diff --git a/ui/page/embedWrapper/index.js b/ui/page/embedWrapper/index.js
index ab16697ed..6df9fab66 100644
--- a/ui/page/embedWrapper/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/embedWrapper/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import EmbedWrapperPage from './view';
 import { doResolveUri, makeSelectClaimForUri, buildURI } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doPlayUri } from 'redux/actions/content';
 
 const select = (state, props) => {
   const { match } = props;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
 const perform = dispatch => {
   return {
     resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
+    doPlayUri: uri => dispatch(doPlayUri(uri)),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/page/embedWrapper/view.jsx b/ui/page/embedWrapper/view.jsx
index d3c343ad4..4089e10d6 100644
--- a/ui/page/embedWrapper/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/embedWrapper/view.jsx
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@ type Props = {
   uri: string,
   resolveUri: string => void,
   claim: Claim,
+  doPlayUri: string => void,
 };
 // $FlowFixMe apparently flow thinks this is wrong.
 export const EmbedContext = React.createContext();
 const EmbedWrapperPage = (props: Props) => {
-  const { resolveUri, claim, uri } = props;
+  const { resolveUri, claim, uri, doPlayUri } = props;
+  const haveClaim = Boolean(claim);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (resolveUri && uri) {
+    if (resolveUri && uri && !haveClaim) {
       resolveUri(uri);
     }
-  }, [resolveUri, uri]);
+    if (uri && haveClaim) {
+      doPlayUri(uri);
+    }
+  }, [resolveUri, uri, doPlayUri, haveClaim]);
 
   return (
     <div className={'embed__wrapper'}>