diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
index 9735ee9d..881d03f4 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ Ox.VideoPlayer = function(options, self) {
         self.out = self.options.duration || 86399; // fixme: ugly
     }
     self.options.position = Ox.limit(self.options.position, self['in'], self.out);
+    if (!self.options.paused) {
+        self.options.showIconOnLoad = false;
+    }
 
     self.hasVolumeControl = self.options.controlsTop.indexOf('volume') > -1
         || self.options.controlsBottom.indexOf('volume') > -1;