diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48703525..71b54f1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 ### Version 6.0.0-alpha.5
 
- - Android: add new events on tracks changed to be notified of audio/text/video Tracks update during playback [2806](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2806)
- - iOS: app crashes on call to presentFullScreenPlayer [#2808](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2971)
- - Android: Fix publicated progress handler causing duplicated progress event [#2972](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2972)
- - Android: Fix audio/Subtitle tracks selection [#2979](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2979)
- - Feature: Add VAST support for AVOD [#2923](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2923)
- - Sample: Upgrade react-native version of basic sample [#2960](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2960)
+- iOS: ensure controls are not displayed when disabled by user [#3017](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/3017)
+- iOS: app crashes on call to presentFullScreenPlayer [#2808](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2971)
+- Android: Fix publicated progress handler causing duplicated progress event [#2972](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2972)
+- Android: Fix audio/Subtitle tracks selection [#2979](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2979)
+- Android: add new events on tracks changed to be notified of audio/text/video Tracks update during playback [2806](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2806)
+- Feature: Add VAST support for AVOD [#2923](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2923)
+- Sample: Upgrade react-native version of basic sample [#2960](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2960)
 
 ### Version 6.0.0-alpha.4
 
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 03811242..73c5b0b8 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     func setFullscreen(_ fullscreen:Bool) {
         if fullscreen && !_fullscreenPlayerPresented && _player != nil {
             // Ensure player view controller is not null
-            if _playerViewController == nil {
+            if _playerViewController == nil && _controls {
                 self.usePlayerViewController()
             }
 
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
 
                 if let playerViewController = _playerViewController {
                     viewController.present(playerViewController, animated:true, completion:{
-                        self._playerViewController?.showsPlaybackControls = true
+                        self._playerViewController?.showsPlaybackControls = self._controls
                         self._fullscreenPlayerPresented = fullscreen
                         self._playerViewController?.autorotate = self._fullscreenAutorotate
 
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
 
     func createPlayerViewController(player:AVPlayer, withPlayerItem playerItem:AVPlayerItem) -> RCTVideoPlayerViewController {
         let viewController = RCTVideoPlayerViewController()
-        viewController.showsPlaybackControls = true
+        viewController.showsPlaybackControls = self._controls
         viewController.rctDelegate = self
         viewController.preferredOrientation = _fullscreenOrientation
 
@@ -852,12 +852,6 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     // MARK: - React View Management
 
     func insertReactSubview(view:UIView!, atIndex:Int) {
-        // We are early in the game and somebody wants to set a subview.
-        // That can only be in the context of playerViewController.
-        if !_controls && (_playerLayer == nil) && (_playerViewController == nil) {
-            setControls(true)
-        }
-
         if _controls {
             view.frame = self.bounds
             _playerViewController?.contentOverlayView?.insertSubview(view, at:atIndex)