diff --git a/proprietary/wvm/WVMExtractorImpl.cpp b/proprietary/wvm/WVMExtractorImpl.cpp
index b1f4a2f0..fe941f59 100644
--- a/proprietary/wvm/WVMExtractorImpl.cpp
+++ b/proprietary/wvm/WVMExtractorImpl.cpp
@@ -499,19 +499,24 @@ int64_t WVMExtractorImpl::getCachedDurationUs(status_t *finalStatus) {
     }
 
     uint64_t durationUs = 0;
-    float secondsBuffered;
-    status = WV_Info_TimeBuffered(mSession, &secondsBuffered);
+
+    if (!mVideoSource->isStalled() && !mAudioSource->isStalled()) {
+        // Data is buffered as long as the pull isn't stalled.
+        // The amount indicated doesn't matter as long as it
+        // is more than the high water mark.
+        durationUs = 10000000LL;
+    }
+
     if (status == WV_Status_End_Of_Media) {
         *finalStatus = ERROR_END_OF_STREAM;
     } else if (status != WV_Status_OK) {
         *finalStatus = ERROR_IO;
     } else {
-        durationUs = (uint64_t)(secondsBuffered * 1000000LL);
-
         if (mIsLiveStream) {
             *finalStatus = ERROR_END_OF_STREAM;
         } else {
             *finalStatus = OK;
+
             int64_t current_time = 0;  // usec.
             if (mVideoSource != NULL) {
                 current_time = mVideoSource->getTime();
@@ -530,13 +535,7 @@ int64_t WVMExtractorImpl::getCachedDurationUs(status_t *finalStatus) {
         }
     }
 
-    // Scale the duration to account for Stagefright's conservative buffering.
-    // This provides much more responsive operation and due to the ability to
-    // adapt, we don't need to prebuffer so much data.  Based on testing, 2x
-    // is a reasonable compromise between faster startup time and additional
-    // pauses after playback starts.
-
-    return durationUs * 2;
+    return durationUs;
 }
 
 void WVMExtractorImpl::setAdaptiveStreamingMode(bool adaptive)
diff --git a/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp b/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
index 60eaaa28..7d86fe66 100644
--- a/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
+++ b/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ WVMMediaSource::WVMMediaSource(WVSession *session, WVEsSelector esSelector,
       mIsLiveStream(isLive),
       mNewSegment(false),
       mCryptoInitialized(false),
+      mIsStalled(false),
       mGroup(NULL),
       mKeyTime(0),
       mDts(0),
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ status_t WVMMediaSource::read(MediaBuffer **buffer, const ReadOptions *options)
 {
     Mutex::Autolock autoLock(mLock);
 
+    mIsStalled = false;
+
     CHECK(mStarted);
 
     *buffer = NULL;
@@ -333,16 +336,20 @@ status_t WVMMediaSource::read(MediaBuffer **buffer, const ReadOptions *options)
                 return ERROR_IO;
             } else {
                 // Didn't get anything, sleep a bit so we don't hog the CPU then try again
+                if (retryCount > 10)
+                    mIsStalled = true;
                 usleep(10000);
                 continue;
             }
         }
 
+
 #define PCR_HZ 90000
         mKeyTime = (int64_t)mPts * 1000000 / PCR_HZ;
 
         if (seekNextSync && ((mKeyTime < seekTimeUs) || !syncFrame)) {
             // drop frames up to next sync if requested
+            mIsStalled = true;
             usleep(10000);
 #ifdef REQUIRE_SECURE_BUFFERS
             mDecryptContext.Initialize(mediaBuf);
@@ -351,6 +358,8 @@ status_t WVMMediaSource::read(MediaBuffer **buffer, const ReadOptions *options)
             continue;
         }
 
+        mIsStalled = false;
+
         if (offset + bytesRead < mediaBuf->size())
             break;
 
diff --git a/proprietary/wvm/include/WVMMediaSource.h b/proprietary/wvm/include/WVMMediaSource.h
index 57d4b287..b16ce57a 100644
--- a/proprietary/wvm/include/WVMMediaSource.h
+++ b/proprietary/wvm/include/WVMMediaSource.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     virtual status_t read(MediaBuffer **buffer, const ReadOptions *options = NULL);
 
     void addEncryptedSize(size_t size) { mEncryptedSizes.push_back(size); }
+    bool isStalled() const { return mIsStalled; }
 
     static int sLastError;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     bool mIsLiveStream;
     bool mNewSegment;
     bool mCryptoInitialized;
+    bool mIsStalled;
 
     MediaBufferGroup *mGroup;