diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 52657887..adf7fcaf 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     },
     "packages/react-native-video": {
       "name": "react-native-video",
-      "version": "7.0.0-dev.9",
+      "version": "7.0.0-dev.10",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@expo/config-plugins": "^10.0.2",
         "@react-native/eslint-config": "^0.77.0",
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 63f62f86..680e213f 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-logger (= 0.77.2)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.77.2)
     - React-utils (= 0.77.2)
-  - ReactNativeVideo (7.0.0-dev.9):
+  - ReactNativeVideo (7.0.0-dev.10):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - hermes-engine
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ReactAppDependencyProvider: f334cebc0beed0a72490492e978007082c03d533
   ReactCodegen: 474fbb3e4bb0f1ee6c255d1955db76e13d509269
   ReactCommon: 7763e59534d58e15f8f22121cdfe319040e08888
-  ReactNativeVideo: 04b4d110e8d2bac7cbe51be0dd4932a72d2f1404
+  ReactNativeVideo: ea986c62571fe0cb6d953215419aa4ba6555ff2f
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748
   Yoga: 31a098f74c16780569aebd614a0f37a907de0189
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/ios/core/VideoManager.swift b/packages/react-native-video/ios/core/VideoManager.swift
index 27b300c8..195facff 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/ios/core/VideoManager.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/ios/core/VideoManager.swift
@@ -224,6 +224,17 @@ class VideoManager {
         )
       }
       
+      // Set up background playback policy if needed
+      if backgroundPlayback {
+        players.allObjects.forEach { player in
+          if player.playInBackground {
+            player.player?.audiovisualBackgroundPlaybackPolicy = .continuesIfPossible
+          } else {
+            player.player?.audiovisualBackgroundPlaybackPolicy = .pauses
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
       return .playback
     }
     
diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer.swift b/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer.swift
index 343f9c2f..822d6c4a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer.swift
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ class HybridVideoPlayer: HybridVideoPlayerSpec {
     }
   }
   
-  var playInBackground: Bool = false
+  var playInBackground: Bool = false {
+    didSet {
+      VideoManager.shared.requestAudioSessionUpdate()
+    }
+  }
   
   var playWhenInactive: Bool = false