diff --git a/media/base/android/media_codec_decoder.cc b/media/base/android/media_codec_decoder.cc
index c7b9e2a508563..cdbaf07c17132 100644
--- a/media/base/android/media_codec_decoder.cc
+++ b/media/base/android/media_codec_decoder.cc
@@ -541,6 +541,19 @@ void MediaCodecDecoder::OnCodecError() {
 void MediaCodecDecoder::RequestData() {
   DCHECK(media_task_runner_->BelongsToCurrentThread());
 
+  // We request data only in kPrefetching, kPrerolling and kRunning states.
+  // For kPrerolling and kRunning this method is posted from Decoder thread,
+  // and by the time it arrives the player might be doing something else, e.g.
+  // seeking, in which case we should not request more data
+  switch (GetState()) {
+    case kPrefetching:
+    case kPrerolling:
+    case kRunning:
+      break;  // continue
+    default:
+      return;  // skip
+  }
+
   // Ensure one data request at a time.
   if (!is_data_request_in_progress_) {
     is_data_request_in_progress_ = true;