diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
index 07565d55..bb465a0d 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
             let initType = source["initType"] as? Int ?? 0
             let autoplay = source["autoplay"] as? Bool ?? false
             let isNetwork = source["isNetwork"] as? Bool ?? false
+            let startPosition = source["startPosition"] as? Int32 ?? 0
 
             guard let uri = uri, !uri.isEmpty else { return }
 
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
 
             self.mediaPlayer?.media = media
 
+            if startPosition > 0 {
+                self.mediaPlayer?.time = VLCTime(int: startPosition)
+            }
+
             if autoplay {
                 self.play()
             }
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayer.types.ts b/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayer.types.ts
index bba48210..1edeb2a8 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayer.types.ts
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayer.types.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export type VlcPlayerSource = {
   autoplay?: boolean;
   initOptions?: any[];
   mediaOptions?: { [key: string]: any };
+  startPosition?: number;
 };
 
 export type TrackInfo = {
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayerView.tsx b/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayerView.tsx
index 1893bab5..9393a92a 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayerView.tsx
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/src/VlcPlayerView.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ const VlcPlayerView = React.forwardRef<VlcPlayerViewRef, VlcPlayerViewProps>(
     const processedSource: VlcPlayerSource =
       typeof source === "string" ? { uri: source } : source;
 
+    if (processedSource.startPosition !== undefined) {
+      processedSource.startPosition = Math.floor(processedSource.startPosition);
+    }
+
     return (
       <NativeView
         {...otherProps}