diff --git a/content/media/nsAudioStream.cpp b/content/media/nsAudioStream.cpp
index 551d3520ba47..943566b10edb 100644
--- a/content/media/nsAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/content/media/nsAudioStream.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class nsAudioStreamLocal : public nsAudioStream
   nsresult Write(const void* aBuf, PRUint32 aCount, PRBool aBlocking);
   PRUint32 Available();
   void SetVolume(double aVolume);
-  void Drain();
+  nsresult Drain();
   void Pause();
   void Resume();
   PRInt64 GetPosition();
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class nsAudioStreamRemote : public nsAudioStream
   nsresult Write(const void* aBuf, PRUint32 aCount, PRBool aBlocking);
   PRUint32 Available();
   void SetVolume(double aVolume);
-  void Drain();
+  nsresult Drain();
   void Pause();
   void Resume();
   PRInt64 GetPosition();
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ void nsAudioStreamLocal::SetVolume(double aVolume)
 #endif
 }
 
-void nsAudioStreamLocal::Drain()
+nsresult nsAudioStreamLocal::Drain()
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(!mPaused, "Don't drain audio when paused, it won't finish!");
 
   if (mInError)
-    return;
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 
   // Write any remaining unwritten sound data in the overflow buffer
   if (!mBufferOverflow.IsEmpty()) {
@@ -574,14 +574,16 @@ void nsAudioStreamLocal::Drain()
                         mBufferOverflow.Length() * sizeof(short)) != SA_SUCCESS)
       PR_LOG(gAudioStreamLog, PR_LOG_ERROR, ("nsAudioStreamLocal: sa_stream_write error"));
       mInError = PR_TRUE;
-      return;
+      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
 
   int r = sa_stream_drain(static_cast<sa_stream_t*>(mAudioHandle));
   if (r != SA_SUCCESS && r != SA_ERROR_INVALID) {
     PR_LOG(gAudioStreamLog, PR_LOG_ERROR, ("nsAudioStreamLocal: sa_stream_drain error"));
     mInError = PR_TRUE;
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
+  return NS_OK;
 }
 
 void nsAudioStreamLocal::Pause()
@@ -739,16 +741,16 @@ nsAudioStreamRemote::SetVolume(double aVolume)
   NS_DispatchToMainThread(event);
 }
 
-void
+nsresult
 nsAudioStreamRemote::Drain()
 {
   if (!mAudioChild)
-    return;
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> event = new AudioDrainEvent(mAudioChild);
   NS_DispatchToMainThread(event);
-  mAudioChild->WaitForDrain();
+  return mAudioChild->WaitForDrain();
 }
- 
+
 void
 nsAudioStreamRemote::Pause()
 {
diff --git a/content/media/nsAudioStream.h b/content/media/nsAudioStream.h
index 192dcc0f06eb..2c0ba6f9bbf0 100644
--- a/content/media/nsAudioStream.h
+++ b/content/media/nsAudioStream.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetVolume(double aVolume) = 0;
 
   // Block until buffered audio data has been consumed.
-  virtual void Drain() = 0;
+  virtual nsresult Drain() = 0;
 
   // Pause audio playback
   virtual void Pause() = 0;
diff --git a/dom/ipc/AudioChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/AudioChild.cpp
index d8a6dadbfa90..a08a0b551608 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/AudioChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/AudioChild.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,13 @@ AudioChild::RecvSampleOffsetUpdate(const PRInt64& offset,
 }
 
 bool
-AudioChild::RecvDrainDone()
+AudioChild::RecvDrainDone(const nsresult& status)
 {
   ReentrantMonitorAutoEnter mon(mAudioReentrantMonitor);
-  mDrained = PR_TRUE;
+
+  if (status == NS_OK)
+    mDrained = PR_TRUE;
+
   mAudioReentrantMonitor.NotifyAll();
   return true;
 }
@@ -103,13 +106,17 @@ AudioChild::RecvMinWriteSampleDone(const PRInt32& minSamples)
   return true;
 }
 
