diff --git a/RCTVideo.h b/RCTVideo.h
index 757ed542..6f8aeab2 100644
--- a/RCTVideo.h
+++ b/RCTVideo.h
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #import "RCTView.h"
 #import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
 #import "AVKit/AVKit.h"
+#import "UIView+FindUIViewController.h"
+#import "RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h"
+#import "RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h"
 
 @class RCTEventDispatcher;
 
-@interface RCTVideo : UIView
+@interface RCTVideo : UIView <RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate>
 
 - (instancetype)initWithEventDispatcher:(RCTEventDispatcher *)eventDispatcher NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
diff --git a/RCTVideo.m b/RCTVideo.m
index 5cf83d27..a613ded7 100644
--- a/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/RCTVideo.m
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static NSString *const playbackBufferEmptyKeyPath = @"playbackBufferEmpty";
   BOOL _paused;
   BOOL _repeat;
   NSString * _resizeMode;
+  BOOL _fullscreenPlayerPresented;
+  UIViewController * _presentingViewController;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithEventDispatcher:(RCTEventDispatcher *)eventDispatcher
@@ -69,7 +71,9 @@ static NSString *const playbackBufferEmptyKeyPath = @"playbackBufferEmpty";
 }
 
 - (AVPlayerViewController*)createPlayerViewController:(AVPlayer*)player withPlayerItem:(AVPlayerItem*)playerItem {
-    AVPlayerViewController* playerLayer= [[AVPlayerViewController alloc] init];
+    RCTVideoPlayerViewController* playerLayer= [[RCTVideoPlayerViewController alloc] init];
+    playerLayer.showsPlaybackControls = NO;
+    playerLayer.rctDelegate = self;
     playerLayer.view.frame = self.bounds;
     playerLayer.player = _player;
     playerLayer.view.frame = self.bounds;
@@ -436,6 +440,54 @@ static NSString *const playbackBufferEmptyKeyPath = @"playbackBufferEmpty";
   _repeat = repeat;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)getFullscreen
+{
+    return _fullscreenPlayerPresented;
+}
+
+- (void)setFullscreen:(BOOL)fullscreen
+{
+    if( fullscreen && !_fullscreenPlayerPresented )
+    {
+        // Ensure player view controller is not null
+        if( !_playerViewController )
+        {
+            [self usePlayerViewController];
+        }
+        // Set presentation style to fullscreen
+        [_playerViewController setModalPresentationStyle:UIModalPresentationFullScreen];
+        
+        // Find the nearest view controller
+        UIViewController *viewController = [self firstAvailableUIViewController];
+        if( !viewController )
+        {
+            UIWindow *keyWindow = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow];
+            viewController = keyWindow.rootViewController;
+            if( viewController.childViewControllers.count > 0 )
+            {
+                viewController = viewController.childViewControllers.lastObject;
+            }
+        }
+        if( viewController )
+        {
+            _presentingViewController = viewController;
+            [_eventDispatcher sendInputEventWithName:@"onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillPresent" body:@{@"target": self.reactTag}];
+            [viewController presentViewController:_playerViewController animated:true completion:^{
+                _playerViewController.showsPlaybackControls = YES;
+                _fullscreenPlayerPresented = fullscreen;
+                [_eventDispatcher sendInputEventWithName:@"onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidPresent" body:@{@"target": self.reactTag}];
+            }];
+        }
+    }
+    else if ( !fullscreen && _fullscreenPlayerPresented )
+    {
+        [self videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss:_playerViewController];
+        [_presentingViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:true completion:^{
+            [self videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:_playerViewController];
+        }];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)usePlayerViewController
 {
     if( _player )
@@ -478,6 +530,27 @@ static NSString *const playbackBufferEmptyKeyPath = @"playbackBufferEmpty";
     }
 }
 
+#pragma mark - RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate
+
+- (void)videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss:(AVPlayerViewController *)playerViewController
+{
+    if (_playerViewController == playerViewController && _fullscreenPlayerPresented)
+    {
+        [_eventDispatcher sendInputEventWithName:@"onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss" body:@{@"target": self.reactTag}];
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:(AVPlayerViewController *)playerViewController
+{
+    if (_playerViewController == playerViewController && _fullscreenPlayerPresented)
+    {
+        _fullscreenPlayerPresented = false;
+        _presentingViewController = nil;
+        [self applyModifiers];
+        [_eventDispatcher sendInputEventWithName:@"onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss" body:@{@"target": self.reactTag}];
+    }
+}
+
 #pragma mark - React View Management
 
