diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
index 0e19571f3b..4f88b23d87 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ protocol RCTPlayerObserverHandler: RCTPlayerObserverHandlerObjc {
     func handlePlaybackBufferKeyEmpty(playerItem: AVPlayerItem, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Bool>)
     func handlePlaybackLikelyToKeepUp(playerItem: AVPlayerItem, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Bool>)
     func handlePlaybackRateChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Float>)
+    func handleTimeControlStatusChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus>)
     func handleVolumeChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Float>)
     func handleExternalPlaybackActiveChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Bool>)
     func handleViewControllerOverlayViewFrameChange(overlayView: UIView, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<CGRect>)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject, AVPlayerItemMetadataOutputPushDelegate, AVPla
 
     private var _playerRateChangeObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
     private var _playerVolumeChangeObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
+    private var _playerTimeControlStatusChangeObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
     private var _playerExternalPlaybackActiveObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
     private var _playerItemStatusObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
     private var _playerPlaybackBufferEmptyObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject, AVPlayerItemMetadataOutputPushDelegate, AVPla
 
         _playerRateChangeObserver = player.observe(\.rate, options: [.old], changeHandler: _handlers.handlePlaybackRateChange)
         _playerVolumeChangeObserver = player.observe(\.volume, options: [.old], changeHandler: _handlers.handleVolumeChange)
+        _playerTimeControlStatusChangeObserver = player.observe(\.timeControlStatus, options: [.old], changeHandler: _handlers.handleTimeControlStatusChange)
         #if !os(visionOS)
             _playerExternalPlaybackActiveObserver = player.observe(\.isExternalPlaybackActive, changeHandler: _handlers.handleExternalPlaybackActiveChange)
         #endif
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject, AVPlayerItemMetadataOutputPushDelegate, AVPla
         _playerRateChangeObserver?.invalidate()
         _playerExternalPlaybackActiveObserver?.invalidate()
         _playerVolumeChangeObserver?.invalidate()
+        _playerTimeControlStatusChangeObserver?.invalidate()
     }
 
     func addPlayerItemObservers() {
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 5d3700b4af..1b4e8166a0 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     private var _muted = false
     private var _paused = false
     private var _repeat = false
+    private var _isPlaying: Bool?
     private var _allowsExternalPlayback = true
     private var _textTracks: [TextTrack]?
     private var _selectedTextTrackCriteria: SelectedTrackCriteria?
@@ -1378,6 +1379,20 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         onVideoBuffer?(["isBuffering": false, "target": reactTag as Any])
     }
 
+    func handleTimeControlStatusChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus>) {
+        if player.timeControlStatus == change.oldValue && change.oldValue != nil {
+            return
+        }
+        guard [.paused, .playing].contains(player.timeControlStatus) else {
+            return
+        }
+        let isPlaying = player.timeControlStatus == .playing
+
+        guard _isPlaying == nil || _isPlaying! != isPlaying else { return }
+        _isPlaying = isPlaying
+        onVideoPlaybackStateChanged?(["isPlaying": isPlaying, "target": reactTag as Any])
+    }
+
     func handlePlaybackRateChange(player: AVPlayer, change: NSKeyValueObservedChange<Float>) {
         guard let _player else { return }
 
@@ -1388,9 +1403,6 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         onPlaybackRateChange?(["playbackRate": NSNumber(value: _player.rate),
                                "target": reactTag as Any])
 
-        onVideoPlaybackStateChanged?(["isPlaying": _player.rate != 0,
-                                      "target": reactTag as Any])
-
         if _playbackStalled && _player.rate > 0 {
             onPlaybackResume?(["playbackRate": NSNumber(value: _player.rate),
                                "target": reactTag as Any])