diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index b8c9a555..d617ca5e 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -165,21 +165,30 @@ 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() {
         @Override
         public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
             switch (msg.what) {
                 case SHOW_PROGRESS:
-                    if (player != null
-                            && player.getPlaybackState() == Player.STATE_READY
-                            && player.getPlayWhenReady()
-                            ) {
-                        long pos = player.getCurrentPosition();
-                        long bufferedDuration = player.getBufferedPercentage() * player.getDuration() / 100;
+                    long pos = player.getCurrentPosition();
+                    long bufferedDuration = player.getBufferedPercentage() * player.getDuration() / 100;
+                    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));
                     }
+                    msg = obtainMessage(SHOW_PROGRESS);
+                    sendMessageDelayed(msg, Math.round(mProgressUpdateInterval));
                     break;
             }
         }