diff --git a/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/MpAudioRenderer.cpp b/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/MpAudioRenderer.cpp
index e16d64a0252..57ffe04dcfc 100644
--- a/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/MpAudioRenderer.cpp
+++ b/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/MpAudioRenderer.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,19 @@ STDMETHODIMP CMPAudioRenderer::GetState(DWORD dwMSecs, FILTER_STATE* State)
   if (m_State == State_Paused && (m_pRenderer->BufferredDataDuration() <= (m_pSettings->GetOutputBuffer() * 10000)) &&
     (GetCurrentTimestamp() - m_lastSampleArrivalTime < SAMPLE_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT)) 
   {
-    NotifyEvent(EC_STARVATION, 0, 0);
+    /*
+      EC_STARVATION
+      A filter is not receiving enough data.
+      The event is not sent to the application.
+      If the filter graph is running, the filter graph manager pauses the graph and waits for the pause to complete. Then it runs the graph again.
+      The filter sending the event should not complete its transition to paused until it has enough data to resume.
+      If the filter graph is not running, the filter graph manager ignores this event.
+    */
+
+    // We should not report this event while in paused state: it sometimes causes graph to pause/resume again right after the resume is complete,
+    // and it leads to issues in WASAPI renderer (early sample check) 
+    //NotifyEvent(EC_STARVATION, 0, 0);
+
     *State = State_Paused;
 
     return VFW_S_STATE_INTERMEDIATE;
diff --git a/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/WASAPIRenderFilter.cpp b/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/WASAPIRenderFilter.cpp
index f1857c1c653..b940f1698f3 100644
--- a/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/WASAPIRenderFilter.cpp
+++ b/DirectShowFilters/MPAudioRenderer/source/WASAPIRenderFilter.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ HRESULT CWASAPIRenderFilter::CheckStreamTimeline(IMediaSample* pSample, REFERENC
 
     return MPAR_S_DROP_SAMPLE;
   }
-  else if ((m_nSampleNum == 0 && *pDueTime > rtHWTime) || resync)
+  else if ((m_nSampleNum == 0 && *pDueTime > rtHWTime) || (m_nSampleNum <= 20 && (*pDueTime - rtHWTime) > 150000) || resync)
   {
     m_nSampleNum++;
 
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ void CWASAPIRenderFilter::UpdateAudioClock()
       Log("UpdateAudioClock: prevPos: %6.3f > ullHwClock: %6.3f diff: %6.3f QPC diff: %6.3f m_llPosError: %6.3f correction: %6.3f", 
         m_ullPrevPos / 10000000.0, ullHwClock / 10000000.0, (m_ullPrevPos - ullHwClock) / 10000000.0, (qpc - m_ullPrevQpc) / 10000000.0, 
         m_llPosError / 10000000.0, correction / 10000000.0);
+
+      m_nSampleNum = 0;
     }
 
     m_ullPrevPos = ullHwClock;
@@ -841,6 +843,7 @@ DWORD CWASAPIRenderFilter::ThreadProc()
               {
                 sampleProcessed = false;
                 writeSilence = 0;
+                m_nSampleNum = 0;
                 m_state = StateRunning;
                 if (!m_pCurrentSample)
                 {