diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
index 5aeb56e96..31e3e79be 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/ScenePlayer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import "./live";
 import "./PlaylistButtons";
 import "./source-selector";
 import "./persist-volume";
+import "./autostart-button";
 import MarkersPlugin, { type IMarker } from "./markers";
 void MarkersPlugin;
 import "./vtt-thumbnails";
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import cx from "classnames";
 import {
   useSceneSaveActivity,
   useSceneIncrementPlayCount,
+  useConfigureInterface,
 } from "src/core/StashService";
 
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
     const sceneId = useRef<string>();
     const [sceneSaveActivity] = useSceneSaveActivity();
     const [sceneIncrementPlayCount] = useSceneIncrementPlayCount();
+    const [updateInterfaceConfig] = useConfigureInterface();
 
     const [time, setTime] = useState(0);
     const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
@@ -389,6 +392,9 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
           skipButtons: {},
           trackActivity: {},
           vrMenu: {},
+          autostartButton: {
+            enabled: interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo ?? false,
+          },
           abLoopPlugin: {
             start: 0,
             end: false,
@@ -434,6 +440,9 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
       };
       // empty deps - only init once
       // showAbLoopControls is necessary to re-init the player when the config changes
+      // Note: interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo is intentionally excluded to prevent
+      // player re-initialization when toggling autostart (which would interrupt playback)
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [uiConfig?.showAbLoopControls, uiConfig?.enableChromecast]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -675,11 +684,6 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
         }
       }
 
-      auto.current =
-        autoplay ||
-        (interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo ?? false) ||
-        _initialTimestamp > 0;
-
       const alwaysStartFromBeginning =
         uiConfig?.alwaysStartFromBeginning ?? false;
       const resumeTime = scene.resume_time ?? 0;
@@ -698,6 +702,15 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
       player.load();
       player.focus();
 
+      // Check the autostart button plugin for user preference
+      const autostartButton = player.autostartButton();
+      const buttonEnabled = autostartButton.getEnabled();
+      auto.current =
+        autoplay ||
+        buttonEnabled ||
+        (interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo ?? false) ||
+        _initialTimestamp > 0;
+
       player.ready(() => {
         player.vttThumbnails().src(scene.paths.vtt ?? null);
 
@@ -841,6 +854,30 @@ export const ScenePlayer: React.FC<IScenePlayerProps> = PatchComponent(
       sceneSaveActivity,
     ]);
 
