diff --git a/src/components/Group.tsx b/src/components/Group.tsx
index 3831e3a..62b4246 100644
--- a/src/components/Group.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Group.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type GroupProps = {
   group: Snapcast.Group;
   snapcontrol: SnapControl;
   showOffline: boolean;
+  autoPlay: boolean;
 };
 
 type GroupVolumeChange = {
diff --git a/src/components/Server.tsx b/src/components/Server.tsx
index d1ce61d..543457b 100644
--- a/src/components/Server.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Server.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ type ServerProps = {
   server: Snapcast.Server;
   snapcontrol: SnapControl;
   showOffline: boolean;
+  autoPlay: boolean;
 };
 
 export default function Server(props: ServerProps) {
   console.log("Render Server");
   return (
     <Box sx={{ m: 1.5 }} >
-      {props.server.groups.map(group => <Group group={group} key={group.id} server={props.server} snapcontrol={props.snapcontrol} showOffline={props.showOffline} />)}
+      {props.server.groups.map(group => <Group group={group} key={group.id} server={props.server} snapcontrol={props.snapcontrol} showOffline={props.showOffline} autoPlay={props.autoPlay} />)}
     </Box>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Settings.tsx b/src/components/Settings.tsx
index 305644d..7f1c036 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ export default function SettingsDialog(props: { open: boolean, onClose: (_apply:
   const [serverurl, setServerurl] = useState(config.baseUrl);
   const [theme, setTheme] = useState(config.theme);
   const [showOffline, setShowOffline] = useState(config.showOffline);
+  const [autoPlay, setAutoPlay] = useState(config.autoPlay);
 
   function handleClose(apply: boolean) {
     if (apply) {
       config.baseUrl = serverurl;
       config.theme = theme;
       config.showOffline = showOffline;
+      config.autoPlay = autoPlay;
     }
     props.onClose(apply);
   }
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export default function SettingsDialog(props: { open: boolean, onClose: (_apply:
           </FormControl>
           <Box sx={{ py: 1 }} />
           <FormControlLabel control={<Checkbox checked={showOffline} onChange={(_event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>, checked: boolean) => setShowOffline(checked)} />} label="Show offline clients" />
+          <FormControlLabel control={<Checkbox checked={autoPlay} onChange={(_event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>, checked: boolean) => setAutoPlay(checked)} />} label="Autoplay on connect" />
         </DialogContent>
         <DialogActions>
           <Button onClick={() => { handleClose(false) }}>Cancel</Button>
diff --git a/src/components/SnapWeb.tsx b/src/components/SnapWeb.tsx
index 73a302e..77b22d3 100644
--- a/src/components/SnapWeb.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SnapWeb.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
   const [server, setServer] = useState(new Snapcast.Server());
   const [drawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = useState(false);
   const [showOffline, setShowOffline] = useState(config.showOffline);
+  const [autoPlay, setAutoPlay] = useState(config.autoPlay);
+  const [autoplaySuccess, setAutoplaySuccess] = useState(true);
   const [theme, setTheme] = useState(config.theme);
   const [serverUrl, setServerUrl] = useState(config.baseUrl);
   const [aboutOpen, setAboutOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -134,6 +136,25 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
     updateMediaSession();
   }
 
+  function shouldAutoplay(): boolean {
+    return (autoPlay || (document.location.hash.match(/autoplay/) !== null));
+  }
+
+  function isAutoplaySupported(): string {
+    if ("getAutoplayPolicy" in navigator) {
+      try {
+        const policy = (navigator as any).getAutoplayPolicy("mediaelement");
+        return policy;
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn("getAutoplayPolicy failed:", error);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return "unknown"
+  };
+
+  const autoplayPolicy = isAutoplaySupported()
+
   snapControlRef.current.onChange = (_control: SnapControl, server: Snapcast.Server) => handleChange(server);
   snapControlRef.current.onConnectionChanged = (_control: SnapControl, connected: boolean, error?: string) => {
     console.log("Connection state changed: " + connected + ", error: " + error);
@@ -144,6 +165,18 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
         setConnectError(error);
     }
     setConnected(connected);
+    if (shouldAutoplay()) {
+      if (autoplayPolicy === "allowed") {
+        console.debug("autoplayPolicy:", autoplayPolicy)
+        setIsPlaying(true);
+      } else if (autoplayPolicy === "unknown") {
+        console.warn("autoplayPolicy unknown, attempting autoplay anyway")
+        setIsPlaying(true);
+      } else {
+        console.warn("autoplayPolicy:", autoplayPolicy)
+        setAutoplaySuccess(false)
+      }
+    }
   };
 
