diff --git a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
index 1ce0bb61..b8069a58 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
+++ b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
     _contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsZero;
     _webView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
     _webView.delegate = self;
+    _webView.mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction = NO;
     [self addSubview:_webView];
   }
   return self;
diff --git a/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m b/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
index b7ae548e..3f3c6513 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
+++ b/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ - (UIView *)view
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onLoadingError, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onShouldStartLoadWithRequest, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(allowsInlineMediaPlayback, _webView.allowsInlineMediaPlayback, BOOL)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction, _webView.mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onBridgeMessage, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 
 - (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)constantsToExport