diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
index a57b91f940..dd18dbfd5b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
@@ -161,8 +161,22 @@ public void updateSurfaceView(@ViewType.ViewType int viewType) {
         }
     }
 
+    private void hideShutterView() {
+        shutterView.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+        surfaceView.setAlpha(1);
+    }
+
+    private void showShutterView() {
+        shutterView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+        surfaceView.setAlpha(0);
+    }
+
     private void updateShutterViewVisibility() {
-        shutterView.setVisibility(this.hideShutterView ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
+        if (this.hideShutterView) {
+            hideShutterView();
+        } else {
+            showShutterView();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -194,7 +208,9 @@ public void setPlayer(ExoPlayer player) {
             clearVideoView();
         }
         this.player = player;
-        shutterView.setVisibility(this.hideShutterView ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
+
+        updateShutterViewVisibility();
+
         if (player != null) {
             setVideoView();
             player.addListener(componentListener);
@@ -281,7 +297,7 @@ public void onVideoSizeChanged(VideoSize videoSize) {
 
         @Override
         public void onRenderedFirstFrame() {
-            shutterView.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+            hideShutterView();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.kt
index 8299c34524..195875be5b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.kt
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ class ReactExoplayerViewManager(private val config: ReactExoplayerConfig) : View
         videoView.setSubtitleStyle(SubtitleStyle.parse(src))
     }
 
-    @ReactProp(name = PROP_SHUTTER_COLOR, defaultInt = 0)
+    @ReactProp(name = PROP_SHUTTER_COLOR, defaultInt = Color.BLACK)
     fun setShutterColor(videoView: ReactExoplayerView, color: Int) {
-        videoView.setShutterColor(if (color == 0) Color.BLACK else color)
+        videoView.setShutterColor(color)
     }
 
     @ReactProp(name = PROP_BUFFER_CONFIG)