getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI &&
                         video.currentTime - segment.segment[0] > 0 &&
                         video.currentTime - segment.segment[0] < video.duration * 0.006); // Approximate size on preview bar
                 if (currentPoiSegment && !skipNotices.some((notice) => notice.segments.some((s) => s.UUID === currentPoiSegment.UUID))) {
@@ -598,6 +602,22 @@ function setupVideoListeners() {
     }
 }
 
+function setupSkipButtonControlBar() {
+    if (!skipButtonControlBar) {
+        skipButtonControlBar = new SkipButtonControlBar({
+            skip: (segment) => skipToTime({
+                v: video, 
+                skipTime: segment.segment, 
+                skippingSegments: [segment], 
+                openNotice: true, 
+                forceAutoSkip: true
+            })
+        });
+    }
+
+    skipButtonControlBar.attachToPage();
+}
+
 async function sponsorsLookup(id: string, keepOldSubmissions = true) {
     if (!video) refreshVideoAttachments();
     //there is still no video here
@@ -731,7 +751,7 @@ function startSkipScheduleCheckingForStartSponsors() {
         let startingSegment: SponsorTime = null;
         for (const time of sponsorTimes) {
             if (time.segment[0] <= video.currentTime && time.segment[0] > startingSegmentTime && time.segment[1] > video.currentTime 
-                    && utils.getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
+                    && getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
                         startingSegmentTime = time.segment[0];
                         startingSegment = time;
                 break;
@@ -740,7 +760,7 @@ function startSkipScheduleCheckingForStartSponsors() {
         if (startingSegmentTime === -1) {
             for (const time of sponsorTimesSubmitting) {
                 if (time.segment[0] <= video.currentTime && time.segment[0] > startingSegmentTime && time.segment[1] > video.currentTime 
-                        && utils.getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
+                        && getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
                             startingSegmentTime = time.segment[0];
                             startingSegment = time;
                     break;
@@ -750,7 +770,7 @@ function startSkipScheduleCheckingForStartSponsors() {
 
         // For highlight category
         const poiSegments = sponsorTimes
-            .filter((time) => time.segment[1] > video.currentTime && utils.getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.POI)
+            .filter((time) => time.segment[1] > video.currentTime && getCategoryActionType(time.category) === CategoryActionType.POI)
             .sort((a, b) => b.segment[0] - a.segment[0]);
         for (const time of poiSegments) {
             const skipOption = utils.getCategorySelection(time.category)?.option;
@@ -862,7 +882,7 @@ function updatePreviewBar(): void {
                 segment: segment.segment as [number, number],
                 category: segment.category,
                 unsubmitted: false,
-                showLarger: utils.getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI
+                showLarger: getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI
             });
         });
     }
@@ -872,7 +892,7 @@ function updatePreviewBar(): void {
             segment: segment.segment as [number, number],
             category: segment.category,
             unsubmitted: true,
-            showLarger: utils.getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI
+            showLarger: getCategoryActionType(segment.category) === CategoryActionType.POI
         });
     });
 
@@ -1022,7 +1042,7 @@ function getStartTimes(sponsorTimes: SponsorTime[], includeIntersectingSegments:
                     || (includeIntersectingSegments && sponsorTimes[i].segment[0] < minimum && sponsorTimes[i].segment[1] > minimum))) 
                 && (!onlySkippableSponsors || utils.getCategorySelection(sponsorTimes[i].category).option !== CategorySkipOption.ShowOverlay)
                 && (!hideHiddenSponsors || sponsorTimes[i].hidden === SponsorHideType.Visible)
-                && utils.getCategoryActionType(sponsorTimes[i].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
+                && getCategoryActionType(sponsorTimes[i].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable) {
 
             startTimes.push(sponsorTimes[i].segment[0]);
         } 
@@ -1080,11 +1100,17 @@ function skipToTime({v, skipTime, skippingSegments, openNotice, forceAutoSkip, u
         }
     }
 
