diff --git a/include/media/BufferingSettings.h b/include/media/BufferingSettings.h
index 7dd9d40..281a5c1 100644
--- a/include/media/BufferingSettings.h
+++ b/include/media/BufferingSettings.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     static const int kNoWatermark = -1;
 
     static bool IsValidBufferingMode(int mode);
+    static bool IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(int mode);
+    static bool IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(int mode);
 
     BufferingMode mInitialBufferingMode;  // for prepare
     BufferingMode mRebufferingMode;  // for playback
diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/Utils.h b/include/media/stagefright/Utils.h
index 8eff914..88a416a 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/Utils.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/Utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 #include <system/audio.h>
+#include <media/BufferingSettings.h>
 #include <media/MediaPlayerInterface.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@
 void readFromAMessage(
         const sp<AMessage> &msg, AVSyncSettings *sync /* nonnull */, float *videoFps /* nonnull */);
 
+void writeToAMessage(const sp<AMessage> &msg, const BufferingSettings &buffering);
+void readFromAMessage(const sp<AMessage> &msg, BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */);
+
 AString nameForFd(int fd);
 
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/media/libmedia/BufferingSettings.cpp b/media/libmedia/BufferingSettings.cpp
index 6dc4a53..5d6e03d 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/BufferingSettings.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/BufferingSettings.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
     return (mode >= BUFFERING_MODE_NONE && mode < BUFFERING_MODE_COUNT);
 }
 
+// static
+bool BufferingSettings::IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(int mode) {
+    return (mode == BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY || mode == BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_THEN_SIZE);
+}
+
+// static
+bool BufferingSettings::IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(int mode) {
+    return (mode == BUFFERING_MODE_SIZE_ONLY || mode == BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_THEN_SIZE);
+}
+
 BufferingSettings::BufferingSettings()
         : mInitialBufferingMode(BUFFERING_MODE_NONE),
           mRebufferingMode(BUFFERING_MODE_NONE),
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
index 8761e9d..3051df8 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-static int64_t kLowWaterMarkUs = 2000000ll;  // 2secs
-static int64_t kHighWaterMarkUs = 5000000ll;  // 5secs
-static int64_t kHighWaterMarkRebufferUs = 15000000ll;  // 15secs
-static const ssize_t kLowWaterMarkBytes = 40000;
-static const ssize_t kHighWaterMarkBytes = 200000;
+static const int kLowWaterMarkMs          = 2000;  // 2secs
+static const int kHighWaterMarkMs         = 5000;  // 5secs
+static const int kHighWaterMarkRebufferMs = 15000;  // 15secs
+
+static const int kLowWaterMarkKB  = 40;
+static const int kHighWaterMarkKB = 200;
 
 NuPlayer::GenericSource::GenericSource(
         const sp<AMessage> &notify,
@@ -241,6 +242,16 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::GenericSource::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+        BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    mBufferingMonitor->getDefaultBufferingSettings(buffering);
+    return OK;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::GenericSource::setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) {
+    return mBufferingMonitor->setBufferingSettings(buffering);
+}
+
 status_t NuPlayer::GenericSource::startSources() {
     // Start the selected A/V tracks now before we start buffering.
     // Widevine sources might re-initialize crypto when starting, if we delay
@@ -1451,11 +1462,48 @@
       mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs(-1ll),
       mFirstDequeuedBufferMediaUs(-1ll),
       mlastDequeuedBufferMediaUs(-1ll) {
+      getDefaultBufferingSettings(&mSettings);
 }
 
