diff --git a/ios/RCTVideo.m b/ios/RCTVideo.m
index 9962c2bb..097e16c8 100644
--- a/ios/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/RCTVideo.m
@@ -561,7 +561,9 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
     if (CMTimeCompare(current, cmSeekTime) != 0) {
       if (!wasPaused) [_player pause];
       [_player seekToTime:cmSeekTime toleranceBefore:tolerance toleranceAfter:tolerance completionHandler:^(BOOL finished) {
-        if (!wasPaused) [_player play];
+        if (!wasPaused) {
+            [self setPaused:false];
+        }
         if(self.onVideoSeek) {
             self.onVideoSeek(@{@"currentTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:CMTimeGetSeconds(item.currentTime)],
                                @"seekTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:seekTime],