diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/server/config-defaults.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/server/config-defaults.ts
index e5542084527..d6b8eed2bcf 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/server/config-defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/server/config-defaults.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ describe('Test config defaults', function () {
         expect(user.videosHistoryEnabled).to.be.false
         expect(user.videoQuota).to.equal(5242881)
         expect(user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(318742)
+        expect(user.autoPlayVideo).to.equal(false)
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/server/core/lib/user.ts b/server/core/lib/user.ts
index 39ec281a6ec..6039e4e7919 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/user.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function buildUser (options: {
     p2pEnabled: CONFIG.DEFAULTS.P2P.WEBAPP.ENABLED,
     videosHistoryEnabled: CONFIG.USER.HISTORY.VIDEOS.ENABLED,
 
-    autoPlayVideo: true,
+    autoPlayVideo: CONFIG.USER.PLAYBACK_AUTO_START,
 
     role,
     emailVerified,