diff --git a/nuxtjs.org/content/0.docs/1.get-started/1.installation.md b/nuxtjs.org/content/0.docs/1.get-started/1.installation.md
index 42e377458..abb4db07d 100644
--- a/nuxtjs.org/content/0.docs/1.get-started/1.installation.md
+++ b/nuxtjs.org/content/0.docs/1.get-started/1.installation.md
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ ManualInstallVideoTitle: Nuxt Manual Installation
 
 ## Using create-nuxt-app
 
-::video-player
-sources:
-- src: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHkPjOmJTt0
-  type: video/webm
-poster: http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/wHkPjOmJTt0/maxresdefault.jpg
----
-::
+:video-player{src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHkPjOmJTt0"}
 
 To get started quickly you can use the [create-nuxt-app](https://github.com/nuxt/create-nuxt-app).
 
diff --git a/src/defaultTheme/components/atoms/VideoPlayer.vue b/src/defaultTheme/components/atoms/VideoPlayer.vue
index ae2ffb1bc..592c88fa2 100644
--- a/src/defaultTheme/components/atoms/VideoPlayer.vue
+++ b/src/defaultTheme/components/atoms/VideoPlayer.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,119 @@
 <template>
-  <video :poster="poster">
-    <source v-for="source in sources" :key="source.src || source" :src="source.src || source" :type="source.type" />
-  </video>
+  <div class="video-player relative my-4">
+    <img
+      class="video absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full object-cover"
+      :src="provider ? provider.poster : poster"
+      :width="670"
+      :height="377"
+    />
+    <div v-if="loaded" class="video absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full">
+      <!-- remote videos -->
+      <video v-if="!provider" :poster="poster" controls autoplay>
+        <source v-if="src" :src="src" />
+        <source v-for="source in sources" :key="source.src || source" :src="source.src || source" :type="source.type" />
+      </video>
+      <!-- youtube -->
+      <iframe
+        v-else-if="provider.name === 'youtube'"
+        width="560"
+        height="377"
+        allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
+        allowfullscreen=""
+        class="w-full h-full"
+        :src="provider.src"
+      ></iframe>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="!loaded" class="overlay absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full cursor-pointer" @click="loaded = true">
+      <button class="play"></button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-export default {
+import { defineComponent, ref } from '@nuxtjs/composition-api'
+export default defineComponent({
   props: {
     poster: {
       type: String,
       default: ''
     },
+    src: {
+      type: String,
+      default: ''
+    },
     sources: {
       type: Array,
-      required: true
+      default: () => []
+    }
+  },
+  setup(props) {
+    const provider = ref(null)
+    const loaded = ref(false)
+
+    if (!props.src && !props.sources.length) {
+      throw new Error('VideoPlayer: you need to provide either `src` or `sources` props')
+    }
+
+    const src = props.src || props.sources[0].src
+
+    if (src && src.includes('youtube.com/watch')) {
+      const match = src.match(/\?v=([^&]*)/)
+      provider.value = {
+        name: 'youtube',
+        src: `https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/${match[1]}?autoplay=1`,
+        poster: props.poster || `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${match[1]}/hqdefault.jpg`
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      loaded,
+      provider
     }
   }
-}
+})
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="postcss">
+.video-player {
+  &:before {
+    content: ' ';
+    display: block;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    background-image: url('data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAADGCAYAAAAT+OqFAAAAdklEQVQoz42QQQ7AIAgEF/T/D+kbq/RWAlnQyyazA4aoAB4FsBSA/bFjuF1EOL7VbrIrBuusmrt4ZZORfb6ehbWdnRHEIiITaEUKa5EJqUakRSaEYBJSCY2dEstQY7AuxahwXFrvZmWl2rh4JZ07z9dLtesfNj5q0FU3A5ObbwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==');
+    background-position: top;
+    background-repeat: repeat-x;
+    height: 60px;
+    padding-bottom: 50px;
+    width: 100%;
+    transition: all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+  &:after {
+    content: ' ';
+    display: block;
+    padding-bottom: 56.25%;
+  }
+
+  .play {
+    width: 68px;
+    height: 48px;
+    position: absolute;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transform: translate3d(-50%, -50%, 0);
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 1;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 68 48"><path fill="%23f00" fill-opacity="0.8" d="M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z"></path><path d="M 45,24 27,14 27,34" fill="%23fff"></path></svg>');
+    filter: grayscale(100%);
+    transition: filter 0.1s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+    border: none;
+  }
+  &:hover .play {
+    filter: none;
+  }
+}
 video {
   @apply w-full py-4;
 }