 - (void)insertReactSubview:(UIView *)view atIndex:(NSInteger)atIndex
diff --git a/RCTVideo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RCTVideo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9a65aa45..502dd2a2 100644
--- a/RCTVideo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RCTVideo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		31CAFB211CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 31CAFB201CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.m */; };
+		31CAFB2F1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 31CAFB2E1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m */; };
 		BBD49E3F1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BBD49E3A1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.m */; };
 		BBD49E401AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BBD49E3C1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.m */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		134814201AA4EA6300B7C361 /* libRCTVideo.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = libRCTVideo.a; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
+		31CAFB1F1CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "UIView+FindUIViewController.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		31CAFB201CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "UIView+FindUIViewController.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		31CAFB2D1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		31CAFB2E1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		31CAFB301CAE6B5F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BBD49E391AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTVideo.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BBD49E3A1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTVideo.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BBD49E3B1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTVideoManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -55,8 +62,13 @@
 			children = (
 				BBD49E391AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.h */,
 				BBD49E3A1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.m */,
+				31CAFB301CAE6B5F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h */,
+				31CAFB2D1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h */,
+				31CAFB2E1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m */,
 				BBD49E3B1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.h */,
 				BBD49E3C1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.m */,
+				31CAFB1F1CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.h */,
+				31CAFB201CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.m */,
 				134814211AA4EA7D00B7C361 /* Products */,
 			);
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -117,6 +129,8 @@
 			isa = PBXSourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				31CAFB211CADA8CD009BCF6F /* UIView+FindUIViewController.m in Sources */,
+				31CAFB2F1CADC77F009BCF6F /* RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m in Sources */,
 				BBD49E3F1AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideo.m in Sources */,
 				BBD49E401AC8DEF000610F8E /* RCTVideoManager.m in Sources */,
 			);
diff --git a/RCTVideoManager.m b/RCTVideoManager.m
index 7c0dfbc2..b75e379c 100644
--- a/RCTVideoManager.m
+++ b/RCTVideoManager.m
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE();
     @"onVideoError",
     @"onVideoProgress",
     @"onVideoSeek",
-    @"onVideoEnd"
+    @"onVideoEnd",
+    @"onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillPresent",
+    @"onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidPresent",
+    @"onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss",
+    @"onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss"
   ];
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(volume, float);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(rate, float);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(seek, float);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(currentTime, float);
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(fullscreen, BOOL);
 
 - (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
 {
diff --git a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d427b63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+//  RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
+//  RCTVideo
+//
+//  Created by Stanisław Chmiela on 31.03.2016.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Facebook. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <AVKit/AVKit.h>
+#import "RCTVideo.h"
+#import "RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h"
+
+@interface RCTVideoPlayerViewController : AVPlayerViewController
+@property (nonatomic, weak) id<RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate> rctDelegate;
+@end
diff --git a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1b768d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+//  RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
+//  RCTVideo
+//
+//  Created by Stanisław Chmiela on 31.03.2016.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Facebook. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h"
+
+@interface RCTVideoPlayerViewController ()
+
+@end
+
+@implementation RCTVideoPlayerViewController
+
+- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated
+{
+    [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
+    [_rctDelegate videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:self];
+}
+
+- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
+    [_rctDelegate videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss:self];
+    [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h b/RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec6500af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+//  RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h
+//  RCTVideo
+//
+//  Created by Stanisław Chmiela on 01.04.2016.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Facebook. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import "AVKit/AVKit.h"
+
+@protocol RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate <NSObject>
+- (void)videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss:(AVPlayerViewController *)playerViewController;
+- (void)videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:(AVPlayerViewController *)playerViewController;
+@end
diff --git a/UIView+FindUIViewController.h b/UIView+FindUIViewController.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09214261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UIView+FindUIViewController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+//  UIView+FindUIViewController.h
+//  RCTVideo
+//
+//  Created by Stanisław Chmiela on 31.03.2016.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Facebook. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/3732812/1123156
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+@interface UIView (FindUIViewController)
+- (UIViewController *) firstAvailableUIViewController;
+- (id) traverseResponderChainForUIViewController;
+@end
diff --git a/UIView+FindUIViewController.m b/UIView+FindUIViewController.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc721b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UIView+FindUIViewController.m
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+//  UIView+FindUIViewController.m
+//  RCTVideo
+//
+//  Created by Stanisław Chmiela on 31.03.2016.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Facebook. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/3732812/1123156
+
+#import "UIView+FindUIViewController.h"
+
+@implementation UIView (FindUIViewController)
+- (UIViewController *) firstAvailableUIViewController {
+    // convenience function for casting and to "mask" the recursive function
+    return (UIViewController *)[self traverseResponderChainForUIViewController];
+}
+
+- (id) traverseResponderChainForUIViewController {
+    id nextResponder = [self nextResponder];
+    if ([nextResponder isKindOfClass:[UIViewController class]]) {
+        return nextResponder;
+    } else if ([nextResponder isKindOfClass:[UIView class]]) {
+        return [nextResponder traverseResponderChainForUIViewController];
+    } else {
+        return nil;
+    }
+}
+@end
diff --git a/Video.js b/Video.js
index cc763c37..60859b17 100644
--- a/Video.js
+++ b/Video.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
   constructor(props, context) {
     super(props, context);
     this.seek = this.seek.bind(this);
+    this.presentFullscreenPlayer = this.presentFullscreenPlayer.bind(this);
+    this.dismissFullscreenPlayer = this.dismissFullscreenPlayer.bind(this);
     this._assignRoot = this._assignRoot.bind(this);
     this._onLoadStart = this._onLoadStart.bind(this);
     this._onLoad = this._onLoad.bind(this);
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
     this._onProgress = this._onProgress.bind(this);
     this._onSeek = this._onSeek.bind(this);
     this._onEnd = this._onEnd.bind(this);
+    this._onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent = this._onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent.bind(this);
+    this._onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent = this._onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent.bind(this);
+    this._onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss = this._onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss.bind(this);
+    this._onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss = this._onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss.bind(this);
   }
 
