diff --git a/lib/src/controller.dart b/lib/src/controller.dart
index 0da6b35..48fc9ed 100644
--- a/lib/src/controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/controller.dart
@@ -212,3 +212,85 @@ extension FVPControllerExtensions on VideoPlayerController {
     _platform.setExternalSubtitle(_getId(this), uri);
   }
 }
+
+/// A [VideoPlayerController] subclass that pre-creates the underlying player so that
+/// [appendBuffer] can be called before or during [initialize].
+///
+/// Use this class instead of [VideoPlayerController] when you need to feed media data
+/// incrementally (e.g. with a `mdk:` source URL) using [appendBuffer].
+///
+/// Typical usage:
+/// ```dart
+/// final ctrl = FVPController.network('mdk:');
+/// final initFuture = ctrl.initialize(); // starts but does not await yet
+/// ctrl.appendBuffer(chunk1);
+/// ctrl.appendBuffer(chunk2, flags: -1); // flags: -1 signals end-of-stream
+/// await initFuture;
+/// ```
+class FVPController extends VideoPlayerController {
+  final int _nativeHandle;
+
+  FVPController.network(
+    String dataSource, {
+    VideoFormat? formatHint,
+    Map<String, String> httpHeaders = const {},
+    VideoPlayerOptions? videoPlayerOptions,
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+  })  : _nativeHandle = _platform.createPendingPlayer(),
+        super.network(dataSource,
+            formatHint: formatHint,
+            httpHeaders: httpHeaders,
+            videoPlayerOptions: videoPlayerOptions,
+            closedCaptionFile: closedCaptionFile);
+
+  FVPController.asset(
+    String dataSource, {
+    String? package,
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+    VideoPlayerOptions? videoPlayerOptions,
+  })  : _nativeHandle = _platform.createPendingPlayer(),
+        super.asset(dataSource,
+            package: package,
+            closedCaptionFile: closedCaptionFile,
+            videoPlayerOptions: videoPlayerOptions);
+
+  FVPController.file(
+    File file, {
+    Future<ClosedCaptionFile>? closedCaptionFile,
+    VideoPlayerOptions? videoPlayerOptions,
+    Map<String, String> httpHeaders = const {},
+  })  : _nativeHandle = _platform.createPendingPlayer(),
+        super.file(file,
+            closedCaptionFile: closedCaptionFile,
+            videoPlayerOptions: videoPlayerOptions,
+            httpHeaders: httpHeaders);
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> initialize() async {
+    _platform.setNextPlayerHandle(_nativeHandle);
+    try {
+      return await super.initialize();
+    } finally {
+      // Safety: clear the hint if create() was never reached (e.g. on error).
+      _platform.clearNextPlayerHandle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> dispose() async {
+    // Disposes the pre-created player if initialize() was never called.
+    _platform.discardPendingPlayer(_nativeHandle);
+    return super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  /// Append media data to the player. Works before, during, and after [initialize].
+  ///
+  /// Used together with a `mdk:` source URL to feed data incrementally. [initialize]
+  /// will not complete until enough data has been appended via this method.
+  /// [flags] can be 0 for normal data, or -1 to signal end-of-stream.
+  /// Returns true on success.
+  /// https://github.com/wang-bin/mdk-sdk/wiki/Player-APIs#bool-appendbufferconst-uint8_t-data-size_t-size-int-flags
+  bool appendBuffer(Uint8List data, {int flags = 0}) {
+    return _platform.appendBufferByHandle(_nativeHandle, data, flags: flags);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/player.dart b/lib/src/player.dart
index 3b89ccb..eb812ca 100644
--- a/lib/src/player.dart
+++ b/lib/src/player.dart
@@ -496,6 +496,27 @@ class Player {
     return _seeked!.future;
   }
 
+  /// Append media data to the player. Used with a `mdk:` media source URL to feed data
+  /// incrementally (similar to MSE). The player will not finish [prepare] until
+  /// enough data has been appended.
+  /// [flags] can be 0 for normal data, or -1 to signal end-of-stream.
+  /// Returns true on success.
+  /// https://github.com/wang-bin/mdk-sdk/wiki/Player-APIs#bool-appendbufferconst-uint8_t-data-size_t-size-int-flags
+  bool appendBuffer(Uint8List data, {int flags = 0}) {
+    final fn = _player.ref.appendBuffer.asFunction<
+        bool Function(Pointer<mdkPlayer>, Pointer<Uint8>, int, int)>();
+    if (data.isEmpty) {
+      return fn(_player.ref.object, nullptr, 0, flags);
+    }
+    // The native appendBuffer copies the data synchronously before returning,
+    // so the allocated memory can be freed immediately after the call.
+    final pointer = malloc<Uint8>(data.length);
+    pointer.asTypedList(data.length).setAll(0, data);
+    final result = fn(_player.ref.object, pointer, data.length, flags);
+    malloc.free(pointer);
+    return result;
+  }
+
   List<DurationRange> bufferedTimeRanges() {
     const int n = 16;
     final cbytes = calloc<Int64>(2 * n);
diff --git a/lib/src/video_player_dummy.dart b/lib/src/video_player_dummy.dart
index 68dad0d..209c7a0 100644
--- a/lib/src/video_player_dummy.dart
+++ b/lib/src/video_player_dummy.dart
@@ -69,4 +69,16 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform {
   void setExternalVideo(int playerId, String uri) {}
 
   void setExternalSubtitle(int playerId, String uri) {}
+
+  int createPendingPlayer() => 0;
+
+  void setNextPlayerHandle(int handle) {}
+
+  void clearNextPlayerHandle() {}
+
+  void discardPendingPlayer(int handle) {}
+
+  bool appendBufferByHandle(int handle, Uint8List data, {int flags = 0}) {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/video_player_mdk.dart b/lib/src/video_player_mdk.dart
index 8e97a77..5a7ec3a 100644
--- a/lib/src/video_player_mdk.dart
+++ b/lib/src/video_player_mdk.dart
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class MdkVideoPlayer extends mdk.Player {
 
 class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
   static final _players = <int, MdkVideoPlayer>{};
+  // Players indexed by nativeHandle for FVPController to access before textureId is known.
+  static final _playersByHandle = <int, MdkVideoPlayer>{};
+  // Handles of players that have been promoted into _players (i.e. create() succeeded).
+  static final _promotedHandles = <int>{};
+  // nativeHandle hint set by FVPController.initialize() so create() can reuse the pre-created player.
+  static int? _nextPlayerHandle;
   static Map<String, Object>? _globalOpts;
   static Map<String, String>? _playerOpts;
   static int? _maxWidth;
@@ -245,13 +251,24 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
 
   @override
   Future<void> dispose(int playerId) async {
-    _players.remove(playerId)?.dispose();
+    final player = _players.remove(playerId);
+    if (player != null) {
+      _promotedHandles.remove(player.nativeHandle);
+      _playersByHandle.remove(player.nativeHandle);
+      player.dispose();
+    }
   }
 
   @override
   Future<int?> create(DataSource dataSource) async {
     final uri = _toUri(dataSource);
-    final player = MdkVideoPlayer();
+    // Use a pre-created player if FVPController.initialize() set one up.
+    final nextHandle = _nextPlayerHandle;
+    _nextPlayerHandle = null;
+    final preCreated = nextHandle != null ? _playersByHandle[nextHandle] : null;
+    final player = preCreated ?? MdkVideoPlayer();
+    // Register by nativeHandle so appendBufferByHandle() can find it during prepare().
+    _playersByHandle[player.nativeHandle] = player;
     _log.fine('$hashCode player${player.nativeHandle} create($uri)');
 
     //player.setProperty("keep_open", "1");
@@ -299,6 +316,7 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
     if (ret < 0) {
       // no throw, handle error in controller.addListener
       _players[-hashCode] = player;
+      _promotedHandles.add(player.nativeHandle);
       player.streamCtl.addError(PlatformException(
         code: 'media open error',
         message: 'invalid or unsupported media',
@@ -315,6 +333,7 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
         fit: _fitMaxSize);
     if (tex < 0) {
       _players[-hashCode] = player;
+      _promotedHandles.add(player.nativeHandle);
       player.streamCtl.addError(PlatformException(
         code: 'video size error',
         message: 'invalid or unsupported media with invalid video size',
@@ -324,6 +343,7 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
     }
     _log.fine('$hashCode player${player.nativeHandle} textureId/playerId=$tex');
     _players[tex] = player;
+    _promotedHandles.add(player.nativeHandle);
     return tex;
   }
 
@@ -506,6 +526,40 @@ class MdkVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
     _players[playerId]?.setMedia(uri, mdk.MediaType.subtitle);
   }
 
+  // FVPController support: create a player before initialize() so appendBuffer() can be called early.
+
+  /// Creates a player and registers it by nativeHandle for [FVPController].
+  /// Returns the nativeHandle to use with [setNextPlayerHandle] and [appendBufferByHandle].
+  int createPendingPlayer() {
+    final player = MdkVideoPlayer();
+    _playersByHandle[player.nativeHandle] = player;
+    return player.nativeHandle;
+  }
+
+  /// Tells [create] to use the pre-created player with [handle] instead of making a new one.
+  void setNextPlayerHandle(int handle) {
+    _nextPlayerHandle = handle;
+  }
+
+  /// Safety: clears the next-player hint if [create] was never called.
+  void clearNextPlayerHandle() {
+    _nextPlayerHandle = null;
+  }
+
+  /// Disposes the pre-created player if [initialize] was never called and it was never promoted.
+  /// Calling this on an already-promoted or non-existent handle is a safe no-op.
+  void discardPendingPlayer(int handle) {
+    if (!_promotedHandles.contains(handle)) {
+      _playersByHandle.remove(handle)?.dispose();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Calls [appendBuffer] on the player identified by [nativeHandle].
+  /// Works at any point in the lifecycle: before, during, or after [initialize].
+  bool appendBufferByHandle(int handle, Uint8List data, {int flags = 0}) {
+    return _playersByHandle[handle]?.appendBuffer(data, flags: flags) ?? false;
+  }
+
   Future<void> _seekToWithFlags(
       int playerId, Duration position, mdk.SeekFlag flags) async {
     final player = _players[playerId];