 NuPlayer::GenericSource::BufferingMonitor::~BufferingMonitor() {
 }
 
+void NuPlayer::GenericSource::BufferingMonitor::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+        BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    buffering->mInitialBufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY;
+    buffering->mRebufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_THEN_SIZE;
+    buffering->mInitialWatermarkMs = kHighWaterMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = kLowWaterMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = kHighWaterMarkRebufferMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB = kLowWaterMarkKB;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB = kHighWaterMarkKB;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::GenericSource::BufferingMonitor::setBufferingSettings(
+        const BufferingSettings &buffering) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    if (buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mInitialBufferingMode)
+            || (buffering.IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode)
+                && buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs > buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs)
+            || (buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode)
+                && buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB > buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB)) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    mSettings = buffering;
+    if (mSettings.mInitialBufferingMode == BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+        mSettings.mInitialWatermarkMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+    }
+    if (!mSettings.IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(mSettings.mRebufferingMode)) {
+        mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+        mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = INT32_MAX;
+    }
+    if (!mSettings.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(mSettings.mRebufferingMode)) {
+        mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+        mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB = INT32_MAX;
+    }
+    return OK;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::GenericSource::BufferingMonitor::prepare(
         const sp<NuCachedSource2> &cachedSource,
         int64_t durationUs,
@@ -1684,7 +1732,9 @@
 
         stopBufferingIfNecessary_l();
         return;
-    } else if (cachedDurationUs >= 0ll) {
+    }
+
+    if (cachedDurationUs >= 0ll) {
         if (mDurationUs > 0ll) {
             int64_t cachedPosUs = getLastReadPosition_l() + cachedDurationUs;
             int percentage = 100.0 * cachedPosUs / mDurationUs;
@@ -1695,36 +1745,40 @@
             notifyBufferingUpdate_l(percentage);
         }
 
-        ALOGV("onPollBuffering_l: cachedDurationUs %.1f sec",
-                cachedDurationUs / 1000000.0f);
+        ALOGV("onPollBuffering_l: cachedDurationUs %.1f sec", cachedDurationUs / 1000000.0f);
 
-        if (cachedDurationUs < kLowWaterMarkUs) {
-            // Take into account the data cached in downstream components to try to avoid
-            // unnecessary pause.
-            if (mOffloadAudio && mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs >= 0) {
-                int64_t downStreamCacheUs = mlastDequeuedBufferMediaUs - mFirstDequeuedBufferMediaUs
-                        - (ALooper::GetNowUs() - mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs);
-                if (downStreamCacheUs > 0) {
-                    cachedDurationUs += downStreamCacheUs;
+        if (mPrepareBuffering) {
+            if (cachedDurationUs > mSettings.mInitialWatermarkMs * 1000) {
+                stopBufferingIfNecessary_l();
+            }
+        } else if (mSettings.IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(mSettings.mRebufferingMode)) {
+            if (cachedDurationUs < mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs * 1000) {
+                // Take into account the data cached in downstream components to try to avoid
+                // unnecessary pause.
+                if (mOffloadAudio && mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs >= 0) {
+                    int64_t downStreamCacheUs =
+                        mlastDequeuedBufferMediaUs - mFirstDequeuedBufferMediaUs
+                            - (ALooper::GetNowUs() - mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs);
+                    if (downStreamCacheUs > 0) {
+                        cachedDurationUs += downStreamCacheUs;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            if (cachedDurationUs < kLowWaterMarkUs) {
-                startBufferingIfNecessary_l();
-            }
-        } else {
-            int64_t highWaterMark = mPrepareBuffering ? kHighWaterMarkUs : kHighWaterMarkRebufferUs;
-            if (cachedDurationUs > highWaterMark) {
+                if (cachedDurationUs < mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs * 1000) {
+                    startBufferingIfNecessary_l();
+                }
+            } else if (cachedDurationUs > mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs * 1000) {
                 stopBufferingIfNecessary_l();
             }
         }
-    } else if (cachedDataRemaining >= 0) {
+    } else if (cachedDataRemaining >= 0
+            && mSettings.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(mSettings.mRebufferingMode)) {
         ALOGV("onPollBuffering_l: cachedDataRemaining %zd bytes",
                 cachedDataRemaining);
 
