diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
index 549aa2cfe1..28bd6f46a2 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ void WebRtcVideoChannel2::Construct(webrtc::Call* call,
 void WebRtcVideoChannel2::SetDefaultOptions() {
   options_.video_noise_reduction.Set(true);
   options_.use_payload_padding.Set(false);
+  options_.suspend_below_min_bitrate.Set(false);
 }
 
 WebRtcVideoChannel2::~WebRtcVideoChannel2() {
@@ -1518,6 +1519,9 @@ void WebRtcVideoChannel2::WebRtcVideoSendStream::SetCodecAndOptions(
     parameters_.config.rtp.nack.rtp_history_ms = kNackHistoryMs;
   }
 
+  options.suspend_below_min_bitrate.Get(
+      &parameters_.config.suspend_below_min_bitrate);
+
   parameters_.codec_settings.Set(codec_settings);
   parameters_.options = options;
 
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
index c9d2066e0a..c6168ea169 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
@@ -1067,6 +1067,26 @@ TEST_F(WebRtcVideoChannel2Test,
   FAIL() << "Not implemented.";  // TODO(pbos): Implement.
 }
 
+TEST_F(WebRtcVideoChannel2Test, SuspendBelowMinBitrateDisabledByDefault) {
+  FakeVideoSendStream* stream = AddSendStream();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(stream->GetConfig().suspend_below_min_bitrate);
+}
+
+TEST_F(WebRtcVideoChannel2Test, SetOptionsWithSuspendBelowMinBitrate) {
+  VideoOptions options;
+  options.suspend_below_min_bitrate.Set(true);
+  channel_->SetOptions(options);
+
+  FakeVideoSendStream* stream = AddSendStream();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(stream->GetConfig().suspend_below_min_bitrate);
+
+  options.suspend_below_min_bitrate.Set(false);
+  channel_->SetOptions(options);
+
+  stream = fake_channel_->GetFakeCall()->GetVideoSendStreams()[0];
+  EXPECT_FALSE(stream->GetConfig().suspend_below_min_bitrate);
+}
+
 TEST_F(WebRtcVideoChannel2Test, RedundantPayloadsDisabledByDefault) {
   const std::vector<uint32> ssrcs = MAKE_VECTOR(kSsrcs1);
   const std::vector<uint32> rtx_ssrcs = MAKE_VECTOR(kRtxSsrcs1);