diff --git a/meshroom/ui/app.py b/meshroom/ui/app.py
index 16b2e14d..e2c05c09 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/app.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/app.py
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
 
     def _default8bitViewerEnabled(self):
         return bool(os.environ.get("MESHROOM_USE_8BIT_VIEWER", False))
+    
+    def _defaultSequencePlayerEnabled(self):
+        return bool(os.environ.get("MESHROOM_USE_SEQUENCE_PLAYER", False))
 
     activeProjectChanged = Signal()
     activeProject = Property(Variant, lambda self: self._activeProject, notify=activeProjectChanged)
@@ -476,3 +479,4 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
     recentProjectFiles = Property("QVariantList", _recentProjectFiles, notify=recentProjectFilesChanged)
     recentImportedImagesFolders = Property("QVariantList", _recentImportedImagesFolders, notify=recentImportedImagesFoldersChanged)
     default8bitViewerEnabled = Property(bool, _default8bitViewerEnabled, constant=True)
+    defaultSequencePlayerEnabled = Property(bool, _defaultSequencePlayerEnabled, constant=True)
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
index c3a61a5a..de87d6cf 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ FocusScope {
                 currentFrame = frameRange.min
             }
 
+            enableSequencePlayerAction.checked = true
+
             return resolved
         } else {
             for (let i = 0; i < _reconstruction.viewpoints.count; i++) {
@@ -347,7 +349,6 @@ FocusScope {
         } else {
             root.source = ""
             root.sequence = getSequence()
-            enableSequencePlayerAction.checked = true
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
index 8b1b3a9a..ba01f0e7 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Item {
                             id: enableSequencePlayerAction
                             text: "Enable Sequence Player"
                             checkable: true
-                            checked: true
+                            checked: MeshroomApp.defaultSequencePlayerEnabled
                         }
                     }
                 }