diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SessionStore.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SessionStore.java
index c76e45902..afbec03ce 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SessionStore.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SessionStore.java
@@ -737,6 +737,12 @@ private void vrPrefsWorkAround(Context aContext, Bundle aExtras) {
             }
             addOptionalPref(out, "dom.vr.require-gesture", aExtras);
             addOptionalPref(out, "privacy.reduceTimerPrecision", aExtras);
+            if (aExtras != null && aExtras.getBoolean("media.autoplay.enabled", false)) {
+                // Enable playing audios without gesture (used for gfx automated testing)
+                out.write("pref(\"media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed\", false);\n".getBytes());
+                out.write("pref(\"media.autoplay.enabled.ask-permission\", false);\n".getBytes());
+                out.write("pref(\"media.autoplay.default\", 0);\n".getBytes());
+            }
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             Log.e(LOGTAG, "Unable to create file: '" + prefFileName + "' got exception: " + e.toString());
         } catch (IOException e) {