diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
index f97f9f1c5e41..f0ca386794cb 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 2.12.0
+
+* Routes video over AirPlay when an external screen is active, by setting
+  `usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive` on the `AVPlayer`. Selecting
+  an AirPlay route previously moved only the audio, leaving the video on the
+  device while the receiver showed a mirrored screen.
+
 ## 2.11.0
 
 * Implements `setPreventsDisplaySleepDuringVideoPlayback` using
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/RunnerTests/VideoPlayerTests.swift b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/RunnerTests/VideoPlayerTests.swift
index 72bbe1e44658..f18954d9f65e 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/RunnerTests/VideoPlayerTests.swift
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/RunnerTests/VideoPlayerTests.swift
@@ -396,6 +396,23 @@ private let hlsAudioTestURI =
     #expect(player.player.preventsDisplaySleepDuringVideoPlayback == true)
   }
 
+  #if os(iOS)
+    @Test func externalPlaybackIsEnabledForAirPlay() {
+      let stubAVFactory = StubFVPAVFactory(player: AVPlayer())
+      let player = FVPVideoPlayer(
+        playerItem: StubPlayerItem(),
+        avFactory: stubAVFactory,
+        viewProvider: StubViewProvider())
+
+      // usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive defaults to NO, which
+      // keeps the video on the device whenever an external screen is active. An
+      // AirPlay route then moves only the audio, and the receiver shows a
+      // mirrored screen rather than playing the stream itself.
+      #expect(player.player.allowsExternalPlayback == true)
+      #expect(player.player.usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive == true)
+    }
+  #endif
+
   /// Sanity checks a video player playing the given URL with the actual AVPlayer. This is essentially
   /// a mini integration test of the player component.
   ///
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/video_player_avfoundation/Sources/video_player_avfoundation_objc/FVPVideoPlayer.m b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/video_player_avfoundation/Sources/video_player_avfoundation_objc/FVPVideoPlayer.m
index 316aa6237c25..86418642f7d6 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/video_player_avfoundation/Sources/video_player_avfoundation_objc/FVPVideoPlayer.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/darwin/video_player_avfoundation/Sources/video_player_avfoundation_objc/FVPVideoPlayer.m
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ - (instancetype)initWithPlayerItem:(NSObject<FVPAVPlayerItem> *)item
   _player = [avFactory playerWithPlayerItem:item];
   _player.actionAtItemEnd = AVPlayerActionAtItemEndNone;
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IOS
+  // Allow the video to follow an AirPlay route to an external device.
+  //
+  // allowsExternalPlayback already defaults to YES, but
+  // usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive defaults to NO, so the
+  // player deliberately keeps the picture on the device whenever an external
+  // screen is active. The result is that selecting an AirPlay route changes the
+  // audio route while the video stays on the phone and the TV only receives a
+  // mirrored copy of the screen.
+  //
+  // Verified on an Apple TV: with both set, the receiver plays the stream
+  // itself and the local surface is released.
+  _player.allowsExternalPlayback = YES;
+  _player.usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive = YES;
+#endif
+
   // Configure output. AVVideoColorPropertiesKey must be declared on the output settings (not on
   // pixel buffer attributes, where AVFoundation silently ignores it) so that HDR sources are
   // tone-mapped to BT.709 SDR for the Flutter texture.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
index 9a1e29eab6d1..e0505a96ca8b 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player_avfoundation
 description: iOS and macOS implementation of the video_player plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.11.0
+version: 2.12.0
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.0