diff --git a/src/General/Main.coffee b/src/General/Main.coffee
index 8760c7b86..1e19b7e32 100755
--- a/src/General/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Main.coffee
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Main =
             Redirect.navigate URL
           else if Conf['Loop in New Tab'] and video = $ 'video'
             video.loop = true
+            Video.start video
         return
 
     if Conf['Normalize URL'] and g.VIEW is 'thread'