diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
index 9fe30b63..3b04e4e5 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
   BOOL _playWhenInactive;
   NSString * _ignoreSilentSwitch;
   NSString * _resizeMode;
+  BOOL _fullscreen;
   BOOL _fullscreenPlayerPresented;
   UIViewController * _presentingViewController;
 #if __has_include(<react-native-video/RCTVideoCache.h>)
@@ -341,6 +342,8 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
       _playbackRateObserverRegistered = YES;
         
       [self addPlayerTimeObserver];
+
+      [self setFullscreen:_fullscreen];
         
       //Perform on next run loop, otherwise onVideoLoadStart is nil
       if (self.onVideoLoadStart) {
@@ -1085,10 +1088,8 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
 
 - (void)setFullscreen:(BOOL)fullscreen
 {
-  if( fullscreen && !_fullscreenPlayerPresented )
-  {
-    // Ensure player view controller is not null
-    if( !_playerViewController )
+  _fullscreen = fullscreen;
+  if( fullscreen && !_fullscreenPlayerPresented && _player )
     {
       [self usePlayerViewController];
     }
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
index 7809221a..12480d54 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
@@ -13,4 +13,18 @@
   [_rctDelegate videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:self];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)shouldAutorotate {
+  return YES;
+}
+
+- (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)supportedInterfaceOrientations {
+  
+  return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscape;
+}
+
+- (UIInterfaceOrientation)preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation {
+  
+  return UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft;
+}
+
 @end