diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaSource.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaSource.java
index 575106f784..10e12f0ec6 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaSource.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaSource.java
@@ -104,17 +104,23 @@ public final class HlsMediaSource implements MediaSource,
   @Override
   public void onPrimaryPlaylistRefreshed(HlsMediaPlaylist playlist) {
     SinglePeriodTimeline timeline;
+    long windowDefaultStartPositionUs = playlist.startOffsetUs;
     if (playlistTracker.isLive()) {
       long periodDurationUs = playlist.hasEndTag ? (playlist.startTimeUs + playlist.durationUs)
           : C.TIME_UNSET;
       List<HlsMediaPlaylist.Segment> segments = playlist.segments;
-      long windowDefaultStartPositionUs = segments.isEmpty() ? 0
-          : segments.get(Math.max(0, segments.size() - 3)).relativeStartTimeUs;
+      if (windowDefaultStartPositionUs == C.TIME_UNSET) {
+        windowDefaultStartPositionUs = segments.isEmpty() ? 0
+            : segments.get(Math.max(0, segments.size() - 3)).relativeStartTimeUs;
+      }
       timeline = new SinglePeriodTimeline(periodDurationUs, playlist.durationUs,
           playlist.startTimeUs, windowDefaultStartPositionUs, true, !playlist.hasEndTag);
     } else /* not live */ {
+      if (windowDefaultStartPositionUs == C.TIME_UNSET) {
+        windowDefaultStartPositionUs = 0;
+      }
       timeline = new SinglePeriodTimeline(playlist.startTimeUs + playlist.durationUs,
-          playlist.durationUs, playlist.startTimeUs, 0, true, false);
+          playlist.durationUs, playlist.startTimeUs, windowDefaultStartPositionUs, true, false);
     }
     sourceListener.onSourceInfoRefreshed(timeline, playlist);
   }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMediaPlaylist.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMediaPlaylist.java
index 4f30e018ae..079d4001fb 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMediaPlaylist.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMediaPlaylist.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public final class HlsMediaPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
 
   }
 
+  public final long startOffsetUs;
   public final long startTimeUs;
   public final int mediaSequence;
   public final int version;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public final class HlsMediaPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
   public final List<Segment> segments;
   public final long durationUs;
 
-  public HlsMediaPlaylist(String baseUri, long startTimeUs, int mediaSequence,
+  public HlsMediaPlaylist(String baseUri, long startOffsetUs, long startTimeUs, int mediaSequence,
       int version, long targetDurationUs, boolean hasEndTag, boolean hasProgramDateTime,
       Segment initializationSegment, List<Segment> segments) {
     super(baseUri, HlsPlaylist.TYPE_MEDIA);
@@ -87,13 +88,14 @@ public final class HlsMediaPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
     this.hasProgramDateTime = hasProgramDateTime;
     this.initializationSegment = initializationSegment;
     this.segments = Collections.unmodifiableList(segments);
-
     if (!segments.isEmpty()) {
       Segment last = segments.get(segments.size() - 1);
       durationUs = last.relativeStartTimeUs + last.durationUs;
     } else {
       durationUs = 0;
     }
+    this.startOffsetUs = startOffsetUs == C.TIME_UNSET ? C.TIME_UNSET
+        : startOffsetUs >= 0 ? startOffsetUs : durationUs + startOffsetUs;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -132,8 +134,8 @@ public final class HlsMediaPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
     if (this.startTimeUs == startTimeUs) {
       return this;
     }
-    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, startTimeUs, mediaSequence, version, targetDurationUs,
-        hasEndTag, hasProgramDateTime, initializationSegment, segments);
+    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, startOffsetUs, startTimeUs, mediaSequence, version,
+        targetDurationUs, hasEndTag, hasProgramDateTime, initializationSegment, segments);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -146,8 +148,8 @@ public final class HlsMediaPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
     if (this.hasEndTag) {
       return this;
     }
-    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, startTimeUs, mediaSequence, version, targetDurationUs,
-        true, hasProgramDateTime, initializationSegment, segments);
+    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, startOffsetUs, startTimeUs, mediaSequence, version,
+        targetDurationUs, true, hasProgramDateTime, initializationSegment, segments);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
index 460c4576bd..e9bd5b6696 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
   private static final String TAG_VERSION = "#EXT-X-VERSION";
   private static final String TAG_STREAM_INF = "#EXT-X-STREAM-INF";
   private static final String TAG_MEDIA = "#EXT-X-MEDIA";
+  private static final String TAG_TARGET_DURATION = "#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION";
   private static final String TAG_DISCONTINUITY = "#EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY";
   private static final String TAG_DISCONTINUITY_SEQUENCE = "#EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY-SEQUENCE";
   private static final String TAG_PROGRAM_DATE_TIME = "#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME";
   private static final String TAG_INIT_SEGMENT = "#EXT-X-MAP";
   private static final String TAG_MEDIA_DURATION = "#EXTINF";
   private static final String TAG_MEDIA_SEQUENCE = "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE";
-  private static final String TAG_TARGET_DURATION = "#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION";
+  private static final String TAG_START = "#EXT-X-START";
   private static final String TAG_ENDLIST = "#EXT-X-ENDLIST";
   private static final String TAG_KEY = "#EXT-X-KEY";
   private static final String TAG_BYTERANGE = "#EXT-X-BYTERANGE";
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
       + ":(\\d+)\\b");
   private static final Pattern REGEX_MEDIA_DURATION = Pattern.compile(TAG_MEDIA_DURATION
       + ":([\\d\\.]+)\\b");
+  private static final Pattern REGEX_TIME_OFFSET = Pattern.compile("TIME-OFFSET=([\\d\\.]+)\\b");
   private static final Pattern REGEX_BYTERANGE = Pattern.compile(TAG_BYTERANGE
       + ":(\\d+(?:@\\d+)?)\\b");
   private static final Pattern REGEX_ATTR_BYTERANGE =
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
 
   private static HlsMediaPlaylist parseMediaPlaylist(LineIterator iterator, String baseUri)
       throws IOException {
+    long startOffsetUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
     int mediaSequence = 0;
     int version = 1; // Default version == 1.
     long targetDurationUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
@@ -277,7 +280,9 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
     String line;
     while (iterator.hasNext()) {
       line = iterator.next();
-      if (line.startsWith(TAG_INIT_SEGMENT)) {
+      if (line.startsWith(TAG_START)) {
+        startOffsetUs = (long) (parseDoubleAttr(line, REGEX_TIME_OFFSET) * C.MICROS_PER_SECOND);
+      } else if (line.startsWith(TAG_INIT_SEGMENT)) {
         String uri = parseStringAttr(line, REGEX_URI);
         String byteRange = parseOptionalStringAttr(line, REGEX_ATTR_BYTERANGE);
         if (byteRange != null) {
@@ -353,7 +358,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
         hasEndTag = true;
       }
     }
-    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, playlistStartTimeUs, mediaSequence, version,
+    return new HlsMediaPlaylist(baseUri, startOffsetUs, playlistStartTimeUs, mediaSequence, version,
         targetDurationUs, hasEndTag, playlistStartTimeUs != 0, initializationSegment, segments);
   }