diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index bbbdd0c5b85..e36eed3374a 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.9.5
+
+* Fixes layout issue caused by `Transform.rotate` not affecting space calculation.
+
 ## 2.9.4
 
 * Reduces the position update interval from 500ms to 100ms.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index 0f56ae0146d..12b30c2a146 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
-import 'dart:math' as math;
 
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -882,17 +881,22 @@ class _VideoPlayerState extends State<VideoPlayer> {
 }
 
 class _VideoPlayerWithRotation extends StatelessWidget {
-  const _VideoPlayerWithRotation({required this.rotation, required this.child});
+  const _VideoPlayerWithRotation({required this.rotation, required this.child})
+      : assert(rotation % 90 == 0, 'Rotation must be a multiple of 90');
+
   final int rotation;
   final Widget child;
 
   @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) => rotation == 0
-      ? child
-      : Transform.rotate(
-          angle: rotation * math.pi / 180,
-          child: child,
-        );
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    if (rotation == 0) {
+      return child;
+    }
+    return RotatedBox(
+      quarterTurns: rotation ~/ 90,
+      child: child,
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 /// Used to configure the [VideoProgressIndicator] widget's colors for how it
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index a12cf336024..0f80d59e6a9 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android, iOS, and web.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.9.4
+version: 2.9.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.4.0
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
index 279490ad94b..a7b0888faa6 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
-import 'dart:math' as math;
-import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show kIsWeb;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -178,28 +176,20 @@ void main() {
     addTearDown(controller.dispose);
     controller.textureId = 1;
     await tester.pumpWidget(VideoPlayer(controller));
-    final Transform actualRotationCorrection =
-        find.byType(Transform).evaluate().single.widget as Transform;
-    final Float64List actualRotationCorrectionStorage =
-        actualRotationCorrection.transform.storage;
-    final Float64List expectedMatrixStorage =
-        Matrix4.rotationZ(math.pi).storage;
-    expect(actualRotationCorrectionStorage.length,
-        equals(expectedMatrixStorage.length));
-    for (int i = 0; i < actualRotationCorrectionStorage.length; i++) {
-      expect(actualRotationCorrectionStorage[i],
-          moreOrLessEquals(expectedMatrixStorage[i]));
-    }
+    final RotatedBox actualRotationCorrection =
+        find.byType(RotatedBox).evaluate().single.widget as RotatedBox;
+    final int actualQuarterTurns = actualRotationCorrection.quarterTurns;
+    expect(actualQuarterTurns, equals(2));
   });
 
-  testWidgets('no transform when rotationCorrection is zero',
+  testWidgets('no RotatedBox when rotationCorrection is zero',
       (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final FakeController controller =
         FakeController.value(const VideoPlayerValue(duration: Duration.zero));
     addTearDown(controller.dispose);
     controller.textureId = 1;
     await tester.pumpWidget(VideoPlayer(controller));
-    expect(find.byType(Transform), findsNothing);
+    expect(find.byType(RotatedBox), findsNothing);
   });
 
   group('ClosedCaption widget', () {