diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index b7ba8340fa66..6e161e80375a 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -270,11 +270,13 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
   /// The name of the asset is given by the [dataSource] argument and must not be
   /// null. The [package] argument must be non-null when the asset comes from a
   /// package and null otherwise.
-  VideoPlayerController.asset(this.dataSource,
-      {this.package,
-      Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
-      this.videoPlayerOptions})
-      : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
+  VideoPlayerController.asset(
+    this.dataSource, {
+    this.package,
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+    this.videoPlayerOptions,
+    this.viewType = VideoViewType.textureView,
+  })  : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
         dataSourceType = DataSourceType.asset,
         formatHint = null,
         httpHeaders = const <String, String>{},
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
     this.videoPlayerOptions,
     this.httpHeaders = const <String, String>{},
+    this.viewType = VideoViewType.textureView,
   })  : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
         dataSourceType = DataSourceType.network,
         package = null,
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
     this.videoPlayerOptions,
     this.httpHeaders = const <String, String>{},
+    this.viewType = VideoViewType.textureView,
   })  : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
         dataSource = url.toString(),
         dataSourceType = DataSourceType.network,
@@ -326,11 +330,13 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
   ///
   /// This will load the file from a file:// URI constructed from [file]'s path.
   /// [httpHeaders] option allows to specify HTTP headers, mainly used for hls files like (m3u8).
-  VideoPlayerController.file(File file,
-      {Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
-      this.videoPlayerOptions,
-      this.httpHeaders = const <String, String>{}})
-      : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
+  VideoPlayerController.file(
+    File file, {
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+    this.videoPlayerOptions,
+    this.httpHeaders = const <String, String>{},
+    this.viewType = VideoViewType.textureView,
+  })  : _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
         dataSource = Uri.file(file.absolute.path).toString(),
         dataSourceType = DataSourceType.file,
         package = null,
@@ -341,9 +347,12 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
   ///
   /// This will load the video from the input content-URI.
   /// This is supported on Android only.
-  VideoPlayerController.contentUri(Uri contentUri,
-      {Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile, this.videoPlayerOptions})
-      : assert(defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.android,
+  VideoPlayerController.contentUri(
+    Uri contentUri, {
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+    this.videoPlayerOptions,
+    this.viewType = VideoViewType.textureView,
+  })  : assert(defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.android,
             'VideoPlayerController.contentUri is only supported on Android.'),
         _closedCaptionFileFuture = closedCaptionFile,
         dataSource = contentUri.toString(),
@@ -376,6 +385,9 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
   /// Only set for [asset] videos. The package that the asset was loaded from.
   final String? package;
 
+  /// The type of view used to display the video.
+  final VideoViewType viewType;
+
   Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? _closedCaptionFileFuture;
   ClosedCaptionFile? _closedCaptionFile;
   Timer? _timer;
@@ -877,7 +889,12 @@ class _VideoPlayerState extends State<VideoPlayer> {
         ? Container()
         : _VideoPlayerWithRotation(
             rotation: widget.controller.value.rotationCorrection,
-            child: _videoPlayerPlatform.buildView(_textureId),
+            child: _videoPlayerPlatform.buildViewWithOptions(
+              VideoViewOptions(
+                playerId: _textureId,
+                viewType: widget.controller.viewType,
+              ),
+            ),
           );
   }
 }