diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 1edb8c7ac2..cd9b4c4d59 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     private boolean isInBackground;
     private boolean isPaused;
     private boolean isBuffering;
+    private boolean muted = false;
     private float rate = 1f;
     private float audioVolume = 1f;
     private int minLoadRetryCount = 3;
@@ -576,10 +577,14 @@ public void onAudioFocusChange(int focusChange) {
         if (player != null) {
             if (focusChange == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK) {
                 // Lower the volume
-                player.setVolume(audioVolume * 0.8f);
+                if (!muted) {
+                    player.setVolume(audioVolume * 0.8f);
+                }
             } else if (focusChange == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN) {
                 // Raise it back to normal
-                player.setVolume(audioVolume * 1);
+                if (!muted) {
+                    player.setVolume(audioVolume * 1);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -912,6 +917,7 @@ public void setResizeModeModifier(@ResizeMode.Mode int resizeMode) {
 
     private void applyModifiers() {
         setRepeatModifier(repeat);
+        setMutedModifier(muted);
     }
 
     public void setRepeatModifier(boolean repeat) {
@@ -1069,6 +1075,7 @@ public void setPausedModifier(boolean paused) {
     }
 
     public void setMutedModifier(boolean muted) {
+        this.muted = muted;
         audioVolume = muted ? 0.f : 1.f;
         if (player != null) {
             player.setVolume(audioVolume);