-void
+nsresult
 AudioChild::WaitForDrain()
 {
   ReentrantMonitorAutoEnter mon(mAudioReentrantMonitor);
   while (!mDrained && mIPCOpen) {
     mAudioReentrantMonitor.Wait();
   }
+  if (mDrained)
+    return NS_OK;
+
+  return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 }
 
 PRInt64
diff --git a/dom/ipc/AudioChild.h b/dom/ipc/AudioChild.h
index 5467f035f1c3..6f652bf154dd 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/AudioChild.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/AudioChild.h
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ class AudioChild : public PAudioChild
     AudioChild();
     virtual ~AudioChild();
     virtual bool RecvSampleOffsetUpdate(const PRInt64&, const PRInt64&);
-    virtual bool RecvDrainDone();
+    virtual bool RecvDrainDone(const nsresult& status);
     virtual PRInt32 WaitForMinWriteSample();
     virtual bool RecvMinWriteSampleDone(const PRInt32& sampleCount);
-    virtual void WaitForDrain();
+    virtual nsresult WaitForDrain();
     virtual void ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason);
 
     PRInt64 GetLastKnownSampleOffset();
diff --git a/dom/ipc/AudioParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/AudioParent.cpp
index 6e5864a2e1a7..705b053beeeb 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/AudioParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/AudioParent.cpp
@@ -154,19 +154,21 @@ class AudioMinWriteSampleEvent : public nsRunnable
 class AudioDrainDoneEvent : public nsRunnable
 {
  public:
-  AudioDrainDoneEvent(AudioParent* owner)
+  AudioDrainDoneEvent(AudioParent* owner, nsresult status)
   {
     mOwner = owner;
+    mStatus = status;
   }
 
   NS_IMETHOD Run()
   {
-    mOwner->SendDrainDone();
+    mOwner->SendDrainDone(mStatus);
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
  private:
     nsRefPtr<AudioParent> mOwner;
+    nsresult mStatus;
 };
 
 class AudioDrainEvent : public nsRunnable
@@ -180,8 +182,8 @@ class AudioDrainEvent : public nsRunnable
 
   NS_IMETHOD Run()
   {
-    mOwner->Drain();
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> event = new AudioDrainDoneEvent(mParent);
+    nsresult rv = mOwner->Drain();
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> event = new AudioDrainDoneEvent(mParent, rv);
     NS_DispatchToMainThread(event);
     return NS_OK;
   }
@@ -290,10 +292,10 @@ AudioParent::SendMinWriteSampleDone(PRInt32 minSamples)
 }
 
 bool
-AudioParent::SendDrainDone()
+AudioParent::SendDrainDone(nsresult status)
 {
   if (mIPCOpen)
-    return PAudioParent::SendDrainDone();
+    return PAudioParent::SendDrainDone(status);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/AudioParent.h b/dom/ipc/AudioParent.h
index 22fe704eb9eb..bb3fbca54626 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/AudioParent.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/AudioParent.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class AudioParent : public PAudioParent, public nsITimerCallback
     SendMinWriteSampleDone(PRInt32 minSamples);
 
     virtual bool
-    SendDrainDone();
+    SendDrainDone(nsresult status);
 
     AudioParent(PRInt32 aNumChannels, PRInt32 aRate, PRInt32 aFormat);
     virtual ~AudioParent();
diff --git a/dom/ipc/PAudio.ipdl b/dom/ipc/PAudio.ipdl
index 954229ec5d9e..a6df6828f99f 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/PAudio.ipdl
+++ b/dom/ipc/PAudio.ipdl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ parent:
 
   SampleOffsetUpdate(PRInt64 offset, PRInt64 time);
   MinWriteSampleDone(PRInt32 sampleCount);
-  DrainDone();
+  DrainDone(nsresult status);
 
 };