diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
index 510794c..2c37aed 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
@@ -1617,7 +1617,8 @@
     // is possible; otherwise the decoders call the renderer openAudioSink directly.
 
     status_t err = mRenderer->openAudioSink(
-            format, true /* offloadOnly */, hasVideo, AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE, &mOffloadAudio);
+            format, true /* offloadOnly */, hasVideo,
+            AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE, &mOffloadAudio, mSource->isStreaming());
     if (err != OK) {
         // Any failure we turn off mOffloadAudio.
         mOffloadAudio = false;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
index 300a8ea..9e579f9 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@
         sp<AMessage> reply = new AMessage(kWhatAudioOutputFormatChanged, this);
         reply->setInt32("generation", mBufferGeneration);
         mRenderer->changeAudioFormat(
-                format, false /* offloadOnly */, hasVideo, flags, reply);
+                format, false /* offloadOnly */, hasVideo,
+                flags, mSource->isStreaming(), reply);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderPassThrough.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderPassThrough.cpp
index 9a4bc8c..6b05b53 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderPassThrough.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderPassThrough.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     // format is different.
     status_t err = mRenderer->openAudioSink(
             format, true /* offloadOnly */, hasVideo,
-            AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE /* flags */, NULL /* isOffloaded */);
+            AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE /* flags */, NULL /* isOffloaded */, mSource->isStreaming());
     if (err != OK) {
         handleError(err);
     }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.cpp
index 9350440..9fe61703 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.cpp
@@ -397,12 +397,14 @@
         bool offloadOnly,
         bool hasVideo,
         uint32_t flags,
-        bool *isOffloaded) {
+        bool *isOffloaded,
+        bool isStreaming) {
     sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatOpenAudioSink, this);
     msg->setMessage("format", format);
     msg->setInt32("offload-only", offloadOnly);
     msg->setInt32("has-video", hasVideo);
     msg->setInt32("flags", flags);
+    msg->setInt32("isStreaming", isStreaming);
 
     sp<AMessage> response;
     status_t postStatus = msg->postAndAwaitResponse(&response);
@@ -430,12 +432,14 @@
         bool offloadOnly,
         bool hasVideo,
         uint32_t flags,
+        bool isStreaming,
         const sp<AMessage> &notify) {
     sp<AMessage> meta = new AMessage;
     meta->setMessage("format", format);
     meta->setInt32("offload-only", offloadOnly);
     meta->setInt32("has-video", hasVideo);
     meta->setInt32("flags", flags);
+    meta->setInt32("isStreaming", isStreaming);
 
     sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatChangeAudioFormat, this);
     msg->setInt32("queueGeneration", getQueueGeneration(true /* audio */));
@@ -460,7 +464,10 @@
             uint32_t flags;
             CHECK(msg->findInt32("flags", (int32_t *)&flags));
 
-            status_t err = onOpenAudioSink(format, offloadOnly, hasVideo, flags);
+            uint32_t isStreaming;
+            CHECK(msg->findInt32("isStreaming", (int32_t *)&isStreaming));
+
+            status_t err = onOpenAudioSink(format, offloadOnly, hasVideo, flags, isStreaming);
 
             sp<AMessage> response = new AMessage;
             response->setInt32("err", err);
@@ -1838,7 +1845,8 @@
         const sp<AMessage> &format,
         bool offloadOnly,
         bool hasVideo,
-        uint32_t flags) {
+        uint32_t flags,
+        bool isStreaming) {
     ALOGV("openAudioSink: offloadOnly(%d) offloadingAudio(%d)",
             offloadOnly, offloadingAudio());
     bool audioSinkChanged = false;
@@ -1891,7 +1899,7 @@
             offloadInfo.stream_type = AUDIO_STREAM_MUSIC;
             offloadInfo.bit_rate = avgBitRate;
             offloadInfo.has_video = hasVideo;
-            offloadInfo.is_streaming = true;
+            offloadInfo.is_streaming = isStreaming;
 
             if (memcmp(&mCurrentOffloadInfo, &offloadInfo, sizeof(offloadInfo)) == 0) {
                 ALOGV("openAudioSink: no change in offload mode");
@@ -2043,7 +2051,10 @@
     uint32_t flags;
     CHECK(meta->findInt32("flags", (int32_t *)&flags));
 
-    status_t err = onOpenAudioSink(format, offloadOnly, hasVideo, flags);
+    uint32_t isStreaming;
+    CHECK(meta->findInt32("isStreaming", (int32_t *)&isStreaming));
+
+    status_t err = onOpenAudioSink(format, offloadOnly, hasVideo, flags, isStreaming);
 
     if (err != OK) {
         notify->setInt32("err", err);
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.h
index 385bb06..e6850b5 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerRenderer.h
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
             bool offloadOnly,
             bool hasVideo,
             uint32_t flags,
-            bool *isOffloaded);
+            bool *isOffloaded,
+            bool isStreaming);
     void closeAudioSink();
 
     // re-open audio sink after all pending audio buffers played.
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
             bool offloadOnly,
             bool hasVideo,
             uint32_t flags,
+            bool isStreaming,
             const sp<AMessage> &notify);
 
     enum {
@@ -267,7 +269,8 @@
             const sp<AMessage> &format,
             bool offloadOnly,
             bool hasVideo,
-            uint32_t flags);
+            uint32_t flags,
+            bool isStreaming);
     void onCloseAudioSink();
     void onChangeAudioFormat(const sp<AMessage> &meta, const sp<AMessage> &notify);