diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
index 2f0da2d783..ee463ce4f2 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.cpp
@@ -106,16 +106,17 @@ NuPlayer::Decoder::~Decoder() {
     releaseAndResetMediaBuffers();
 }
 
-sp<AMessage> NuPlayer::Decoder::getStats() const {
+sp<AMessage> NuPlayer::Decoder::getStats() {
 
+    Mutex::Autolock autolock(mStatsLock);
     mStats->setInt64("frames-total", mNumFramesTotal);
     mStats->setInt64("frames-dropped-input", mNumInputFramesDropped);
     mStats->setInt64("frames-dropped-output", mNumOutputFramesDropped);
     mStats->setFloat("frame-rate-total", mFrameRateTotal);
 
-    // i'm mutexed right now.
     // make our own copy, so we aren't victim to any later changes.
     sp<AMessage> copiedStats = mStats->dup();
+
     return copiedStats;
 }
 
@@ -362,13 +363,17 @@ void NuPlayer::Decoder::onConfigure(const sp<AMessage> &format) {
     CHECK_EQ((status_t)OK, mCodec->getOutputFormat(&mOutputFormat));
     CHECK_EQ((status_t)OK, mCodec->getInputFormat(&mInputFormat));
 
-    mStats->setString("mime", mime.c_str());
-    mStats->setString("component-name", mComponentName.c_str());
+    {
+        Mutex::Autolock autolock(mStatsLock);
+        mStats->setString("mime", mime.c_str());
+        mStats->setString("component-name", mComponentName.c_str());
+    }
 
     if (!mIsAudio) {
         int32_t width, height;
         if (mOutputFormat->findInt32("width", &width)
                 && mOutputFormat->findInt32("height", &height)) {
+            Mutex::Autolock autolock(mStatsLock);
             mStats->setInt32("width", width);
             mStats->setInt32("height", height);
         }
@@ -799,6 +804,7 @@ void NuPlayer::Decoder::handleOutputFormatChange(const sp<AMessage> &format) {
         int32_t width, height;
         if (format->findInt32("width", &width)
                 && format->findInt32("height", &height)) {
+            Mutex::Autolock autolock(mStatsLock);
             mStats->setInt32("width", width);
             mStats->setInt32("height", height);
         }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.h
index 3da2f0b616..4a52b0c06a 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoder.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct NuPlayer::Decoder : public DecoderBase {
             const sp<Surface> &surface = NULL,
             const sp<CCDecoder> &ccDecoder = NULL);
 
-    virtual sp<AMessage> getStats() const;
+    virtual sp<AMessage> getStats();
 
     // sets the output surface of video decoders.
     virtual status_t setVideoSurface(const sp<Surface> &surface);
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderBase.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderBase.h
index d44c396668..a3e0046dd9 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderBase.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayerDecoderBase.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct NuPlayer::DecoderBase : public AHandler {
     void signalResume(bool notifyComplete);
     void initiateShutdown();
 
-    virtual sp<AMessage> getStats() const {
+    virtual sp<AMessage> getStats() {
         return mStats;
     }
 
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ protected:
     int32_t mBufferGeneration;
     bool mPaused;
     sp<AMessage> mStats;
+    Mutex mStatsLock;
 
 private:
     enum {