diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
index b175aae1c..68501ad8b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ app.views.OEmbed = app.views.Base.extend({
     if( $(evt.target).is('a') ) return;
     var insertHTML = $(app.helpers.oEmbed.html(this.model.get("o_embed_cache")));
     var paramSeparator = ( /\?/.test(insertHTML.attr("src")) ) ? "&" : "?";
-    insertHTML.attr("src", insertHTML.attr("src") + paramSeparator + "autoplay=1");
+    insertHTML.attr("src", insertHTML.attr("src") + paramSeparator + "autoplay=1&wmode=opaque");
     this.$el.html(insertHTML);
   }
 });