diff --git a/lib/media/drm_engine.js b/lib/media/drm_engine.js
index 4f4bb2693c..6ecfe535c9 100644
--- a/lib/media/drm_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/drm_engine.js
@@ -1054,10 +1054,10 @@ shaka.media.DrmEngine.prototype.sendLicenseRequest_ = function(event) {
   /** @type {!MediaKeySession} */
   var session = event.target;
 
-  var updatePromise;
+  var activeSession;
   for (var i = 0; i < this.activeSessions_.length; i++) {
     if (this.activeSessions_[i].session == session) {
-      updatePromise = this.activeSessions_[i].updatePromise;
+      activeSession = this.activeSessions_[i];
       break;
     }
   }
@@ -1080,9 +1080,19 @@ shaka.media.DrmEngine.prototype.sendLicenseRequest_ = function(event) {
 
         // Request succeeded, now pass the response to the CDM.
         return session.update(response.data).then(function() {
-          if (updatePromise)
-            updatePromise.resolve();
-        });
+          if (activeSession) {
+            if (activeSession.updatePromise)
+              activeSession.updatePromise.resolve();
+            // In case there are no key statuses, consider this session loaded
+            // after a reasonable timeout.  It should definitely not take 5
+            // seconds to process a license.
+            setTimeout(function() {
+              activeSession.loaded = true;
+              if (this.activeSessions_.every(function(s) { return s.loaded; }))
+                this.allSessionsLoaded_.resolve();
+            }.bind(this), 5000);
+          }
+        }.bind(this));
       }.bind(this), function(error) {
         // Ignore destruction errors
         if (this.destroyed_) return Promise.resolve();
@@ -1096,8 +1106,8 @@ shaka.media.DrmEngine.prototype.sendLicenseRequest_ = function(event) {
             shaka.util.Error.Code.LICENSE_REQUEST_FAILED,
             error);
         this.onError_(shakaErr);
-        if (updatePromise)
-          updatePromise.reject(shakaErr);
+        if (activeSession && activeSession.updatePromise)
+          activeSession.updatePromise.reject(shakaErr);
       }.bind(this)).catch(function(error) {
         // Ignore destruction errors
         if (this.destroyed_) return Promise.resolve();
@@ -1109,8 +1119,8 @@ shaka.media.DrmEngine.prototype.sendLicenseRequest_ = function(event) {
             shaka.util.Error.Code.LICENSE_RESPONSE_REJECTED,
             error.message);
         this.onError_(shakaErr);
-        if (updatePromise)
-          updatePromise.reject(shakaErr);
+        if (activeSession && activeSession.updatePromise)
+          activeSession.updatePromise.reject(shakaErr);
       }.bind(this));
 };