diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 765c40b..7c503d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dashjs": "^2.9.0"
+    "dashjs": "^2.9.0",
+    "query-string": "^6.1.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0ef9352..c3a66ca 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import dashjs from 'dashjs';
+import queryString from 'query-string';
+
 import style from './player.styl';
 
 // Nonce used by Webpack for CSP
@@ -8,11 +10,19 @@ const __webpack_nonce__ = 'uGo4I9ydb2hP393boc/24Vu7diUk/Mf84w9khcZkynk=';
 window.addEventListener('load', () => {
   const playerContainer = document.createElement('video');
   playerContainer.classList.add(style.video);
+  playerContainer.loop = true;
 
-  // calculate start time
-  const date = new Date();
-  const localTime = date.getTime() - (1000 * 60 * date.getTimezoneOffset());
-  const secondsOfDay = (localTime % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / 1000;
+  const parsedHash = queryString.parse(window.location.query || window.location.hash);
+  let secondsOfDay;
+  if (parsedHash.s !== undefined) {
+    // use query-provided start time
+    secondsOfDay = parseInt(parsedHash.s, 10);
+  } else {
+    // calculate start time
+    const date = new Date();
+    const localTime = date.getTime() - (1000 * 60 * date.getTimezoneOffset());
+    secondsOfDay = (localTime % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / 1000;
+  }
 
   // initialize video
   const player = dashjs.MediaPlayer().create();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 258ece9..bbe842f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4221,6 +4221,13 @@ qs@6.5.1:
   version "6.5.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.5.1.tgz#349cdf6eef89ec45c12d7d5eb3fc0c870343a6d8"
 
+query-string@^6.1.0:
+  version "6.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/query-string/-/query-string-6.1.0.tgz#01e7d69f6a0940dac67a937d6c6325647aa4532a"
+  dependencies:
+    decode-uri-component "^0.2.0"
+    strict-uri-encode "^2.0.0"
+
 querystring-es3@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/querystring-es3/-/querystring-es3-0.2.1.tgz#9ec61f79049875707d69414596fd907a4d711e73"
@@ -4946,6 +4953,10 @@ stream-shift@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-shift/-/stream-shift-1.0.0.tgz#d5c752825e5367e786f78e18e445ea223a155952"
 
+strict-uri-encode@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strict-uri-encode/-/strict-uri-encode-2.0.0.tgz#b9c7330c7042862f6b142dc274bbcc5866ce3546"
+
 string-width@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz#118bdf5b8cdc51a2a7e70d211e07e2b0b9b107d3"