diff --git a/include/media/BufferingSettings.h b/include/media/BufferingSettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd9d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/media/BufferingSettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_BUFFERING_SETTINGS_H
+#define ANDROID_BUFFERING_SETTINGS_H
+
+#include <binder/Parcelable.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+enum BufferingMode : int {
+    // Do not support buffering.
+    BUFFERING_MODE_NONE             = 0,
+    // Support only time based buffering.
+    BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_ONLY        = 1,
+    // Support only size based buffering.
+    BUFFERING_MODE_SIZE_ONLY        = 2,
+    // Support both time and size based buffering, time based calculation precedes size based.
+    // Size based calculation will be used only when time information is not available for
+    // the stream.
+    BUFFERING_MODE_TIME_THEN_SIZE   = 3,
+    // Number of modes.
+    BUFFERING_MODE_COUNT            = 4,
+};
+
+struct BufferingSettings : public Parcelable {
+    static const int kNoWatermark = -1;
+
+    static bool IsValidBufferingMode(int mode);
+
+    BufferingMode mInitialBufferingMode;  // for prepare
+    BufferingMode mRebufferingMode;  // for playback
+
+    int mInitialWatermarkMs;  // time based
+    int mInitialWatermarkKB;  // size based
+
+    // When cached data is below this mark, playback will be paused for buffering
+    // till data reach |mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs| or end of stream.
+    int mRebufferingWatermarkLowMs;
+    // When cached data is above this mark, buffering will be paused.
+    int mRebufferingWatermarkHighMs;
+
+    // When cached data is below this mark, playback will be paused for buffering
+    // till data reach |mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB| or end of stream.
+    int mRebufferingWatermarkLowKB;
+    // When cached data is above this mark, buffering will be paused.
+    int mRebufferingWatermarkHighKB;
+
+    BufferingSettings();
+
+    status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const override;
+    status_t readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) override;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif // ANDROID_BUFFERING_SETTINGS_H
diff --git a/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h b/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
index 99ef59f..f642373 100644
--- a/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
+++ b/include/media/IMediaPlayer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 struct IMediaHTTPService;
 struct AudioPlaybackRate;
 struct AVSyncSettings;
+struct BufferingSettings;
 
 typedef IMediaSource::ReadOptions::SeekMode MediaPlayerSeekMode;
 
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@
     virtual status_t        setDataSource(const sp<IDataSource>& source) = 0;
     virtual status_t        setVideoSurfaceTexture(
                                     const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer) = 0;
+    virtual status_t        getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+                                    BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) = 0;
+    virtual status_t        setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& buffering) = 0;
     virtual status_t        prepareAsync() = 0;
     virtual status_t        start() = 0;
     virtual status_t        stop() = 0;
diff --git a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
index 4e4878a..0e815cb 100644
--- a/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
+++ b/include/media/MediaPlayerInterface.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <media/AudioSystem.h>
 #include <media/AudioTimestamp.h>
 #include <media/AVSyncSettings.h>
+#include <media/BufferingSettings.h>
 #include <media/Metadata.h>
 
 // Fwd decl to make sure everyone agrees that the scope of struct sockaddr_in is
@@ -174,6 +175,15 @@
     virtual status_t    setVideoSurfaceTexture(
                                 const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer) = 0;
 
+    virtual status_t    getDefaultBufferingSettings(
+                                BufferingSettings* buffering /* nonnull */) {
+        *buffering = BufferingSettings();
+        return OK;
+    }
+    virtual status_t    setBufferingSettings(const BufferingSettings& /* buffering */) {
+        return OK;
+    }
+
     virtual status_t    prepare() = 0;
     virtual status_t    prepareAsync() = 0;
     virtual status_t    start() = 0;