diff --git a/dist/video-js.swf b/dist/video-js.swf
index ed18e3d5..eb9b4e50 100644
Binary files a/dist/video-js.swf and b/dist/video-js.swf differ
diff --git a/src/VideoJS.as b/src/VideoJS.as
index 3002b7a9..576f5eb1 100644
--- a/src/VideoJS.as
+++ b/src/VideoJS.as
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ package{
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_appendBuffer", onAppendBufferCalled);
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_echo", onEchoCalled);
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_endOfStream", onEndOfStreamCalled);
+                ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_abort", onAbortCalled);
+
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_getProperty", onGetPropertyCalled);
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_setProperty", onSetPropertyCalled);
                 ExternalInterface.addCallback("vjs_autoplay", onAutoplayCalled);
@@ -191,6 +193,10 @@ package{
         private function onEndOfStreamCalled():*{
             _app.model.endOfStream();
         }
+
+        private function onAbortCalled():*{
+            _app.model.abort();
+        }
         
         private function onGetPropertyCalled(pPropertyName:String = ""):*{
 
diff --git a/src/com/videojs/VideoJSModel.as b/src/com/videojs/VideoJSModel.as
index 5b4ec2eb..4903b1dd 100644
--- a/src/com/videojs/VideoJSModel.as
+++ b/src/com/videojs/VideoJSModel.as
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ package com.videojs{
         public function endOfStream():void {
             _provider.endOfStream();
         }
+
+        public function abort():void {
+            _provider.abort();
+        }
         
         public function get backgroundColor():Number{
             return _backgroundColor;
diff --git a/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPAudioProvider.as b/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPAudioProvider.as
index ea7f2b22..c96046c5 100644
--- a/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPAudioProvider.as
+++ b/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPAudioProvider.as
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
         public function endOfStream():void{
             throw "HTTPAudioProvider does not support endOfStream";
         }
+
+        public function abort():void{
+            throw "HTTPAudioProvider does not support abort";
+        }
         
         public function get buffered():Number{
             if(duration > 0){
diff --git a/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPVideoProvider.as b/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPVideoProvider.as
index 3656bbe3..ce0351e8 100644
--- a/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPVideoProvider.as
+++ b/src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPVideoProvider.as
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package com.videojs.providers{
-    
+
     import com.videojs.VideoJSModel;
     import com.videojs.events.VideoPlaybackEvent;
     import com.videojs.structs.ExternalErrorEventName;
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
         public function endOfStream():void{
             _ending = true;
         }
+
+        public function abort():void{
+            // flush the netstream buffers
+            _ns.seek(time);
+        }
         
         public function get buffered():Number{
             // _src.path == null when in data generation mode
@@ -321,13 +326,15 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
                 _hasEnded = false;
             }
 
+            _isBuffering = true;
+
             if(_src.path === null)
             {
                 _startOffset = pTime;
+                return;
             }
 
             _ns.seek(pTime);
-            _isBuffering = true;
 
         }
         
@@ -402,6 +409,9 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
         }
         
         private function initNetConnection():void{
+            // the video element triggers loadstart as soon as the resource selection algorithm selects a source
+            // this is somewhat later than that moment but relatively close
+            _model.broadcastEventExternally(ExternalEventName.ON_LOAD_START);
 
             if(_nc != null) {
                 try {
@@ -491,8 +501,6 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
                     _loadStartTimestamp = getTimer();
                     _throughputTimer.reset();
                     _throughputTimer.start();
-                    _model.broadcastEventExternally(ExternalEventName.ON_LOAD_START);
-                    _model.broadcastEventExternally(ExternalEventName.ON_BUFFER_EMPTY);
                     if(_pauseOnStart && _loadStarted == false){
                         _ns.pause();
                         _isPaused = true;
diff --git a/src/com/videojs/providers/IProvider.as b/src/com/videojs/providers/IProvider.as
index 523c949f..61739f2a 100644
--- a/src/com/videojs/providers/IProvider.as
+++ b/src/com/videojs/providers/IProvider.as
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
          * of buffered input is equivalent to the end of the media.
          */
         function endOfStream():void;
+
+        /**
+         * Aborts any data currently in the buffer and resets the decoder.
+         * @see https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-media/raw-file/tip/media-source/media-source.html#widl-SourceBuffer-abort-void
+         */
+        function abort():void;
         
         /**
          * Should return an interger that reflects the closest parallel to
diff --git a/src/com/videojs/providers/RTMPVideoProvider.as b/src/com/videojs/providers/RTMPVideoProvider.as
index b6d329e5..1fd4a2d0 100644
--- a/src/com/videojs/providers/RTMPVideoProvider.as
+++ b/src/com/videojs/providers/RTMPVideoProvider.as
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
         public function endOfStream():void{
             throw "RTMPVideoProvider does not support endOfStream";
         }
+
+        public function abort():void{
+            throw "RTMPVideoProvider does not support abort";
+        }
         
         public function get buffered():Number{
             if(duration > 0){