diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLMediaElement.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLMediaElement.cpp
index 6dbe2602a18c..3a3f6b97b3bd 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLMediaElement.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLMediaElement.cpp
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ void nsHTMLMediaElement::StopSuspendingAfterFirstFrame()
     return;
   mSuspendedAfterFirstFrame = PR_FALSE;
   if (mDecoder) {
-    mDecoder->Resume();
+    mDecoder->Resume(PR_TRUE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1662,11 +1662,6 @@ PRBool nsHTMLMediaElement::ShouldCheckAllowOrigin()
                                      PR_TRUE);
 }
 
-// Number of bytes to add to the download size when we're computing
-// when the download will finish --- a safety margin in case bandwidth
-// or other conditions are worse than expected
-static const PRInt32 gDownloadSizeSafetyMargin = 1000000;
-
 void nsHTMLMediaElement::UpdateReadyStateForData(NextFrameStatus aNextFrame)
 {
   if (mReadyState < nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::HAVE_METADATA) {
@@ -1677,8 +1672,6 @@ void nsHTMLMediaElement::UpdateReadyStateForData(NextFrameStatus aNextFrame)
     return;
   }
 
-  nsMediaDecoder::Statistics stats = mDecoder->GetStatistics();
-
   if (aNextFrame != NEXT_FRAME_AVAILABLE) {
     ChangeReadyState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::HAVE_CURRENT_DATA);
     if (!mWaitingFired && aNextFrame == NEXT_FRAME_UNAVAILABLE_BUFFERING) {
@@ -1693,25 +1686,17 @@ void nsHTMLMediaElement::UpdateReadyStateForData(NextFrameStatus aNextFrame)
   // make a real estimate, so we go straight to HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA once
   // we've downloaded enough data that our download rate is considered
   // reliable. We have to move to HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA at some point or
-  // autoplay elements for live streams will never play.
+  // autoplay elements for live streams will never play. Otherwise we
+  // move to HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA if we can play through the entire media
+  // without stopping to buffer.
+  nsMediaDecoder::Statistics stats = mDecoder->GetStatistics();
   if (stats.mTotalBytes < 0 ? stats.mDownloadRateReliable :
-                              stats.mTotalBytes == stats.mDownloadPosition) {
+                              stats.mTotalBytes == stats.mDownloadPosition ||
+      mDecoder->CanPlayThrough())
+  {
     ChangeReadyState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA);
     return;
   }
-
-  if (stats.mDownloadRateReliable && stats.mPlaybackRateReliable) {
-    PRInt64 bytesToDownload = stats.mTotalBytes - stats.mDownloadPosition;
-    PRInt64 bytesToPlayback = stats.mTotalBytes - stats.mPlaybackPosition;
-    double timeToDownload =
-      (bytesToDownload + gDownloadSizeSafetyMargin)/stats.mDownloadRate;
-    double timeToPlay = bytesToPlayback/stats.mPlaybackRate;
-    if (timeToDownload <= timeToPlay) {
-      ChangeReadyState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
   ChangeReadyState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::HAVE_FUTURE_DATA);
 }
 
@@ -1951,7 +1936,7 @@ void nsHTMLMediaElement::NotifyOwnerDocumentActivityChanged()
         mDecoder->Pause();
         mDecoder->Suspend();
       } else {
-        mDecoder->Resume();
+        mDecoder->Resume(PR_FALSE);
         if (!mPaused && !mDecoder->IsEnded()) {
           mDecoder->Play();
         }
diff --git a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.cpp b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.cpp
index 4ecc247c5885..ee7c568c8a14 100644
--- a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.cpp
+++ b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsBuiltinDecoder::Observe(nsISupports *aSubjet,
 nsMediaDecoder::Statistics
 nsBuiltinDecoder::GetStatistics()
 {
-  NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "Should be on main thread.");
+  NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread() || OnStateMachineThread(),
+               "Should be on main or state machine thread.");
   Statistics result;
 
   MonitorAutoEnter mon(mMonitor);
@@ -788,12 +789,16 @@ void nsBuiltinDecoder::Suspend()
   }
 }
 
