diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index e3f49e736411..1c7ab99e3a16 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 0.10.11+2
 
+* Fix issue where `isBuffering` is not updating on Android.
 * Fix aspectRatio calculation when size.width or size.height are zero.
 
 ## 0.10.11+1
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayer.java b/packages/video_player/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayer.java
index 9db281d38b86..77d2e10a13ce 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayer.java
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayer.java
@@ -172,8 +172,15 @@ public void onCancel(Object o) {
           public void onPlayerStateChanged(final boolean playWhenReady, final int playbackState) {
             if (playbackState == Player.STATE_BUFFERING) {
               sendBufferingUpdate();
+              Map<String, Object> event = new HashMap<>();
+              event.put("event", "bufferingStart");
+              eventSink.success(event);
             } else if (playbackState == Player.STATE_READY) {
-              if (!isInitialized) {
+              if (isInitialized) {
+                Map<String, Object> event = new HashMap<>();
+                event.put("event", "bufferingEnd");
+                eventSink.success(event);
+              } else {
                 isInitialized = true;
                 sendInitialized();
               }