diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 013871e4..a2bec6ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Fixed crash when iOS seek method called reject on the promise [#2743](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2743)
 - Fix maxBitRate property being ignored on Android [#2670](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2670)
 - Fix crash when the source is a cameraroll [#2639] (https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2639)
+- Fix IOS UI frame drop on loading video [#2848] (https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2848)
 
 ### Version 6.0.0-alpha.1
 
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index a339aff4..f482ff7c 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                     self._playerItem?.preferredPeakBitRate = Double(maxBitRate)
                 }
                 
-                self._player = AVPlayer(playerItem: self._playerItem)
+                self._player = AVPlayer()
+                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default).async {
+                    self._player?.replaceCurrentItem(with: playerItem)
+                }
                 self._playerObserver.player = self._player
                 self.applyModifiers()
                 self._player?.actionAtItemEnd = .none