diff --git a/src/Player.tsx b/src/Player.tsx
index c88fab27..b1923166 100644
--- a/src/Player.tsx
+++ b/src/Player.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type Player = React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<
 >;
 
 const Player: Player = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
-  const { playing, pip } = props;
+  const { playing, pip, playbackRate, volume, muted, src } = props;
 
   const Player = props.activePlayer;
   const playerRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@ const Player: Player = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     if (playerRef.current.paused && playing === true) {
       playerRef.current.play();
     }
+
     if (!playerRef.current.paused && playing === false) {
       playerRef.current.pause();
     }
 
-    playerRef.current.playbackRate = props.playbackRate ?? 1;
-    playerRef.current.volume = props.volume ?? 1;
-  });
+    if (playbackRate !== undefined && playerRef.current.playbackRate !== playbackRate) {
+      playerRef.current.playbackRate = playbackRate;
+    }
+
+    if (volume !== undefined && playerRef.current.volume !== volume) {
+      playerRef.current.volume = volume;
+    }
+
+    if (muted !== undefined && playerRef.current.muted !== muted) {
+      playerRef.current.muted = muted;
+    }
+  }, [muted, playbackRate, playing, volume]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!playerRef.current || !globalThis.document) return;
diff --git a/src/props.ts b/src/props.ts
index ec93c019..2602ec90 100644
--- a/src/props.ts
+++ b/src/props.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ export const defaultProps: ReactPlayerProps = {
   width: '320px',
   height: '180px',
 
-  // native video props
-  volume: 1,
-  playbackRate: 1,
-
   // custom props
   // playing: undefined,
   // pip: false,