-        if (cachedDataRemaining < kLowWaterMarkBytes) {
+        if (cachedDataRemaining < (mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB << 10)) {
             startBufferingIfNecessary_l();
-        } else if (cachedDataRemaining > kHighWaterMarkBytes) {
+        } else if (cachedDataRemaining > (mSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB << 10)) {
             stopBufferingIfNecessary_l();
         }
     }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
index 38d8616..cc61c11 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 
     status_t setDataSource(const sp<DataSource>& dataSource);
 
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) override;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) override;
+
     virtual void prepareAsync();
 
     virtual void start();
@@ -119,6 +123,9 @@
     public:
         explicit BufferingMonitor(const sp<AMessage> &notify);
 
+        void getDefaultBufferingSettings(BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */);
+        status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings &buffering);
+
         // Set up state.
         void prepare(const sp<NuCachedSource2> &cachedSource,
                 int64_t durationUs,
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@
 
         mutable Mutex mLock;
 
+        BufferingSettings mSettings;
         bool mOffloadAudio;
         int64_t mFirstDequeuedBufferRealUs;
         int64_t mFirstDequeuedBufferMediaUs;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.cpp
index 51bfad4..05e6201 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 #include <media/stagefright/MediaDefs.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/Utils.h>
 
+// default buffer prepare/ready/underflow marks
+static const int kReadyMarkMs     = 5000;  // 5 seconds
+static const int kPrepareMarkMs   = 1500;  // 1.5 seconds
+static const int kUnderflowMarkMs = 1000;  // 1 second
+
 namespace android {
 
 NuPlayer::HTTPLiveSource::HTTPLiveSource(
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@
       mFetchMetaDataGeneration(0),
       mHasMetadata(false),
       mMetadataSelected(false) {
+    getDefaultBufferingSettings(&mBufferingSettings);
     if (headers) {
         mExtraHeaders = *headers;
 
@@ -76,6 +82,42 @@
     }
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::HTTPLiveSource::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    buffering->mInitialBufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY;
+    buffering->mRebufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY;
+    buffering->mInitialWatermarkMs = kPrepareMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = kUnderflowMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = kReadyMarkMs;
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::HTTPLiveSource::setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) {
+    if (buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mInitialBufferingMode)
+            || buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode)
+            || (buffering.IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode)
+                && buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs > buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs)) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    mBufferingSettings = buffering;
+
+    if (mBufferingSettings.mInitialBufferingMode == BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+        mBufferingSettings.mInitialWatermarkMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+    }
+    if (mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingMode == BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+        mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+        mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = INT32_MAX;
+    }
+
+    if (mLiveSession != NULL) {
+        mLiveSession->setBufferingSettings(mBufferingSettings);
+    }
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::HTTPLiveSource::prepareAsync() {
     if (mLiveLooper == NULL) {
         mLiveLooper = new ALooper;
@@ -94,6 +136,7 @@
 
     mLiveLooper->registerHandler(mLiveSession);
 
+    mLiveSession->setBufferingSettings(mBufferingSettings);
     mLiveSession->connectAsync(
             mURL.c_str(), mExtraHeaders.isEmpty() ? NULL : &mExtraHeaders);
 }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.h
index 45fc8c1..2866a6a 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/HTTPLiveSource.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
             const char *url,
             const KeyedVector<String8, String8> *headers);
 
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) override;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) override;
+
     virtual void prepareAsync();
     virtual void start();
 
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@
     int32_t mFetchMetaDataGeneration;
     bool mHasMetadata;
     bool mMetadataSelected;
+    BufferingSettings mBufferingSettings;
 
     void onSessionNotify(const sp<AMessage> &msg);
     void pollForRawData(
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
index f8a6a4e..fb59938 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,31 @@
     msg->post();
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+        BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatGetDefaultBufferingSettings, this);
+    sp<AMessage> response;
+    status_t err = msg->postAndAwaitResponse(&response);
+    if (err == OK && response != NULL) {
+        CHECK(response->findInt32("err", &err));
+        if (err == OK) {
+            readFromAMessage(response, buffering);
+        }
+    }
+    return err;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) {
+    sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatSetBufferingSettings, this);
+    writeToAMessage(msg, buffering);
+    sp<AMessage> response;
+    status_t err = msg->postAndAwaitResponse(&response);
+    if (err == OK && response != NULL) {
+        CHECK(response->findInt32("err", &err));
+    }
+    return err;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::prepareAsync() {
     (new AMessage(kWhatPrepare, this))->post();
 }
@@ -505,6 +530,48 @@
             break;
         }
 
