diff --git a/demo/common/message_ids.js b/demo/common/message_ids.js
index 99de27b8a2..1bc3e904e2 100644
--- a/demo/common/message_ids.js
+++ b/demo/common/message_ids.js
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ shakaDemo.MessageIds = {
   FAST_HALF_LIFE: 'DEMO_FAST_HALF_LIFE',
   FORCE_HTTPS: 'DEMO_FORCE_HTTPS',
   FORCE_TRANSMUX: 'DEMO_FORCE_TRANSMUX',
+  INSERT_FAKE_ENCRYPTION_IN_INIT: 'DEMO_INSERT_FAKE_ENCRYPTION_IN_INIT',
   FUZZ_FACTOR: 'DEMO_FUZZ_FACTOR',
   GAP_DETECTION_THRESHOLD: 'DEMO_GAP_DETECTION_THRESHOLD',
   GAP_JUMP_TIMER_TIME: 'DEMO_GAP_JUMP_TIMER_TIME',
diff --git a/demo/config.js b/demo/config.js
index 568dd5e0a2..d0aa4a2e35 100644
--- a/demo/config.js
+++ b/demo/config.js
@@ -512,7 +512,9 @@ shakaDemo.Config = class {
         .addTextInput_(MessageIds.SOURCE_BUFFER_EXTRA_FEATURES,
             'mediaSource.sourceBufferExtraFeatures')
         .addBoolInput_(MessageIds.FORCE_TRANSMUX,
-            'mediaSource.forceTransmux');
+            'mediaSource.forceTransmux')
+        .addBoolInput_(MessageIds.INSERT_FAKE_ENCRYPTION_IN_INIT,
+            'mediaSource.insertFakeEncryptionInInit');
   }
 
   /** @private */
diff --git a/demo/locales/en.json b/demo/locales/en.json
index 13c9bdb287..caa5329808 100644
--- a/demo/locales/en.json
+++ b/demo/locales/en.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
   "DEMO_FAST_HALF_LIFE": "Fast half life",
   "DEMO_FORCE_HTTPS": "Force HTTPS",
   "DEMO_FORCE_TRANSMUX": "Force Transmux",
+  "DEMO_INSERT_FAKE_ENCRYPTION_IN_INIT": "Insert fake encryption in init segments when needed by the platform.",
   "DEMO_FRONT_INTRO_DISMISS": "Dismiss",
   "DEMO_FRONT_INTRO_ONE": "This is a demo of Google's Shaka Player, a JavaScript library for adaptive video streaming.",
   "DEMO_FRONT_INTRO_TWO": "Choose a video to playback; more assets are available via the \"all content\" tab.",
diff --git a/demo/locales/source.json b/demo/locales/source.json
index be6c8e64c0..ae61c3d367 100644
--- a/demo/locales/source.json
+++ b/demo/locales/source.json
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@
     "description": "The name of a configuration value.",
     "message": "Force Transmux"
   },
+  "DEMO_INSERT_FAKE_ENCRYPTION_IN_INIT": {
+    "description": "The name of a configuration value.",
+    "message": "Insert fake encryption in init segments when needed by the platform."
+  },
   "DEMO_FRONT_INTRO_DISMISS": {
     "description": "A button allowing users to dismiss the intro message.",
     "message": "Dismiss"
diff --git a/externs/shaka/player.js b/externs/shaka/player.js
index 2d6d79b6ba..5bed82da58 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/player.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/player.js
@@ -1226,7 +1226,8 @@ shaka.extern.StreamingConfiguration;
 /**
  * @typedef {{
  *   sourceBufferExtraFeatures: string,
- *   forceTransmux: boolean
+ *   forceTransmux: boolean,
+*    insertFakeEncryptionInInit: boolean
  * }}
  *
  * @description
@@ -1240,6 +1241,17 @@ shaka.extern.StreamingConfiguration;
  *   If this is <code>true</code>, we will transmux AAC and TS content even if
  *   not strictly necessary for the assets to be played.
  *   This value defaults to <code>false</code>.
+ * @property {boolean} insertFakeEncryptionInInit
+ *   If true, will apply a work-around for non-encrypted init segments on
+ *   encrypted content for some platforms.
+ *   <br><br>
+ *   See https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/2759.
+ *   <br><br>
+ *   If you know you don't need this, you canset this value to
+ *   <code>false</code> to gain a few milliseconds on loading time and seek
+ *   time.
+ *   <br><br>
+ *   This value defaults to <code>true</code>.
  * @exportDoc
  */
 shaka.extern.MediaSourceConfiguration;
diff --git a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
index 6f31e8ae12..8f2d8d95b9 100644
--- a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
@@ -1483,15 +1483,17 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
     const encryptionExpected = this.expectedEncryption_[contentType];
 
