diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index 1eb23d6a378..7de2bc64061 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## NEXT
+## 2.8.7
 
+* Ensures that `value.position` never reports a value larger than `value.duration`.
 * Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.16/Dart 3.2.
 
 ## 2.8.6
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/example/integration_test/video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/example/integration_test/video_player_test.dart
index d475a1ac5ef..0acebb548c2 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/example/integration_test/video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/example/integration_test/video_player_test.dart
@@ -194,9 +194,11 @@ void main() {
 
     testWidgets('test video player view with local asset',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      final Completer<void> loaded = Completer<void>();
       Future<bool> started() async {
         await controller.initialize();
         await controller.play();
+        loaded.complete();
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -221,12 +223,12 @@ void main() {
         ),
       ));
 
+      await loaded.future;
       await tester.pumpAndSettle();
       expect(controller.value.isPlaying, true);
     },
-        skip: kIsWeb || // Web does not support local assets.
-            // Extremely flaky on iOS: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/86915
-            defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.iOS);
+        // Web does not support local assets.
+        skip: kIsWeb);
   });
 
   group('file-based videos', () {
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index 007c6ba14e5..4d7f68e7272 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -743,6 +743,12 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
   }
 
   void _updatePosition(Duration position) {
+    // The underlying native implementation on some platforms sometimes reports
+    // a position slightly past the reported max duration. Clamp to the duration
+    // to insulate clients from this behavior.
+    if (position > value.duration) {
+      position = value.duration;
+    }
     value = value.copyWith(
       position: position,
       caption: _getCaptionAt(position),
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 0dbdd0c9062..9ed1b6f7e29 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android, iOS, and web.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.8.6
+version: 2.8.7
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.2.3 <4.0.0"