diff --git a/docs/tutorials/config.md b/docs/tutorials/config.md
index e8c8df546e..4e7f27d56d 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/config.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/config.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ With `.streaming.lowLatencyMode` set to true,
 `.streaming.rebufferingGoal` is set to 0.01 by default,
 `.streaming.segmentPrefetchLimit` is set to 2 by default,
 `.streaming.updateIntervalSeconds` is set to 0.1 by default,
+`.streaming.maxDisabledTime` is set to 1 by default,
 `.streaming.retryParameters.baseDelay` is set to 100 by default,
 `.manifest.dash.autoCorrectDrift` is set to false by default,
 `.manifest.retryParameters.baseDelay` is set to 100 by default, and
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ player.configure({
     rebufferingGoal: 0.01,
     segmentPrefetchLimit: 2,
     updateIntervalSeconds: 0.1,
+    maxDisabledTime: 1,
     retryParameters: {
       baseDelay: 100,
     },
diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index 7932d122ff..6389da2b4a 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -3399,10 +3399,11 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
 
     // If lowLatencyMode is enabled, and inaccurateManifestTolerance and
     // rebufferingGoal and segmentPrefetchLimit and baseDelay and
-    // autoCorrectDrift are not specified, set inaccurateManifestTolerance to 0
-    // and rebufferingGoal to 0.01 and segmentPrefetchLimit to 2 and
-    // updateIntervalSeconds to 0.1 and baseDelay to 100 and autoCorrectDrift
-    // to false by default for low latency streaming.
+    // autoCorrectDrift and maxDisabledTime are not specified, set
+    // inaccurateManifestTolerance to 0 and rebufferingGoal to 0.01 and
+    // segmentPrefetchLimit to 2 and updateIntervalSeconds to 0.1 and and
+    // baseDelay to 100 and autoCorrectDrift to false and maxDisabledTime
+    // to 1 by default for low latency streaming.
     if (config['streaming'] && config['streaming']['lowLatencyMode']) {
       if (config['streaming']['inaccurateManifestTolerance'] == undefined) {
         config['streaming']['inaccurateManifestTolerance'] = 0;
@@ -3416,6 +3417,9 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
       if (config['streaming']['updateIntervalSeconds'] == undefined) {
         config['streaming']['updateIntervalSeconds'] = 0.1;
       }
+      if (config['streaming']['maxDisabledTime'] == undefined) {
+        config['streaming']['maxDisabledTime'] = 1;
+      }
       if (config['streaming']['retryParameters'] == undefined) {
         config['streaming']['retryParameters'] = {};
       }
diff --git a/test/player_unit.js b/test/player_unit.js
index e545b2f96b..4d379e3c83 100644
--- a/test/player_unit.js
+++ b/test/player_unit.js
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ describe('Player', () => {
           inaccurateManifestTolerance: 1,
           segmentPrefetchLimit: 1,
           updateIntervalSeconds: 10,
+          maxDisabledTime: 10,
           retryParameters: {
             baseDelay: 2000,
           },
@@ -1239,6 +1240,7 @@ describe('Player', () => {
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.segmentPrefetchLimit).toBe(1);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.updateIntervalSeconds)
           .toBe(10);
+      expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.maxDisabledTime).toBe(10);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.retryParameters.baseDelay)
           .toBe(2000);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().manifest.dash.autoCorrectDrift)
@@ -1259,6 +1261,7 @@ describe('Player', () => {
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.segmentPrefetchLimit).toBe(2);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.updateIntervalSeconds)
           .toBe(0.1);
+      expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.maxDisabledTime).toBe(1);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().streaming.retryParameters.baseDelay)
           .toBe(100);
       expect(player.getConfiguration().manifest.dash.autoCorrectDrift)