diff --git a/doc/json-config-parameters.md b/doc/json-config-parameters.md
index 9cddd9d..7f872ea 100644
--- a/doc/json-config-parameters.md
+++ b/doc/json-config-parameters.md
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ Currently, only equirectangular dynamic content is supported.
 The panorama source is considered dynamic when this is set to `true`. Defaults
 to `false`. This should be set to `true` for video.
 
+### `dynamicUpdate` (boolean)
+
+For dynamic content, viewer will start automatically updating when set to
+`true`. Defaults to `false`. If the updates are controlled via the `setUpdate`
+method, as with the Video.js plugin, this should be set to `false`.
+
 
 
 ## Additional information for tour configuration files
diff --git a/src/js/pannellum.js b/src/js/pannellum.js
index f040a6e..077fa57 100644
--- a/src/js/pannellum.js
+++ b/src/js/pannellum.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ var defaultConfig = {
     northOffset: 0,
     showFullscreenCtrl: true,
     dynamic: false,
+    dynamicUpdate: false,
     doubleClickZoom: true,
     keyboardZoom: true,
     mouseZoom: true,
@@ -2287,6 +2288,13 @@ function loadScene(sceneId, targetPitch, targetYaw, targetHfov, fadeDone) {
     }
     fireEvent('scenechange', sceneId);
     load();
+
+    // Properly handle switching to dynamic scenes
+    update = config.dynamicUpdate === true;
+    if (config.dynamic) {
+        panoImage = config.panorama;
+        onImageLoad();
+    }
 }
 
 /**