diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 3cba487..0ed9508 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export interface YoutubeIframeRef {
   getPlaybackRate: () => Promise<number>;
   getAvailablePlaybackRates: () => Promise<number[]>;
   seekTo: (seconds: number, allowSeekAhead: boolean) => void;
+  playVideo: () => void;
+  pauseVideo: () => void;
+  stopVideo: () => void;
 }
 
 export interface InitialPlayerParams {
diff --git a/src/PlayerScripts.js b/src/PlayerScripts.js
index 377d6d2..7e7aa2b 100644
--- a/src/PlayerScripts.js
+++ b/src/PlayerScripts.js
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ true;
     return `player.setVolume(${volume}); true;`;
   },
 
+  playVideoScript: () => {
+    return 'player.playVideo(); true;';
+  },
+
+  pauseVideoScript: () => {
+    return 'player.pauseVideo(); true;';
+  },
+
+  stopVideoScript: () => {
+    return 'player.stopVideo(); true;';
+  },
+
   seekToScript: (seconds, allowSeekAhead) => {
     return `player.seekTo(${seconds}, ${allowSeekAhead}); true;`;
   },
diff --git a/src/YoutubeIframe.js b/src/YoutubeIframe.js
index ca95eae..774a8c1 100644
--- a/src/YoutubeIframe.js
+++ b/src/YoutubeIframe.js
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
-import React, {
-  useRef,
-  useMemo,
-  useState,
-  useEffect,
-  forwardRef,
-  useCallback,
-  useImperativeHandle,
-} from 'react';
-import {Platform, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
-import {EventEmitter} from 'events';
-import {WebView} from './WebView';
 import {
+  CUSTOM_USER_AGENT,
+  DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
   PLAYER_ERROR,
   PLAYER_STATES,
-  DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
-  CUSTOM_USER_AGENT,
 } from './constants';
 import {
-  playMode,
-  soundMode,
   MAIN_SCRIPT,
   PLAYER_FUNCTIONS,
+  playMode,
+  soundMode,
 } from './PlayerScripts';
+import {Platform, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import React, {
+  forwardRef,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
+
+import {EventEmitter} from 'events';
+import {WebView} from './WebView';
 import {deepComparePlayList} from './utils';
 
 const YoutubeIframe = (props, ref) => {
@@ -113,6 +114,17 @@ const YoutubeIframe = (props, ref) => {
           PLAYER_FUNCTIONS.seekToScript(seconds, allowSeekAhead),
         );
       },
+      playVideo: () => {
+        webViewRef.current.injectJavaScript(PLAYER_FUNCTIONS.playVideoScript());
+      },
+      pauseVideo: () => {
+        webViewRef.current.injectJavaScript(
+          PLAYER_FUNCTIONS.pauseVideoScript(),
+        );
+      },
+      stopVideo: () => {
+        webViewRef.current.injectJavaScript(PLAYER_FUNCTIONS.stopVideoScript());
+      },
     }),
     [],
   );