diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 075ee1b87..9e4442cef 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return <div className='audio-player' style={{ height: '110px' }} />;
   }
 
-  handleOpenVideo = (media, startTime) => {
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, startTime);
+  handleOpenVideo = (media, options) => {
+    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, options);
   }
 
   handleHotkeyOpenMedia = e => {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'audio') {
         // TODO: toggle play/paused?
       } else if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'video') {
-        onOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), 0);
+        onOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), { startTime: 0 });
       } else {
         onOpenMedia(status.get('media_attachments'), 0);
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
index 2ba3a3123..decf7279f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index }));
   },
 
-  onOpenVideo (media, time) {
-    dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, time }));
+  onOpenVideo (media, options) {
+    dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, options }));
   },
 
   onBlock (status) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index 7a82fa13a..4201b237e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     e.stopPropagation();
   }
 
-  handleOpenVideo = (media, startTime) => {
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, startTime);
+  handleOpenVideo = (media, options) => {
+    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, options);
   }
 
   handleExpandedToggle = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
index 333c295dc..6d5c33240 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index }));
   },
 
-  onOpenVideo (media, time) {
-    dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, time }));
+  onOpenVideo (media, options) {
+    dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, options }));
   },
 
   onBlock (status) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
index c058120d6..179df53a1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index }));
   }
 
-  handleOpenVideo = (media, time) => {
-    this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, time }));
+  handleOpenVideo = (media, options) => {
+    this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, options }));
   }
 
   handleHotkeyOpenMedia = e => {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'audio') {
         // TODO: toggle play/paused?
       } else if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'video') {
-        this.handleOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), 0);
+        this.handleOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), { startTime: 0 });
       } else {
         this.handleOpenMedia(status.get('media_attachments'), 0);
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index f37fc796f..e28bd5b49 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
-    time: PropTypes.number,
+    options: PropTypes.shape({
+      startTime: PropTypes.number,
+      autoPlay: PropTypes.bool,
+      defaultVolume: PropTypes.number,
+    }),
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { media, status, time, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, onClose } = this.props;
+    const options = this.props.options || {};
 
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
@@ -61,7 +66,9 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             preview={media.get('preview_url')}
             blurhash={media.get('blurhash')}
             src={media.get('url')}
-            startTime={time}
+            startTime={options.startTime}
+            autoPlay={options.autoPlay}
+            defaultVolume={options.defaultVolume}
             onCloseVideo={onClose}
             detailed
             alt={media.get('description')}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
index 42ded9d21..95e107618 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     blurhash: PropTypes.string,
     link: PropTypes.node,
+    autoPlay: PropTypes.bool,
+    defaultVolume: PropTypes.number,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -367,6 +369,13 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   handleLoadedData = () => {
     if (this.props.startTime) {
       this.video.currentTime = this.props.startTime;
+    }
+
+    if (this.props.defaultVolume !== undefined) {
+      this.video.volume = this.props.defaultVolume;
+    }
+
+    if (this.props.autoPlay) {
       this.video.play();
     }
   }
@@ -393,8 +402,14 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
       height,
     });
 
+    const options = {
+      startTime: this.video.currentTime,
+      autoPlay: !this.state.paused,
+      defaultVolume: this.state.volume,
+    };
+
     this.video.pause();
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, this.video.currentTime);
+    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, options);
   }
 
   handleCloseVideo = () => {