Shocking footage uploaded online shows two McDonald's workers kick and punch a customer who reportedly went behind a counter to get food.

It is not known where or when the incident happened, but the violent video shows the first employee repeatedly punch a male customer after he came into the food service area.

The worker is then seen dragging the man around the food service area as another employee tries to break the fight up.

Shocking footage shows a man going behind the counter at a McDonald's restaurant and brawling with workers

However when the customer swings at the worker again, the two male employees hit him back as other patrons watch in horror.

One customer recorded the incident and audible gasps can be heard in the background as they continue to brawl for several moments.

The pair are then seen kicking him as he lies on the ground and appears unable to defend himself.

Video shows an employee repeatedly punch a male customer after he went behind the register. Another worker soon gets involved

The man is then seen holding his hands up as he gets off the ground and the first worker punches him again

The man is then seen holding his hands up as he gets off the ground and the first worker punches him again.

The man then leaves the area as other McDonald's workers carry the brawling employee out of the restaurant.

Earlier this year, another horrifying incident involving a McDonald's employee who courageously fought back against a homeless man who grabbed and yanked her across a counter.

The customer is then seen on the ground as two workers appear to kick and punch him

Several other workers were seen dragging the employee who started the fight away

Yasmine James, has received an abundance of love and support online from friends and strangers alike after a video went viral showing Daniel Taylor, 40, as he lunged at her then nearly dragged her across the counter Monday at the St. Petersburg, Florida McDonald's she works at.

The perpetrator has been charged with two counts of simple battery for the shocking altercation that he initiated.

In the video that went viral, Taylor grabs James by her shirt collar and nearly drags her across the counter. But she soon resists - pulls him back, then frantically punches him in retaliation.

People in the background are heard as they ask for the police as the woman pummels the man and demands that he 'stops playing with her.'