diff --git a/content/media/MediaResource.cpp b/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
index b2f5469e023..edcd1f0fb6e 100644
--- a/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
+++ b/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ ChannelMediaResource::ChannelMediaResource(nsMediaDecoder* aDecoder,
     mReopenOnError(false), mIgnoreClose(false),
     mCacheStream(this),
     mLock("ChannelMediaResource.mLock"),
-    mIgnoreResume(false)
+    mIgnoreResume(false),
+    mSeekingForMetadata(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +262,12 @@ ChannelMediaResource::OnStartRequest(nsIRequest* aRequest)
   }
 
   mReopenOnError = false;
-  mIgnoreClose = false;
+  // If we are seeking to get metadata, because we are playing an OGG file,
+  // ignore if the channel gets closed without us suspending it explicitly. We
+  // don't want to tell the element that the download has finished whereas we
+  // just happended to have reached the end of the media while seeking.
+  mIgnoreClose = mSeekingForMetadata;
+
   if (mSuspendCount > 0) {
     // Re-suspend the channel if it needs to be suspended
     // No need to call PossiblySuspend here since the channel is
@@ -590,6 +596,16 @@ nsresult ChannelMediaResource::Seek(PRInt32 aWhence, PRInt64 aOffset)
   return mCacheStream.Seek(aWhence, aOffset);
 }
 
+void ChannelMediaResource::StartSeekingForMetadata()
+{
+  mSeekingForMetadata = true;
+}
+
+void ChannelMediaResource::EndSeekingForMetadata()
+{
+  mSeekingForMetadata = false;
+}
+
 PRInt64 ChannelMediaResource::Tell()
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(!NS_IsMainThread(), "Don't call on main thread");
@@ -926,6 +942,8 @@ public:
   virtual void     SetPlaybackRate(PRUint32 aBytesPerSecond) {}
   virtual nsresult Read(char* aBuffer, PRUint32 aCount, PRUint32* aBytes);
   virtual nsresult Seek(PRInt32 aWhence, PRInt64 aOffset);
+  virtual void     StartSeekingForMetadata() {};
+  virtual void     EndSeekingForMetadata() {};
   virtual PRInt64  Tell();
 
   // Any thread
diff --git a/content/media/MediaResource.h b/content/media/MediaResource.h
index 018f4fae85e..91f54b28475 100644
--- a/content/media/MediaResource.h
+++ b/content/media/MediaResource.h
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ public:
   // The file strategy doesn't block for any great length of time so
   // is fine for a no-op cancel.
   virtual nsresult Seek(PRInt32 aWhence, PRInt64 aOffset) = 0;
+  virtual void StartSeekingForMetadata() = 0;
+  virtual void EndSeekingForMetadata() = 0;
   // Report the current offset in bytes from the start of the stream.
   virtual PRInt64 Tell() = 0;
   // Moves any existing channel loads into the background, so that they don't
@@ -378,6 +380,8 @@ public:
   virtual void     SetPlaybackRate(PRUint32 aBytesPerSecond);
   virtual nsresult Read(char* aBuffer, PRUint32 aCount, PRUint32* aBytes);
   virtual nsresult Seek(PRInt32 aWhence, PRInt64 aOffset);
+  virtual void     StartSeekingForMetadata();
+  virtual void     EndSeekingForMetadata();
   virtual PRInt64  Tell();
 
   // Any thread
@@ -473,6 +477,9 @@ protected:
   // to resume later. This is usually due to the channel not being in the
   // isPending state at the time of the suspend request.
   bool mIgnoreResume;
+
+  // True if we are seeking to get the real duration of the file.
+  bool mSeekingForMetadata;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/content/media/ogg/nsOggReader.cpp b/content/media/ogg/nsOggReader.cpp
index a942c691b04..052d25ffcc1 100644
--- a/content/media/ogg/nsOggReader.cpp
+++ b/content/media/ogg/nsOggReader.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ nsresult nsOggReader::ReadMetadata(nsVideoInfo* aInfo,
     {
       // We didn't get a duration from the index or a Content-Duration header.
       // Seek to the end of file to find the end time.
+      mDecoder->GetResource()->StartSeekingForMetadata();
       PRInt64 length = resource->GetLength();
+
       NS_ASSERTION(length > 0, "Must have a content length to get end time");
 
       PRInt64 endTime = 0;
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ nsresult nsOggReader::ReadMetadata(nsVideoInfo* aInfo,
         mDecoder->GetStateMachine()->SetEndTime(endTime);
         LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("Got Ogg duration from seeking to end %lld", endTime));
       }
+      mDecoder->GetResource()->EndSeekingForMetadata();
     }
   } else {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;