diff --git a/lib/src/video_player/method_channel_video_player.dart b/lib/src/video_player/method_channel_video_player.dart
index a4066d5f0..cb5f7542b 100644
--- a/lib/src/video_player/method_channel_video_player.dart
+++ b/lib/src/video_player/method_channel_video_player.dart
@@ -217,11 +217,16 @@ class MethodChannelVideoPlayer extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
         ) ??
         0;
 
+    // Sometimes the media server returns a absolute position far greater than 
+    // the datetime instance can handle. This caps the value to the maximum the datetime 
+    // can use.
+    if (milliseconds > 8640000000000000 || milliseconds < -8640000000000000) return null;
+
     if (milliseconds <= 0) return null;
 
     return DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(milliseconds);
   }
-
+  
   @override
   Future<void> enablePictureInPicture(int? textureId, double? top, double? left,
       double? width, double? height) async {