diff --git a/jquery.backgroundvideo.js b/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
index 15b6bc8..d8c37f2 100644
--- a/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
+++ b/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
       videoid: "video_background",
       autoplay: true,
       loop: true,
-      preload: true
+      preload: true,
+      sound: true
     }
 
     var plugin = this;
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@
           preloadString = '',
           autoplayString = '',
           loopString = '',
+          soundString = '',
           _preload = plugin.settings.preload,
           _autoplay = plugin.settings.autoplay,
           _loop = plugin.settings.loop;
+          _sound = plugin.settings.sound;
 
       if (_preload) {
         preloadString = 'preload="auto"';
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@
         preloadString = '';
       }
 
+      if (!_sound) {
+        soundString = ' muted ';
+      }
+
       if (_autoplay) {
         autoplayString = 'autoplay="autoplay"';
       } else {
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@
         loopString = '';
       }
 
-      html += '<video id="'+plugin.settings.videoid+'"' + preloadString + autoplayString + loopString;
+      html += '<video id="'+plugin.settings.videoid+'"' + preloadString + autoplayString + loopString + soundString;
 
       if (plugin.settings.poster) {
         html += ' poster="' + plugin.settings.poster + '" ';
@@ -122,4 +129,4 @@
     $(window).resize(function() { setProportion(); });
     plugin.$videoEl.bind('ended', function(){ this.play(); });
   }
-})(jQuery);
+})(jQuery);
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diff --git a/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js b/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
index 0175245..f54e900 100644
--- a/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
+++ b/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 * based on jQuery Plugin Boilerplate 1.3
 */
 
-(function(t){t.backgroundVideo=function(e,i){var n={videoid:"video_background",autoplay:true,loop:true,preload:true};var s=this;s.settings={};var o=function(){s.settings=t.extend({},n,i);s.el=e;d()};var d=function(){var e="",i="",n="",o="",d=s.settings.preload,g=s.settings.autoplay,a=s.settings.loop;if(d){i='preload="auto"'}else{i=""}if(g){n='autoplay="autoplay"'}else{n=""}if(a){o='loop="true"'}else{o=""}e+='<video id="'+s.settings.videoid+'"'+i+n+o;if(s.settings.poster){e+=' poster="'+s.settings.poster+'" '}e+='style="display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;z-index:-100;width:100%;height:100%;">';for(var l=0;l<s.settings.types.length;l++){e+='<source src="'+s.settings.path+s.settings.filename+"."+s.settings.types[l]+'" type="video/'+s.settings.types[l]+'" />'}e+="bgvideo</video>";s.el.prepend(e);s.videoEl=document.getElementById(s.settings.videoid);s.$videoEl=t(s.videoEl);s.$videoEl.fadeIn(2e3);r()};var r=function(){var t=g();s.$videoEl.width(t*s.settings.width);s.$videoEl.height(t*s.settings.height);if(typeof s.settings.align!=="undefined"){a()}};var g=function(){var e=t(window).width();var i=t(window).height();var n=e/i;var o=s.settings.width/s.settings.height;var d=i/s.settings.height;if(n>=o){d=e/s.settings.width}return d};var a=function(){var e=(t(window).width()>>1)-(s.$videoEl.width()>>1)|0;var i=(t(window).height()>>1)-(s.$videoEl.height()>>1)|0;if(s.settings.align=="centerXY"){s.$videoEl.css({left:e,top:i});return}if(s.settings.align=="centerX"){s.$videoEl.css("left",e);return}if(s.settings.align=="centerY"){s.$videoEl.css("top",i);return}};o();t(window).resize(function(){r()});s.$videoEl.bind("ended",function(){this.play()})}})(jQuery);
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+!function(t){t.backgroundVideo=function(e,i){var n={videoid:"video_background",autoplay:!0,loop:!0,preload:!0,sound:!0},o=this;o.settings={};var s=function(){o.settings=t.extend({},n,i),o.el=e,d()},d=function(){var e="",i="",n="",s="",d="",l=o.settings.preload,v=o.settings.autoplay,a=o.settings.loop;_sound=o.settings.sound,i=l?'preload="auto"':"",_sound||(d=" muted "),n=v?'autoplay="autoplay"':"",s=a?'loop="true"':"",e+='<video id="'+o.settings.videoid+'"'+i+n+s+d,o.settings.poster&&(e+=' poster="'+o.settings.poster+'" '),e+='style="display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;z-index:-100;width:100%;height:100%;">';for(var h=0;h<o.settings.types.length;h++)e+='<source src="'+o.settings.path+o.settings.filename+"."+o.settings.types[h]+'" type="video/'+o.settings.types[h]+'" />';e+="bgvideo</video>",o.el.html(e),o.videoEl=document.getElementById(o.settings.videoid),o.$videoEl=t(o.videoEl),o.$videoEl.fadeIn(2e3),g()},g=function(){var t=l();o.$videoEl.width(t*o.settings.width),o.$videoEl.height(t*o.settings.height),"undefined"!=typeof o.settings.align&&v()},l=function(){var e=t(window).width(),i=t(window).height(),n=e/i,s=o.settings.width/o.settings.height,d=i/o.settings.height;return n>=s&&(d=e/o.settings.width),d},v=function(){var e=(t(window).width()>>1)-(o.$videoEl.width()>>1)|0,i=(t(window).height()>>1)-(o.$videoEl.height()>>1)|0;return"centerXY"==o.settings.align?void o.$videoEl.css({left:e,top:i}):"centerX"==o.settings.align?void o.$videoEl.css("left",e):"centerY"==o.settings.align?void o.$videoEl.css("top",i):void 0};s(),t(window).resize(function(){g()}),o.$videoEl.bind("ended",function(){this.play()})}}(jQuery);
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