diff --git a/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx b/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
index 8dfbe6e707a..65eb2cc7853 100644
--- a/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const ProgressiveImage = ({
                 transition={300}
                 style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, imageStyle]}
                 source={(showImage) ? {uri: imageUri} : undefined}
-                autoplay={false}
+                autoplay={true}
             />
         </Animated.View>
     );