diff --git a/templates/shortcodes/figure.html b/templates/shortcodes/figure.html
index e36b4ba..c8db459 100644
--- a/templates/shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/templates/shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <figure>
     {% endif %}
     {% if item is ending_with('.mp4') %}
-        <video {% if dark_invert[loop.index0] %}class="dark-invert" {% endif %}{{ source_attributes[loop.index0] | default(value='controls') }}>
+        <video {% if dark_invert[loop.index0] %}class="dark-invert" {% endif %}{{ source_attributes[loop.index0] | default(value='controls') }} preload="metadata">
         <source src="{{ item | safe }}" type="video/mp4">
         </video>
     {% else %}