diff --git a/demo/common/message_ids.js b/demo/common/message_ids.js
index 2b58d068c0..6ddc23d326 100644
--- a/demo/common/message_ids.js
+++ b/demo/common/message_ids.js
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ shakaDemo.MessageIds = {
   RESTRICTIONS_SECTION_HEADER: 'DEMO_RESTRICTIONS_SECTION_HEADER',
   SAFE_SEEK_OFFSET: 'DEMO_SAFE_SEEK_OFFSET',
   SAFE_SKIP_DISTANCE: 'DEMO_SAFE_SKIP_DISTANCE',
+  SEGMENT_RELATIVE_VTT_TIMING: 'DEMO_SEGMENT_RELATIVE_VTT_TIMING',
   SESSION_ID: 'DEMO_SESSION_ID',
   SHAKA_CONTROLS: 'DEMO_SHAKA_CONTROLS',
   SLOW_HALF_LIFE: 'DEMO_SLOW_HALF_LIFE',
diff --git a/demo/config.js b/demo/config.js
index 738e01719b..a220857b3d 100644
--- a/demo/config.js
+++ b/demo/config.js
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ shakaDemo.Config = class {
         .addBoolInput_(MessageIds.DISABLE_TEXT,
             'manifest.disableText')
         .addBoolInput_(MessageIds.DISABLE_THUMBNAILS,
-            'manifest.disableThumbnails');
+            'manifest.disableThumbnails')
+        .addBoolInput_(MessageIds.SEGMENT_RELATIVE_VTT_TIMING,
+            'manifest.segmentRelativeVttTiming');
 
     this.addRetrySection_('manifest', MessageIds.MANIFEST_RETRY_SECTION_HEADER);
   }
diff --git a/demo/locales/en.json b/demo/locales/en.json
index 670d8717a0..d51d7a676e 100644
--- a/demo/locales/en.json
+++ b/demo/locales/en.json
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
   "DEMO_RESTRICTIONS_SECTION_HEADER": "Restrictions",
   "DEMO_SAFE_SEEK_OFFSET": "Safe Seek Offset",
   "DEMO_SAFE_SKIP_DISTANCE": "Safe Skip Distance",
+  "DEMO_SEGMENT_RELATIVE_VTT_TIMING": "Enable segment-relative VTT Timing",
   "DEMO_SESSION_ID": "Session ID",
   "DEMO_SAVE_BUTTON": "Save",
   "DEMO_SHAKA": "Shaka",
diff --git a/demo/locales/source.json b/demo/locales/source.json
index 2e75a0f548..d005b400bb 100644
--- a/demo/locales/source.json
+++ b/demo/locales/source.json
@@ -727,6 +727,10 @@
     "description": "A button to save a custom asset.",
     "message": "Save"
   },
+  "DEMO_SEGMENT_RELATIVE_VTT_TIMING": {
+    "description": "The name of a configuration value.",
+    "message": "Enable segment-relative VTT Timing"
+  },
   "DEMO_SESSION_ID": {
     "description": "The name of a configuration value.",
     "message": "Session ID"
diff --git a/externs/shaka/player.js b/externs/shaka/player.js
index b56db3f62e..da49d258be 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/player.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/player.js
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ shaka.extern.HlsManifestConfiguration;
  *   disableText: boolean,
  *   disableThumbnails: boolean,
  *   defaultPresentationDelay: number,
+ *   segmentRelativeVttTiming: boolean,
  *   dash: shaka.extern.DashManifestConfiguration,
  *   hls: shaka.extern.HlsManifestConfiguration
  * }}
@@ -823,6 +824,10 @@ shaka.extern.HlsManifestConfiguration;
  *   configured or set as 0.
  *   For HLS, the default value is 3 segments duration if not configured or
  *   set as 0.
+ * @property {boolean} segmentRelativeVttTiming
+ *   Option to calculate VTT text timings relative to the segment start
+ *   instead of relative to the period start (which is the default).
+ *   Defaults to <code>false</code>.
  * @property {shaka.extern.DashManifestConfiguration} dash
  *   Advanced parameters used by the DASH manifest parser.
  * @property {shaka.extern.HlsManifestConfiguration} hls
diff --git a/externs/shaka/text.js b/externs/shaka/text.js
index 6403664c6e..d50d2c2b33 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/text.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/text.js
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ shaka.extern.TextParser = class {
  * @typedef {{
  *   periodStart: number,
  *   segmentStart: number,
- *   segmentEnd: number
+ *   segmentEnd: number,
+ *   vttOffset: number
  * }}
  *
  * @property {number} periodStart
@@ -451,6 +452,9 @@ shaka.extern.TextParser = class {
  *     The absolute start time of the segment in seconds.
  * @property {number} segmentEnd
  *     The absolute end time of the segment in seconds.
+ * @property {number} vttOffset
+ *     The start time relative to either segment or period start depending
+ *     on <code>segmentRelativeVttTiming</code> configuration.
  *
  * @exportDoc
  */
diff --git a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
index 3f5fe6be23..8fd1931161 100644
--- a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
     /** @private {shaka.text.TextEngine} */
     this.textEngine_ = null;
 
