diff --git a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideo.hx b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideo.hx
index 73f313e68..beaf8fa8a 100644
--- a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideo.hx
+++ b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideo.hx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import flixel.FlxG;
 import hxcodec.openfl.Video;
 import openfl.events.Event;
 import sys.FileSystem;
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
 
 class FlxVideo extends Video
 {
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ class FlxVideo extends Video
 
 		FlxG.stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
 
-		if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
+		if (Assets.exists(location))
+			return super.play(Assets.getPath(location), shouldLoop);
+		else if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
 			return super.play(Sys.getCwd() + location, shouldLoop);
 		else
 			return super.play(location, shouldLoop);
diff --git a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoBackdrop.hx b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoBackdrop.hx
index 3c32f2a2d..34c372d16 100644
--- a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoBackdrop.hx
+++ b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoBackdrop.hx
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ package hxcodec.flixel;
 #if (!flixel_addons && macro)
 #error 'Your project must use flixel-addons in order to use this class.'
 #end
-	
+
 import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.util.FlxAxes;
 import flixel.addons.display.FlxBackdrop;
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
 
 import sys.FileSystem;
 import hxcodec.openfl.Video;
@@ -53,10 +54,12 @@ class FlxVideoBackdrop extends FlxBackdrop
 
 		if (bitmap != null)
 		{
-			if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
+			if (Assets.exists(location))
+				return bitmap.play(Assets.getPath(location), shouldLoop);
+			else if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
 				return bitmap.play(Sys.getCwd() + location, shouldLoop);
-
-			return bitmap.play(location, shouldLoop);
+			else
+				return bitmap.play(location, shouldLoop);
 		}
 
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoSprite.hx b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoSprite.hx
index 000ae5fa3..5f4198adc 100644
--- a/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoSprite.hx
+++ b/src/hxcodec/flixel/FlxVideoSprite.hx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package hxcodec.flixel;
 import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import flixel.util.FlxColor;
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
 
 import sys.FileSystem;
 import hxcodec.openfl.Video;
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ class FlxVideoSprite extends FlxSprite
 
 		if (bitmap != null)
 		{
-			if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
+			if (Assets.exists(location))
+				return bitmap.play(Assets.getPath(location), shouldLoop);
+			else if (FileSystem.exists(Sys.getCwd() + location))
 				return bitmap.play(Sys.getCwd() + location, shouldLoop);
 			else
 				return bitmap.play(location, shouldLoop);