diff --git a/src/js/tech/html5.js b/src/js/tech/html5.js
index bc9ae8dfd9..f875e5548b 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/html5.js
@@ -437,7 +437,13 @@ class Html5 extends Tech {
    * @method play
    */
   play() {
-    this.el_.play();
+    const playPromise = this.el_.play();
+
+    // Catch/silence error when a pause interrupts a play request
+    // on browsers which return a promise
+    if (playPromise !== undefined && typeof playPromise.then === 'function') {
+      playPromise.then(null, (e) => {});
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js b/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
index b83d843fbb..aeb30b7b61 100644
--- a/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
@@ -517,3 +517,20 @@ QUnit.test('Html5#reset calls Html5.resetMediaElement when called', function() {
 
   Html5.resetMediaElement = oldResetMedia;
 });
+
+QUnit.test('Exception in play promise should be caught', function() {
+  const oldEl = tech.el_;
+  
+  tech.el_ = {
+    play: () => {
+      return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+        reject(new DOMException());
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  tech.play();
+  QUnit.ok(true, 'error was caught');
+ 
+  tech.el_ = oldEl;
+});