-void nsBuiltinDecoder::Resume()
+void nsBuiltinDecoder::Resume(PRBool aForceBuffering)
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "Should be on main thread.");
   if (mStream) {
     mStream->Resume();
   }
+  if (aForceBuffering) {
+    MonitorAutoEnter mon(mMonitor);
+    mDecoderStateMachine->StartBuffering();
+  }
 }
 
 void nsBuiltinDecoder::StopProgressUpdates()
diff --git a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.h b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.h
index 957bde32fc18..21deb67608b7 100644
--- a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.h
+++ b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoder.h
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ public:
   // Only called on the decoder thread. Must be called with
   // the decode monitor held.
   virtual void UpdatePlaybackPosition(PRInt64 aTime) = 0;
+
+  // Causes the state machine to switch to buffering state, and to
+  // immediately stop playback and buffer downloaded data. Must be called
+  // with the decode monitor held. Called on the state machine thread and
+  // the main thread.
+  virtual void StartBuffering() = 0;
 };
 
 class nsBuiltinDecoder : public nsMediaDecoder
@@ -393,7 +399,7 @@ class nsBuiltinDecoder : public nsMediaDecoder
   // Resume any media downloads that have been suspended. Called by the
   // media element when it is restored from the bfcache. Call on the
   // main thread only.
-  virtual void Resume();
+  virtual void Resume(PRBool aForceBuffering);
 
   // Tells our nsMediaStream to put all loads in the background.
   virtual void MoveLoadsToBackground();
diff --git a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.cpp b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.cpp
index f13958566796..33c2b284d078 100644
--- a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.cpp
+++ b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.cpp
@@ -817,29 +817,7 @@ nsresult nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine::Run()
           // There is at most one frame in the queue and there's
           // more data to load. Let's buffer to make sure we can play a
           // decent amount of video in the future.
-          if (IsPlaying()) {
-            StopPlayback(AUDIO_PAUSE);
-            mDecoder->GetMonitor().NotifyAll();
-          }
-
-          // We need to tell the element that buffering has started.
-          // We can't just directly send an asynchronous runnable that
-          // eventually fires the "waiting" event. The problem is that
-          // there might be pending main-thread events, such as "data
-          // received" notifications, that mean we're not actually still
-          // buffering by the time this runnable executes. So instead
-          // we just trigger UpdateReadyStateForData; when it runs, it
-          // will check the current state and decide whether to tell
-          // the element we're buffering or not.
-          UpdateReadyState();
-
-          mBufferingStart = TimeStamp::Now();
-          PRPackedBool reliable;
-          double playbackRate = mDecoder->ComputePlaybackRate(&reliable);
-          mBufferingEndOffset = mDecoder->mDecoderPosition +
-              BUFFERING_RATE(playbackRate) * BUFFERING_WAIT;
-          mState = DECODER_STATE_BUFFERING;
-          LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("Changed state from DECODING to BUFFERING"));
+          StartBuffering();
         } else {
           if (mBufferExhausted) {
             // This will wake up the decode thread and force it to try to
@@ -943,10 +921,12 @@ nsresult nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine::Run()
     case DECODER_STATE_BUFFERING:
       {
         TimeStamp now = TimeStamp::Now();
-        if (now - mBufferingStart < TimeDuration::FromSeconds(BUFFERING_WAIT) &&
-            mDecoder->GetCurrentStream()->GetCachedDataEnd(mDecoder->mDecoderPosition) < mBufferingEndOffset &&
-            !mDecoder->GetCurrentStream()->IsDataCachedToEndOfStream(mDecoder->mDecoderPosition) &&
-            !mDecoder->GetCurrentStream()->IsSuspendedByCache()) {
+        nsMediaStream* stream = mDecoder->GetCurrentStream();
+        if (!mDecoder->CanPlayThrough() &&
+            now - mBufferingStart < TimeDuration::FromSeconds(BUFFERING_WAIT) &&
+            stream->GetCachedDataEnd(mDecoder->mDecoderPosition) < mBufferingEndOffset &&
+            !stream->IsDataCachedToEndOfStream(mDecoder->mDecoderPosition) &&
+            !stream->IsSuspendedByCache()) {
           LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG,
               ("In buffering: buffering data until %d bytes available or %f seconds",
                PRUint32(mBufferingEndOffset - mDecoder->GetCurrentStream()->GetCachedDataEnd(mDecoder->mDecoderPosition)),
@@ -1273,3 +1253,32 @@ void nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine::LoadMetadata()
     return;
   }
 }
+
+void nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine::StartBuffering()
+{
+  mDecoder->GetMonitor().AssertCurrentThreadIn();
+  mBufferExhausted = PR_TRUE;
+  if (IsPlaying()) {
+    StopPlayback(AUDIO_PAUSE);
+    mDecoder->GetMonitor().NotifyAll();
+  }
+
+  // We need to tell the element that buffering has started.
+  // We can't just directly send an asynchronous runnable that
+  // eventually fires the "waiting" event. The problem is that
+  // there might be pending main-thread events, such as "data
+  // received" notifications, that mean we're not actually still
+  // buffering by the time this runnable executes. So instead
+  // we just trigger UpdateReadyStateForData; when it runs, it
+  // will check the current state and decide whether to tell
+  // the element we're buffering or not.
+  UpdateReadyState();
+
+  mBufferingStart = TimeStamp::Now();
+  PRPackedBool reliable;
+  double playbackRate = mDecoder->ComputePlaybackRate(&reliable);
+  mBufferingEndOffset = mDecoder->mDecoderPosition +
+    BUFFERING_RATE(playbackRate) * BUFFERING_WAIT;
+  mState = DECODER_STATE_BUFFERING;
+  LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("Changed state from DECODING to BUFFERING"));
+}
diff --git a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.h b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.h
index 91860232b612..1c545fcd7d68 100644
--- a/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.h
+++ b/content/media/nsBuiltinDecoderStateMachine.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public:
   virtual void ClearPositionChangeFlag();
   virtual void SetSeekable(PRBool aSeekable);
   virtual void UpdatePlaybackPosition(PRInt64 aTime);
+  virtual void StartBuffering();
 
