diff --git a/Source/WebCore/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp b/Source/WebCore/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp
index 359b1282b3426..effc6b91ec2cb 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebCore/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp
@@ -2885,6 +2885,8 @@ void HTMLMediaElement::progressEventTimerFired()
     ASSERT(m_player);
     if (m_networkState != NETWORK_LOADING)
         return;
+    if (!m_player->supportsProgressMonitoring())
+        return;
 
     MonotonicTime time = MonotonicTime::now();
     Seconds timedelta = time - m_previousProgressTime;
diff --git a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.cpp b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.cpp
index 0b47c0bd5f2e4..b2de50522309f 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,11 @@ bool MediaPlayer::supportsScanning() const
     return m_private->supportsScanning();
 }
 
+bool MediaPlayer::supportsProgressMonitoring() const
+{
+    return m_private->supportsProgressMonitoring();
+}
+
 bool MediaPlayer::requiresImmediateCompositing() const
 {
     return m_private->requiresImmediateCompositing();
diff --git a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.h b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.h
index 67a251165cb95..539626eefef22 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.h
+++ b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayer.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ class WEBCORE_EXPORT MediaPlayer : public MediaPlayerEnums, public RefCounted<Me
     bool supportsFullscreen() const;
     bool supportsScanning() const;
     bool canSaveMediaData() const;
+    bool supportsProgressMonitoring() const;
     bool requiresImmediateCompositing() const;
     bool doesHaveAttribute(const AtomString&, AtomString* value = nullptr) const;
     PlatformLayer* platformLayer() const;
diff --git a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayerPrivate.h b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayerPrivate.h
index 80c023c8a0aac..a952927af3365 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayerPrivate.h
+++ b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/MediaPlayerPrivate.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class MediaPlayerPrivateInterface {
     virtual bool supportsPictureInPicture() const { return false; }
     virtual bool supportsFullscreen() const { return false; }
     virtual bool supportsScanning() const { return false; }
+    virtual bool supportsProgressMonitoring() const { return true; }
     virtual bool requiresImmediateCompositing() const { return false; }
 
     virtual bool canSaveMediaData() const { return false; }
diff --git a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/gstreamer/mse/MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamerMSE.h b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/gstreamer/mse/MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamerMSE.h
index 54edb97a4ac0d..97b092c5e3935 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/gstreamer/mse/MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamerMSE.h
+++ b/Source/WebCore/platform/graphics/gstreamer/mse/MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamerMSE.h
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ class MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamerMSE : public MediaPlayerPrivateGStreamer {
 
     void sourceSetup(GstElement*) override;
 
+    // return false to avoid false-positive "stalled" event - it should be soon addressed in the spec
+    // see: https://github.com/w3c/media-source/issues/88
+    // see: https://w3c.github.io/media-source/#h-note-19
+    bool supportsProgressMonitoring() const override { return false; }
+
     void setReadyState(MediaPlayer::ReadyState);
     void waitForSeekCompleted();
     void seekCompleted();