diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
index a040343..5a31b74 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    mBitrate = totalBitrate;
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
+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
     // this to start(), all data buffered during prepare would be wasted.
@@ -279,8 +285,6 @@
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
 
-    mBitrate = totalBitrate;
-
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +419,32 @@
             | FLAG_CAN_SEEK_FORWARD
             | FLAG_CAN_SEEK);
 
+    if (mIsSecure) {
+        // secure decoders must be instantiated before starting widevine source
+        sp<AMessage> reply = new AMessage(kWhatSecureDecodersInstantiated, this);
+        notifyInstantiateSecureDecoders(reply);
+    } else {
+        finishPrepareAsync();
+    }
+}
+
+void NuPlayer::GenericSource::onSecureDecodersInstantiated(status_t err) {
+    if (err != OK) {
+        ALOGE("Failed to instantiate secure decoders!");
+        notifyPreparedAndCleanup(err);
+        return;
+    }
+    finishPrepareAsync();
+}
+
+void NuPlayer::GenericSource::finishPrepareAsync() {
+    status_t err = startSources();
+    if (err != OK) {
+        ALOGE("Failed to init start data source!");
+        notifyPreparedAndCleanup(err);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (mIsStreaming) {
         mPrepareBuffering = true;
 
@@ -430,6 +460,7 @@
         mDataSource.clear();
         mCachedSource.clear();
         mHttpSource.clear();
+        mBitrate = -1;
 
         cancelPollBuffering();
     }
@@ -805,6 +836,14 @@
           break;
       }
 
+      case kWhatSecureDecodersInstantiated:
+      {
+          int32_t err;
+          CHECK(msg->findInt32("err", &err));
+          onSecureDecodersInstantiated(err);
+          break;
+      }
+
       case kWhatStopWidevine:
       {
           // mStopRead is only used for Widevine to prevent the video source
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
index 5fc41ec..862ee5f 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
         kWhatStopWidevine,
         kWhatStart,
         kWhatResume,
+        kWhatSecureDecodersInstantiated,
     };
 
     struct Track {
@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@
     void setDrmPlaybackStatusIfNeeded(int playbackStatus, int64_t position);
 
     void notifyPreparedAndCleanup(status_t err);
+    void onSecureDecodersInstantiated(status_t err);
+    void finishPrepareAsync();
+    status_t startSources();
 
     void onGetFormatMeta(sp<AMessage> msg) const;
     sp<MetaData> doGetFormatMeta(bool audio) const;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
index f4d3794..cfa5258 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
@@ -1021,23 +1021,41 @@
     }
 }
 
+status_t NuPlayer::onInstantiateSecureDecoders() {
+    status_t err;
+    if (!(mSourceFlags & Source::FLAG_SECURE)) {
+        return BAD_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    if (mRenderer != NULL) {
+        ALOGE("renderer should not be set when instantiating secure decoders");
+        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    // TRICKY: We rely on mRenderer being null, so that decoder does not start requesting
+    // data on instantiation.
+    if (mNativeWindow != NULL) {
+        err = instantiateDecoder(false, &mVideoDecoder);
+        if (err != OK) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mAudioSink != NULL) {
+        err = instantiateDecoder(true, &mAudioDecoder);
+        if (err != OK) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+    return OK;
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::onStart() {
     mOffloadAudio = false;
     mAudioEOS = false;
     mVideoEOS = false;
     mStarted = true;
 
-    /* instantiate decoders now for secure playback */
-    if (mSourceFlags & Source::FLAG_SECURE) {
-        if (mNativeWindow != NULL) {
-            instantiateDecoder(false, &mVideoDecoder);
-        }
-
-        if (mAudioSink != NULL) {
-            instantiateDecoder(true, &mAudioDecoder);
-        }
-    }
-
     mSource->start();
 
     uint32_t flags = 0;
@@ -1390,7 +1408,7 @@
     FlushStatus newStatus =
         needShutdown ? FLUSHING_DECODER_SHUTDOWN : FLUSHING_DECODER;
 
-    mFlushComplete[audio][false /* isDecoder */] = false;
+    mFlushComplete[audio][false /* isDecoder */] = (mRenderer == NULL);
     mFlushComplete[audio][true /* isDecoder */] = false;
     if (audio) {
         ALOGE_IF(mFlushingAudio != NONE,
@@ -1675,6 +1693,23 @@
     CHECK(msg->findInt32("what", &what));
 
     switch (what) {
+        case Source::kWhatInstantiateSecureDecoders:
+        {
+            if (mSource == NULL) {
+                // This is a stale notification from a source that was
+                // asynchronously preparing when the client called reset().
+                // We handled the reset, the source is gone.
+                break;
+            }
+
+            sp<AMessage> reply;
+            CHECK(msg->findMessage("reply", &reply));
+            status_t err = onInstantiateSecureDecoders();
+            reply->setInt32("err", err);
+            reply->post();
+            break;
+        }
+
         case Source::kWhatPrepared:
         {
             if (mSource == NULL) {
@@ -1687,6 +1722,14 @@
             int32_t err;
             CHECK(msg->findInt32("err", &err));
 
+            if (err != OK) {
+                // shut down potential secure codecs in case client never calls reset
+                mDeferredActions.push_back(
+                        new FlushDecoderAction(FLUSH_CMD_SHUTDOWN /* audio */,
+                                               FLUSH_CMD_SHUTDOWN /* video */));
+                processDeferredActions();
+            }
+
             sp<NuPlayerDriver> driver = mDriver.promote();
             if (driver != NULL) {
                 // notify duration first, so that it's definitely set when
@@ -1971,6 +2014,13 @@
     notify->post();
 }
 
+void NuPlayer::Source::notifyInstantiateSecureDecoders(const sp<AMessage> &reply) {
+    sp<AMessage> notify = dupNotify();
+    notify->setInt32("what", kWhatInstantiateSecureDecoders);
+    notify->setMessage("reply", reply);
+    notify->post();
+}
+
 void NuPlayer::Source::onMessageReceived(const sp<AMessage> & /* msg */) {
     TRESPASS();
 }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
index a2cb53e..2bc20d7 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
 
     status_t instantiateDecoder(bool audio, sp<DecoderBase> *decoder);
 
+    status_t onInstantiateSecureDecoders();
+
     void updateVideoSize(
             const sp<AMessage> &inputFormat,
             const sp<AMessage> &outputFormat = NULL);
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
index 5a8beb1..d9f14a2 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerSource.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         kWhatTimedTextData,
         kWhatQueueDecoderShutdown,
         kWhatDrmNoLicense,
+        kWhatInstantiateSecureDecoders,
     };
 
     // The provides message is used to notify the player about various
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
 
     void notifyFlagsChanged(uint32_t flags);
     void notifyVideoSizeChanged(const sp<AMessage> &format = NULL);
+    void notifyInstantiateSecureDecoders(const sp<AMessage> &reply);
     void notifyPrepared(status_t err = OK);
 
 private: