diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display.coffee
index 8e7da49a06..8079383f6f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class @VideoAlpha
     else
       @videoType = "html5"
       @parseVideoSources @el.data('mp4-source'), @el.data('webm-source'), @el.data('ogg-source')
-      @speeds = ['0.75', '1.0', '1.25', '1.5']
+      @speeds = ['0.75', '1.0', '1.25', '1.50']
       sub = @el.data('sub')
       if (typeof sub isnt "string") or (sub.length is 0)
         sub = ""
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/html5_video.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/html5_video.js
index 39f549ae0d..fb34733323 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/html5_video.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/html5_video.js
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ this.HTML5Video = (function () {
             // currently doing.
             this.video = this.videoEl[0];
             this.playerState = HTML5Video.PlayerState.UNSTARTED;
+            // this.callStateChangeCallback();
 
             // Attach a 'click' event on the <video> element. It will cause the video to pause/play.
             this.videoEl.on('click', function (event) {
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ this.HTML5Video = (function () {
                 _this.video.currentTime = _this.start;
 
                 if ($.isFunction(_this.config.events.onReady) === true) {
-                    _this.config.events.onReady({});
+                    _this.config.events.onReady(null);
                 }
             }, false);
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
index 840a92d523..566e4d785a 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_player.coffee
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ class @VideoPlayerAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
           onReady: @onReady
           onStateChange: @onStateChange
     else if @video.videoType is 'youtube'
+      prev_player_type = $.cookie('prev_player_type')
+      if prev_player_type == 'html5'
+        youTubeId = @video.videos['1.0']
+      else
+        youTubeId = @video.youtubeId()
       @player = new YT.Player @video.id,
         playerVars: @playerVars
-        videoId: @video.youtubeId()
+        videoId: youTubeId
         events:
           onReady: @onReady
           onStateChange: @onStateChange
@@ -85,6 +90,8 @@ class @VideoPlayerAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
         at: 'top center'
 
   onReady: (event) =>
+    if @video.videoType is 'html5'
+      @player.setPlaybackRate @video.speed
     unless onTouchBasedDevice()
       $('.video-load-complete:first').data('video').player.play()
 
@@ -94,7 +101,14 @@ class @VideoPlayerAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
       when @PlayerState.UNSTARTED
         if @video.videoType is "youtube"
           availableSpeeds = @player.getAvailablePlaybackRates()
+          prev_player_type = $.cookie('prev_player_type')
           if availableSpeeds.length > 1
+            if prev_player_type == 'youtube'
+              $.cookie('prev_player_type', 'html5', expires: 3650, path: '/')
+              @onSpeedChange null, '1.0'
+            else if prev_player_type != 'html5'
+              $.cookie('prev_player_type', 'html5', expires: 3650, path: '/')
+
             baseSpeedSubs = @video.videos["1.0"]
             $.each @video.videos, (index, value) ->
               delete _this.video.videos[index]
@@ -102,8 +116,15 @@ class @VideoPlayerAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
             $.each availableSpeeds, (index, value) ->
               _this.video.videos[value.toFixed(2).replace(/\.00$/, ".0")] = baseSpeedSubs
               _this.video.speeds.push value.toFixed(2).replace(/\.00$/, ".0")
-            @speedControl.reRender @video.speeds
+            @speedControl.reRender @video.speeds, @video.speed
             @video.videoType = 'html5'
+
+            @video.setSpeed $.cookie('video_speed')
+            @player.setPlaybackRate @video.speed
+          else
+            if prev_player_type != 'youtube'
+              $.cookie('prev_player_type', 'youtube', expires: 3650, path: '/')
+
         @onUnstarted()
       when @PlayerState.PLAYING
         @onPlay()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
index e54e76aea0..b582f81d47 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/video_speed_control.coffee
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ class @VideoSpeedControlAlpha extends SubviewAlpha
       @$('.video_speeds').prepend($('<li>').attr('data-speed', speed).html(link))
     @setSpeed @currentSpeed
 
-  reRender: (newSpeeds) ->
+  reRender: (newSpeeds, currentSpeed) ->
     @$('.video_speeds').empty()
+    @$('.video_speeds li').removeClass('active')
     @speeds = newSpeeds
     $.each @speeds, (index, speed) =>
       link = $('<a>').attr(href: "#").html("#{speed}x")
-      @$('.video_speeds').prepend($('<li>').attr('data-speed', speed).html(link))
+      listItem = $('<li>').attr('data-speed', speed).html(link);
+      listItem.addClass('active') if speed is currentSpeed
+      @$('.video_speeds').prepend listItem
     @$('.video_speeds a').click @changeVideoSpeed
 
   changeVideoSpeed: (event) =>