diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.cpp
index 749ef96..60cbd3c 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MidiFile.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 {
     ALOGV("MidiFile::isPlaying, mState=%d", int(mState));
     if (!mEasHandle || mPaused) return false;
-    return (mState == EAS_STATE_PLAY);
+    return (mState == EAS_STATE_PLAY || (mState == EAS_STATE_READY && mRender));
 }
 
 status_t MidiFile::getCurrentPosition(int* position)