diff --git a/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreen.java b/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreen.java
index d8ec6e5d..9c1e808e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreen.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreen.java
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ public class SplashScreen {
     private static WeakReference<Activity> mActivity;
     private static boolean isVideoActive = false;
     private static boolean isImageActive = false;
+    private static VideoView lastVideoView = null;
+    private static Runnable videoPauseRunnable = null;
 
-    public static void showVideo(Activity activity) {
+    public static void showVideo(final Activity activity) {
+        showVideo(activity, Arguments.createMap());
+    }
+
+    public static void showVideo(final Activity activity, final ReadableMap options) {
         if (activity == null) return;
         if (mSplashDialog != null) return;
         if (isImageActive || isVideoActive) return;
@@ -81,11 +87,25 @@ public void run() {
                     videoView.setVideoPath(videoPath);
                     videoView.start();
 
+                    lastVideoView = videoView;
+
+                    int pauseAfterMs = options.hasKey("pauseAfterMs") ? options.getInt("pauseAfterMs") : 0;
+                    if (pauseAfterMs > 0) {
+                        videoPauseRunnable = new Runnable() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void run() {
+                                if (lastVideoView != null) {
+                                    lastVideoView.pause();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        };
+                        videoView.postDelayed(videoPauseRunnable, pauseAfterMs);
+                    }
+
                     if (!mSplashDialog.isShowing()) {
                         mSplashDialog.show();
                     }
 
-
                     videoView.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
                         @Override
                         public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
@@ -97,8 +117,27 @@ public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
         });
     }
 
+    public static void removeVideoPauseOption(Activity activity) {
+        if (isImageActive) return;
+        if (lastVideoView == null || videoPauseRunnable == null) return;
+
+        lastVideoView.removeCallbacks(videoPauseRunnable);
+        videoPauseRunnable = null;
+    }
+
+    public static void resumeVideo(Activity activity) {
+        if (isImageActive) return;
+        if (lastVideoView == null) return;
+        removeVideoPauseOption(activity);
+
+        lastVideoView.start();
+    }
+
     public static void hideVideo(Activity activity) {
         if (isImageActive) return;
+
+        removeVideoPauseOption(activity);
+        lastVideoView = null;
         _hide(activity, Arguments.createMap());
     }
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreenModule.java b/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreenModule.java
index 8b9ab455..6a25e817 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreenModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/org/devio/rn/splashscreen/SplashScreenModule.java
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ public void hide(ReadableMap options) {
         SplashScreen.hide(getCurrentActivity(), options);
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void showVideo(ReadableMap options) {
+        SplashScreen.showVideo(getCurrentActivity(), options);
+    }
+
     @ReactMethod
     public void showVideo() {
-        SplashScreen.showVideo(getCurrentActivity());
+        showVideo(Arguments.createMap());
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
@@ -70,4 +75,14 @@ public void hideVideo() {
     public void setBackgroundColor(String color) {
         SplashScreen.setBackgroundColor(getCurrentActivity(), color);
     }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void removeVideoPauseOption() {
+        SplashScreen.removeVideoPauseOption(getCurrentActivity());
+    }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void resumeVideo() {
+        SplashScreen.resumeVideo(getCurrentActivity());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/index.android.js b/index.android.js
index cbaca989..1ef7e26e 100644
--- a/index.android.js
+++ b/index.android.js
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ const Wrapper = {
   ...SplashScreen,
   show: (opts = {}) => SplashScreen.show(opts),
   hide: (opts = {}) => SplashScreen.hide(opts),
-  showVideo: () => SplashScreen.showVideo(),
+  showVideo: (opts = {}) => SplashScreen.showVideo(opts),
   hideVideo: () => SplashScreen.hideVideo(),
+  resumeVideo: () => SplashScreen.resumeVideo(),
+  removeVideoPauseOption: () => SplashScreen.removeVideoPauseOption(),
 }
 
 export default Wrapper
diff --git a/index.ios.js b/index.ios.js
index 74906924..2d7c19ad 100755
--- a/index.ios.js
+++ b/index.ios.js
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ const Wrapper = {
   // no opts supported
   show: () => SplashScreen.show(),
   hide: () => SplashScreen.hide(),
-  showVideo: () => SplashScreen.showVideo(),
+  showVideo: (opts) => SplashScreen.showVideo(opts),
   hideVideo: () => SplashScreen.hideVideo(),
+  resumeVideo: () => SplashScreen.resumeVideo(),
+  removeVideoPauseOption: () => SplashScreen.removeVideoPauseOption(),
 }
 
