diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_web/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_web/CHANGELOG.md
index 63d950c21eb8..38bfe90f7b1e 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_web/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_web/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 2.0.1
 
+* Fix videos not playing in Safari/Chrome on iOS by setting autoplay to false
 * Change sizing code of `Video` widget's `HtmlElementView` so it works well when slotted.
 * Move tests to `example` directory, so they run as integration_tests with `flutter drive`.
 
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_web/lib/video_player_web.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_web/lib/video_player_web.dart
index 560c4afc0869..f9e27d16725a 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_web/lib/video_player_web.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_web/lib/video_player_web.dart
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ class _VideoPlayer {
     // Allows Safari iOS to play the video inline
     videoElement.setAttribute('playsinline', 'true');
 
+    // Set autoplay to false since most browsers won't autoplay a video unless it is muted
+    videoElement.setAttribute('autoplay', 'false');
+
     // TODO(hterkelsen): Use initialization parameters once they are available
     ui.platformViewRegistry.registerViewFactory(
         'videoPlayer-$textureId', (int viewId) => videoElement);