diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
index 26f60a5c2b71..af95e915d0e4 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.12.1
+
+* Fixes a [bug](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/190739) where building the view for a disposed player threw a `StateError` instead of building an empty view.
+
 ## 2.12.0
 
 * Fixes a [bug](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/176575) where some videos report an incorrect duration when initialized without a video duration.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/lib/src/android_video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/lib/src/android_video_player.dart
index 2024f18c5e97..bd0e6631ff86 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/lib/src/android_video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/lib/src/android_video_player.dart
@@ -198,9 +198,16 @@ class AndroidVideoPlayer extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
   @override
   Widget buildViewWithOptions(VideoViewOptions options) {
     final int playerId = options.playerId;
-    final VideoPlayerViewState viewState = _playerWith(id: playerId).viewState;
+    // Disposal and the next frame are not synchronized: a widget holding this player can be rebuilt
+    // after the player is gone (an AnimatedSwitcher transition, or a rebuild triggered by a
+    // configuration change once the platform has reclaimed the player). Build an empty view rather
+    // than throwing, since a build method that throws leaves the widget permanently broken.
+    final _PlayerInstance? player = _players[playerId];
+    if (player == null) {
+      return const SizedBox.shrink();
+    }
 
-    return switch (viewState) {
+    return switch (player.viewState) {
       VideoPlayerTextureViewState(:final int textureId) => Texture(textureId: textureId),
       VideoPlayerPlatformViewState() => PlatformViewPlayer(playerId: playerId),
     };
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
index 896c612d45e5..165e3c060895 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player_android
 description: Android implementation of the video_player plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.12.0
+version: 2.12.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.12.0
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/test/android_video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/test/android_video_player_test.dart
index 3a09bb033490..e56f42cd7d19 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/test/android_video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/test/android_video_player_test.dart
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ void main() {
       verify(api.dispose(1));
     });
 
+    test('buildViewWithOptions returns an empty widget after the player is disposed', () async {
+      final (AndroidVideoPlayer player, _, _) = setUpMockPlayer(playerId: 1, textureId: 100);
+      await player.dispose(1);
+
+      // A disposed player can still be built: the widget stays mounted through the frame that
+      // follows disposal (an AnimatedSwitcher transition, or a rebuild from a configuration
+      // change), so building must degrade to an empty view rather than throw.
+      expect(player.buildViewWithOptions(const VideoViewOptions(playerId: 1)), isA<SizedBox>());
+    });
+
     test('create with asset', () async {
       final (AndroidVideoPlayer player, MockAndroidVideoPlayerApi api, _) = setUpMockPlayer(
         playerId: 1,
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
index f97f9f1c5e41..50ce4d477ff7 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.11.1
+
+* Fixes a [bug](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/190739) where building the view for a disposed player threw a `StateError` instead of building an empty view.
+
 ## 2.11.0
 
 * Implements `setPreventsDisplaySleepDuringVideoPlayback` using
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/lib/src/avfoundation_video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/lib/src/avfoundation_video_player.dart
index c98edfc15ec8..08f284206a22 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/lib/src/avfoundation_video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/lib/src/avfoundation_video_player.dart
@@ -301,9 +301,16 @@ class AVFoundationVideoPlayer extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
   @override
   Widget buildViewWithOptions(VideoViewOptions options) {
     final int playerId = options.playerId;
-    final VideoPlayerViewState viewState = _playerWith(id: playerId).viewState;
+    // Disposal and the next frame are not synchronized: a widget holding this player can be rebuilt
+    // after the player is gone (an AnimatedSwitcher transition, or a rebuild triggered by a
+    // configuration change once the platform has reclaimed the player). Build an empty view rather
+    // than throwing, since a build method that throws leaves the widget permanently broken.
+    final _PlayerInstance? player = _players[playerId];
+    if (player == null) {
+      return const SizedBox.shrink();
+    }
 
-    return switch (viewState) {
+    return switch (player.viewState) {
       VideoPlayerTextureViewState(:final int textureId) => Texture(textureId: textureId),
       VideoPlayerPlatformViewState() => _buildPlatformView(playerId),
     };
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
index 9a1e29eab6d1..5be3b9ddebe5 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player_avfoundation
 description: iOS and macOS implementation of the video_player plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.11.0
+version: 2.11.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.0
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
index 16dfd7e9d881..fc9ec035c956 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_avfoundation/test/avfoundation_video_player_test.dart
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ void main() {
       verify(playerApi.dispose());
     });
 
+    test('buildViewWithOptions returns an empty widget after the player is disposed', () async {
+      final (AVFoundationVideoPlayer player, _, _) = setUpMockPlayer(playerId: 1, textureId: 101);
+      await player.dispose(1);
+
+      // A disposed player can still be built: the widget stays mounted through the frame that
+      // follows disposal (an AnimatedSwitcher transition, or a rebuild from a configuration
+      // change), so building must degrade to an empty view rather than throw.
+      expect(player.buildViewWithOptions(const VideoViewOptions(playerId: 1)), isA<SizedBox>());
+    });
+
     test('create with asset', () async {
       final (AVFoundationVideoPlayer player, MockAVFoundationVideoPlayerApi api, _) =
           setUpMockPlayer(playerId: 1, textureId: 101);