diff --git a/android/modules/media/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/media/TiUIVideoView.java b/android/modules/media/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/media/TiUIVideoView.java
index b3e1edaee54..2b7c6f91b7a 100644
--- a/android/modules/media/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/media/TiUIVideoView.java
+++ b/android/modules/media/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/media/TiUIVideoView.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener;
+import android.media.PlaybackParams;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
@@ -330,6 +332,13 @@ public void release()
 	@Override
 	public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp)
 	{
+
+		if (proxy.hasPropertyAndNotNull(TiC.PROPERTY_SPEED) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+			PlaybackParams myPlayBackParams = new PlaybackParams();
+			myPlayBackParams.setSpeed(TiConvert.toFloat(proxy.getProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_SPEED)));
+			mp.setPlaybackParams(myPlayBackParams);
+		}
+
 		getPlayerProxy().onPlaybackReady(mp.getDuration());
 	}