diff --git a/MMM-EmbedYoutube.js b/MMM-EmbedYoutube.js
index 0870d2a..93e5d9f 100644
--- a/MMM-EmbedYoutube.js
+++ b/MMM-EmbedYoutube.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 Module.register("MMM-EmbedYoutube", {
 	defaults: {
 		autoplay: false,
+		mute: false,
 		cc_load_policy: false,
 		color: "red",
 		controls : true,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ Module.register("MMM-EmbedYoutube", {
 			}
 		}
 		params += (this.config.autoplay) ? "autoplay=1" : "autoplay=0";
+		params += (this.config.mute) ? "&mute=1" : "&mute=0";
 		params += (this.config.cc_load_policy) ? "&cc_load_policy=1" : "&cc_load_policy=0";
 		params += (typeof this.config.color !== "undefined" && this.config.color != "red")? "&color=" + this.config.color:"";
 		params += (this.config.controls)? "&controls=1":"&controls=0";
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7874f40..5e5016d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The following properties can be configured:
 | Option           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                    | Default Value | Type Data |
 | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | --------- |
 | `autoplay`       | Autoplay video when it loaded                                                                                                                                                                  | `false`       | Boolean   |
+| `mute`           | Mute video                                                                                                                                                                                     | `false`       | Boolean   |
 | `cc_load_policy` | Subtitles/Closed captions enabled automatically                                                                                                                                                | `false`       | Boolean   |
 | `color`          | Player's video progress bar to highlight the amount of the video that the viewer has already seen but color can be only `red` or `white`                                                       | `"red"`       | String    |
 | `controls`       | Show youtube video controls bar                                                                                                                                                                | `true`        | Boolean   |