diff --git a/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp b/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
index 8b35a85444..96fccaee88 100644
--- a/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
@@ -810,6 +810,13 @@ void AudioTrack::stop()
     if (t != 0) {
         if (!isOffloaded_l()) {
             t->pause();
+        } else if (mTransfer == TRANSFER_SYNC_NOTIF_CALLBACK) {
+            const sp<AudioTrackThread> t = mAudioTrackThread;
+            if (t != 0) {
+                // causes wake up of the playback thread, that will callback the client for
+                // EVENT_STREAM_END in processAudioBuffer()
+                t->wake();
+            }
         }
     } else {
         setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, mPreviousPriority);