diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
index 21c953e1..09bc7ae8 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ class VlcPlayerModule : Module() {
       AsyncFunction("setVideoScaleFactor") { view: VlcPlayerView, scaleFactor: Float ->
         view.setVideoScaleFactor(scaleFactor)
       }
+
+      AsyncFunction("setRate") { view: VlcPlayerView, rate: Float ->
+        view.setRate(rate)
+      }
     }
   }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
index e164efb9..d5290b1e 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@ class VlcPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
         mediaPlayer?.scale = scaleFactor
     }
 
+    fun setRate(rate: Float) {
+        log.debug("Setting playback rate: $rate")
+        mediaPlayer?.rate = rate
+    }
+
     private fun setInitialExternalSubtitles() {
         externalSubtitles?.let { subtitles ->
             for (subtitle in subtitles) {
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerModule.swift b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerModule.swift
index 5685ac8c..20fbbd78 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerModule.swift
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerModule.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public class VlcPlayerModule: Module {
             AsyncFunction("getSubtitleTracks") { (view: VlcPlayerView) -> [[String: Any]]? in
                 return view.getSubtitleTracks()
             }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setRate") { (view: VlcPlayerView, rate: Float) in
+                view.setRate(rate)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
index 86607d14..5c4019f1 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
@@ -433,6 +433,13 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
         }
     }
 
+    @objc func setRate(_ rate: Float) {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            self.mediaPlayer?.rate = rate
+            print("Set playback rate: \(rate)")
+        }
+    }
+
     @objc func setNowPlayingMetadata(_ metadata: [String: String]) {
         // Cancel any existing artwork download to prevent race conditions
         artworkDownloadTask?.cancel()