diff --git a/resources/views/components/video-player.blade.php b/resources/views/components/video-player.blade.php
index ecf6d0d..048277f 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/video-player.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/video-player.blade.php
@@ -808,34 +808,55 @@ function getShuffledPrevUrl() {
 
 window._ytpHls = null;
 
+function tryAutoplay() {
+    video.muted    = true;
+    video.autoplay = true;
+    video.play().catch(function(){});
+}
+
 function initSource() {
+    video.muted    = true;
+    video.autoplay = true;
     if (HLS_URL && window.Hls && Hls.isSupported()) {
         window._ytpHls = new Hls({ startLevel: -1 });
         window._ytpHls.loadSource(HLS_URL);
         window._ytpHls.attachMedia(video);
+        window._ytpHls.once(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, tryAutoplay);
     } else if (HLS_URL && video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
         video.src = HLS_URL;
+        video.load();
+        video.play().catch(function(){});
     } else {
         video.src = MP4_URL;
+        video.load();
+        video.play().catch(function(){});
     }
 }
 
 // Reinitialize source after SPA transition — called by playlist overlay scripts
 window._ytpLoadSource = function(hlsUrl, mp4Url) {
     if (window._ytpHls) { window._ytpHls.destroy(); window._ytpHls = null; }
+    video.muted    = true;
+    video.autoplay = true;
     if (hlsUrl && window.Hls && Hls.isSupported()) {
         window._ytpHls = new Hls({ startLevel: -1 });
         window._ytpHls.loadSource(hlsUrl);
         window._ytpHls.attachMedia(video);
+        window._ytpHls.once(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, function() {
+            video.muted = false;
+            video.play().catch(function(){});
+        });
     } else if (hlsUrl && video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
         video.src = hlsUrl;
         video.load();
+        video.muted = false;
+        video.play().catch(function(){});
     } else {
         video.src = mp4Url;
         video.load();
+        video.muted = false;
+        video.play().catch(function(){});
     }
-    video.muted = false;
-    video.play().catch(function(){});
 };
 
 // Load HLS.js from CDN then init