-    if (openNotice) {
-        //send out the message saying that a sponsor message was skipped
-        if (!Config.config.dontShowNotice || !autoSkip) {
-            skipNotices.forEach((notice) => notice.setShowKeybindHint(false));
-            skipNotices.push(new SkipNotice(skippingSegments, autoSkip, skipNoticeContentContainer, unskipTime));
+    if (!autoSkip 
+            && skippingSegments.length === 1 
+            && getCategoryActionType(skippingSegments[0].category) === CategoryActionType.POI) {
+        skipButtonControlBar.enable(skippingSegments[0]);
+    } else {
+        if (openNotice) {
+            //send out the message saying that a sponsor message was skipped
+            if (!Config.config.dontShowNotice || !autoSkip) {
+                skipNotices.forEach((notice) => notice.setShowKeybindHint(false));
+                skipNotices.push(new SkipNotice(skippingSegments, autoSkip, skipNoticeContentContainer, unskipTime));
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js-components/skipButtonControlBar.ts b/src/js-components/skipButtonControlBar.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b46f9147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js-components/skipButtonControlBar.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import Config from "../config";
+import { SponsorTime } from "../types";
+import { getSkippingText } from "../utils/categoryUtils";
+
+
+export interface SkipButtonControlBarProps {
+    skip: (segment: SponsorTime) => void;
+}
+
+export class SkipButtonControlBar {
+
+    container: HTMLElement;
+    skipIcon: HTMLImageElement;
+    textContainer: HTMLElement;
+    chapterText: HTMLElement;
+    segment: SponsorTime;
+
+    timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+    skip: (segment: SponsorTime) => void;
+
+    constructor(props: SkipButtonControlBarProps) {
+        this.skip = props.skip;
+
+        this.container = document.createElement("div");
+        this.container.classList.add("skipButtonControlBarContainer");
+        this.container.classList.add("hidden");
+
+        this.skipIcon = document.createElement("img");
+        this.skipIcon.src = chrome.runtime.getURL("icons/skipIcon.svg");
+        this.skipIcon.classList.add("ytp-button");
+        this.skipIcon.id = "sbSkipIconControlBarImage";
+
+        this.textContainer = document.createElement("div");
+        
+        this.container.appendChild(this.skipIcon);
+        this.container.appendChild(this.textContainer);
+        this.container.addEventListener("click", () => this.onClick());
+    }
+
+    attachToPage(): void {
+        const leftControlsContainer = document.querySelector(".ytp-left-controls");
+        this.chapterText = document.querySelector(".ytp-chapter-container");
+    
+        if (!leftControlsContainer.contains(this.container)) {
+            leftControlsContainer.insertBefore(this.container, this.chapterText);
+        }
+    }
+
+    enable(segment: SponsorTime): void {
+        this.segment = segment;
+        this.chapterText?.classList?.add("hidden");
+        this.container.classList.remove("hidden");
+        this.textContainer.innerText = getSkippingText([segment], false);
+
+        if (this.timeout) clearTimeout(this.timeout);
+        this.timeout = setTimeout(() => this.disable(), Config.config.skipNoticeDuration * 1000);
+    }
+
+    disable(): void {
+        this.container.classList.add("hidden");
+        this.chapterText?.classList?.remove("hidden");
+    }
+
+    onClick(): void {
+        this.skip(this.segment);
+        this.disable();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index b2c75cd8..a40dd5f9 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Config from "./config";
-import { CategorySelection, SponsorTime, FetchResponse, BackgroundScriptContainer, Registration, Category, CategoryActionType } from "./types";
+import { CategorySelection, SponsorTime, FetchResponse, BackgroundScriptContainer, Registration } from "./types";
 
 import * as CompileConfig from "../config.json";
 
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ export default class Utils {
         });
     }
 
-    getCategoryActionType(category: Category): CategoryActionType {
-        if (category.startsWith("poi_")) {
-            return CategoryActionType.POI;
-        } else {
-            return CategoryActionType.Skippable;
-        }
-    }
-
     containsPermission(permissions: chrome.permissions.Permissions): Promise<boolean> {
         return new Promise((resolve) => {
             chrome.permissions.contains(permissions, resolve)
@@ -364,7 +356,7 @@ export default class Utils {
             }, (response) => {
                 resolve(response);
             });
-        })
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/utils/categoryUtils.ts b/src/utils/categoryUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b349aefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/categoryUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { Category, CategoryActionType, SponsorTime } from "../types";
+
+export function getSkippingText(segments: SponsorTime[], autoSkip: boolean): string {
+    const categoryName = chrome.i18n.getMessage(segments.length > 1 ? "multipleSegments" 
+        : "category_" + segments[0].category + "_short") || chrome.i18n.getMessage("category_" + segments[0].category);
+    if (autoSkip) {
+        const messageId = getCategoryActionType(segments[0].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable 
+            ? "skipped" : "skipped_to_category";
+        return chrome.i18n.getMessage(messageId).replace("{0}", categoryName);
+    } else {
+        const messageId = getCategoryActionType(segments[0].category) === CategoryActionType.Skippable 
+            ? "skip_category" : "skip_to_category";
+        return chrome.i18n.getMessage(messageId).replace("{0}", categoryName);
+    }
+}
+
+export function getCategoryActionType(category: Category): CategoryActionType {
+    if (category.startsWith("poi_")) {
+        return CategoryActionType.POI;
+    } else {
+        return CategoryActionType.Skippable;
+    }
+}
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