diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
index 94fb69bb5c5..4cd5bedc530 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ var VideoWidget = MediaWidget.extend({
             $video.attr('src', vinMatch[0] + '/embed/simple');
             videoType = 'vin';
         } else if (vimMatch && vimMatch[3].length) {
-            $video.attr('src', '//player.vimeo.com/video/' + vimMatch[3] + autoplay);
+            $video.attr('src', '//player.vimeo.com/video/' + vimMatch[3] + autoplay.replace('mute', 'muted'));
             videoType = 'vim';
         } else if (dmMatch && dmMatch[2].length) {
             var justId = dmMatch[2].replace('video/', '');