diff --git a/modules/player/popcorn.player.js b/modules/player/popcorn.player.js
index 895f66968..208756caf 100644
--- a/modules/player/popcorn.player.js
+++ b/modules/player/popcorn.player.js
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 
   // Popcorn.smart will attempt to find you a wrapper or player. If it can't do that,
   // it will default to using an HTML5 video in the target.
-  Popcorn.smart = function( target, src, options ) {
+  Popcorn.smart = function( target, src, popcornOptions, options ) {
     var node = typeof target === "string" ? Popcorn.dom.find( target ) : target,
         i, srci, j, media, mediaWrapper, popcorn, srcLength,
         // We leave HTMLVideoElement and HTMLAudioElement wrappers out
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@
       for ( j = 0; j < wrappers.length; j++ ) {
         mediaWrapper = Popcorn[ wrappers[ j ] ];
         if ( mediaWrapper && mediaWrapper._canPlaySrc( srci ) === "probably" ) {
-          media = mediaWrapper( node );
-          popcorn = Popcorn( media, options );
+          media = mediaWrapper( node, options );
+          popcorn = Popcorn( media, popcornOptions );
           // Set src, but not until after we return the media so the caller
           // can get error events, if any.
           setTimeout( function() {
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@
       for ( var key in Popcorn.player.registry ) {
         if ( Popcorn.player.registry.hasOwnProperty( key ) ) {
           if ( Popcorn.player.registry[ key ].canPlayType( node.nodeName, srci ) ) {
-            // Popcorn.smart( player, src, /* options */ )
-            return Popcorn[ key ]( node, srci, options );
+            // Popcorn.smart( player, src, /* popcornOptions */ )
+            return Popcorn[ key ]( node, srci, popcornOptions, options );
           }
         }
       }
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
     // If we don't have any players or wrappers that can handle this,
     // Default to using HTML5 video.  Similar to the HTMLVideoElement
     // wrapper, we put a video in the div passed to us via:
-    // Popcorn.smart( div, src, options )
+    // Popcorn.smart( div, src, popcornOptions )
     var videoHTML,
         videoElement,
         videoID = Popcorn.guid( "popcorn-video-" ),
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 
         videoElement.src = decodeDiv.firstChild.nodeValue;
       }, 0 );
-      return Popcorn( '#' + videoID, options );
+      return Popcorn( '#' + videoID, popcornOptions );
     }
 
     node.appendChild( videoHTMLContainer );
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@
     videoHTML += "</video>";
     videoHTMLContainer.innerHTML = videoHTML;
 
-    if ( options && options.events && options.events.error ) {
-      node.addEventListener( "error", options.events.error, false );
+    if ( popcornOptions && popcornOptions.events && popcornOptions.events.error ) {
+      node.addEventListener( "error", popcornOptions.events.error, false );
     }
-    return Popcorn( '#' + videoID, options );
+    return Popcorn( '#' + videoID, popcornOptions );
   };
 })( Popcorn );
diff --git a/wrappers/adaptive/popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement.js b/wrappers/adaptive/popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement.js
index 9226ff51d..ca4b59f0c 100644
--- a/wrappers/adaptive/popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement.js
+++ b/wrappers/adaptive/popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement.js
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function wrapMedia(id, mediaType) {
+  function wrapMedia(id, mediaType, options = {}) {
     var parent = typeof id === 'string' ? document.querySelector(id) : id,
       media = document.createElement(mediaType);
 
     var impl = {
       autoplay: EMPTY_STRING,
+      muted: options.muted,
     };
 
     media.dispatchEvent = function (name, data) {
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@
 
     media.setAttribute('playsinline', '');
     media.setAttribute('webkit-playsinline', '');
+    media.setAttribute('muted', true);
+    media.muted = true;
 
     var source = document.createElement('source');
     media.appendChild(source);
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@
     [
       'seeked', 'timeupdate', 'progress', 'play',
       'pause', 'seeking', 'waiting', 'playing',
-      'error', 'volumechange', 'loadedmetadata'
+      'error', 'volumechange', 'loadedmetadata', 'mute', 'unmute'
     ].forEach(function (event) {
       media.addEventListener(event, function() {
         media.dispatchEvent(event);
@@ -201,8 +204,8 @@
     return media;
   }
 
-  Popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement = function (id) {
-    return wrapMedia(id, 'video');
+  Popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement = function (id, options) {
+    return wrapMedia(id, 'video', options);
   };
   Popcorn.HTMLAdaptiveMediaElement._canPlaySrc = canPlaySrc;
 
diff --git a/wrappers/html5/popcorn.HTMLMediaElement.js b/wrappers/html5/popcorn.HTMLMediaElement.js
index 8ea4bd02b..d760e489d 100644
--- a/wrappers/html5/popcorn.HTMLMediaElement.js
+++ b/wrappers/html5/popcorn.HTMLMediaElement.js
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
     return "probably";
   }
 
-  function wrapMedia(id, mediaType) {
+  function wrapMedia(id, mediaType, options = {}) {
     var parent = typeof id === "string" ? document.querySelector(id) : id,
       media = document.createElement(mediaType);
 
