diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index a82455231ecd..2e3c711278ab 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.2.1
+
+* Fixed playback speed resetting on iOS (on seeking and on initialization).
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 * Add `contentUri` based VideoPlayerController.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index 685563ae12c3..423bc4c9a949 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -462,6 +462,14 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
             return;
           }
           _updatePosition(newPosition);
+
+          // It seems that seeking will reset the playback speed on iOS.
+          // However, we do not know how long to wait before applying the
+          // playback speed again as the video might be buffering. This is why
+          // we simply apply it in the timer in order to make sure that we
+          // always apply the latest playback speed. This does not seem to
+          // have any performance implications.
+          await _applyPlaybackSpeed();
         },
       );
 
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 86eee3c9bf42..658357b8fbb1 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android, iOS, and web.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player/video_player
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.2.0
+version: 2.2.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"