diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 1fc848a1e..7b98ea71d 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Changed
 - Various performance improvements when many tabs are opened.
 - Regenerating completion history now shows a progress dialog.
 - Make qute:// pages work properly on Qt 5.11.2
+- The `content.autoplay` setting now supports URL patterns on Qt >= 5.11.
 
 Removed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 5e302adfa..d49c61ac5 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -1488,7 +1488,9 @@ Default:
 [[content.autoplay]]
 === content.autoplay
 Automatically start playing `<video>` elements.
-Note this option needs a restart with QtWebEngine on Qt < 5.11.
+Note: On Qt < 5.11, this option needs a restart and does not support URL patterns.
+
+This setting supports URL patterns.
 
 Type: <<types,Bool>>
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 6d75ae41c..676b48026 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -220,10 +220,12 @@ content.autoplay:
   backend:
     QtWebEngine: Qt 5.10
     QtWebKit: false
+  supports_pattern: true
   desc: >-
     Automatically start playing `<video>` elements.
 
-    Note this option needs a restart with QtWebEngine on Qt < 5.11.
+    Note: On Qt < 5.11, this option needs a restart and does not support URL
+    patterns.
 
 content.cache.size:
   default: null