+    /** @private {boolean} */
+    this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ = false;
+
     const onMetadataNoOp = (metadata, timestampOffset, segmentEnd) => {};
 
     /** @private {!function(!Array.<shaka.extern.ID3Metadata>,
@@ -367,7 +370,8 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
     if (!this.textEngine_) {
       this.textEngine_ = new shaka.text.TextEngine(this.textDisplayer_);
     }
-    this.textEngine_.initParser(mimeType, sequenceMode);
+    this.textEngine_.initParser(mimeType, sequenceMode,
+        this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1113,6 +1117,13 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param {boolean} segmentRelativeVttTiming
+   */
+  setSegmentRelativeVttTiming(segmentRelativeVttTiming) {
+    this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ = segmentRelativeVttTiming;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Apply platform-specific transformations to this segment to work around
    * issues in the platform.
diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index 7e4892caa1..d9952af152 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -1571,6 +1571,8 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
         (metadata, offset, endTime) => {
           this.processTimedMetadataMediaSrc_(metadata, offset, endTime);
         });
+    const {segmentRelativeVttTiming} = this.config_.manifest;
+    mediaSourceEngine.setSegmentRelativeVttTiming(segmentRelativeVttTiming);
 
     // Wait for media source engine to finish opening. This promise should
     // NEVER be rejected as per the media source engine implementation.
@@ -3020,6 +3022,10 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     }
 
     if (this.mediaSourceEngine_) {
+      const {segmentRelativeVttTiming} = this.config_.manifest;
+      this.mediaSourceEngine_.setSegmentRelativeVttTiming(
+          segmentRelativeVttTiming);
+
       const textDisplayerFactory = this.config_.textDisplayFactory;
       if (this.lastTextFactory_ != textDisplayerFactory) {
         const displayer =
@@ -4864,6 +4870,7 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
         periodStart: 0,
         segmentStart: 0,
         segmentEnd: this.video_.duration,
+        vttOffset: 0,
       };
       const data = shaka.util.BufferUtils.toUint8(buffer);
       const cues = obj.parseMedia(data, time);
diff --git a/lib/text/text_engine.js b/lib/text/text_engine.js
index 151ff0898d..c968542572 100644
--- a/lib/text/text_engine.js
+++ b/lib/text/text_engine.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
     /** @private {shaka.extern.TextDisplayer} */
     this.displayer_ = displayer;
 
+    /** @private {boolean} */
+    this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ = false;
+
     /** @private {number} */
     this.timestampOffset_ = 0;
 
@@ -130,8 +133,9 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
    *
    * @param {string} mimeType
    * @param {boolean} sequenceMode
+   * @param {boolean} segmentRelativeVttTiming
    */
-  initParser(mimeType, sequenceMode) {
+  initParser(mimeType, sequenceMode, segmentRelativeVttTiming) {
     // No parser for CEA, which is extracted from video and side-loaded
     // into TextEngine and TextDisplayer.
     if (mimeType == shaka.util.MimeUtils.CEA608_CLOSED_CAPTION_MIMETYPE ||
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
       shaka.log.alwaysWarn(
           'Text parsers should have a "setSequenceMode" method!');
     }
+    this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ = segmentRelativeVttTiming;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -174,11 +179,15 @@ shaka.text.TextEngine = class {
       return;
     }
 
+    const vttOffset = this.segmentRelativeVttTiming_ ?
+        startTime : this.timestampOffset_;
+
     /** @type {shaka.extern.TextParser.TimeContext} **/
     const time = {
       periodStart: this.timestampOffset_,
       segmentStart: startTime,
       segmentEnd: endTime,
+      vttOffset: vttOffset,
     };
 
     // Parse the buffer and add the new cues.
diff --git a/lib/text/vtt_text_parser.js b/lib/text/vtt_text_parser.js
index 73334e545f..51bd1ad02a 100644
--- a/lib/text/vtt_text_parser.js
+++ b/lib/text/vtt_text_parser.js
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ shaka.text.VttTextParser = class {
           shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_HEADER);
     }
 
+    // Depending on "segmentRelativeVttTiming" configuration,
+    // "vttOffset" will correspond to either "periodStart" (default)
+    // or "segmentStart", for segmented VTT where timings are relative
+    // to the beginning of each segment.
     // NOTE: "periodStart" is the timestamp offset applied via TextEngine.
     // It is no longer closely tied to periods, but the name stuck around.
-    let offset = time.periodStart;
+    let offset = time.vttOffset;
 
