diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
index 0bf930f455..171200625a 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ import React
         }
 
         func setupPipController(_ playerLayer: AVPlayerLayer?) {
+            guard let playerLayer else { return }
+            if (!AVPictureInPictureController.isPictureInPictureSupported()) { return }
             // Create new controller passing reference to the AVPlayerLayer
-            _pipController = AVPictureInPictureController(playerLayer: playerLayer!)
+            _pipController = AVPictureInPictureController(playerLayer: playerLayer)
             if #available(iOS 14.2, *) {
                 _pipController?.canStartPictureInPictureAutomaticallyFromInline = true
             }