diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
index de07dada8e..c8f65fcb80 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL muted;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) ASVideoNodePlayerState playerState;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall;
+@property (nullable, atomic, strong, readwrite) NSURL *placeholderImageURL;
 
 //! Defaults to 100
 @property (nonatomic, assign) int32_t periodicTimeObserverTimescale;
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
index cd880bcd4d..fd76f79d30 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ static void *ASVideoPlayerNodeContext = &ASVideoPlayerNodeContext;
 @end
 
 @implementation ASVideoPlayerNode
+
+@dynamic placeholderImageURL;
+
 - (instancetype)init
 {
   if (!(self = [super init])) {
@@ -771,6 +774,16 @@ static void *ASVideoPlayerNodeContext = &ASVideoPlayerNodeContext;
   return _videoNode.shouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall;
 }
 
+- (void) setPlaceholderImageURL:(NSURL *)placeholderImageURL
+{
+  _videoNode.URL = placeholderImageURL;
+}
+
+- (NSURL*) placeholderImageURL
+{
+  return _videoNode.URL;
+}
+
 - (void)setShouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall:(BOOL)shouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall
 {
   if (_shouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall == shouldAggressivelyRecoverFromStall) {