diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 0091e38901..2913d173c8 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@
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 				058D09BA195D04C000B7D73C /* Resources */,
 				3B9D88CDF51B429C8409E4B6 /* Copy Pods Resources */,
+				FB42E06CF915B60406431170 /* Embed Pods Frameworks */,
 			);
 			buildRules = (
 			);
@@ -1745,6 +1746,21 @@
 			shellScript = "\"${SRCROOT}/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-AsyncDisplayKitTests/Pods-AsyncDisplayKitTests-resources.sh\"\n";
 			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
 		};
+		FB42E06CF915B60406431170 /* Embed Pods Frameworks */ = {
+			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
+			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
+			files = (
+			);
+			inputPaths = (
+			);
+			name = "Embed Pods Frameworks";
+			outputPaths = (
+			);
+			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
+			shellPath = /bin/sh;
+			shellScript = "\"${SRCROOT}/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-AsyncDisplayKitTests/Pods-AsyncDisplayKitTests-frameworks.sh\"\n";
+			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
+		};
 /* End PBXShellScriptBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXSourcesBuildPhase section */
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
index 7df171d005..515dc20f4b 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldAutoplay;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldAutorepeat;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL muted;
+
 @property (atomic) NSString *gravity;
 @property (atomic) ASButtonNode *playButton;
 
@@ -39,5 +41,6 @@
 @protocol ASVideoNodeDelegate <NSObject>
 @optional
 - (void)videoPlaybackDidFinish:(ASVideoNode *)videoNode;
+- (void)videoNodeWasTapped:(ASVideoNode *)videoNode;
 @end
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
index f6f717f452..6ba344d35a 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   
   BOOL _shouldAutorepeat;
   BOOL _shouldAutoplay;
+  
+  BOOL _muted;
 
   AVAsset *_asset;
   
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
   ASDisplayNode *_playerNode;
   ASDisplayNode *_spinner;
   NSString *_gravity;
+  
   dispatch_queue_t _previewQueue;
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@
       AVPlayerLayer *playerLayer = [[AVPlayerLayer alloc] init];
       if (!_player) {
         _player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:[[AVPlayerItem alloc] initWithAsset:_asset]];
+        _player.muted = _muted;
       }
       playerLayer.player = _player;
       playerLayer.videoGravity = [self gravity];
@@ -176,10 +180,14 @@
 
 - (void)tapped
 {
-  if (_shouldBePlaying) {
-    [self pause];
+  if (self.delegate && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(videoNodeWasTapped:)]) {
+    [self.delegate videoNodeWasTapped:self];
   } else {
-    [self play];
+    if (_shouldBePlaying) {
+      [self pause];
+    } else {
+      [self play];
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -209,11 +217,11 @@
       [_player replaceCurrentItemWithPlayerItem:_currentItem];
     } else {
       _player = [[AVPlayer alloc] initWithPlayerItem:_currentItem];
+      _player.muted = _muted;
     }
   }
 }
 
-
 - (void)clearFetchedData
 {
   [super clearFetchedData];
@@ -231,11 +239,14 @@
   
   if (_shouldAutoplay && _playerNode.isNodeLoaded) {
     [self play];
+  } else if (_shouldAutoplay) {
+    _shouldBePlaying = YES;
   }
   if (isVisible) {
     if (_playerNode.isNodeLoaded) {
       if (!_player) {
         _player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:[[AVPlayerItem alloc] initWithAsset:_asset]];
+        _player.muted = _muted;
       }
       ((AVPlayerLayer *)_playerNode.layer).player = _player;
     }
@@ -256,7 +267,7 @@
   
   [self addSubnode:playButton];
   
-  [_playButton addTarget:self action:@selector(play) forControlEvents:ASControlNodeEventTouchUpInside];
+  [_playButton addTarget:self action:@selector(tapped) forControlEvents:ASControlNodeEventTouchUpInside];
 }
 
 - (ASButtonNode *)playButton
@@ -310,6 +321,20 @@
   return _gravity;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)muted
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
+
+  return _muted;
+}
+
+- (void)setMuted:(BOOL)muted
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
+
+  _muted = muted;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Video Playback
 
 - (void)play
@@ -330,6 +355,7 @@
       AVPlayerLayer *playerLayer = [[AVPlayerLayer alloc] init];
       if (!_player) {
         _player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:[[AVPlayerItem alloc] initWithAsset:_asset]];
+        _player.muted = _muted;
       }
       playerLayer.player = _player;
       playerLayer.videoGravity = [self gravity];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDefaultPlayButton.m b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDefaultPlayButton.m
index 371c598faa..364b86a6e5 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDefaultPlayButton.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDefaultPlayButton.m
@@ -27,30 +27,23 @@
   CGRect buttonBounds = CGRectMake(originX, bounds.size.height/4, bounds.size.width/2, bounds.size.height/2);
   CGFloat widthHeight = buttonBounds.size.width;
 
+  //When the video isn't a square, the lower bound should be used to figure out the circle size
   if (bounds.size.width < bounds.size.height) {
-    //then use the width to determine the rect size then calculate the origin x y
     widthHeight = bounds.size.width/2;
     originX = (bounds.size.width - widthHeight)/2;
     buttonBounds = CGRectMake(originX, (bounds.size.height - widthHeight)/2, widthHeight, widthHeight);
   }
   if (bounds.size.width > bounds.size.height) {
-    //use the height
     widthHeight = bounds.size.height/2;
     originX = (bounds.size.width - widthHeight)/2;
     buttonBounds = CGRectMake(originX, (bounds.size.height - widthHeight)/2, widthHeight, widthHeight);
   }
-  
-  if (!isRasterizing) {
-    [[UIColor clearColor] set];
-    UIRectFill(bounds);
-  }
-  
+
   CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
 
   // Circle Drawing
   UIBezierPath *ovalPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithOvalInRect: buttonBounds];
   [[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0 alpha:0.5] setFill];
-  [ovalPath stroke];
   [ovalPath fill];
   
   // Triangle Drawing
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASVideoNodeTests.m b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASVideoNodeTests.m
index 50b06c1aee..465636f21e 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASVideoNodeTests.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASVideoNodeTests.m
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
   XCTAssertEqualObjects(item, secondItem);
 }
 
-//Touch Handling
-
 - (void)testSpinnerDefaultsToNil
 {
   XCTAssertNil(_videoNode.spinner);
diff --git a/examples/Videos/Sample/ViewController.m b/examples/Videos/Sample/ViewController.m
index d36c928ead..5c4c0488ef 100644
--- a/examples/Videos/Sample/ViewController.m
+++ b/examples/Videos/Sample/ViewController.m
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
   
   videoNode.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
   
-//  videoNode.playButton = [self playButton];
   return videoNode;
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +60,8 @@
   
   nicCageVideo.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
   nicCageVideo.shouldAutorepeat = YES;
-//  nicCageVideo.playButton = [self playButton];
+  nicCageVideo.shouldAutoplay = YES;
+  nicCageVideo.muted = YES;
 
   return nicCageVideo;
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
   
   simonVideo.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
   simonVideo.shouldAutorepeat = YES;
-//  simonVideo.playButton = [self playButton];
   simonVideo.shouldAutoplay = YES;
   
   return simonVideo;
@@ -99,6 +98,15 @@
   return playButton;
 }
 
+- (void)videoNodeWasTapped:(ASVideoNode *)videoNode
+{
+  if (videoNode.player.muted == YES) {
+    videoNode.player.muted = NO;
+  } else {
+    videoNode.player.muted = YES;
+  }
+}
+
 - (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden
 {
   return YES;