diff --git a/core/movie.cpp b/core/movie.cpp
index 1d71c7c0a..f26629f67 100644
--- a/core/movie.cpp
+++ b/core/movie.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
         , m_tmp(nullptr)
         , m_showControls(false)
         , m_autoPlay(false)
+        , m_startPaused(false)
         , m_showPosterImage(false)
     {
     }
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public:
     QImage m_posterImage;
     bool m_showControls : 1;
     bool m_autoPlay : 1;
+    bool m_startPaused : 1;
     bool m_showPosterImage : 1;
 };
 
@@ -145,6 +147,16 @@ bool Movie::autoPlay() const
     return d->m_autoPlay;
 }
 
+void Movie::setStartPaused(bool startPaused)
+{
+    d->m_startPaused = startPaused;
+}
+
+bool Movie::startPaused() const
+{
+    return d->m_startPaused;
+}
+
 void Movie::setShowPosterImage(bool show)
 {
     d->m_showPosterImage = show;
diff --git a/core/movie.h b/core/movie.h
index d62bf7c05..339a59eb9 100644
--- a/core/movie.h
+++ b/core/movie.h
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ public:
      */
     bool autoPlay() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether to start the movie in paused mode
+     */
+    void setStartPaused(bool startPaused);
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to start the movie in paused mode
+     */
+    bool startPaused() const;
+
     /**
      * Sets whether to show a poster image.
      *
diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index 945f3863a..71ac8b25e 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ Okular::Movie *createMovieFromPopplerMovie(const Poppler::MovieObject *popplerMo
     movie->setShowControls(popplerMovie->showControls());
     movie->setPlayMode((Okular::Movie::PlayMode)popplerMovie->playMode());
     movie->setAutoPlay(false); // will be triggered by external MovieAnnotation
+    movie->setStartPaused(false);
     movie->setShowPosterImage(popplerMovie->showPosterImage());
     movie->setPosterImage(popplerMovie->posterImage());
     return movie;
@@ -240,7 +241,13 @@ Okular::Movie *createMovieFromPopplerScreen(const Poppler::LinkRendition *popple
         movie->setPlayMode(Okular::Movie::PlayLimited);
         movie->setPlayRepetitions(rendition->repeatCount());
     }
-    movie->setAutoPlay(rendition->autoPlay());
+    /**
+     * Warning: Confusing flag name from PDF spec. Described as:
+     * > If true, the media should automatically play when activated.
+     * > If false, the media should be initially paused when activated
+     * To set autoplay, page actions are used.
+     */
+    movie->setStartPaused(!rendition->autoPlay());
     return movie;
 }
 
diff --git a/part/videowidget.cpp b/part/videowidget.cpp
index de47dc455..50bfd2906 100644
--- a/part/videowidget.cpp
+++ b/part/videowidget.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ void VideoWidget::pageEntered()
     if (d->movie->autoPlay()) {
         show();
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "play", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        if (d->movie->startPaused()) {
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "pause", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        }
     }
 }