diff --git a/python/lammps.py b/python/lammps.py
index 6eba1b73c0..472f27ce29 100644
--- a/python/lammps.py
+++ b/python/lammps.py
@@ -698,3 +698,7 @@ class IPyLammps(PyLammps):
     self.write_dump(*cmd_args)
     from IPython.core.display import Image
     return Image('snapshot.png')
+
+  def video(self, filename):
+    from IPython.display import HTML
+    return HTML("<video controls><source src=\"" + filename + "\"></video>")