 
@@ -277,9 +310,22 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
       console.debug("isPlaying changed to true");
       audioRef.current.src = silence;
       audioRef.current.loop = true;
-      audioRef.current.play().then(() => {
-        snapstreamRef.current = new SnapStream(config.baseUrl);
-      });
+      audioRef.current.play().then(
+        () => {
+          setAutoplaySuccess(true)
+          snapstreamRef.current = new SnapStream(config.baseUrl);
+        },
+        (error) => {
+          setAutoplaySuccess(false)
+          if (snapstreamRef.current)
+            snapstreamRef.current.stop();
+          snapstreamRef.current = null;
+          audioRef.current.pause();
+          audioRef.current.src = '';
+          setIsPlaying(false)
+          console.error("Playing failed, likely due to disallowed autoplay:", error)
+        }
+      );
       //   updateMediaSession();
       // });
     } else {
@@ -322,6 +368,19 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
 
   function snackbar() {
     if (isConnected) {
+      if (shouldAutoplay() && !autoplaySuccess) {
+        return (
+          <Snackbar
+            open
+            anchorOrigin={{ vertical: 'bottom', horizontal: 'center' }}
+            key='autoplay-error'
+            onClose={(_, reason: string) => { if (reason !== 'clickaway') { console.log("Snackbar - onClose") } }}>
+            <Alert onClose={(_) => { console.log("Snackbar - alert onClose") }} severity="error" sx={{ width: '100%' }}>
+              {"Autoplay failed with policy: " + autoplayPolicy}
+            </Alert>
+          </Snackbar >
+        )
+      }
       return (null);
     }
     return (
@@ -370,7 +429,7 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
                 sx={{ mr: 2 }}
                 onClick={(_) => { setIsPlaying(!isPlaying); }}
               >
-                {isPlaying ? <StopIcon fontSize="large" /> : <PlayArrowIcon fontSize="large" />}
+                {isPlaying && autoplaySuccess ? <StopIcon fontSize="large" /> : <PlayArrowIcon fontSize="large" />}
               </IconButton> : <IconButton></IconButton>}
           </Toolbar>
         </AppBar>
@@ -381,7 +440,7 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
         >
           {list()}
         </Drawer>
-        <Server server={server} snapcontrol={snapControlRef.current} showOffline={showOffline} />
+        <Server server={server} snapcontrol={snapControlRef.current} showOffline={showOffline} autoPlay={autoPlay} />
         {snackbar()}
         <AboutDialog open={aboutOpen} onClose={() => { setAboutOpen(false); }} />
         <SettingsDialog open={settingsOpen} onClose={(apply: boolean) => {
@@ -391,6 +450,7 @@ export default function SnapWeb() {
             setServerUrl(config.baseUrl);
             setTheme(config.theme);
             setShowOffline(config.showOffline);
+            setAutoPlay(config.autoPlay);
           }
         }} />
       </div >
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index f2ac686..8ac52e8 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const host = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_SNAPSERVER_HOST || window.location.host;
 const keys = {
   snapserver_host: "snapserver.host",
   theme: "theme",
-  showoffline: "showoffline"
+  showoffline: "showoffline",
+  autoPlay: "autoPlay"
 }
 
 enum Theme {
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ const config = {
   },
   set showOffline(value: boolean) {
     setPersistentValue(keys.showoffline, String(value));
+  },
+  get autoPlay() {
+    return getPersistentValue(keys.autoPlay, String(false)) === String(true);
+  },
+  set autoPlay(value: boolean) {
+    setPersistentValue(keys.autoPlay, String(value));
   }
 };