+    // Sync autostart button with config changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const player = getPlayer();
+      if (!player) return;
+
+      async function updateAutoStart(enabled: boolean) {
+        await updateInterfaceConfig({
+          variables: {
+            input: {
+              autostartVideo: enabled,
+            },
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      const autostartButton = player.autostartButton();
+      if (autostartButton) {
+        autostartButton.syncWithConfig(
+          interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo ?? false
+        );
+        autostartButton.updateAutoStart = updateAutoStart;
+      }
+    }, [getPlayer, updateInterfaceConfig, interfaceConfig?.autostartVideo]);
+
     useEffect(() => {
       const player = getPlayer();
       if (!player) return;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/autostart-button.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/autostart-button.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5a35a63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/autostart-button.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+import videojs, { VideoJsPlayer } from "video.js";
+
+interface IAutostartButtonOptions {
+  enabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface AutostartButtonOptions extends videojs.ComponentOptions {
+  autostartEnabled: boolean;
+}
+
+class AutostartButton extends videojs.getComponent("Button") {
+  private autostartEnabled: boolean;
+
+  constructor(player: VideoJsPlayer, options: AutostartButtonOptions) {
+    super(player, options);
+    this.autostartEnabled = options.autostartEnabled;
+    this.updateIcon();
+  }
+
+  buildCSSClass() {
+    return `vjs-autostart-button ${super.buildCSSClass()}`;
+  }
+
+  private updateIcon() {
+    this.removeClass("vjs-icon-play-circle");
+    this.removeClass("vjs-icon-cancel");
+
+    if (this.autostartEnabled) {
+      this.addClass("vjs-icon-play-circle");
+      this.controlText(this.localize("Auto-start enabled (click to disable)"));
+    } else {
+      this.addClass("vjs-icon-cancel");
+      this.controlText(this.localize("Auto-start disabled (click to enable)"));
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleClick(event: Event) {
+    // Prevent the click from bubbling up and affecting the video player
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
+    this.autostartEnabled = !this.autostartEnabled;
+    this.updateIcon();
+    this.trigger("autostartchanged", { enabled: this.autostartEnabled });
+  }
+
+  public setEnabled(enabled: boolean) {
+    this.autostartEnabled = enabled;
+    this.updateIcon();
+  }
+}
+
+class AutostartButtonPlugin extends videojs.getPlugin("plugin") {
+  private button: AutostartButton;
+  private autostartEnabled: boolean;
+  updateAutoStart: (enabled: boolean) => Promise<void> = () => {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  };
+
+  constructor(player: VideoJsPlayer, options?: IAutostartButtonOptions) {
+    super(player, options);
+
+    this.autostartEnabled = options?.enabled ?? false;
+
+    this.button = new AutostartButton(player, {
+      autostartEnabled: this.autostartEnabled,
+    });
+
+    player.ready(() => {
+      this.ready();
+    });
+  }
+
+  private ready() {
+    // Add button to control bar, before the fullscreen button
+    const { controlBar } = this.player;
+    const fullscreenToggle = controlBar.getChild("fullscreenToggle");
+    if (fullscreenToggle) {
+      controlBar.addChild(this.button);
+      controlBar.el().insertBefore(this.button.el(), fullscreenToggle.el());
+    } else {
+      controlBar.addChild(this.button);
+    }
+
+    // Listen for changes
+    this.button.on("autostartchanged", (_, data: { enabled: boolean }) => {
+      this.autostartEnabled = data.enabled;
+      this.updateAutoStart(this.autostartEnabled);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.autostartEnabled;
+  }
+
+  public getEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.autostartEnabled;
+  }
+
+  public setEnabled(enabled: boolean) {
+    this.autostartEnabled = enabled;
+    this.button.setEnabled(enabled);
+  }
+
+  public syncWithConfig(configEnabled: boolean) {
+    // Sync button state with external config changes
+    if (this.autostartEnabled !== configEnabled) {
+      this.setEnabled(configEnabled);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Register the plugin with video.js.
+videojs.registerComponent("AutostartButton", AutostartButton);
+videojs.registerPlugin("autostartButton", AutostartButtonPlugin);
+
+declare module "video.js" {
+  interface VideoJsPlayer {
+    autostartButton: () => AutostartButtonPlugin;
+  }
+  interface VideoJsPlayerPluginOptions {
+    autostartButton?: IAutostartButtonOptions;
+  }
+}
+
+export default AutostartButtonPlugin;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/styles.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/styles.scss
index 0e8041071..fc143a873 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/styles.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/ScenePlayer/styles.scss
@@ -100,6 +100,57 @@ $sceneTabWidth: 450px;
     width: 1.6em;
   }
 
+  .vjs-autostart-button {
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    &.vjs-icon-play-circle::before {
+      align-items: center;
+      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      color: rgba(80, 80, 80, 0.9);
+      content: "\f101";
+      font-size: 1em;
+      line-height: 1;
+      margin-left: 1rem;
+      padding: 0.3em;
+      position: relative;
+      z-index: 2;
+    }
+
+    &.vjs-icon-cancel::before {
+      align-items: center;
+      background-color: rgba(80, 80, 80, 0.9);
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      color: #fff;
+      content: "\f103";
+      font-size: 1em;
+      line-height: 1;
+      margin-right: 1rem;
+      padding: 0.3em;
+      position: relative;
+      z-index: 2;
+    }
+
+    &.vjs-icon-play-circle::after,
+    &.vjs-icon-cancel::after {
+      background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 70%);
+      border-radius: 8px;
+      content: "";
+      height: 2.5rem;
+      left: 50%;
+      opacity: 0.7;
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 50%;
+      transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg);
+      width: 1rem;
+      z-index: 1;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      text-shadow: 0 0 1em rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
+    }
+  }
+
   .vjs-touch-overlay .vjs-play-control {
     z-index: 1;
   }
@@ -344,9 +395,16 @@ $sceneTabWidth: 450px;
       }
     }
   }
+  @media (max-width: 576px) {
+    .vjs-control-bar {
+      .vjs-autostart-button {
+        display: none;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   // make controls a little more compact on smaller screens
-  @media (max-width: 576px) {
+  @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .vjs-control-bar {
       .vjs-control {
         width: 2.5em;