diff --git a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
index aac5e026..fc2675fc 100644
--- a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
+++ b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 #import <AVKit/AVKit.h>
 #import "RCTVideo.h"
+#import "RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate.h"
 
 @interface RCTVideoPlayerViewController : AVPlayerViewController
-@property (nonatomic, weak) id<RCTVideo> rctVideoView;
+@property (nonatomic, weak) id<RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate *> rctDelegate;
 @end
diff --git a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
index 118180a7..b1b768d7 100644
--- a/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
+++ b/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.m
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@
 
 @implementation RCTVideoPlayerViewController
 
-- (IBAction)close:(id)sender
+- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated
 {
-    [self.rctVideoView setFullscreen:false];
+    [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
+    [_rctDelegate videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss:self];
+}
+
+- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
+    [_rctDelegate videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss:self];
+    [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
 }
 
 @end