diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/ACodec.h b/include/media/stagefright/ACodec.h
index e796ab3..7395055 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/ACodec.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/ACodec.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
         kWhatStart                   = 'star',
         kWhatRequestIDRFrame         = 'ridr',
         kWhatSetParameters           = 'setP',
+        kWhatSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS = 'subm',
     };
 
     enum {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@
             OMX_U32 *nMinUndequeuedBuffers);
     status_t allocateOutputMetaDataBuffers();
     status_t submitOutputMetaDataBuffer();
+    void signalSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS_workaround();
     status_t allocateOutputBuffersFromNativeWindow();
     status_t cancelBufferToNativeWindow(BufferInfo *info);
     status_t freeOutputBuffersNotOwnedByComponent();
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp b/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
index 528fdb9..5d5220f 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,18 @@
     (new AMessage(kWhatRequestIDRFrame, id()))->post();
 }
 
+// *** NOTE: THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND WILL BE REMOVED ***
+// Some codecs may return input buffers before having them processed.
+// This causes a halt if we already signaled an EOS on the input
+// port.  For now keep submitting an output buffer if there was an
+// EOS on the input port, but not yet on the output port.
+void ACodec::signalSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS_workaround() {
+    if (mPortEOS[kPortIndexInput] && !mPortEOS[kPortIndexOutput] &&
+            mMetaDataBuffersToSubmit > 0) {
+        (new AMessage(kWhatSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS, id()))->post();
+    }
+}
+
 status_t ACodec::allocateBuffersOnPort(OMX_U32 portIndex) {
     CHECK(portIndex == kPortIndexInput || portIndex == kPortIndexOutput);
 
@@ -4036,6 +4048,9 @@
                 break;
         }
     }
+
+    // *** NOTE: THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND WILL BE REMOVED ***
+    mCodec->signalSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS_workaround();
 }
 
 void ACodec::ExecutingState::submitRegularOutputBuffers() {
@@ -4184,6 +4199,19 @@
             break;
         }
 
+        // *** NOTE: THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND WILL BE REMOVED ***
+        case kWhatSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS:
+        {
+            if (mCodec->mPortEOS[kPortIndexInput] &&
+                    !mCodec->mPortEOS[kPortIndexOutput]) {
+                status_t err = mCodec->submitOutputMetaDataBuffer();
+                if (err == OK) {
+                    mCodec->signalSubmitOutputMetaDataBufferIfEOS_workaround();
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         default:
             handled = BaseState::onMessageReceived(msg);
             break;