diff --git a/src/js/live-tracker.js b/src/js/live-tracker.js
index 48bdf3dc6..a55bb9775 100644
--- a/src/js/live-tracker.js
+++ b/src/js/live-tracker.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
     this.reset_();
 
     this.on(this.player_, 'durationchange', this.handleDurationchange);
+    // we should try to toggle tracking on canplay as native playback engines, like Safari
+    // may not have the proper values for things like seekableEnd until then
+    this.one(this.player_, 'canplay', () => this.toggleTracking());
 
     // we don't need to track live playback if the document is hidden,
     // also, tracking when the document is hidden can
@@ -119,6 +122,13 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
    * and start/stop tracking accordingly.
    */
   handleDurationchange() {
+    this.toggleTracking();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * start/stop tracking
+   */
+  toggleTracking() {
     if (this.player_.duration() === Infinity && this.liveWindow() >= this.options_.trackingThreshold) {
       if (this.player_.options_.liveui) {
         this.player_.addClass('vjs-liveui');