 export default Wrapper
diff --git a/ios/RNSplashScreen.h b/ios/RNSplashScreen.h
index 70953c71..8551b303 100644
--- a/ios/RNSplashScreen.h
+++ b/ios/RNSplashScreen.h
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@
 + (void)show;
 + (void)hide;
 + (void)showVideo;
++ (void)showVideo:(NSDictionary *)config;
 + (void)hideVideo;
++ (void)resumeVideo;
++ (void)removeVideoPauseOption;
 @end
diff --git a/ios/RNSplashScreen.m b/ios/RNSplashScreen.m
index cb2cb06e..c6452083 100644
--- a/ios/RNSplashScreen.m
+++ b/ios/RNSplashScreen.m
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 static bool showing = false;
 static bool showingVideo = false;
+static AVPlayer *lastPlayer = nil;
+static id videoPauseObserver = nil;
 
 @implementation RNSplashScreen
 - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue{
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue{
 NSString* RNSplashScreenOverlayName = @"splashscreenVideo";
 
 + (void)showVideo {
+  [RNSplashScreen showVideo:(NSDictionary *)@{}];
+}
+
++ (void)showVideo:(NSDictionary *)config {
   if (showingVideo || showing) return;
 
   NSString *videoPath=[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"splashscreen" ofType:@"mp4"];
@@ -35,10 +41,25 @@ + (void)showVideo {
 
   NSURL *videoURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:videoPath];
   AVPlayer *player = [AVPlayer playerWithURL:videoURL];
-  playerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
+  lastPlayer = player;
+  __weak AVPlayer *_player = player;
+
+  NSNumber *pauseAfterMs = config[@"pauseAfterMs"];
+  if (pauseAfterMs != nil) {
+      videoPauseObserver = [player addBoundaryTimeObserverForTimes: @[[NSValue valueWithCMTime:CMTimeMake([pauseAfterMs intValue], 1000)]]
+                                                    queue:NULL // main queue
+                                               usingBlock:^() {
+          if (_player == nil) {
+              return;
+          }
+          _player.rate = 0;
+          [_player pause];
+      }];
+  }
 
   AVPlayerLayer *playerLayer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:player];
   playerLayer.frame = rootView.bounds;
+  playerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
   [playerLayer setName:RNSplashScreenOverlayName];
 
   [rootView.layer addSublayer:playerLayer];
@@ -51,7 +72,9 @@ + (void)showVideo {
 }
 
 + (void) hideVideo {
+  if (showing) return;
   UIView *rootView = UIApplication.sharedApplication.keyWindow.subviews.lastObject;
+  [RNSplashScreen removeVideoPauseOption];
 
   for (CALayer *layer in rootView.layer.sublayers) {
     if ([[layer name] isEqualToString:RNSplashScreenOverlayName]) {
@@ -61,12 +84,30 @@ + (void) hideVideo {
     }
   }
   showingVideo = false;
+  lastPlayer = nil;
 }
 
 + (void) hideVideo:(AVPlayerItem*)playerItem {
   [self hideVideo];
 }
 
++ (void)resumeVideo {
+  if (showing) return;
+  if (lastPlayer == nil) return;
+  [RNSplashScreen removeVideoPauseOption];
+
+  lastPlayer.rate = 1;
+  [lastPlayer play];
+}
+
++ (void)removeVideoPauseOption {
+  if (showing) return;
+  if (videoPauseObserver == nil || lastPlayer == nil) return;
+
+  [lastPlayer removeTimeObserver:videoPauseObserver];
+  videoPauseObserver = nil;
+}
+
 + (void)show {
   if (showingVideo || showing) return;
 
@@ -80,6 +121,7 @@ + (void)show {
 }
 
 + (void)hide {
+  if (showingVideo) return;
   // let's try to hide, even if showing == false, ...just in case
 
   UIImageView *imageView = (UIImageView *)[UIApplication.sharedApplication.keyWindow.subviews.lastObject viewWithTag:RNSplashScreenOverlayTag];
@@ -129,4 +171,12 @@ + (NSString *)launchImageNameForOrientation:(UIDeviceOrientation)orientation {
   [RNSplashScreen showVideo];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(resumeVideo) {
+  [RNSplashScreen resumeVideo];
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(removeVideoPauseOption) {
+  [RNSplashScreen removeVideoPauseOption];
+}
+
 @end