diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@
     previewAction->setCheckable(true);
     previewAction->setChecked(InformationPanelSettings::previewsShown());
 
+    QAction* previewAutoPlayAction = popup.addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Preview autoPaly"));
+    previewAutoPlayAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-playback-start")));
+    previewAutoPlayAction->setCheckable(true);
+    previewAutoPlayAction->setChecked(InformationPanelSettings::previewsAutoplay());
+
     QAction* configureAction = popup.addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Configure..."));
     configureAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("configure")));
 
@@ -209,12 +214,16 @@
         dialog->show();
         connect(dialog, &FileMetaDataConfigurationDialog::destroyed, m_content, &InformationPanelContent::refreshMetaData);
     }
-    if (action == dateformatAction) {
+    else if (action == dateformatAction) {
         int dateFormat = static_cast<int>(isChecked ? Baloo::DateFormats::ShortFormat : Baloo::DateFormats::LongFormat);
 
         InformationPanelSettings::setDateFormat(dateFormat);
         m_content->refreshMetaData();
     }
+    else if (action == previewAutoPlayAction) {
+        InformationPanelSettings::setPreviewsAutoplay(isChecked);
+        m_content->refreshMetaData();
+    }
 }
 
 void InformationPanel::showItemInfo()
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
         const bool usePhonon = mimeType.startsWith(QLatin1String("audio/")) || mimeType.startsWith(QLatin1String("video/"));
         if (usePhonon) {
             m_phononWidget->show();
+            m_phononWidget->setAutoPlay(InformationPanelSettings::previewsAutoplay());
             m_phononWidget->setUrl(item.targetUrl());
             if (m_preview->isVisible()) {
                 m_phononWidget->setVideoSize(m_preview->size());
diff --git a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
--- a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
+++ b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QSize>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 namespace Phonon
 {
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@
         void setVideoSize(const QSize& size);
         QSize videoSize() const;
 
+        void setAutoPlay(bool autoPlay);
+
     signals:
         /**
          * Is emitted whenever the video-state
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@
         Phonon::SeekSlider *m_seekSlider;
         Phonon::AudioOutput *m_audioOutput;
         EmbeddedVideoPlayer *m_videoPlayer;
+        bool m_autoPlay;
 };
 
 #endif // PHONONWIDGET_H
diff --git a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "phononwidget.h"
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
 
 #include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -74,6 +75,17 @@
     if (m_url != url) {
         stop(); // emits playingStopped() signal
         m_url = url;
+
+        if (m_autoPlay) {
+            play();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void PhononWidget::setAutoPlay(bool autoPlay) {
+    m_autoPlay = autoPlay;
+    if (m_media != nullptr && m_media->state() != Phonon::State::PlayingState && m_autoPlay) {
+        play();
     }
 }