diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/VolumeContext.js b/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/VolumeContext.js
index 2df463654075..a0b972d37a0d 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/VolumeContext.js
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/VolumeContext.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function VolumeContextProvider({children}) {
             if (!currentVideoPlayerRef.current) {
                 return;
             }
-            currentVideoPlayerRef.current.setStatusAsync({volume: newVolume});
+            currentVideoPlayerRef.current.setStatusAsync({volume: newVolume, isMuted: newVolume === 0});
             volume.value = newVolume;
         },
         [currentVideoPlayerRef, volume],