diff --git a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
index 16110a5e4e47..f6d34829706b 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -249,14 +249,16 @@ - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString*)path
       case AVPlayerItemStatusUnknown:
         break;
       case AVPlayerItemStatusReadyToPlay:
-        _isInitialized = true;
         [item addOutput:_videoOutput];
-        [self sendInitialized];
         [self updatePlayingState];
         break;
     }
   } else if (context == playbackLikelyToKeepUpContext) {
     if ([[_player currentItem] isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp]) {
+      if (!_isInitialized) {
+        _isInitialized = true;
+        [self sendInitialized];
+      }
       [self updatePlayingState];
       if (_eventSink != nil) {
         _eventSink(@{@"event" : @"bufferingEnd"});