diff --git a/Libraries/Components/WKWebView/WKWebView.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/WKWebView/WKWebView.ios.js
index d097ea48efe0ce..c13d463a32d4d6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/WKWebView/WKWebView.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/WKWebView/WKWebView.ios.js
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ const RCTWKWebView = requireNativeComponent('RCTWKWebView');
 
 type RCTWKWebViewProps = {
   allowsInlineMediaPlayback?: boolean,
+  mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction?: boolean,
 };
 
 class WKWebView extends React.Component<RCTWKWebViewProps> {
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: RCTWKWebViewProps) {
-    if (this.props.allowsInlineMediaPlayback !== nextProps.allowsInlineMediaPlayback) {
-      console.error('Changes to property allowsInlineMediaPlayback do nothing after the initial render.');
+    this.showRedboxOnPropChanges(nextProps, 'allowsInlineMediaPlayback');
+    this.showRedboxOnPropChanges(nextProps, 'mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction');
+  }
+
+  showRedboxOnPropChanges(nextProps: RCTWKWebViewProps, propName: string) {
+    if (this.props[propName] !== nextProps[propName]) {
+      console.error(`Changes to property ${propName} do nothing after the initial render.`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
index b19b9d10f2fac7..9b12d793d0c2b3 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ shouldStartLoadForRequest:(NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *)request
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat decelerationRate;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL allowsInlineMediaPlayback;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL bounces;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction;
 
 - (void)postMessage:(NSString *)message;
 - (void)injectJavaScript:(NSString *)script;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
index 31ba395201145f..e6c2251b70fd8c 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ - (void)didMoveToWindow
     wkWebViewConfig.userContentController = [WKUserContentController new];
     [wkWebViewConfig.userContentController addScriptMessageHandler: self name: MessageHanderName];
     wkWebViewConfig.allowsInlineMediaPlayback = _allowsInlineMediaPlayback;
+    wkWebViewConfig.mediaTypesRequiringUserActionForPlayback = _mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction
+      ? WKAudiovisualMediaTypeAll
+      : WKAudiovisualMediaTypeNone;
 
     _webView = [[WKWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds configuration: wkWebViewConfig];
     _webView.scrollView.delegate = self;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
index eef5b4f0612d53..5f6be7e9aeed57 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ - (UIView *)view
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onShouldStartLoadWithRequest, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(injectedJavaScript, NSString)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(allowsInlineMediaPlayback, BOOL)
-
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction, BOOL)
 /**
  * Expose methods to enable messaging the webview.
  */