diff --git a/lib/player.dart b/lib/player.dart
index 3e60a59..b9d457d 100644
--- a/lib/player.dart
+++ b/lib/player.dart
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class MainPlayer extends BaseAudioHandler {
     _controller = VideoPlayerController.networkUrl(
       Uri.parse(url),
       httpHeaders: Map.from({"user-agent": userAgent}),
+      videoPlayerOptions: VideoPlayerOptions(allowBackgroundPlayback: true),
     );
     _chewieController = ChewieController(
       videoPlayerController: _controller!,