diff --git a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
index 285941e634e6..4e8325566eb7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ void WebContentsPreferences::OverrideWebkitPrefs(
       IsEnabled("textAreasAreResizable", true /* default_value */);
   prefs->navigate_on_drag_drop =
       IsEnabled("navigateOnDragDrop", false /* default_value */);
+  prefs->autoplay_policy = content::AutoplayPolicy::kNoUserGestureRequired;
 
   // Check if webgl should be enabled.
   bool is_webgl_enabled = IsEnabled("webgl", true /* default_value */);