diff --git a/audiolink.cc b/audiolink.cc
index 5f0a99a2..1e1b6838 100644
--- a/audiolink.cc
+++ b/audiolink.cc
@@ -14,9 +14,28 @@ std::string addAudioLink( std::string const & url,
 std::string makeAudioLinkScript( std::string const & url,
                                  std::string const & dictionaryId )
 {
+  /// Convert "'" to "\'" - this char broke autoplay of audiolinks
+
+  std::string ref;
+  bool escaped = false;
+  for( unsigned x = 0; x < url.size(); x++ )
+  {
+    char ch = url[ x ];
+    if( escaped )
+    {
+      ref += ch;
+      escaped = false;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if( ch == '\'' )
+      ref += '\\';
+    ref += ch;
+    escaped = ( ch == '\\' );
+  }
+
   return std::string( "var gdAudioLink; "
-                      "if ( !gdAudioLink ) gdAudioLink=" ) + url +
+                      "if ( !gdAudioLink ) gdAudioLink=" ) + ref +
          "; if ( typeof gdActivateAudioLink_" + dictionaryId + " != 'function' ) {"
          "eval( 'function gdActivateAudioLink_" + dictionaryId + "() {"
-         "gdAudioLink=" + url + "; }' ); }";
+         "gdAudioLink=" + ref + "; }' ); }";
 }