diff --git a/src/players/Kaltura.js b/src/players/Kaltura.js
index 419b3992..7bc9be80 100644
--- a/src/players/Kaltura.js
+++ b/src/players/Kaltura.js
@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@ export default class Kaltura extends Component {
       if (!this.iframe) return
       this.player = new playerjs.Player(this.iframe)
       this.player.on('ready', () => {
-        this.player.isReady = true
-        this.player.on('play', this.props.onPlay)
-        this.player.on('pause', this.props.onPause)
-        this.player.on('seeked', this.props.onSeek)
-        this.player.on('ended', this.props.onEnded)
-        this.player.on('error', this.props.onError)
-        this.player.on('timeupdate', ({ duration, seconds }) => {
-          this.duration = duration
-          this.currentTime = seconds
-        })
-        this.player.on('buffered', ({ percent }) => {
-          if (this.duration) {
-            this.secondsLoaded = this.duration * percent
-          }
-        })
-        this.player.setLoop(this.props.loop)
-        if (this.props.muted) {
-          this.player.mute()
-        }
+        // An arbitrary timeout is required otherwise
+        // the event listeners won’t work
         setTimeout(() => {
+          this.player.isReady = true
+          this.player.setLoop(this.props.loop)
+          if (this.props.muted) {
+            this.player.mute()
+          }
+          this.addListeners(this.player, this.props)
           this.props.onReady()
-        })
+        }, 500)
       })
     }, this.props.onError)
   }
 
+  addListeners (player, props) {
+    player.on('play', props.onPlay)
+    player.on('pause', props.onPause)
+    player.on('ended', props.onEnded)
+    player.on('error', props.onError)
+    player.on('timeupdate', ({ duration, seconds }) => {
+      this.duration = duration
+      this.currentTime = seconds
+    })
+  }
+
   play () {
     this.callPlayer('play')
   }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class Kaltura extends Component {
         scrolling='no'
         style={style}
         allowFullScreen
-        allow='encrypted-media'
+        allow='encrypted-media;autoplay'
         referrerPolicy='no-referrer-when-downgrade'
       />
     )