diff --git a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerModule.swift b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerModule.swift
index fe43d8968..768916869 100644
--- a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerModule.swift
+++ b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerModule.swift
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class MpvPlayerModule: Module {
       }
 
       // Defines events that the view can send to JavaScript
-      Events("onLoad", "onPlaybackStateChange", "onProgress", "onError", "onTracksReady")
+      Events("onLoad", "onPlaybackStateChange", "onProgress", "onError", "onTracksReady", "onPictureInPictureChange")
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
index ab9f25357..41f19eb07 100644
--- a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
+++ b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 	let onProgress = EventDispatcher()
 	let onError = EventDispatcher()
 	let onTracksReady = EventDispatcher()
+	let onPictureInPictureChange = EventDispatcher()
 
 	private var currentURL: URL?
 	private var cachedPosition: Double = 0
@@ -637,6 +638,9 @@ extension MpvPlayerView: PiPControllerDelegate {
 		print("PiP did start: \(didStartPictureInPicture)")
 		// Ensure current time is synced when PiP starts
 		pipController?.setCurrentTimeFromSeconds(cachedPosition, duration: cachedDuration)
+		// Notify JS of the actual PiP active state. `didStartPictureInPicture`
+		// is `false` when AVKit reports a failure to start, so reflect that.
+		onPictureInPictureChange(["isActive": didStartPictureInPicture])
 	}
 	
 	func pipController(_ controller: PiPController, willStopPictureInPicture: Bool) {
@@ -655,6 +659,9 @@ extension MpvPlayerView: PiPControllerDelegate {
 		if _isZoomedToFill {
 			displayLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill
 		}
+		// Notify JS that PiP has fully stopped so the controls overlay can
+		// be re-mounted when the user returns to full screen.
+		onPictureInPictureChange(["isActive": false])
 	}
 	
 	func pipController(_ controller: PiPController, restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStop completionHandler: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {