diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/ios/view/VideoComponentViewObserver.swift b/packages/react-native-video/ios/view/VideoComponentViewObserver.swift
index 2b36c813..b6d4f936 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/ios/view/VideoComponentViewObserver.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/ios/view/VideoComponentViewObserver.swift
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ class VideoComponentViewObserver: NSObject, AVPlayerViewControllerDelegate {
       guard let self = self else { return }
         
       if context.isCancelled {
+        // iOS bug: window.isUserInteractionEnabled is left as false after cancelled fullscreen dismiss
+        if let window = self.playerViewController?.view.window, !window.isUserInteractionEnabled {
+          window.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
+        }
+
         self.delegate?.willEnterFullscreen()
 
         return
@@ -155,6 +160,11 @@ class VideoComponentViewObserver: NSObject, AVPlayerViewControllerDelegate {
       guard let self = self else { return }
 
       if context.isCancelled {
+        // iOS bug: window.isUserInteractionEnabled is left as false after cancelled fullscreen transition
+        if let window = self.playerViewController?.view.window, !window.isUserInteractionEnabled {
+          window.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
+        }
+
         self.delegate?.willExitFullscreen()
 
         return