diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
index 4a138ba232..bceebfd97e 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
@@ -472,6 +472,16 @@ public final class SimpleExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     return overlayFrameLayout;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the {@link SubtitleView}.
+   *
+   * @return The {@link SubtitleView}, or {@code null} if the layout has been customized and the
+   *     subtitle view is not present.
+   */
+  public SubtitleView getSubtitleView() {
+    return subtitleView;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
     if (!useController || player == null || ev.getActionMasked() != MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
@@ -494,6 +504,11 @@ public final class SimpleExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     return true;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
+    return useController ? controller.dispatchKeyEvent(event) : super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
+  }
+
   private void maybeShowController(boolean isForced) {
     if (!useController || player == null) {
       return;