diff --git a/components/status/StatusAttachment.vue b/components/status/StatusAttachment.vue
index 7d5519f7..c4e60a89 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusAttachment.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusAttachment.vue
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ const video = ref<HTMLVideoElement | undefined>()
 const prefersReducedMotion = usePreferredReducedMotion()
 const isAudio = $computed(() => attachment.type === 'audio')
 
+const enableAutoplay = usePreferences('enableAutoplay')
+
 useIntersectionObserver(video, (entries) => {
   const ready = video.value?.dataset.ready === 'true'
-  if (prefersReducedMotion.value === 'reduce') {
+  if (prefersReducedMotion.value === 'reduce' || !enableAutoplay.value) {
     if (ready && !video.value?.paused)
       video.value?.pause()
 
diff --git a/composables/settings/definition.ts b/composables/settings/definition.ts
index cd050316..68989690 100644
--- a/composables/settings/definition.ts
+++ b/composables/settings/definition.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface PreferencesSettings {
   hideFavoriteCount: boolean
   hideFollowerCount: boolean
   grayscaleMode: boolean
+  enableAutoplay: boolean
   experimentalVirtualScroller: boolean
   experimentalGitHubCards: boolean
   experimentalUserPicker: boolean
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const DEFAULT__PREFERENCES_SETTINGS: PreferencesSettings = {
   hideFavoriteCount: false,
   hideFollowerCount: false,
   grayscaleMode: false,
+  enableAutoplay: true,
   experimentalVirtualScroller: true,
   experimentalGitHubCards: true,
   experimentalUserPicker: true,
diff --git a/locales/de-DE.json b/locales/de-DE.json
index f865209f..f3a3405b 100644
--- a/locales/de-DE.json
+++ b/locales/de-DE.json
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
     },
     "notifications_settings": "Benachrichtigungen",
     "preferences": {
+      "enable_autoplay": "Autoplay aktivieren",
       "github_cards": "GitHub Cards",
       "hide_boost_count": "Boost-Zähler ausblenden",
       "hide_favorite_count": "Favoritenzahl ausblenden",
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 779100a0..8300c3c4 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
     },
     "notifications_settings": "Notifications",
     "preferences": {
+      "enable_autoplay": "Enable Autoplay",
       "github_cards": "GitHub Cards",
       "grayscale_mode": "Grayscale mode",
       "hide_boost_count": "Hide boost count",
diff --git a/pages/settings/preferences/index.vue b/pages/settings/preferences/index.vue
index e2ea0191..0ed9de73 100644
--- a/pages/settings/preferences/index.vue
+++ b/pages/settings/preferences/index.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ const userSettings = useUserSettings()
     >
       {{ $t('settings.preferences.grayscale_mode') }}
     </SettingsToggleItem>
+    <SettingsToggleItem
+      :checked="getPreferences(userSettings, 'enableAutoplay')"
+      @click="togglePreferences('enableAutoplay')"
+    >
+      {{ $t('settings.preferences.enable_autoplay') }}
+    </SettingsToggleItem>
     <h2 px6 py4 mt2 font-bold text-xl flex="~ gap-1" items-center>
       <div i-ri-flask-line />
       {{ $t('settings.preferences.title') }}