 
   // Load metadata Called on the state machine thread. The decoder monitor must be held with
diff --git a/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.cpp b/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.cpp
index caa9bade168b..17b42c08e987 100644
--- a/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.cpp
+++ b/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.cpp
@@ -231,3 +231,22 @@ void nsMediaDecoder::SetVideoData(const gfxIntSize& aSize,
     mImageContainer->SetCurrentImage(aImage);
   }
 }
+
+// Number of bytes to add to the download size when we're computing
+// when the download will finish --- a safety margin in case bandwidth
+// or other conditions are worse than expected
+static const PRInt32 gDownloadSizeSafetyMargin = 1000000;
+
+PRBool nsMediaDecoder::CanPlayThrough()
+{
+  Statistics stats = GetStatistics();
+  if (!stats.mDownloadRateReliable || !stats.mPlaybackRateReliable) {
+    return PR_FALSE;
+  }
+  PRInt64 bytesToDownload = stats.mTotalBytes - stats.mDownloadPosition;
+  PRInt64 bytesToPlayback = stats.mTotalBytes - stats.mPlaybackPosition;
+  double timeToDownload =
+    (bytesToDownload + gDownloadSizeSafetyMargin)/stats.mDownloadRate;
+  double timeToPlay = bytesToPlayback/stats.mPlaybackRate;
+  return timeToDownload <= timeToPlay;
+}
diff --git a/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.h b/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.h
index 2c5a4fc3d48b..6b0966da7054 100644
--- a/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.h
+++ b/content/media/nsMediaDecoder.h
@@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ public:
   // media element when it is restored from the bfcache, or when we need
   // to stop throttling the download. Call on the main thread only.
   // The download will only actually resume once as many Resume calls
-  // have been made as Suspend calls.
-  virtual void Resume() = 0;
+  // have been made as Suspend calls. When aForceBuffering is PR_TRUE,
+  // we force the decoder to go into buffering state before resuming
+  // playback.
+  virtual void Resume(PRBool aForceBuffering) = 0;
 
   // Returns a weak reference to the media element we're decoding for,
   // if it's available.
@@ -234,6 +236,10 @@ public:
                     float aPixelAspectRatio,
                     Image* aImage);
 
+  // Returns PR_TRUE if we can play the entire media through without stopping
+  // to buffer, given the current download and playback rates.
+  PRBool CanPlayThrough();
+
 protected:
 
   // Start timer to update download progress information.
diff --git a/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.cpp b/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.cpp
index 967de5b83263..b814083189d6 100644
--- a/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.cpp
+++ b/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.cpp
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ nsWaveDecoder::Suspend()
 }
 
 void
-nsWaveDecoder::Resume()
+nsWaveDecoder::Resume(PRBool aForceBuffering)
 {
   if (mStream) {
     mStream->Resume();
diff --git a/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.h b/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.h
index 958745975153..ebb34bf7ee85 100644
--- a/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.h
+++ b/content/media/wave/nsWaveDecoder.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class nsWaveDecoder : public nsMediaDecoder
   // Resume any media downloads that have been suspended. Called by the
   // media element when it is restored from the bfcache. Call on the
   // main thread only.
-  virtual void Resume();
+  virtual void Resume(PRBool aForceBuffering);
 
   // Calls mElement->UpdateReadyStateForData, telling it which state we have
   // entered.  Main thread only.