diff --git a/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.cpp
index 07ce04f31b..6c8cce0874 100644
--- a/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.cpp
@@ -51,29 +51,12 @@ VideoComponent::~VideoComponent()
 
 Result VideoComponent::load (const File& file)
 {
-   #if JUCE_ANDROID || JUCE_IOS
-    ignoreUnused (file);
-    jassertfalse;
-    return Result::fail ("load() is not supported on this platform. Use loadAsync() instead.");
-   #else
-    auto r = pimpl->load (file);
-    resized();
-    return r;
-   #endif
+    return loadInternal (file, false);
 }
 
 Result VideoComponent::load (const URL& url)
 {
-   #if JUCE_ANDROID || JUCE_IOS
-    // You need to use loadAsync on Android & iOS.
-    ignoreUnused (url);
-    jassertfalse;
-    return Result::fail ("load() is not supported on this platform. Use loadAsync() instead.");
-   #else
-    auto r = pimpl->load (url);
-    resized();
-    return r;
-   #endif
+    return loadInternal (url, false);
 }
 
 void VideoComponent::loadAsync (const URL& url, std::function<void(const URL&, Result)> callback)
@@ -87,7 +70,7 @@ void VideoComponent::loadAsync (const URL& url, std::function<void(const URL&, R
    #if JUCE_ANDROID || JUCE_IOS || JUCE_MAC
     pimpl->loadAsync (url, callback);
    #else
-    auto result = load (url);
+    auto result = loadInternal (url, true);
     callback (url, result);
    #endif
 }
@@ -158,6 +141,25 @@ void VideoComponent::timerCallback()
     resized();
 }
 
+template<class FileOrURL>
+Result VideoComponent::loadInternal (const FileOrURL& fileOrUrl, bool async)
+{
+   #if JUCE_ANDROID || JUCE_IOS
+    ignoreUnused (fileOrUrl, async);
+
+    // You need to use loadAsync on Android & iOS.
+    jassertfalse;
+    return Result::fail ("load() is not supported on this platform. Use loadAsync() instead.");
+   #else
+    auto result = pimpl->load (fileOrUrl);
+
+    if (! async)
+       resized();
+
+    return result;
+   #endif
+}
+
 #endif
 
 } // namespace juce
diff --git a/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.h b/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.h
index a41c169f78..99f0a1473f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_video/playback/juce_VideoComponent.h
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ private:
     void resized() override;
     void timerCallback() override;
 
+    template<class FileOrURL>
+    Result loadInternal (const FileOrURL&, bool);
+
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (VideoComponent)
 };