diff --git a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
index 518948c..b7bee3f 100644
--- a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
+++ b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
@@ -150,16 +150,16 @@
     virtual status_t    setParameter(int key, const Parcel &request) = 0;
     virtual status_t    getParameter(int key, Parcel *reply) = 0;
 
-    // Right now, only the AAX TX player supports this functionality.  For now,
-    // provide default implementations which indicate a lack of support for this
-    // functionality to make life easier for all of the other media player
-    // maintainers out there.
+    // default no-op implementation of optional extensions
     virtual status_t setRetransmitEndpoint(const struct sockaddr_in* endpoint) {
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
     virtual status_t getRetransmitEndpoint(struct sockaddr_in* endpoint) {
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
+    virtual status_t setNextPlayer(const sp<MediaPlayerBase>& next) {
+        return OK;
+    }
 
     // Invoke a generic method on the player by using opaque parcels
     // for the request and reply.
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index 423d6ce..6b57c48 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -922,15 +922,22 @@
     Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
     sp<Client> c = static_cast<Client*>(player.get());
     mNextClient = c;
-    if (mAudioOutput != NULL && c != NULL) {
-        mAudioOutput->setNextOutput(c->mAudioOutput);
-    } else {
-        ALOGE("no current audio output");
+
+    if (c != NULL) {
+        if (mAudioOutput != NULL) {
+            mAudioOutput->setNextOutput(c->mAudioOutput);
+        } else if ((mPlayer != NULL) && !mPlayer->hardwareOutput()) {
+            ALOGE("no current audio output");
+        }
+
+        if ((mPlayer != NULL) && (mNextClient->getPlayer() != NULL)) {
+            mPlayer->setNextPlayer(mNextClient->getPlayer());
+        }
     }
+
     return OK;
 }
 
-
 status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::seekTo(int msec)
 {
     ALOGV("[%d] seekTo(%d)", mConnId, msec);