diff --git a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index d96ebfecb839..207a9ca272ce 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.10.1+6
+
+* [iOS] Fixed a memory leak with notification observing.
+
 ## 0.10.1+5
 
 * Fix race condition while disposing the VideoController.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
index 4aea59f34e8b..bf449ec0e8e2 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -82,20 +82,22 @@ - (void)addObservers:(AVPlayerItem*)item {
             options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionInitial | NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew
             context:playbackBufferFullContext];
 
-  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTimeNotification
-                                                    object:[_player currentItem]
-                                                     queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
-                                                usingBlock:^(NSNotification* note) {
-                                                  if (self->_isLooping) {
-                                                    AVPlayerItem* p = [note object];
-                                                    [p seekToTime:kCMTimeZero
-                                                        completionHandler:nil];
-                                                  } else {
-                                                    if (self->_eventSink) {
-                                                      self->_eventSink(@{@"event" : @"completed"});
-                                                    }
-                                                  }
-                                                }];
+  // Add an observer that will respond to itemDidPlayToEndTime
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                           selector:@selector(itemDidPlayToEndTime:)
+                                               name:AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTimeNotification
+                                             object:item];
+}
+
+- (void)itemDidPlayToEndTime:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  if (_isLooping) {
+    AVPlayerItem* p = [notification object];
+    [p seekToTime:kCMTimeZero completionHandler:nil];
+  } else {
+    if (_eventSink) {
+      _eventSink(@{@"event" : @"completed"});
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 static inline CGFloat radiansToDegrees(CGFloat radians) {
diff --git a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index bbb2dcda02ef..218c50f64349 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player
 description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android and iOS.
 author: Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>
-version: 0.10.1+5
+version: 0.10.1+6
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player
 
 flutter: