diff --git a/qr-scanner.js b/qr-scanner.js
index 6f3a309..9144df4 100644
--- a/qr-scanner.js
+++ b/qr-scanner.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ angular.module('qrScanner', ["ng"]).directive('qrScanner', ['$interval', '$windo
       var video = $window.document.createElement('video');
       video.setAttribute('width', width);
       video.setAttribute('height', height);
+      video.setAttribute('autoplay', '');
       video.setAttribute('style', '-moz-transform:rotateY(-180deg);-webkit-transform:rotateY(-180deg);transform:rotateY(-180deg);');
       var canvas = $window.document.createElement('canvas');
       canvas.setAttribute('id', 'qr-canvas');