diff --git a/packages/audioplayers/example/integration_test/platform_test.dart b/packages/audioplayers/example/integration_test/platform_test.dart
index 31129fd0e..a2877a708 100644
--- a/packages/audioplayers/example/integration_test/platform_test.dart
+++ b/packages/audioplayers/example/integration_test/platform_test.dart
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ void main() async {
       }
     }
 
+    testWidgets('Avoid resume on setting playbackRate (#468)', (tester) async {
+      await tester.prepareSource(
+        playerId: playerId,
+        platform: platform,
+        testData: mp3Url1TestData,
+      );
+      await platform.setPlaybackRate(playerId, 2.0);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle(const Duration(seconds: 2));
+      expect(await platform.getCurrentPosition(playerId), 0);
+      await tester.pumpLinux();
+    });
+
     for (final td in audioTestDataList) {
       if (features.hasSeek && !td.isLiveStream) {
         testWidgets('#seek with millisecond precision ${td.source}',
diff --git a/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/MediaPlayerPlayer.kt b/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/MediaPlayerPlayer.kt
index a177d8718..9cff7e389 100644
--- a/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/MediaPlayerPlayer.kt
+++ b/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/MediaPlayerPlayer.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class MediaPlayerPlayer(
     override fun setRate(rate: Float) {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
             mediaPlayer.playbackParams = mediaPlayer.playbackParams.setSpeed(rate)
-        } else if (rate != 1.0f) {
+        } else if (rate == 1.0f) {
+            mediaPlayer.start()
+        } else {
             error("Changing the playback rate is only available for Android M/23+ or using LOW_LATENCY mode.")
         }
     }
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ class MediaPlayerPlayer(
     }
 
     override fun start() {
-        mediaPlayer.start()
+        // Setting playback rate instead of mediaPlayer.start().
+        setRate(wrappedPlayer.rate)
     }
 
     override fun pause() {
diff --git a/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/WrappedPlayer.kt b/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/WrappedPlayer.kt
index 829bc90af..0e2740447 100644
--- a/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/WrappedPlayer.kt
+++ b/packages/audioplayers_android/android/src/main/kotlin/xyz/luan/audioplayers/player/WrappedPlayer.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class WrappedPlayer internal constructor(
         set(value) {
             if (field != value) {
                 field = value
-                player?.setRate(value)
+                if (playing) {
+                    player?.setRate(value)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -364,7 +366,6 @@ class WrappedPlayer internal constructor(
     }
 
     private fun Player.configAndPrepare() {
-        setRate(rate)
         setVolumeAndBalance(volume, balance)
         setLooping(isLooping)
         prepare()
diff --git a/packages/audioplayers_darwin/darwin/Classes/WrappedMediaPlayer.swift b/packages/audioplayers_darwin/darwin/Classes/WrappedMediaPlayer.swift
index 333c5b51d..f3860e281 100644
--- a/packages/audioplayers_darwin/darwin/Classes/WrappedMediaPlayer.swift
+++ b/packages/audioplayers_darwin/darwin/Classes/WrappedMediaPlayer.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ class WrappedMediaPlayer {
 
   func setPlaybackRate(playbackRate: Double) {
     self.playbackRate = playbackRate
-    player.rate = Float(playbackRate)
+    if isPlaying {
+      // Setting the rate causes the player to resume playing. So setting it only, when already playing.
+      player.rate = Float(playbackRate)
+    }
   }
 
   func seek(time: CMTime, completer: Completer? = nil) {