     // If:
-    //   1. this is an init segment,
-    //   2. and encryption is expected,
-    //   3. and the platform requires encryption in all init segments,
-    //   4. and the content is MP4 (mimeType == "video/mp4" or "audio/mp4"),
+    //   1. the configuration tells to insert fake encryption,
+    //   2. and this is an init segment,
+    //   3. and encryption is expected,
+    //   4. and the platform requires encryption in all init segments,
+    //   5. and the content is MP4 (mimeType == "video/mp4" or "audio/mp4"),
     // then insert fake encryption metadata for init segments that lack it.
     // The MP4 requirement is because we can currently only do this
     // transformation on MP4 containers.
     // See: https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/2759
-    if (isInitSegment &&
+    if (this.config_.insertFakeEncryptionInInit &&
+        isInitSegment &&
         encryptionExpected &&
         shaka.util.Platform.requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegments() &&
         shaka.util.MimeUtils.getContainerType(
diff --git a/lib/util/player_configuration.js b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
index d1a1696ec1..aa2b997e60 100644
--- a/lib/util/player_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration = class {
     const mediaSource = {
       sourceBufferExtraFeatures: '',
       forceTransmux: false,
+      insertFakeEncryptionInInit: true,
     };
 
     const ads = {
diff --git a/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js b/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
index 7019b156e9..566e4e8326 100644
--- a/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
+++ b/test/media/media_source_engine_unit.js
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
   const buffer2 = /** @type {!ArrayBuffer} */ (/** @type {?} */ (2));
   const buffer3 = /** @type {!ArrayBuffer} */ (/** @type {?} */ (3));
 
-  const fakeVideoStream = {mimeType: 'video/foo', drmInfos: []};
-  const fakeAudioStream = {mimeType: 'audio/foo', drmInfos: []};
-  const fakeTextStream = {mimeType: 'text/foo', drmInfos: []};
+  const fakeVideoStream = {mimeType: 'video/mp4', drmInfos: [{}]};
+  const fakeAudioStream = {mimeType: 'audio/mp4', drmInfos: []};
+  const fakeTextStream = {mimeType: 'text/mp4', drmInfos: []};
   const fakeTransportStream = {mimeType: 'tsMimetype', drmInfos: []};
 
   /** @type {shaka.extern.Stream} */
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
 
   /** @type {!jasmine.Spy} */
   let createMediaSourceSpy;
+  /** @type {!jasmine.Spy} */
+  let requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegmentsSpy;
+  /** @type {!jasmine.Spy} */
+  let fakeEncryptionSpy;
 
   /** @type {!shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine} */
   let mediaSourceEngine;
@@ -139,6 +143,12 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
     shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine.prototype.createMediaSource =
         Util.spyFunc(createMediaSourceSpy);
 
+    requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegmentsSpy = spyOn(shaka.util.Platform,
+        'requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegments').and.returnValue(false);
+
+    fakeEncryptionSpy = spyOn(shaka.media.ContentWorkarounds, 'fakeEncryption')
+        .and.callFake((data) => data + 100);
+
     // MediaSourceEngine uses video to:
     //  - set src attribute
     //  - read error codes when operations fail
@@ -269,8 +279,8 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
       initObject.set(ContentType.AUDIO, fakeAudioStream);
       initObject.set(ContentType.VIDEO, fakeVideoStream);
       await mediaSourceEngine.init(initObject, false);
-      expect(mockMediaSource.addSourceBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('audio/foo');
-      expect(mockMediaSource.addSourceBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('video/foo');
+      expect(mockMediaSource.addSourceBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('audio/mp4');
+      expect(mockMediaSource.addSourceBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('video/mp4');
       expect(shaka.text.TextEngine).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -396,6 +406,42 @@ describe('MediaSourceEngine', () => {
       await mediaSourceEngine.init(initObject, false);
     });
 
+    it('should apply fake encryption by default', async () => {
+      requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegmentsSpy.and.returnValue(true);
+
+      const p = mediaSourceEngine.appendBuffer(
+          ContentType.VIDEO, buffer, null, fakeStream,
+          /* hasClosedCaptions= */ false);
+
+      expect(fakeEncryptionSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      expect(videoSourceBuffer.appendBuffer)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith((buffer + 100));
+      videoSourceBuffer.updateend();
+
+      await p;
+    });
+
+    it('should not apply fake encryption when config is off', async () => {
+      requiresEncryptionInfoInAllInitSegmentsSpy.and.returnValue(true);
+
+      const config = shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration.createDefault().mediaSource;
+      config.insertFakeEncryptionInInit = false;
+
+      mediaSourceEngine.configure(config);
+
+      const p = mediaSourceEngine.appendBuffer(
+          ContentType.VIDEO, buffer, null, fakeStream,
+          /* hasClosedCaptions= */ false);
+
+      expect(fakeEncryptionSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      expect(videoSourceBuffer.appendBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(buffer);
+      videoSourceBuffer.updateend();
+
+      await p;
+    });
+
     it('appends the given data', async () => {
       const p = mediaSourceEngine.appendBuffer(
           ContentType.AUDIO, buffer, null, fakeStream,