diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
index ab780eeb75..7392a4d340 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/scroll_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/download_panel.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/native_video_viewer.page.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/gallery_stacked_children.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/native_video_viewer.page.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/app_settings.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/asset_viewer/asset_stack.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/asset_viewer/current_asset.provider.dart';
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final loadAsset = renderList.loadAsset;
     final isPlayingMotionVideo = ref.watch(isPlayingMotionVideoProvider);
 
+    // This key is to prevent the video player from being re-initialized during
+    // hero animation or device rotation.
+    final videoPlayerKey = useMemoized(() => GlobalKey());
+
     Future<void> precacheNextImage(int index) async {
       if (!context.mounted) {
         return;
@@ -225,8 +229,6 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     }
 
     PhotoViewGalleryPageOptions buildVideo(BuildContext context, Asset asset) {
-      // This key is to prevent the video player from being re-initialized during the hero animation
-      final key = GlobalKey();
       return PhotoViewGalleryPageOptions.customChild(
         onDragStart: (_, details, __) =>
             localPosition.value = details.localPosition,
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
           width: context.width,
           height: context.height,
           child: NativeVideoViewerPage(
-            key: key,
+            key: videoPlayerKey,
             asset: asset,
             image: Image(
               key: ValueKey(asset),