diff --git a/src/js/lib.js b/src/js/lib.js
index 52abda9f87..4567926467 100644
--- a/src/js/lib.js
+++ b/src/js/lib.js
@@ -391,6 +391,22 @@ vjs.IS_CHROME = (/Chrome/i).test(vjs.USER_AGENT);
 
 vjs.TOUCH_ENABLED = !!(('ontouchstart' in window) || window.DocumentTouch && document instanceof window.DocumentTouch);
 
+/**
+ * Apply attributes to an HTML element.
+ * @param  {Element} el         Target element.
+ * @param  {Object=} attributes Element attributes to be applied.
+ * @private
+ */
+vjs.setElementAttributes = function(el, attributes){
+  vjs.obj.each(attributes, function(attrName, attrValue) {
+    if (attrValue === null || typeof attrValue === 'undefined' || attrValue === false) {
+      el.removeAttribute(attrName);
+    } else {
+      el.setAttribute(attrName,attrValue === true ? '' : attrValue);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Get an element's attribute values, as defined on the HTML tag
  * Attributs are not the same as properties. They're defined on the tag
@@ -400,7 +416,7 @@ vjs.TOUCH_ENABLED = !!(('ontouchstart' in window) || window.DocumentTouch && doc
  * @return {Object}
  * @private
  */
-vjs.getAttributeValues = function(tag){
+vjs.getElementAttributes = function(tag){
   var obj, knownBooleans, attrs, attrName, attrVal;
 
   obj = {};
diff --git a/src/js/media/html5.js b/src/js/media/html5.js
index 19dcc3cf7b..e6cc176e52 100644
--- a/src/js/media/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/media/html5.js
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@ vjs.Html5.prototype.createEl = function(){
       el = clone;
       player.tag = null;
     } else {
-      el = vjs.createEl('video', {
-        id:player.id() + '_html5_api',
-        className:'vjs-tech'
-      });
+      el = vjs.createEl('video', {});
+      vjs.setElementAttributes(el,
+        vjs.obj.merge(player.tagAttributes||{}, {
+          id:player.id() + '_html5_api',
+          'class':'vjs-tech'
+        })
+      );
     }
     // associate the player with the new tag
     el['player'] = player;
@@ -92,12 +95,14 @@ vjs.Html5.prototype.createEl = function(){
   }
 
   // Update specific tag settings, in case they were overridden
-  var attrs = ['autoplay','preload','loop','muted'];
-  for (var i = attrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    var attr = attrs[i];
-    if (player.options_[attr] !== null) {
-      el[attr] = player.options_[attr];
+  var settingsAttrs = ['autoplay','preload','loop','muted'];
+  for (var i = settingsAttrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    var attr = settingsAttrs[i];
+    var overwriteAttrs = {};
+    if (typeof player.options_[attr] !== 'undefined') {
+      overwriteAttrs[attr] = player.options_[attr];
     }
+    vjs.setElementAttributes(el, overwriteAttrs);
   }
 
   return el;
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index caa2e5d59d..c8a6bf000d 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ vjs.Player = vjs.Component.extend({
   init: function(tag, options, ready){
     this.tag = tag; // Store the original tag used to set options
 
+    this.tagAttributes = (tag) ? vjs.getElementAttributes(tag) : {}; // Store the tag attributes used to restore html5 tech
+
     // Make sure tag ID exists
     tag.id = tag.id || 'vjs_video_' + vjs.guid++;
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.getTagSettings = function(tag){
     'tracks': []
   };
 
-  vjs.obj.merge(options, vjs.getAttributeValues(tag));
+  vjs.obj.merge(options, vjs.getElementAttributes(tag));
 
   // Get tag children settings
   if (tag.hasChildNodes()) {
@@ -148,9 +150,9 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.getTagSettings = function(tag){
       // Change case needed: http://ejohn.org/blog/nodename-case-sensitivity/
       childName = child.nodeName.toLowerCase();
       if (childName === 'source') {
-        options['sources'].push(vjs.getAttributeValues(child));
+        options['sources'].push(vjs.getElementAttributes(child));
       } else if (childName === 'track') {
-        options['tracks'].push(vjs.getAttributeValues(child));
+        options['tracks'].push(vjs.getElementAttributes(child));
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib.js b/test/unit/lib.js
index 1a24177c6d..a21cc35193 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib.js
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ test('should read tag attributes from elements, including HTML5 in all browsers'
 
   document.getElementById('qunit-fixture').innerHTML += tags;
 
