diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 9ff301e1e1..069cc1bc07 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -709,7 +709,8 @@ private void initializePlayerCore(ReactExoplayerView self) {
         DefaultRenderersFactory renderersFactory =
                 new DefaultRenderersFactory(getContext())
                         .setExtensionRendererMode(DefaultRenderersFactory.EXTENSION_RENDERER_MODE_OFF)
-                        .setEnableDecoderFallback(true);
+                        .setEnableDecoderFallback(true)
+                        .forceEnableMediaCodecAsynchronousQueueing();
 
         // Create an AdsLoader.
         adsLoader = new ImaAdsLoader