diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index 22851c1368..7482c3d6c1 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -2191,6 +2191,10 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
       await Promise.all(createSegmentIndexPromises);
     }
 
+    shaka.Player.applyPlayRange_(this.manifest_.presentationTimeline,
+        this.config_.playRangeStart,
+        this.config_.playRangeEnd);
+
     this.playhead_ = this.createPlayhead(has.startTime);
     this.playheadObservers_ =
         this.createPlayheadObserversForMSE_(has.startTimeOfLoad);