   setNativeProps(nativeProps) {
@@ -38,6 +44,14 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
     this.setNativeProps({ seek: time });
   }
 
+  presentFullscreenPlayer() {
+    this.setNativeProps({ fullscreen: true });
+  }
+
+  dismissFullscreenPlayer() {
+    this.setNativeProps({ fullscreen: false });
+  }
+
   _assignRoot(component) {
     this._root = component;
   }
@@ -78,6 +92,30 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  _onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent(event) {
+    if (this.props.onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent) {
+      this.props.onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent(event.nativeEvent);
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent(event) {
+    if (this.props.onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent) {
+      this.props.onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent(event.nativeEvent);
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss(event) {
+    if (this.props.onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss) {
+      this.props.onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss(event.nativeEvent);
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss(event) {
+    if (this.props.onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss) {
+      this.props.onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss(event.nativeEvent);
+    }
+  }
+
   render() {
     const {
       source,
@@ -119,6 +157,10 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
       onVideoProgress: this._onProgress,
       onVideoSeek: this._onSeek,
       onVideoEnd: this._onEnd,
+      onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillPresent: this._onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent,
+      onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidPresent: this._onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent,
+      onVideoFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss: this._onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss,
+      onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss: this._onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss,
     });
 
     return (
@@ -134,6 +176,7 @@ Video.propTypes = {
   /* Native only */
   src: PropTypes.object,
   seek: PropTypes.number,
+  fullscreen: PropTypes.bool,
 
   /* Wrapper component */
   source: PropTypes.object,
@@ -151,6 +194,10 @@ Video.propTypes = {
   onProgress: PropTypes.func,
   onSeek: PropTypes.func,
   onEnd: PropTypes.func,
+  onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent: PropTypes.func,
+  onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent: PropTypes.func,
+  onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss: PropTypes.func,
+  onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss: PropTypes.func,
 
   /* Required by react-native */
   scaleX: React.PropTypes.number,
@@ -165,5 +212,6 @@ const RCTVideo = requireNativeComponent('RCTVideo', Video, {
   nativeOnly: {
     src: true,
     seek: true,
+    fullscreen: true,
   },
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e15b8b1..c37bbeae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     "RCTVideoManager.h",
     "RCTVideoManager.m",
     "README.md",
+    "UIView+FindUIViewController.h",
+    "UIView+FindUIViewController.m",
+    "RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h",
+    "RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m",
+    "RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h",
     "Video.js",
     "VideoResizeMode.js",
     "react-native-video.podspec"