+        case kWhatGetDefaultBufferingSettings:
+        {
+            sp<AReplyToken> replyID;
+            CHECK(msg->senderAwaitsResponse(&replyID));
+
+            ALOGV("kWhatGetDefaultBufferingSettings");
+            BufferingSettings buffering;
+            status_t err = OK;
+            if (mSource != NULL) {
+                err = mSource->getDefaultBufferingSettings(&buffering);
+            } else {
+                err = INVALID_OPERATION;
+            }
+            sp<AMessage> response = new AMessage;
+            if (err == OK) {
+                writeToAMessage(response, buffering);
+            }
+            response->setInt32("err", err);
+            response->postReply(replyID);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case kWhatSetBufferingSettings:
+        {
+            sp<AReplyToken> replyID;
+            CHECK(msg->senderAwaitsResponse(&replyID));
+
+            ALOGV("kWhatSetBufferingSettings");
+            BufferingSettings buffering;
+            readFromAMessage(msg, &buffering);
+            status_t err = OK;
+            if (mSource != NULL) {
+                err = mSource->setBufferingSettings(buffering);
+            } else {
+                err = INVALID_OPERATION;
+            }
+            sp<AMessage> response = new AMessage;
+            response->setInt32("err", err);
+            response->postReply(replyID);
+            break;
+        }
+
         case kWhatPrepare:
         {
             mSource->prepareAsync();
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
index c8b0102..1603432 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
     void setDataSourceAsync(const sp<DataSource> &source);
 
+    status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */);
+    status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering);
+
     void prepareAsync();
 
     void setVideoSurfaceTextureAsync(
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@
         kWhatGetTrackInfo               = 'gTrI',
         kWhatGetSelectedTrack           = 'gSel',
         kWhatSelectTrack                = 'selT',
+        kWhatGetDefaultBufferingSettings = 'gDBS',
+        kWhatSetBufferingSettings       = 'sBuS',
     };
 
     wp<NuPlayerDriver> mDriver;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.cpp
index 6ec79e6..aa3d77b 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,26 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayerDriver::getDefaultBufferingSettings(BufferingSettings* buffering) {
+    ALOGV("getDefaultBufferingSettings(%p)", this);
+    Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
+    if (mState == STATE_IDLE) {
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
+
+    return mPlayer->getDefaultBufferingSettings(buffering);
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayerDriver::setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) {
+    ALOGV("setBufferingSettings(%p)", this);
+    Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
+    if (mState == STATE_IDLE) {
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
+
+    return mPlayer->setBufferingSettings(buffering);
+}
+
 status_t NuPlayerDriver::prepare() {
     ALOGV("prepare(%p)", this);
     Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.h
index 317b34c..9e61c04 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDriver.h
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 
     virtual status_t setVideoSurfaceTexture(
             const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> &bufferProducer);
+
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) override;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) override;
+
     virtual status_t prepare();
     virtual status_t prepareAsync();
     virtual status_t start();
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
index 5197167..5ee0712 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
         : mNotify(notify) {
     }
 
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) = 0;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) = 0;
+
     virtual void prepareAsync() = 0;
 
     virtual void start() = 0;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.cpp
index fb1f31a..9264e49 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 
 const int64_t kNearEOSTimeoutUs = 2000000ll; // 2 secs
 
-// Buffer Underflow/Prepare/StartServer/Overflow Marks
-const int64_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::kUnderflowMarkUs   =  1000000ll;
-const int64_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::kPrepareMarkUs     =  3000000ll;
-const int64_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::kStartServerMarkUs =  5000000ll;
-const int64_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::kOverflowMarkUs    = 10000000ll;
+// Default Buffer Underflow/Prepare/StartServer/Overflow Marks
+static const int kUnderflowMarkMs   =  1000;  // 1 second
+static const int kPrepareMarkMs     =  3000;  // 3 seconds
+//static const int kStartServerMarkMs =  5000;
+static const int kOverflowMarkMs    = 10000;  // 10 seconds
 
 NuPlayer::RTSPSource::RTSPSource(
         const sp<AMessage> &notify,
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
       mSeekGeneration(0),
       mEOSTimeoutAudio(0),
       mEOSTimeoutVideo(0) {
+    getDefaultBufferingSettings(&mBufferingSettings);
     if (headers) {
         mExtraHeaders = *headers;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,34 @@
     }
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    buffering->mInitialBufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY;
+    buffering->mRebufferingMode = BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY;
+    buffering->mInitialWatermarkMs = kPrepareMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = kUnderflowMarkMs;
+    buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = kOverflowMarkMs;
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::RTSPSource::setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) {
+    if (mLooper == NULL) {
+        mBufferingSettings = buffering;
+        return OK;
+    }
+
+    sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatSetBufferingSettings, this);
+    writeToAMessage(msg, buffering);
+    sp<AMessage> response;
+    status_t err = msg->postAndAwaitResponse(&response);
+    if (err == OK && response != NULL) {
+        CHECK(response->findInt32("err", &err));
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::RTSPSource::prepareAsync() {
     if (mIsSDP && mHTTPService == NULL) {
         notifyPrepared(BAD_VALUE);
@@ -328,7 +357,8 @@
         int64_t bufferedDurationUs = src->getBufferedDurationUs(&finalResult);
 
         // isFinished when duration is 0 checks for EOS result only
-        if (bufferedDurationUs > kPrepareMarkUs || src->isFinished(/* duration */ 0)) {
+        if (bufferedDurationUs > mBufferingSettings.mInitialWatermarkMs * 1000
+                || src->isFinished(/* duration */ 0)) {
             ++preparedCount;
         }
 
@@ -336,13 +366,16 @@
             ++overflowCount;
             ++finishedCount;
         } else {
-            if (bufferedDurationUs < kUnderflowMarkUs) {
+            if (bufferedDurationUs < mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs * 1000) {
                 ++underflowCount;
             }
-            if (bufferedDurationUs > kOverflowMarkUs) {
+            if (bufferedDurationUs > mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs * 1000) {
                 ++overflowCount;
             }
-            if (bufferedDurationUs < kStartServerMarkUs) {
+            int64_t startServerMarkUs =
+                    (mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs
+                        + mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs) / 2 * 1000ll;
+            if (bufferedDurationUs < startServerMarkUs) {
                 ++startCount;
             }
         }
@@ -479,6 +512,36 @@
     } else if (msg->what() == kWhatSignalEOS) {
         onSignalEOS(msg);
         return;
+    } else if (msg->what() == kWhatSetBufferingSettings) {
+        sp<AReplyToken> replyID;
+        CHECK(msg->senderAwaitsResponse(&replyID));
+
+        BufferingSettings buffering;
+        readFromAMessage(msg, &buffering);
+
+        status_t err = OK;
+        if (buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mInitialBufferingMode)
+                || buffering.IsSizeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode)
+                || (buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs > buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs
+                    && buffering.IsTimeBasedBufferingMode(buffering.mRebufferingMode))) {
+            err = BAD_VALUE;
+        } else {
+            if (buffering.mInitialBufferingMode == BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+                buffering.mInitialWatermarkMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+            }
+            if (buffering.mRebufferingMode == BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+                buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = BufferingSettings::kNoWatermark;
+                buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = INT32_MAX;
+            }
+
+            mBufferingSettings = buffering;
+        }
+
+        sp<AMessage> response = new AMessage;
+        response->setInt32("err", err);
+        response->postReply(replyID);
+
+        return;
     }
 
     CHECK_EQ(msg->what(), (int)kWhatNotify);
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.h
index 363f8bb..0812991 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/RTSPSource.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
             uid_t uid = 0,
             bool isSDP = false);
 
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) override;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) override;
+
     virtual void prepareAsync();
     virtual void start();
     virtual void stop();
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@
         kWhatPerformSeek     = 'seek',
         kWhatPollBuffering   = 'poll',
         kWhatSignalEOS       = 'eos ',
+        kWhatSetBufferingSettings = 'sBuS',
     };
 
     enum State {
@@ -81,12 +86,6 @@
         kFlagIncognito = 1,
     };
 
-    // Buffer Prepare/Underflow/Overflow/Resume Marks
-    static const int64_t kPrepareMarkUs;
-    static const int64_t kUnderflowMarkUs;
-    static const int64_t kOverflowMarkUs;
-    static const int64_t kStartServerMarkUs;
-
     struct TrackInfo {
         sp<AnotherPacketSource> mSource;
 
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@
     bool mBuffering;
     bool mInPreparationPhase;
     bool mEOSPending;
+    BufferingSettings mBufferingSettings;
 
     sp<ALooper> mLooper;
     sp<MyHandler> mHandler;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.cpp
index 7f9f913..a9a1244 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@
     }
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::StreamingSource::getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+        BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    *buffering = BufferingSettings();
+    return OK;
+}
+
+status_t NuPlayer::StreamingSource::setBufferingSettings(
+        const BufferingSettings &buffering) {
+    if (buffering.mInitialBufferingMode != BUFFERING_MODE_NONE
+            || buffering.mRebufferingMode != BUFFERING_MODE_NONE) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::StreamingSource::prepareAsync() {
     if (mLooper == NULL) {
         mLooper = new ALooper;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.h
index db88c7f..2e1d2b3 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/StreamingSource.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
             const sp<AMessage> &notify,
             const sp<IStreamSource> &source);
 
+    virtual status_t getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+            BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) override;
+    virtual status_t setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) override;
+
     virtual void prepareAsync();
     virtual void start();
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/Utils.cpp b/media/libstagefright/Utils.cpp
index f2638ed..68a5b86 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/Utils.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/Utils.cpp
@@ -1770,6 +1770,45 @@
     *sync = settings;
 }
 
+void writeToAMessage(const sp<AMessage> &msg, const BufferingSettings &buffering) {
+    msg->setInt32("init-mode", buffering.mInitialBufferingMode);
+    msg->setInt32("rebuffer-mode", buffering.mRebufferingMode);
+    msg->setInt32("init-ms", buffering.mInitialWatermarkMs);
+    msg->setInt32("init-kb", buffering.mInitialWatermarkKB);
+    msg->setInt32("rebuffer-low-ms", buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs);
+    msg->setInt32("rebuffer-high-ms", buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs);
+    msg->setInt32("rebuffer-low-kb", buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB);
+    msg->setInt32("rebuffer-high-kb", buffering.mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB);
+}
+
+void readFromAMessage(const sp<AMessage> &msg, BufferingSettings *buffering /* nonnull */) {
+    int32_t value;
+    if (msg->findInt32("init-mode", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mInitialBufferingMode = (BufferingMode)value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("rebuffer-mode", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mRebufferingMode = (BufferingMode)value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("init-ms", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mInitialWatermarkMs = value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("init-kb", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mInitialWatermarkKB = value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("rebuffer-low-ms", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs = value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("rebuffer-high-ms", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs = value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("rebuffer-low-kb", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB = value;
+    }
+    if (msg->findInt32("rebuffer-high-kb", &value) == OK) {
+        buffering->mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB = value;
+    }
+}
+
 AString nameForFd(int fd) {
     const size_t SIZE = 256;
     char buffer[SIZE];
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.cpp b/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.cpp
index 477280a..e144942 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@
 const int64_t LiveSession::kUpSwitchMarginUs = 5000000ll;
 const int64_t LiveSession::kResumeThresholdUs = 100000ll;
 
