diff --git a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index e3e9d9d01691..a95721f1f88c 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.10.1
+
+* iOS: Consider a player only `initialized` once duration is determined.
+
 ## 0.10.0+8
 
 * iOS: Fix an issue where the player sends initialization message incorrectly.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
index ded94ab499ea..43586a0118dc 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ - (void)sendInitialized {
     if (height == CGSizeZero.height && width == CGSizeZero.width) {
       return;
     }
+    // The player may be initialized but still needs to determine the duration.
+    if ([self duration] == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     _isInitialized = true;
     _eventSink(@{
diff --git a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index e469a120afa1..bb8edb5f8dfc 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player
 description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android and iOS.
 author: Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>
-version: 0.10.0+8
+version: 0.10.1
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player
 
 flutter: