diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a97ae6fc..8688ad75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Version 6.0.0-alpha.2
 
--
+- Fix Exoplayer progress not reported when paused [#2664](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2664)
 
 ### Version 6.0.0-alpha.1
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 9a790fdc..69e0c516 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -205,18 +205,29 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     private final AudioManager audioManager;
     private final AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver audioBecomingNoisyReceiver;
 
+    // store last progress event values to avoid sending unnecessary messages
+    private long lastPos = -1;
+    private long lastBufferDuration = -1;
+    private long lastDuration = -1;
+
     private final Handler progressHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()) {
         @Override
         public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
             switch (msg.what) {
                 case SHOW_PROGRESS:
-                    if (player != null
-                            && player.getPlaybackState() == Player.STATE_READY
-                            && player.getPlayWhenReady()
-                            ) {
+                    if (player != null) {
                         long pos = player.getCurrentPosition();
                         long bufferedDuration = player.getBufferedPercentage() * player.getDuration() / 100;
-                        eventEmitter.progressChanged(pos, bufferedDuration, player.getDuration(), getPositionInFirstPeriodMsForCurrentWindow(pos));
+                        long duration = player.getDuration();
+
+                        if (lastPos != pos
+                                || lastBufferDuration != bufferedDuration
+                                || lastDuration != duration) {
+                            lastPos = pos;
+                            lastBufferDuration = bufferedDuration;
+                            lastDuration = duration;
+                            eventEmitter.progressChanged(pos, bufferedDuration, player.getDuration(), getPositionInFirstPeriodMsForCurrentWindow(pos));
+                        }
                         msg = obtainMessage(SHOW_PROGRESS);
                         sendMessageDelayed(msg, Math.round(mProgressUpdateInterval));
                     }