-// Buffer Prepare/Ready/Underflow Marks
-const int64_t LiveSession::kReadyMarkUs = 5000000ll;
-const int64_t LiveSession::kPrepareMarkUs = 1500000ll;
-const int64_t LiveSession::kUnderflowMarkUs = 1000000ll;
-
 struct LiveSession::BandwidthEstimator : public RefBase {
     BandwidthEstimator();
 
@@ -495,6 +490,13 @@
     return new HTTPDownloader(mHTTPService, mExtraHeaders);
 }
 
+void LiveSession::setBufferingSettings(
+        const BufferingSettings &buffering) {
+    sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatSetBufferingSettings, this);
+    writeToAMessage(msg, buffering);
+    msg->post();
+}
+
 void LiveSession::connectAsync(
         const char *url, const KeyedVector<String8, String8> *headers) {
     sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatConnect, this);
@@ -620,6 +622,12 @@
 
 void LiveSession::onMessageReceived(const sp<AMessage> &msg) {
     switch (msg->what()) {
+        case kWhatSetBufferingSettings:
+        {
+            readFromAMessage(msg, &mBufferingSettings);
+            break;
+        }
+
         case kWhatConnect:
         {
             onConnect(msg);
@@ -830,7 +838,10 @@
                     // If switching up, require a cushion bigger than kUnderflowMark
                     // to avoid buffering immediately after the switch.
                     // (If we don't have that cushion we'd rather cancel and try again.)
-                    int64_t delayUs = switchUp ? (kUnderflowMarkUs + 1000000ll) : 0;
+                    int64_t delayUs =
+                        switchUp ?
+                            (mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs * 1000ll + 1000000ll)
+                            : 0;
                     bool needResumeUntil = false;
                     sp<AMessage> stopParams = msg;
                     if (checkSwitchProgress(stopParams, delayUs, &needResumeUntil)) {
@@ -2189,13 +2200,16 @@
         }
 
         ++activeCount;
-        int64_t readyMark = mInPreparationPhase ? kPrepareMarkUs : kReadyMarkUs;
-        if (bufferedDurationUs > readyMark
+        int64_t readyMarkUs =
+            (mInPreparationPhase ?
+                mBufferingSettings.mInitialWatermarkMs :
+                mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs) * 1000ll;
+        if (bufferedDurationUs > readyMarkUs
                 || mPacketSources[i]->isFinished(0)) {
             ++readyCount;
         }
         if (!mPacketSources[i]->isFinished(0)) {
-            if (bufferedDurationUs < kUnderflowMarkUs) {
+            if (bufferedDurationUs < mBufferingSettings.mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs * 1000ll) {
                 ++underflowCount;
             }
             if (bufferedDurationUs > mUpSwitchMark) {
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.h b/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.h
index a0138be..abf8cf0 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/httplive/LiveSession.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #define LIVE_SESSION_H_
 
+#include <media/BufferingSettings.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/AHandler.h>
 #include <media/mediaplayer.h>
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@
             uint32_t flags,
             const sp<IMediaHTTPService> &httpService);
 
+    void setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings &buffering);
+
     int64_t calculateMediaTimeUs(int64_t firstTimeUs, int64_t timeUs, int32_t discontinuitySeq);
     status_t dequeueAccessUnit(StreamType stream, sp<ABuffer> *accessUnit);
 
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@
         kWhatChangeConfiguration2       = 'chC2',
         kWhatChangeConfiguration3       = 'chC3',
         kWhatPollBuffering              = 'poll',
+        kWhatSetBufferingSettings       = 'sBuS',
     };
 
     // Bandwidth Switch Mark Defaults
@@ -138,9 +142,7 @@
     static const int64_t kResumeThresholdUs;
 
     // Buffer Prepare/Ready/Underflow Marks
-    static const int64_t kReadyMarkUs;
-    static const int64_t kPrepareMarkUs;
-    static const int64_t kUnderflowMarkUs;
+    BufferingSettings mBufferingSettings;
 
     struct BandwidthEstimator;
     struct BandwidthItem {