diff --git a/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg b/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
--- a/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
             <label>Previews shown</label>
             <default>true</default>
         </entry>
+        <entry name="previewsAutoPlay" type="Bool">
+            <label>Previews Auto-play</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
         <entry name="dateFormat" type="Enum">
             <label>Date display format</label>
             <choices>
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->setPreviewAutoPlay(isChecked);
+    }
 }
 
 void InformationPanel::showItemInfo()
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
     void setPreviewVisible(bool visible);
 
+    void setPreviewAutoPlay(bool autoPlay);
+
     KFileItemList items();
 
 signals:
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
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     m_phononWidget = new PhononWidget(parent);
     m_phononWidget->hide();
     m_phononWidget->setMinimumWidth(minPreviewWidth);
+    m_phononWidget->setAutoPlay(InformationPanelSettings::previewsAutoPlay());
     connect(m_phononWidget, &PhononWidget::hasVideoChanged,
             this, &InformationPanelContent::slotHasVideoChanged);
 
@@ -303,6 +304,10 @@
     m_preview->setVisible(InformationPanelSettings::previewsShown() && !hasVideo);
 }
 
+void InformationPanelContent::setPreviewAutoPlay(bool autoPlay) {
+    m_phononWidget->setAutoPlay(autoPlay);
+}
+
 void InformationPanelContent::refreshMetaData()
 {
     if (!m_item.isNull()) {
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
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
         void setVideoSize(const QSize& size);
         QSize videoSize() const;
 
+        void setAutoPlay(bool autoPlay);
+
     signals:
         /**
          * Is emitted whenever the video-state
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@
         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
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@
     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();
     }
 }