diff --git a/run.bat b/run.bat
index 899e9bf4f..7b4fd5438 100755
--- a/run.bat
+++ b/run.bat
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ set PYTHONWARNINGS=default
 set PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX=out\pycache
 set ANKIDEV=1
 
+REM put mpv on the path
+REM run tools\ninja extract:win_amd64_audio to download this
+set PATH=%PATH%;out\extracted\win_amd64_audio
+
 call tools\ninja pylib/anki qt/aqt || exit /b 1
 .\out\pyenv\scripts\python tools\run.py %* || exit /b 1
 popd