diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 832cae61e7..cd7a97c632 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Added `currentPlaybackTime` (Android ExoPlayer, iOS) - when playing an HLS live stream with a `EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME` tag configured, then this property will contain the epoch value in msec. (#1944)
 - Added `trackId` (Android ExoPlayer) - Configure an identifier for the video stream to link the playback context to the events emitted. (#1944)
 - Reverted the JS fullscreening for Android. [#2013](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/2013)
+- Set iOS request headers without needing to edit RCTVideo.m. [#2014](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/2014)
 
 ### Version 5.1.0-alpha5
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c80433778e..29a20e70f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ Platforms: iOS
 #### headers
 Pass headers to the HTTP client. Can be used for authorization. Headers must be a part of the source object.
 
-To enable this on iOS, you will need to manually edit RCTVideo.m and uncomment the header code in the playerItemForSource function. This is because the code used a private API and may cause your app to be rejected by the App Store. Use at your own risk.
-
 Example:
 ```
 source={{
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
index 8bfe702bd2..a24a33dedf 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
@@ -497,13 +497,10 @@ - (void)playerItemForSource:(NSDictionary *)source withCallback:(void(^)(AVPlaye
   NSMutableDictionary *assetOptions = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
   
   if (isNetwork) {
-    /* Per #1091, this is not a public API.
-     * We need to either get approval from Apple to use this  or use a different approach.
-     NSDictionary *headers = [source objectForKey:@"requestHeaders"];
-     if ([headers count] > 0) {
-       [assetOptions setObject:headers forKey:@"AVURLAssetHTTPHeaderFieldsKey"];
-     }
-     */
+    NSDictionary *headers = [source objectForKey:@"requestHeaders"];
+    if ([headers count] > 0) {
+      [assetOptions setObject:headers forKey:@"AVURLAssetHTTPHeaderFieldsKey"];
+    }
     NSArray *cookies = [[NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage] cookies];
     [assetOptions setObject:cookies forKey:AVURLAssetHTTPCookiesKey];