diff --git a/src/display.js b/src/display.js
index 4941884..f20d6b4 100644
--- a/src/display.js
+++ b/src/display.js
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ SpiceDisplayConn.prototype.process_channel_message = function(msg)
             var v = document.createElement("video");
             v.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(media);
 
+            v.setAttribute('muted', true);
             v.setAttribute('autoplay', true);
             v.setAttribute('width', m.stream_width);
             v.setAttribute('height', m.stream_height);
@@ -1146,6 +1147,10 @@ function handle_append_video_buffer_done(e)
         stream.video.currentTime = stream.video.buffered.start(stream.video.buffered.length - 1);
     }
 
+    /* Modern browsers try not to auto play video. */
+    if (this.stream.video.paused && this.stream.video.readyState >= 2)
+        var promise = this.stream.video.play();
+
     if (Utils.STREAM_DEBUG > 1)
         console.log(stream.video.currentTime + ":id " +  stream.id + " updateend " + Utils.dump_media_element(stream.video));
 }