diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aa79e4e..8e830d0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ## [X.X.X]
 * Feature:
 	* Accept optional avaudio session catergory option
+	* provide a way to set player.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling through configuration
 * Dependencies:
 	* [gem] Cocoapods -> 1.10.1
 	* [gem] Fastlane -> 2.171.0
diff --git a/Example/PlayerConfigurationExample.swift b/Example/PlayerConfigurationExample.swift
index 19cee1c1..aec44807 100644
--- a/Example/PlayerConfigurationExample.swift
+++ b/Example/PlayerConfigurationExample.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ struct PlayerConfigurationExample: PlayerConfiguration {
 
     // AVPlayerItem Init Service
     let itemLoadedAssetKeys = ["playable", "duration"]
+    
+    let automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = false
 
     init() {
         periodicPlayingTime = CMTime(seconds: 0.1, preferredTimescale: preferredTimescale)
diff --git a/Sources/Core/Components/ModernAVPlayerConfiguration.swift b/Sources/Core/Components/ModernAVPlayerConfiguration.swift
index a39c84b9..d2d5746a 100644
--- a/Sources/Core/Components/ModernAVPlayerConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/Core/Components/ModernAVPlayerConfiguration.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public struct ModernAVPlayerConfiguration: PlayerConfiguration {
     public let allowsExternalPlayback = false
 
     public let itemLoadedAssetKeys = ["playable", "duration"]
+    
+    public let automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = false
 
     public init() {
         periodicPlayingTime = CMTime(seconds: 1, preferredTimescale: preferredTimescale)
diff --git a/Sources/Core/Components/PlayerConfiguration.swift b/Sources/Core/Components/PlayerConfiguration.swift
index c7e6512e..1ad3eb8b 100644
--- a/Sources/Core/Components/PlayerConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/Core/Components/PlayerConfiguration.swift
@@ -63,4 +63,7 @@ public protocol PlayerConfiguration {
 
     /// Use to feed `automaticallyLoadedAssetKeys` on `AVPlayerItem` initialization
     var itemLoadedAssetKeys: [String] { get }
+    
+    /// Use to feed `automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling` for `AVPlayer`
+    var automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling: Bool { get }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Core/State/InitState.swift b/Sources/Core/State/InitState.swift
index 2230957a..ffe0c51b 100644
--- a/Sources/Core/State/InitState.swift
+++ b/Sources/Core/State/InitState.swift
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct InitState: PlayerState {
     }
     
     func contextUpdated() {
-        context.player.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = false
+        context.player.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = context.config.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling
     }
     
     // MARK: - Shared actions