+    media.setAttribute('muted', true);
     media.setAttribute('playsinline', '');
     media.setAttribute('webkit-playsinline', '');
+    media.muted = true;
 
     var source = document.createElement('source');
     media.appendChild(source);
@@ -87,7 +89,9 @@
     media._play = media.play;
     media._pause = media.pause;
     media.play = function () {
-      media._play();
+      media._play().catch(err => {
+        console.error(err.message);
+      });
     };
     media.pause = function () {
       media._pause();
@@ -122,14 +126,14 @@
     return media;
   }
 
-  Popcorn.HTMLVideoElement = function (id) {
-    return wrapMedia(id, "video");
+  Popcorn.HTMLVideoElement = function (id, options) {
+    return wrapMedia(id, "video", options);
   };
   Popcorn.HTMLVideoElement._canPlaySrc = canPlayVideoSrc;
 
 
-  Popcorn.HTMLAudioElement = function (id) {
-    return wrapMedia(id, "audio");
+  Popcorn.HTMLAudioElement = function (id, options) {
+    return wrapMedia(id, "audio", options);
   };
   Popcorn.HTMLAudioElement._canPlaySrc = canPlayAudioSrc;
 
diff --git a/wrappers/null/popcorn.HTMLNullVideoElement.js b/wrappers/null/popcorn.HTMLNullVideoElement.js
index d19ee678b..8dce1da8a 100644
--- a/wrappers/null/popcorn.HTMLNullVideoElement.js
+++ b/wrappers/null/popcorn.HTMLNullVideoElement.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
   };
 
-  function HTMLNullVideoElement( id ) {
+  function HTMLNullVideoElement( id, options = {} ) {
 
     var self = new Popcorn._MediaElementProto(),
       parent = typeof id === "string" ? document.querySelector( id ) : id,
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@
         src: EMPTY_STRING,
         networkState: self.NETWORK_EMPTY,
         readyState: self.HAVE_NOTHING,
-        autoplay: EMPTY_STRING,
+        autoplay: 1,
         preload: EMPTY_STRING,
         controls: EMPTY_STRING,
         loop: false,
         poster: EMPTY_STRING,
         volume: 1,
-        muted: false,
+        muted: true,
         width: parent.width|0   ? parent.width  : self._util.MIN_WIDTH,
         height: parent.height|0 ? parent.height : self._util.MIN_HEIGHT,
         seeking: false,
diff --git a/wrappers/vrview/popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement.js b/wrappers/vrview/popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement.js
index a695fa859..200ce2a22 100644
--- a/wrappers/vrview/popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement.js
+++ b/wrappers/vrview/popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  function HTMLVRViewVideoElement(id) {
+  function HTMLVRViewVideoElement(id, options = {}) {
 
     if (!window.postMessage) {
       throw 'ERROR: HTMLVRViewVideoElement requires window.postMessage';
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
         networkState: self.NETWORK_EMPTY,
         readyState: self.HAVE_NOTHING,
         seeking: false,
-        autoplay: EMPTY_STRING,
+        autoplay: options.autoplay || EMPTY_STRING,
         preload: EMPTY_STRING,
         controls: false,
         loop: false,
         poster: EMPTY_STRING,
         volume: 1,
-        muted: false,
+        muted: options.muted || false,
         currentTime: 0,
         duration: NaN,
         ended: false,
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@
     return self;
   }
 
-  Popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement = function (id) {
-    return new HTMLVRViewVideoElement(id);
+  Popcorn.HTMLVRViewVideoElement = function (id, options) {
+    return new HTMLVRViewVideoElement(id, options);
   };
 
   // Helper for identifying URLs we know how to play.
diff --git a/wrappers/youtube/popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement.js b/wrappers/youtube/popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement.js
index f379cb17b..858a32778 100644
--- a/wrappers/youtube/popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement.js
+++ b/wrappers/youtube/popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     ytCallbacks.push( callback );
   }
 
-  function HTMLYouTubeVideoElement( id ) {
+  function HTMLYouTubeVideoElement( id, options = {} ) {
 
     // YouTube iframe API requires postMessage
     if( !window.postMessage ) {
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
         networkState: self.NETWORK_EMPTY,
         readyState: self.HAVE_NOTHING,
         seeking: false,
-        autoplay: EMPTY_STRING,
+        autoplay: options.autoplay || EMPTY_STRING,
         preload: EMPTY_STRING,
         controls: false,
         loop: false,
         poster: EMPTY_STRING,
         volume: 1,
-        muted: false,
+        muted: options.muted || false,
         currentTime: 0,
         duration: NaN,
         ended: false,
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@
     return self;
   }
 
-  Popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement = function( id ) {
-    return new HTMLYouTubeVideoElement( id );
+  Popcorn.HTMLYouTubeVideoElement = function( id, options ) {
+    return new HTMLYouTubeVideoElement( id, options );
   };
 
   // Helper for identifying URLs we know how to play.