diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
index 9a7d6f9417..501380a10d 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (void)play;
 - (void)pause;
 - (BOOL)isPlaying;
+- (void)resetToPlaceholder;
 
 @property (nullable, nonatomic, strong, readwrite) AVAsset *asset;
 /**
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
index f6c360384d..5ae7ba3ce0 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoNode.mm
@@ -671,6 +671,19 @@ static NSString * const kRate = @"rate";
   return YES;
 }
 
+- (void)resetToPlaceholder
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  
+  if (_playerNode != nil) {
+    [_playerNode removeFromSupernode];
+    _playerNode = nil;
+  }
+  
+  [_player seekToTime:kCMTimeZero];
+  [self pause];
+}
+
 
 #pragma mark - Playback observers
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
index 1e8aead6d9..2af9f4b9f0 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (void)play;
 - (void)pause;
 - (BOOL)isPlaying;
+- (void)resetToPlaceholder;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
index 00be9a817b..5c26ddec3e 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASVideoPlayerNode.mm
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ static void *ASVideoPlayerNodeContext = &ASVideoPlayerNodeContext;
   return [_videoNode isPlaying];
 }
 
+- (void)resetToPlaceholder
+{
+  [_videoNode resetToPlaceholder];
+}
+
 - (NSArray *)controlsForLayoutSpec
 {
   NSMutableArray *controls = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:_cachedControls.count];