diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 44c8539c4..be501e946 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -915,5 +915,8 @@
   "Recommended size is 16:9": "Recommended size is 16:9",
   "Any amount will give you the highest bid, but larger amounts help your content be trusted and discovered.": "Any amount will give you the highest bid, but larger amounts help your content be trusted and discovered.",
   "Loading 3D model.": "Loading 3D model.",
-  "Saved zip archive to /Users/sean/Downloads/.lbryum-2019-12-09T17-21-28.429Z.zip": "Saved zip archive to /Users/sean/Downloads/.lbryum-2019-12-09T17-21-28.429Z.zip"
+  "Saved zip archive to /Users/sean/Downloads/.lbryum-2019-12-09T17-21-28.429Z.zip": "Saved zip archive to /Users/sean/Downloads/.lbryum-2019-12-09T17-21-28.429Z.zip",
+  "PDF opened externally.": "PDF opened externally.",
+  "Click here": "Click here",
+  "to open it again.": "to open it again."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
index a0f91605b..7c6359a83 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ import {
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { makeSelectCostInfoForUri } from 'lbryinc';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { makeSelectIsPlaying, makeSelectShouldObscurePreview, selectPlayingUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
+import {
+  makeSelectIsPlaying,
+  makeSelectShouldObscurePreview,
+  selectPlayingUri,
+  makeSelectCanAutoplay,
+} from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import FileViewer from './view';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
   autoplay: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.AUTOPLAY)(state),
   hasCostInfo: Boolean(makeSelectCostInfoForUri(props.uri)(state)),
   costInfo: makeSelectCostInfoForUri(props.uri)(state),
+  isAutoPlayable: makeSelectCanAutoplay(props.uri)(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
index 699d30feb..d841a2685 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Props = {
   autoplay: boolean,
   hasCostInfo: boolean,
   costInfo: any,
+  isAutoPlayable: boolean,
 };
 
 export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
     isStreamable,
     hasCostInfo,
     costInfo,
+    isAutoPlayable,
   } = props;
   const cost = costInfo && costInfo.cost;
   const forceVideo = ['application/x-ext-mkv', 'video/x-matroska'].includes(contentType);
@@ -85,10 +87,10 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const videoOnPage = document.querySelector('video');
-    if (autoplay && !videoOnPage && isStreamable && hasCostInfo && cost === 0) {
+    if (autoplay && !videoOnPage && isAutoPlayable && hasCostInfo && cost === 0) {
       viewFile();
     }
-  }, [autoplay, viewFile, isStreamable, hasCostInfo, cost]);
+  }, [autoplay, viewFile, isAutoPlayable, hasCostInfo, cost]);
 
   return (
     <div
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/content.js b/ui/redux/selectors/content.js
index f436fa7f9..ad5f23c30 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/content.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/content.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectClaimsInChannelForCurrentPageState,
   makeSelectClaimIsNsfw,
   makeSelectRecommendedContentForUri,
+  makeSelectMediaTypeForUri,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { selectShowMatureContent } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 
@@ -117,3 +118,12 @@ export const makeSelectShouldObscurePreview = (uri: string) =>
       return isClaimMature && !showMatureContent;
     }
   );
+
+export const makeSelectCanAutoplay = (uri: string) =>
+  createSelector(
+    makeSelectMediaTypeForUri(uri),
+    mediaType => {
+      const canAutoPlay = ['audio', 'video', 'image', 'text', 'document'].includes(mediaType);
+      return canAutoPlay;
+    }
+  );