diff --git a/client/src/MediaControl.js b/client/src/MediaControl.js
index bd73122..b2fd10a 100644
--- a/client/src/MediaControl.js
+++ b/client/src/MediaControl.js
@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
     if (debug) console.log(`media-control - toggleVideo - ${peer.name}`, 
       !videoOn);
     peer.videoOn = !videoOn;
+    if (peer.videoOn) {
+      const video = document.querySelector(`video[data-id="${media.name}"`);
+      if (video) {
+        video.play();
+      }
+    }
     setVideoOn(peer.videoOn);
     event.stopPropagation();
   }
@@ -693,6 +699,7 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer, className}) => {
             e.target.style.transform = `translate(${translate[0]}px, ${translate[1]}px)`; 
           }}
         /><Video className="Video"
+          data-id={media.name}
           autoPlay='autoplay'
           {...media.attributes}/>
       </> }