diff --git a/include/media/AudioRecord.h b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
index a68a9cb..8e0b8f8 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioRecord.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@
 
                 void        pause();    // suspend thread from execution at next loop boundary
                 void        resume();   // allow thread to execute, if not requested to exit
+                void        wake();     // wake to handle changed notification conditions.
 
     private:
                 void        pauseInternal(nsecs_t ns = 0LL);
@@ -431,7 +432,9 @@
         bool                mPaused;    // whether thread is requested to pause at next loop entry
         bool                mPausedInt; // whether thread internally requests pause
         nsecs_t             mPausedNs;  // if mPausedInt then associated timeout, otherwise ignored
-        bool                mIgnoreNextPausedInt;   // whether to ignore next mPausedInt request
+        bool                mIgnoreNextPausedInt;   // skip any internal pause and go immediately
+                                        // to processAudioBuffer() as state may have changed
+                                        // since pause time calculated.
     };
 
             // body of AudioRecordThread::threadLoop()
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
index 48abb96..84077ec 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@
     mMarkerPosition = marker;
     mMarkerReached = false;
 
+    sp<AudioRecordThread> t = mAudioRecordThread;
+    if (t != 0) {
+        t->wake();
+    }
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -378,6 +382,10 @@
     mNewPosition = mProxy->getPosition() + updatePeriod;
     mUpdatePeriod = updatePeriod;
 
+    sp<AudioRecordThread> t = mAudioRecordThread;
+    if (t != 0) {
+        t->wake();
+    }
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -1072,8 +1080,8 @@
     case NS_NEVER:
         return false;
     case NS_WHENEVER:
-        // FIXME increase poll interval, or make event-driven
-        ns = 1000000000LL;
+        // Event driven: call wake() when callback notifications conditions change.
+        ns = INT64_MAX;
         // fall through
     default:
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(ns < 0, "processAudioBuffer() returned %" PRId64, ns);
@@ -1106,6 +1114,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+void AudioRecord::AudioRecordThread::wake()
+{
+    AutoMutex _l(mMyLock);
+    if (!mPaused && mPausedInt && mPausedNs > 0) {
+        // audio record is active and internally paused with timeout.
+        mIgnoreNextPausedInt = true;
+        mPausedInt = false;
+        mMyCond.signal();
+    }
+}
+
 void AudioRecord::AudioRecordThread::pauseInternal(nsecs_t ns)
 {
     AutoMutex _l(mMyLock);