diff --git a/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js b/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js
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+let videoElement = null;
+
+const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations, observer) => {
+	if (!videoElement) {
+		videoElement = document.querySelector("video");
+	}
+
+	if (videoElement) {
+		videoElement.ontimeupdate = () => {
+			if (videoElement.currentTime === 0 && videoElement.duration !== NaN) {
+				// auto-confirm-when-paused plugin can interfere here if not disabled!
+				videoElement.pause();
+			}
+		};
+	}
+});
+
+function observeVideoElement() {
+	observer.observe(document, {
+		childList: true,
+		subtree: true,
+	});
+}
+
+module.exports = observeVideoElement;