-  var vid1Vals = vjs.getAttributeValues(document.getElementById('vid1'));
-  var vid2Vals = vjs.getAttributeValues(document.getElementById('vid2'));
-  var sourceVals = vjs.getAttributeValues(document.getElementById('source'));
-  var trackVals = vjs.getAttributeValues(document.getElementById('track'));
+  var vid1Vals = vjs.getElementAttributes(document.getElementById('vid1'));
+  var vid2Vals = vjs.getElementAttributes(document.getElementById('vid2'));
+  var sourceVals = vjs.getElementAttributes(document.getElementById('source'));
+  var trackVals = vjs.getElementAttributes(document.getElementById('track'));
 
   // was using deepEqual, but ie8 would send all properties as attributes
 
@@ -152,6 +152,22 @@ test('should read tag attributes from elements, including HTML5 in all browsers'
   equal(trackVals['title'], 'test');
 });
 
+
+test('should set tag attributes from object', function(){
+
+  var tags = '<video id="vid1" controls data-test="ok"></video>';
+
+  document.getElementById('qunit-fixture').innerHTML += tags;
+  var el = document.getElementById('vid1');
+  vjs.setElementAttributes(el, {controls: false,'data-test': 'asdf'});
+
+  var vid1Vals = vjs.getElementAttributes(document.getElementById('vid1'));
+
+  equal(vid1Vals['controls'], undefined);
+  equal(vid1Vals['id'], 'vid1');
+  equal(vid1Vals['data-test'], 'asdf');
+});
+
 test('should get the right style values for an element', function(){
   var el = document.createElement('div');
   var container = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/test/unit/player.js b/test/unit/player.js
index 7eb6db94e6..09d67825db 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test('should accept options from multiple sources and override in correct order'
 });
 
 test('should get tag, source, and track settings', function(){
-  // Partially tested in lib->getAttributeValues
+  // Partially tested in lib->getElementAttributes
 
   var fixture = document.getElementById('qunit-fixture');
 
@@ -482,3 +482,32 @@ test('player should handle different error types', function(){
   vjs.log.error.restore();
 });
 
+test('should restore all video tags attribute after a tech switch', function(){
+  var fixture = document.getElementById('qunit-fixture');
+  var html = '<video id="example_1" class="vjs-tech" preload="" webkit-playsinline="" autoplay=""></video>';
+  fixture.innerHTML += html;
+
+  var tag = document.getElementById('example_1');
+  var player = new videojs.Player(tag, {techOrder:['html5']});
+  var techOptions = vjs.obj.merge({ 'source': '', 'parentEl': player.el_ }, player.options_['html5']);
+  vjs.Html5.disposeMediaElement(player.tag);
+  player.tag = null;
+  player.tech = new vjs.Html5(player, techOptions);
+
+  PlayerTest.htmlEqualWithSort(player.tech.el_.outerHTML, html.replace('example_1','example_1_html5_api'));
+});
+
+test('should restore all video tags attribute after a tech switch and keep options', function(){
+  var fixture = document.getElementById('qunit-fixture');
+  var html = '<video id="example_1" class="vjs-tech" preload="none" autoplay=""></video>';
+  fixture.innerHTML += html;
+
+  var tag = document.getElementById('example_1');
+  var player = new videojs.Player(tag, {techOrder:['html5'], autoplay:false});
+  var techOptions = vjs.obj.merge({ 'source': '', 'parentEl': player.el_ }, player.options_['html5']);
+  vjs.Html5.disposeMediaElement(player.tag);
+  player.tag = null;
+  player.tech = new vjs.Html5(player, techOptions);
+
+  PlayerTest.htmlEqualWithSort(player.tech.el_.outerHTML, html.replace('example_1','example_1_html5_api').replace(' autoplay=""',''));
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/test-helpers.js b/test/unit/test-helpers.js
index ee91ecb4c7..ac84970f94 100644
--- a/test/unit/test-helpers.js
+++ b/test/unit/test-helpers.js
@@ -17,5 +17,16 @@ var PlayerTest = {
     playerOptions['techOrder'] = ['mediaFaker'];
 
     return player = new videojs.Player(videoTag, playerOptions);
+  },
+  htmlEqualWithSort : function(htmlResult,htmlExpected) {
+    function htmlTransform(str) {
+      str = str.replace(/[<|>]/g,' ');
+      str = str.trim();
+      str = str.replace(/\s{2,}/g, ' ');
+      return str.split(' ').sort().join(' ');
+    }
+    htmlResult= htmlResult.split(' ').sort().join(' ');
+    equal(htmlTransform(htmlResult),htmlTransform(htmlExpected));
+
   }
 };