diff --git a/packages/video_player/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/video_player/example/lib/main.dart
index 320df27c8e3e..9e3fdb2a3e8b 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ void main() {
                     Container(
                       padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20),
                       child: NetworkPlayerLifeCycle(
-                        'http://184.72.239.149/vod/smil:BigBuckBunny.smil/playlist.m3u8',
+                        'https://cbsnewshd-lh.akamaihd.net/i/CBSNHD_7@199302/master.m3u8',
+                        // 'http://184.72.239.149/vod/smil:BigBuckBunny.smil/playlist.m3u8',
                         (BuildContext context,
                                 VideoPlayerController controller) =>
                             AspectRatioVideo(controller),
diff --git a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
index 4aea59f34e8b..d12bf49e49bc 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -335,6 +335,17 @@ - (int64_t)position {
 }
 
 - (int64_t)duration {
+  if(CMTIME_IS_INDEFINITE([[_player currentItem] duration])) {
+    int64_t maxBuffering = 0;
+    for (NSValue* rangeValue in [_player currentItem].loadedTimeRanges) {
+        CMTimeRange range = [rangeValue CMTimeRangeValue];
+        int64_t start = FLTCMTimeToMillis(range.start);
+        if (start > maxBuffering) {
+            maxBuffering = start + FLTCMTimeToMillis(range.duration);
+        }
+    }
+    return maxBuffering;
+  }
   return FLTCMTimeToMillis([[_player currentItem] duration]);
 }
 
@@ -498,6 +509,8 @@ - (void)handleMethodCall:(FlutterMethodCall*)call result:(FlutterResult)result {
       result(nil);
     } else if ([@"position" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
       result(@([player position]));
+    } else if ([@"duration" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
+      result(@([player duration]));
     } else if ([@"seekTo" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
       [player seekTo:[argsMap[@"location"] intValue]];
       result(nil);
diff --git a/packages/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index fb42096d9709..417e22cc4065 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -331,10 +331,11 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
             return;
           }
           final Duration newPosition = await position;
+          final Duration newDuration = await duration;
           if (_isDisposed) {
             return;
           }
-          value = value.copyWith(position: newPosition);
+          value = value.copyWith(position: newPosition, duration: newDuration);
         },
       );
     } else {
@@ -369,6 +370,19 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     );
   }
 
+  /// The duration in the current video.
+  Future<Duration> get duration async {
+    if (_isDisposed) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return Duration(
+      milliseconds: await _channel.invokeMethod<int>(
+        'duration',
+        <String, dynamic>{'textureId': _textureId},
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
   Future<void> seekTo(Duration moment) async {
     if (_isDisposed) {
       return;