diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index e6babcb7..d4e5e08f 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
           "com.reactnative.googlecast.RNGCExpandedControllerActivity": true
         }
       ],
+      ["./plugins/withExpandedController.js"],
       [
         "expo-build-properties",
         {
diff --git a/plugins/withExpandedController.js b/plugins/withExpandedController.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ea30dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/withExpandedController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const { withAppDelegate } = require("@expo/config-plugins");
+
+const withExpandedController = (config) => {
+  return withAppDelegate(config, async (config) => {
+    const contents = config.modResults.contents;
+
+    // Looking for the initialProps string inside didFinishLaunchingWithOptions,
+    // and injecting expanded controller config.
+    // Should be updated once there is an expo config option - see https://github.com/react-native-google-cast/react-native-google-cast/discussions/537
+    const injectionIndex = contents.indexOf("self.initialProps = @{};");
+    config.modResults.contents =
+      contents.substring(0, injectionIndex) +
+      `\n [GCKCastContext sharedInstance].useDefaultExpandedMediaControls = true; \n` +
+      contents.substring(injectionIndex);
+
+    return config;
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = withExpandedController;