diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativetheoplayer/MainActivity.kt b/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativetheoplayer/MainActivity.kt
index 7876d2a21..2a178f4dc 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativetheoplayer/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativetheoplayer/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.reactnativetheoplayer
 
+import android.app.PictureInPictureUiState
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.media.AudioManager
@@ -39,11 +40,18 @@ open class MainActivity : ReactActivity() {
   override fun createReactActivityDelegate(): ReactActivityDelegate =
     DefaultReactActivityDelegate(this, mainComponentName, fabricEnabled)
 
+  /**
+   * Called as part of the activity lifecycle when an activity is about to go into the background
+   * as the result of user choice.
+   */
   public override fun onUserLeaveHint() {
     this.sendBroadcast(Intent("onUserLeaveHint"))
     super.onUserLeaveHint()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Called by the system when the activity changes to and from picture-in-picture mode.
+   */
   override fun onPictureInPictureModeChanged(
     isInPictureInPictureMode: Boolean,
     newConfig: Configuration
@@ -55,4 +63,21 @@ open class MainActivity : ReactActivity() {
     intent.putExtra("isInPictureInPictureMode", isInPictureInPictureMode)
     this.sendBroadcast(intent)
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Called by the system when the activity is in PiP and has state changes. Compare to
+   * onPictureInPictureModeChanged, which is only called when PiP mode changes (meaning, enters
+   * or exits PiP), this can be called at any time while the activity is in PiP mode.
+   */
+  override fun onPictureInPictureUiStateChanged(pipState: PictureInPictureUiState) {
+    super.onPictureInPictureUiStateChanged(pipState)
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM &&
+      pipState.isTransitioningToPip
+    ) {
+      Intent("onPictureInPictureModeChanged").also {
+        it.putExtra("isTransitioningToPip", true)
+        sendBroadcast(it)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }