diff --git a/externs/shaka/player.js b/externs/shaka/player.js
index 053afb99be..60db46f18c 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/player.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/player.js
@@ -1328,7 +1328,8 @@ shaka.extern.StreamingConfiguration;
  *   codecSwitchingStrategy: shaka.config.CodecSwitchingStrategy,
  *   sourceBufferExtraFeatures: string,
  *   forceTransmux: boolean,
-*    insertFakeEncryptionInInit: boolean
+ *   insertFakeEncryptionInInit: boolean,
+ *   modifyCueCallback: shaka.extern.TextParser.ModifyCueCallback
  * }}
  *
  * @description
@@ -1358,6 +1359,10 @@ shaka.extern.StreamingConfiguration;
  *   time.
  *   <br><br>
  *   This value defaults to <code>true</code>.
+ * @property {shaka.extern.TextParser.ModifyCueCallback} modifyCueCallback
+ *    A callback called for each cue after it is parsed, but right before it
+ *    is appended to the presentation.
+ *    Gives a chance for client-side editing of cue text, cue timing, etc.
  * @exportDoc
  */
 shaka.extern.MediaSourceConfiguration;
diff --git a/externs/shaka/text.js b/externs/shaka/text.js
index cf42d110e1..2f34b7cabf 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/text.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/text.js
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ shaka.extern.TextParser = class {
 shaka.extern.TextParser.TimeContext;
 
 
+/**
+ * A callback used for editing cues before appending.
+ * Provides the cue, and the URI of the captions file the cue was parsed from.
+ * You can edit the cue object passed in.
+ * @typedef {function(!shaka.text.Cue, ?string)}
+ * @exportDoc
+ */
+shaka.extern.TextParser.ModifyCueCallback;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {function():!shaka.extern.TextParser}
  * @exportDoc
diff --git a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
index ee32284f93..6b60338963 100644
--- a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    */
   configure(config) {
     this.config_ = config;
+    if (this.textEngine_) {
+      this.textEngine_.setModifyCueCallback(config.modifyCueCallback);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -571,6 +574,9 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
   reinitText(mimeType, sequenceMode, external) {
     if (!this.textEngine_) {
       this.textEngine_ = new shaka.text.TextEngine(this.textDisplayer_);
+      if (this.textEngine_) {
+        this.textEngine_.setModifyCueCallback(this.config_.modifyCueCallback);
+      }
     }
     this.textEngine_.initParser(mimeType, sequenceMode,
         external || this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_, this.manifestType_);
diff --git a/lib/text/text_engine.js b/lib/text/text_engine.js
index a438e75d8d..97e85f154b 100644
--- a/lib/text/text_engine.js
+++ b/lib/text/text_engine.js
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
     /** @private {string} */
     this.selectedClosedCaptionId_ = '';
 
+    /** @private {shaka.extern.TextParser.ModifyCueCallback} */
+    this.modifyCueCallback_ = (cue, uri) => {};
+
     /**
      * The closed captions map stores the CEA closed captions by closed captions
      * id and start and end time.
@@ -162,6 +165,11 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
     this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ = segmentRelativeVttTiming;
   }
 
+  /** @param {shaka.extern.TextParser.ModifyCueCallback} modifyCueCallback */
+  setModifyCueCallback(modifyCueCallback) {
+    this.modifyCueCallback_ = modifyCueCallback;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {BufferSource} buffer
    * @param {?number} startTime relative to the start of the presentation
@@ -200,6 +208,9 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
     // Parse the buffer and add the new cues.
     const allCues = this.parser_.parseMedia(
         shaka.util.BufferUtils.toUint8(buffer), time, uri);
+    for (const cue of allCues) {
+      this.modifyCueCallback_(cue, uri || null);
+    }
     const cuesToAppend = allCues.filter((cue) => {
       return cue.startTime >= this.appendWindowStart_ &&
           cue.startTime < this.appendWindowEnd_;
diff --git a/lib/util/player_configuration.js b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
index 512494f697..fa2ec63f2e 100644
--- a/lib/util/player_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration = class {
       sourceBufferExtraFeatures: '',
       forceTransmux: false,
       insertFakeEncryptionInInit: true,
+      modifyCueCallback: (cue, uri) => {
+        return shaka.util.ConfigUtils.referenceParametersAndReturn(
+            [cue, uri],
+            undefined);
+      },
     };
 
     const ads = {
diff --git a/test/demo/demo_unit.js b/test/demo/demo_unit.js
index 6bc297e4e3..af64c3d088 100644
--- a/test/demo/demo_unit.js
+++ b/test/demo/demo_unit.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ describe('Demo', () => {
           .add('drm.keySystemsMapping')
           .add('manifest.raiseFatalErrorOnManifestUpdateRequestFailure')
           .add('drm.persistentSessionOnlinePlayback')
-          .add('drm.persistentSessionsMetadata');
+          .add('drm.persistentSessionsMetadata')
+          .add('mediaSource.modifyCueCallback');
 
       /**
        * @param {!Object} section
diff --git a/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js b/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
index c73645f616..81a6d8faf8 100644
--- a/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
+++ b/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
       mockTextEngine = jasmine.createSpyObj('TextEngine', [
         'initParser', 'destroy', 'appendBuffer', 'remove', 'setTimestampOffset',
         'setAppendWindow', 'bufferStart', 'bufferEnd', 'bufferedAheadOf',
-        'storeAndAppendClosedCaptions',
+        'storeAndAppendClosedCaptions', 'setModifyCueCallback',
       ]);
 
       const resolve = () => Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/test/text/text_engine_unit.js b/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
index 59f9f06103..2231279abd 100644
--- a/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
       textEngine.destroy();
       await p;
     });
+
+    it('calls modifyCueCallback', async () => {
+      const cue1 = createFakeCue(0, 1);
+      const cue2 = createFakeCue(1, 2);
+      const modifyCueCallback = jasmine.createSpy('modifyCueCallback');
+      textEngine.setModifyCueCallback(
+          shaka.test.Util.spyFunc(modifyCueCallback));
+      mockParseMedia.and.returnValue([cue1, cue2]);
+      await textEngine.appendBuffer(dummyData, 0, 3, 'uri');
+      expect(modifyCueCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cue1, 'uri');
+      expect(modifyCueCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cue2, 'uri');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('storeAndAppendClosedCaptions', () => {