diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
index c4425521fa9..56fc0d644d6 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.4.6
+
+* Fixes playback speed doesn't get persisted after reinitializing with new VideoPlayerController.
+
 ## 2.4.5
 
 * Updates functions without a prototype to avoid deprecation warning.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/ios/Classes/FLTVideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/ios/Classes/FLTVideoPlayerPlugin.m
index 6c39cb9a4a7..df31c8dd82f 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/ios/Classes/FLTVideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/ios/Classes/FLTVideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ - (void)updatePlayingState {
     return;
   }
   if (_isPlaying) {
-    [_player play];
+    [_player playImmediatelyAtRate:_player.rate];
   } else {
     [_player pause];
   }
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
index 1b25da8bbaa..3e2274c2292 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ void main() {
       expect(log.textureMessage?.textureId, 1);
     });
 
+    test('play with playback speed', () async {
+      await player.setPlaybackSpeed(1, 2.0);
+      await player.play(1);
+      expect(log.playbackSpeedMessage?.speed, 2.0);
+    });
+
     test('pause', () async {
       await player.pause(1);
       expect(log.log.last, 'pause');