diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a6f300d3..521188f7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 * @vdeshpande fixed control text for fullscreen button ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3485))
 * @mister-ben fixed android treating swipe as a tap ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3514))
 * @mboles updated duration() method documentation ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3515))
+* @mister-ben silenced chrome's play() request was interrupted by pause() error ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3518))
 
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/src/js/tech/html5.js b/src/js/tech/html5.js
index 8d72e042c..b3bfc66f4 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/html5.js
@@ -423,7 +423,15 @@ class Html5 extends Tech {
    *
    * @method play
    */
-  play() { this.el_.play(); }
+  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) => {});
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Pause for html5 tech
diff --git a/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js b/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
index 92ac0fbc8..c1335ac3f 100644
--- a/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tech/html5.test.js
@@ -442,3 +442,20 @@ 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;
+});