diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/ActiveVideoNativeContext.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/ActiveVideoNativeContext.tsx
index 95fa0bb0ec..c63aba241d 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/ActiveVideoNativeContext.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/ActiveVideoNativeContext.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ import React from 'react'
 import {useVideoPlayer, VideoPlayer} from 'expo-video'
 
 import {isAndroid, isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useAutoplayDisabled} from '#/state/preferences'
+import {
+  AudioCategory,
+  PlatformInfo,
+} from '../../../../../modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army'
 
 const Context = React.createContext<{
   activeSource: string
   activeViewId: string | undefined
   setActiveSource: (src: string | null, viewId: string | null) => void
   player: VideoPlayer
+  mutedInFeed: boolean
+  setMutedInFeed: (muted: boolean) => void
 } | null>(null)
 
 export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
@@ -17,9 +24,17 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
 
   const [activeSource, setActiveSource] = React.useState('')
   const [activeViewId, setActiveViewId] = React.useState<string>()
+  const autoplayDisabled = useAutoplayDisabled()
+  const [mutedInFeed, setMutedInFeed] = React.useState(!autoplayDisabled)
 
   const player = useVideoPlayer(activeSource, p => {
-    p.muted = true
+    const mix = !mutedInFeed
+    const category = mutedInFeed
+      ? AudioCategory.Ambient
+      : AudioCategory.Playback
+    PlatformInfo.setAudioCategory(category)
+    PlatformInfo.setAudioActive(mix)
+    p.muted = mutedInFeed
     p.loop = true
     // We want to immediately call `play` so we get the loading state
     p.play()
@@ -48,6 +63,8 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
         setActiveSource: setActiveSourceOuter,
         activeViewId,
         player,
+        mutedInFeed,
+        setMutedInFeed,
       }}>
       {children}
     </Context.Provider>
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerNative.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerNative.tsx
index de9a2c74c2..8572a9a1b5 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerNative.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner/VideoEmbedInnerNative.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react'
 import {Pressable, View} from 'react-native'
 import Animated, {FadeInDown} from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import {VideoPlayer, VideoView} from 'expo-video'
+import {VideoView} from 'expo-video'
 import {AppBskyEmbedVideo} from '@atproto/api'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerNative({
   isMuted: boolean
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
-  const {player} = useActiveVideoNative()
+  const {player, mutedInFeed} = useActiveVideoNative()
   const ref = useRef<VideoView>(null)
 
   const enterFullscreen = useCallback(() => {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerNative({
         onFullscreenExit={() => {
           PlatformInfo.setAudioCategory(AudioCategory.Ambient)
           PlatformInfo.setAudioActive(false)
-          player.muted = true
+          player.muted = mutedInFeed
           player.playbackRate = 1
           setIsFullscreen(false)
         }}
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerNative({
         accessibilityHint=""
       />
       <VideoControls
-        player={player}
         enterFullscreen={enterFullscreen}
         isMuted={isMuted}
         timeRemaining={timeRemaining}
@@ -89,18 +88,17 @@ export function VideoEmbedInnerNative({
 }
 
 function VideoControls({
-  player,
   enterFullscreen,
   timeRemaining,
   isMuted,
 }: {
-  player: VideoPlayer
   enterFullscreen: () => void
   timeRemaining: number
   isMuted: boolean
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
+  const {player, setMutedInFeed} = useActiveVideoNative()
 
   const onPressFullscreen = useCallback(() => {
     switch (player.status) {
@@ -128,7 +126,8 @@ function VideoControls({
     PlatformInfo.setAudioCategory(category)
     PlatformInfo.setAudioActive(mix)
     player.muted = muted
-  }, [player])
+    setMutedInFeed(muted)
+  }, [player, setMutedInFeed])
 
   // show countdown when:
   // 1. timeRemaining is a number - was seeing NaNs