diff --git a/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
index 694fbda4fb7bc..59ad3a1d98672 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- Fix unable to call presentFullScreenPlayer twice. ([#8343](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/8343) by [@IjzerenHein](https://github.com/IjzerenHein))
 - Fixed `Plaback.loadAsync()` return type. ([#7559](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/7559) by [@awinograd](https://github.com/awinograd))
diff --git a/packages/expo-av/ios/EXAV/Video/EXVideoView.m b/packages/expo-av/ios/EXAV/Video/EXVideoView.m
index a60a7715e7790..0ded09e3a5426 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/ios/EXAV/Video/EXVideoView.m
+++ b/packages/expo-av/ios/EXAV/Video/EXVideoView.m
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@ - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(N
     CGRect viewBounds = [change[@"new"] CGRectValue];
     CGRect screen = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
     
-    if (viewBounds.size.height != screen.size.height && viewBounds.size.width != screen.size.width && _fullscreenPlayerPresented) {
+    if (viewBounds.size.height != screen.size.height && viewBounds.size.width != screen.size.width && _fullscreenPlayerPresented && !_fullscreenPlayerViewController) {
       // Fullscreen player is being dismissed
-      _fullscreenPlayerPresented = false;
+      _fullscreenPlayerPresented = NO;
       [self _callFullscreenCallbackForUpdate:EXVideoFullscreenUpdatePlayerWillDismiss];
       [self _callFullscreenCallbackForUpdate:EXVideoFullscreenUpdatePlayerDidDismiss];
     } else if (viewBounds.size.height == screen.size.height && viewBounds.size.width == screen.size.width && !_fullscreenPlayerPresented) {
       // Fullscreen player is being presented
-      _fullscreenPlayerPresented = true;
+      _fullscreenPlayerPresented = YES;
       [self _callFullscreenCallbackForUpdate:EXVideoFullscreenUpdatePlayerWillPresent];
       [self _callFullscreenCallbackForUpdate:EXVideoFullscreenUpdatePlayerDidPresent];
     } else {