diff --git a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts.snap b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts.snap
index c0346caa..0030d2a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts.snap
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ exports[`addGoogleCastAppDelegateDidFinishLaunchingWithOptions adds maps import
 
 - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
-// @generated begin react-native-google-cast-didFinishLaunchingWithOptions - expo prebuild (DO NOT MODIFY) sync-daa990ca400f82a13f41d1ebc1f1fe9f511f3d6d
+// @generated begin react-native-google-cast-didFinishLaunchingWithOptions - expo prebuild (DO NOT MODIFY) sync-7c4d7719024c020cbdbdec17652c4a5824b61c18
 #if __has_include(<GoogleCast/GoogleCast.h>)
   NSString *receiverAppID = @"foobar-bacon";
   GCKDiscoveryCriteria *criteria = [[GCKDiscoveryCriteria alloc] initWithApplicationID:receiverAppID];
   GCKCastOptions* options = [[GCKCastOptions alloc] initWithDiscoveryCriteria:criteria];
   options.startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton = true;
+  options.suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded = false;
   [GCKCastContext setSharedInstanceWithOptions:options];
 #endif
 // @generated end react-native-google-cast-didFinishLaunchingWithOptions
diff --git a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts
index 6902a8d7..9a5ece6e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/__tests__/withIosGoogleCast-test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe(addGoogleCastAppDelegateDidFinishLaunchingWithOptions, () => {
       getFixture("AppDelegate.mm"),
       {
         receiverAppId: "foobar-bacon",
+        suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded: false,
       },
     );
     // matches a static snapshot
diff --git a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withGoogleCast.ts b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withGoogleCast.ts
index ce2ba06d..f868e900 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withGoogleCast.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withGoogleCast.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ const withGoogleCast: ConfigPlugin<
      * ??
      */
     androidReceiverAppId?: string;
+    /**
+     * @default true
+     */
+    iosSuspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded?: boolean;
   } | void
 > = (config, _props) => {
   const props = _props || {};
   // TODO: Are the Android and iOS receiverAppId values the same?
   config = withIosGoogleCast(config, {
     receiverAppId: props.iosReceiverAppId,
+    suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded: props.iosSuspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded,
     // disableDiscoveryAutostart?: boolean;
     // startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton?: boolean;
   });
diff --git a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withIosGoogleCast.ts b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withIosGoogleCast.ts
index 49b461d1..b2f1927a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withIosGoogleCast.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-google-cast/src/withIosGoogleCast.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ export const withIosGoogleCast: ConfigPlugin<{
    * @default 'CC1AD845'
    */
   receiverAppId?: string;
+  /**
+   * @default true
+   */
+  suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded?: boolean;
 }> = (config, props) => {
   config = withIosWifiEntitlements(config);
   config = withIosLocalNetworkPermissions(config, {
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ export const withIosGoogleCast: ConfigPlugin<{
   });
   config = withIosAppDelegateLoaded(config, {
     receiverAppId: props.receiverAppId,
+    suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded: props.suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded,
     // disableDiscoveryAutostart?: boolean;
     // startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton?: boolean;
   });
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ export const MATCH_INIT =
 
 type IosProps = {
   receiverAppId?: string | null;
+  suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded?: boolean;
   disableDiscoveryAutostart?: boolean;
   startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton?: boolean;
 };
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ export function addGoogleCastAppDelegateDidFinishLaunchingWithOptions(
   src: string,
   {
     receiverAppId = null,
+    suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded = true,
     disableDiscoveryAutostart = false,
     startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton = true,
   }: IosProps = {},
@@ -142,18 +149,13 @@ export function addGoogleCastAppDelegateDidFinishLaunchingWithOptions(
     // For extra safety
     "#if __has_include(<GoogleCast/GoogleCast.h>)",
     // TODO: This should probably read safely from a static file like the Info.plist
-    `  NSString *receiverAppID = ${
-      receiverAppId
-        ? `@"${receiverAppId}"`
-        : "kGCKDefaultMediaReceiverApplicationID"
-    };`,
+    `  NSString *receiverAppID = ${receiverAppId ? `@"${receiverAppId}"` : "kGCKDefaultMediaReceiverApplicationID"};`,
     "  GCKDiscoveryCriteria *criteria = [[GCKDiscoveryCriteria alloc] initWithApplicationID:receiverAppID];",
     "  GCKCastOptions* options = [[GCKCastOptions alloc] initWithDiscoveryCriteria:criteria];",
     // TODO: Same as above, read statically
     // `  options.disableDiscoveryAutostart = ${String(!!disableDiscoveryAutostart)};`,
-    `  options.startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton = ${String(
-      !!startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton,
-    )};`,
+    `  options.startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton = ${String(!!startDiscoveryAfterFirstTapOnCastButton)};`,
+    `  options.suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded = ${String(!!suspendSessionsWhenBackgrounded)};`,
     "  [GCKCastContext setSharedInstanceWithOptions:options];",
     "#endif",
   );