diff --git a/Documentation.md b/Documentation.md
index 8d2479d..8cb8b0b 100644
--- a/Documentation.md
+++ b/Documentation.md
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ Below are the methods of this library.
 
 | Methods          | Parameters                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 |------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| \_\_init\_\_     | scaled(bool), consistant_frame_rate(bool)=True, keep_aspect(bool)=False   | The scale parameter scales the video to the label size.  The consistant_frame_rate parameter skips frames to keep the framerate consistant and keep_aspect keeps aspect ratio when resizing(note: It will not increase the size)       |
+| \_\_init\_\_     | scaled(bool), consistant_frame_rate(bool)=True, keep_aspect(bool)=False, loop(bool)=True   | The scale parameter scales the video to the label size.  The consistant_frame_rate parameter skips frames to keep the framerate consistant and keep_aspect keeps aspect ratio when resizing(note: It will not increase the size)       |
 | set_scaled       | scaled(bool), keep_aspect(bool)=False                         | scales the video to the label size.                                                                                                                                                           |
+| loop             | loop(bool)                           | Sets whether the video should be looped.
 | load             | file_path(str)                       | starts loading the video in a thread.                                                                                                                                                         |
 | set_size         | size(Tuple[int, int]), keep_aspect(bool)=False | sets the size of the video frame. setting this will set scaled to `False`                                                                                                                     |
 | current_duration  | -                                    | return video duration in seconds.                                                                                                                                                             |
diff --git a/examples/loop_example.py b/examples/loop_example.py
index 0e16213..de8bdcd 100644
--- a/examples/loop_example.py
+++ b/examples/loop_example.py
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 from tkVideoPlayer import TkinterVideo
 
 
-def loop(e):
-    # if the video had ended then replays the video from the beginning
-    tkvideo.play()
-
-
 root = tk.Tk()
 
-tkvideo = TkinterVideo(scaled=True, master=root)
+tkvideo = TkinterVideo(scaled=True, master=root, loop=True)
+# tkvideo.loop = True # can also set loop value after initialization
+# tkvideo.loop(True) # alternative
 tkvideo.load(r"sample_m4v.m4v")
 tkvideo.pack(expand=True, fill="both")
 tkvideo.play() # play the video
-tkvideo.bind("<<Ended>>", loop) # when the video ends calls the loop function
 root.mainloop()
diff --git a/tkVideoPlayer/tkvideoplayer.py b/tkVideoPlayer/tkvideoplayer.py
index b687381..1af0714 100644
--- a/tkVideoPlayer/tkvideoplayer.py
+++ b/tkVideoPlayer/tkvideoplayer.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 class TkinterVideo(tk.Label):
 
-    def __init__(self, master, scaled: bool = True, consistant_frame_rate: bool = True, keep_aspect: bool = False, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, master, scaled: bool = True, consistant_frame_rate: bool = True, keep_aspect: bool = False, loop: bool = False, *args, **kwargs):
         super(TkinterVideo, self).__init__(master, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.path = ""
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def __init__(self, master, scaled: bool = True, consistant_frame_rate: bool = Tr
 
         self._paused = True
         self._stop = True
+        self._loop = loop
 
         self.consistant_frame_rate = consistant_frame_rate # tries to keep the frame rate consistant by skipping over a few frames
 
@@ -53,6 +54,15 @@ def keep_aspect(self, keep_aspect: bool):
         """ keeps the aspect ratio when resizing the image """
         self._keep_aspect_ratio = keep_aspect
 
+    @property
+    def loop(self) -> bool:
+        """ restarts the video from the start when video ends """
+        return self._loop
+
+    @loop.setter
+    def loop(self, loop: bool):
+        self._loop = loop
+
     def set_resampling_method(self, method: int):
         """ sets the resampling method when resizing """
         self._resampling_method = method
@@ -180,7 +190,13 @@ def _load(self, path):
 
                     # time.sleep(abs((1 / self._video_info["framerate"]) - (delta / 1000)))
 
-                except (StopIteration, av.error.EOFError, tk.TclError):
+                except av.error.EOFError:
+                    if self._loop:
+                        self.seek(0)
+                    else:
+                        break
+
+                except (StopIteration, tk.TclError):
                     break
 
         self._frame_number = 0