1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 9ee4d7942..fa1e4d273 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends DocComponent<FieldViewProps, VideoDocument>(VideoD
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
     }
 
-    @observable static _showControls: boolean = false;
+    @observable static _showControls: boolean;
 
     specificContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         let field = Cast(this.Document[this.props.fieldKey], VideoField);
@@ -170,4 +170,6 @@ export class VideoBox extends DocComponent<FieldViewProps, VideoDocument>(VideoD
                     Not supported.
                 </video>;
     }
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+VideoBox._showControls = true;
+\ No newline at end of file