diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 75c5d237..4f130cf7 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
             name: AVAudioSession.routeChangeNotification,
             object: nil
         )
+
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            self,
+            selector: #selector(handleRotation),
+            name: UIDevice.orientationDidChangeNotification,
+            object: nil
+        )
+
         _playerObserver._handlers = self
         #if USE_VIDEO_CACHING
             _videoCache.playerItemPrepareText = playerItemPrepareText
@@ -300,6 +308,28 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         return isExternalPlaybackActive
     }
 
+    @objc
+    func handleRotation() {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+
+            self.setNeedsLayout()
+            self.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+            if let playerViewController = self._playerViewController {
+                playerViewController.view.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                playerViewController.view.setNeedsLayout()
+                playerViewController.view.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+                // Update content overlay and subviews
+                playerViewController.contentOverlayView?.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                for subview in playerViewController.contentOverlayView?.subviews ?? [] {
+                    subview.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @objc
     func applicationWillResignActive(notification _: NSNotification!) {
         let isExternalPlaybackActive = getIsExternalPlaybackActive()
@@ -1058,6 +1088,19 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                         self._fullscreenPlayerPresented = fullscreen
                         self._playerViewController?.autorotate = self._fullscreenAutorotate
 
+                        // update layout after entering fullscreen
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            self._playerViewController?.view.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                            self._playerViewController?.view.setNeedsLayout()
+                            self._playerViewController?.view.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+                            // update content overlay subviews
+                            self._playerViewController?.contentOverlayView?.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                            for subview in self._playerViewController?.contentOverlayView?.subviews ?? [] {
+                                subview.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         self.onVideoFullscreenPlayerDidPresent?(["target": self.reactTag as Any])
                     })
                 }
@@ -1068,6 +1111,12 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                 self?.videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss(playerViewController: _playerViewController)
             })
             setControls(_controls)
+
+            // ensure layout updates after exiting fullscreen
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                self.setNeedsLayout()
+                self.layoutIfNeeded()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1103,6 +1152,13 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
             let viewController: UIViewController! = self.reactViewController()
             viewController?.addChild(_playerViewController)
             self.addSubview(_playerViewController.view)
+
+            NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+                _playerViewController.view.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.leadingAnchor),
+                _playerViewController.view.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.trailingAnchor),
+                _playerViewController.view.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.topAnchor),
+                _playerViewController.view.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.bottomAnchor),
+            ])
         }
 
         _playerObserver.playerViewController = _playerViewController
@@ -1291,11 +1347,21 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         super.layoutSubviews()
         if _controls, let _playerViewController {
             _playerViewController.view.frame = bounds
+            _playerViewController.view.setNeedsLayout()
+            _playerViewController.view.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+            // ensure content overlay also resizes
+            _playerViewController.contentOverlayView?.frame = bounds
 
             // also adjust all subviews of contentOverlayView
             for subview in _playerViewController.contentOverlayView?.subviews ?? [] {
                 subview.frame = bounds
             }
+
+            // ensure preferredContentSize is set when in fullscreen
+            if _fullscreenPlayerPresented {
+                _playerViewController.preferredContentSize = CGSize(width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width, height: UIScreen.main.bounds.height)
+            }
         } else {
             CATransaction.begin()
             CATransaction.setAnimationDuration(0)