diff --git a/resources/assets/js/videos/stores/settings.js b/resources/assets/js/videos/stores/settings.js
index aaa1cc71b..d73f14d72 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/videos/stores/settings.js
+++ b/resources/assets/js/videos/stores/settings.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let defaults = {
     showMousePosition: false,
     showProgressIndicator: true,
     jumpStep: 5.0,
+    muteVideo: true,
 };
 
 export default new Settings({
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/videos/videoContainer.vue b/resources/assets/js/videos/videoContainer.vue
index 2422f5f52..6ba753606 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/videos/videoContainer.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/videos/videoContainer.vue
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ export default {
 
         this.initAnnotationFilters();
         this.restoreUrlParams();
-        this.video.muted = Settings.get('muteVideo');
+        this.video.muted = this.settings.muteVideo;
         this.video.preload = 'auto';
         this.video.addEventListener('error', function (e) {
             if (e.target.error.code === MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
diff --git a/resources/views/manual/tutorials/videos/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/manual/tutorials/videos/sidebar.blade.php
index 303ae22b0..e05c0fa9d 100644
--- a/resources/views/manual/tutorials/videos/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/manual/tutorials/videos/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -75,5 +75,9 @@
         <p>
             The mouse position switch controls the display of an additional map overlay that shows the current position of the cursor on the video in pixels.
         </p>
+
+        <p>
+            The mute video switch enables or disables the audio track of the video.
+        </p>
     </div>
 @endsection