diff --git a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/ActiveAE/ActiveAESink.cpp b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/ActiveAE/ActiveAESink.cpp
index 5f75c5dff1170..77e1b5b5412fc 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/ActiveAE/ActiveAESink.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/ActiveAE/ActiveAESink.cpp
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ unsigned int CActiveAESink::OutputSamples(CSampleBuffer* samples)
   unsigned int written = 0;
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> mergebuffer;
   uint8_t* p_mergebuffer = NULL;
+  AEDelayStatus status;
 
   if (m_requestedFormat.m_dataFormat == AE_FMT_RAW)
   {
@@ -981,10 +982,16 @@ unsigned int CActiveAESink::OutputSamples(CSampleBuffer* samples)
         totalFrames = size / m_sinkFormat.m_frameSize;
         frames = totalFrames;
       }
+      if (samples->pkt->pause_burst_ms > 0)
+      {
+        m_sink->AddPause(samples->pkt->pause_burst_ms);
+        m_sink->GetDelay(status);
+        m_stats->UpdateSinkDelay(status, samples->pool ? 1 : 0);
+        return status.delay * 1000;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  AEDelayStatus status;
   int framesOrPackets;
 
   while(frames > 0)
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Interfaces/AESink.h b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Interfaces/AESink.h
index e0ef40d8eedc2..3a076c05d50dd 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Interfaces/AESink.h
+++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Interfaces/AESink.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class IAESink
   */
   virtual unsigned int AddPackets(uint8_t **data, unsigned int frames, unsigned int offset) = 0;
 
+  /*!
+   * @brief instruct the sink to add a pause
+   * @param millis ms to pause
+   */
+  virtual void AddPause(unsigned int millis) {};
 
   /*!
    * @brief Return a timestamped status structure with delay and sink info