diff --git a/ios/RCTVideo.m b/ios/RCTVideo.m
index 9962c2bb..58eaf608 100644
--- a/ios/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/RCTVideo.m
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
    CMTime currentTime = _player.currentTime;
    const Float64 duration = CMTimeGetSeconds(playerDuration);
    const Float64 currentTimeSecs = CMTimeGetSeconds(currentTime);
+
+   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@"RCTVideo_progress" object:nil userInfo:@{@"progress": [NSNumber numberWithDouble: currentTimeSecs / duration]}];
+
    if( currentTimeSecs >= 0 && self.onVideoProgress) {
       self.onVideoProgress(@{
                              @"currentTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:CMTimeGetSeconds(currentTime)],