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());
 	}
 
diff --git a/apidoc/Titanium/Media/VideoPlayer.yml b/apidoc/Titanium/Media/VideoPlayer.yml
index 1dffa9c0787..d723797acb9 100644
--- a/apidoc/Titanium/Media/VideoPlayer.yml
+++ b/apidoc/Titanium/Media/VideoPlayer.yml
@@ -575,6 +575,15 @@ properties:
     platforms: [iphone, ipad, macos]
     type: MovieSize
 
+  - name: speed
+    summary: Playback speed of the video.
+    description: |
+      Playback speed of the video. Android: only available for API level >= 23.
+    type: Number
+    platforms: [android]
+    since: 12.4.0
+    availability: creation
+
   - name: overlayView
     summary: Use the overlay view to add additional custom views between the video content and the controls.
     description: |