Embodiments of this application provide a screen projection method for an electronic device and an electronic device. The method includes: receiving an operation that the electronic device plays back a video, and obtaining a state identifier of the electronic device, where the state identifier indicates whether the electronic device is in a state of system-mirrored screen projection; determining, based on the state identifier, that the electronic device is not in the state of the system-mirrored screen projection; receiving a screen projection operation by a user, and obtaining first device information of a screen projection device; and performing DLNA screen projection from the electronic device to the screen projection device based on the first device information.