     // Do not honor the 'X-TIMESTAMP-MAP' value when in sequence mode.
     // That is because it is used mainly (solely?) to account for the timestamp
diff --git a/lib/util/player_configuration.js b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
index 4ca307f179..f0444d32ee 100644
--- a/lib/util/player_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration = class {
       disableText: false,
       disableThumbnails: false,
       defaultPresentationDelay: 0,
+      segmentRelativeVttTiming: false,
       dash: {
         clockSyncUri: '',
         ignoreDrmInfo: false,
diff --git a/test/player_unit.js b/test/player_unit.js
index 968205a897..2375e010db 100644
--- a/test/player_unit.js
+++ b/test/player_unit.js
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ describe('Player', () => {
             jasmine.createSpy('destroy').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve()),
         setUseEmbeddedText: jasmine.createSpy('setUseEmbeddedText'),
         getUseEmbeddedText: jasmine.createSpy('getUseEmbeddedText'),
+        setSegmentRelativeVttTiming:
+            jasmine.createSpy('setSegmentRelativeVttTiming'),
         getTextDisplayer: () => textDisplayer,
         ended: jasmine.createSpy('ended').and.returnValue(false),
       };
diff --git a/test/test/util/fake_media_source_engine.js b/test/test/util/fake_media_source_engine.js
index 5e142e214e..9fc9966398 100644
--- a/test/test/util/fake_media_source_engine.js
+++ b/test/test/util/fake_media_source_engine.js
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ shaka.test.FakeMediaSourceEngine = class {
     this.getTextDisplayer =
         jasmine.createSpy('getTextDisplayer')
             .and.returnValue(new shaka.test.FakeTextDisplayer());
+
+    /** @type {!jasmine.Spy} */
+    this.setSegmentRelativeVttTiming =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSegmentRelativeVttTiming').and.stub();
   }
 
   /** @override */
diff --git a/test/text/cue_integration.js b/test/text/cue_integration.js
index 09d7b1fac6..89b850b3ba 100644
--- a/test/text/cue_integration.js
+++ b/test/text/cue_integration.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('Cue', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 10, segmentEnd: 60});
+        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 10, segmentEnd: 60, vttOffset: 7});
     expect(cues.length).toBe(1);
     expect(cues[0].startTime).toBe(27);
     expect(cues[0].endTime).toBe(47);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Cue', () => {
         'ID1\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:middle size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
     expect(cues.length).toBe(1);
   });
 
diff --git a/test/text/lrc_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/lrc_text_parser_unit.js
index 396e816948..8896a71937 100644
--- a/test/text/lrc_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/lrc_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the start of the file', () => {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
         ],
         '\n\n' +
         '[00:00.00]Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
         ],
         '[00:00.00]Test' +
         '\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
           {startTime: 0, endTime: 2, payload: 'Test'},
         ],
         '[00:00.00]Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports multiple cues', () => {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
         '[00:00.00]Test\n' +
         '[00:10.00]Test2\n' +
         '[00:20.00]Test3',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports different time formats', () => {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ describe('LrcTextParser', () => {
         '[00:30,1]Test4\n' +
         '[00:40,001]Test5\n' +
         '[00:50,02]Test6',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/text/mp4_ttml_parser_unit.js b/test/text/mp4_ttml_parser_unit.js
index d1410062bd..565ae179e7 100644
--- a/test/text/mp4_ttml_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/mp4_ttml_parser_unit.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('Mp4TtmlParser', () => {
   it('handles media segments with multiple mdats', () => {
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4TtmlParser();
     parser.parseInit(ttmlInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const ret = parser.parseMedia(ttmlSegmentMultipleMDAT, time);
     // Bodies.
     expect(ret.length).toBe(2);
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ describe('Mp4TtmlParser', () => {
   });
 
   it('accounts for offset', () => {
-    const time1 = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
-    const time2 = {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time1 =
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
+    const time2 =
+        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 7};
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4TtmlParser();
     parser.parseInit(ttmlInitSegment);
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ describe('Mp4TtmlParser', () => {
     ];
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4TtmlParser();
     parser.parseInit(ttmlInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(ttmlSegment, time);
     shaka.test.TtmlUtils.verifyHelper(
         cues, result, {startTime: 23, endTime: 53.5});
diff --git a/test/text/mp4_vtt_parser_unit.js b/test/text/mp4_vtt_parser_unit.js
index 92ef55710a..5b527b83e6 100644
--- a/test/text/mp4_vtt_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/mp4_vtt_parser_unit.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Mp4VttParser', () => {
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4VttParser();
     parser.parseInit(vttInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(vttSegment, time);
     verifyHelper(cues, result);
   });
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Mp4VttParser', () => {
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4VttParser();
     parser.parseInit(vttInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(vttSegmentMultiPayload, time);
     verifyHelper(cues, result);
   });
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('Mp4VttParser', () => {
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4VttParser();
     parser.parseInit(vttInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(vttSegSettings, time);
     verifyHelper(cues, result);
   });
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('Mp4VttParser', () => {
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4VttParser();
     parser.parseInit(vttInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time = {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(vttSegNoDuration, time);
     verifyHelper(cues, result);
   });
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ describe('Mp4VttParser', () => {
 
     const parser = new shaka.text.Mp4VttParser();
     parser.parseInit(vttInitSegment);
-    const time = {periodStart: 10, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0};
+    const time =
+        {periodStart: 10, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 10};
     const result = parser.parseMedia(vttSegment, time);
     verifyHelper(cues, result);
   });
diff --git a/test/text/sbv_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/sbv_text_parser_unit.js
index b06fc2c77f..31896f5bb5 100644
--- a/test/text/sbv_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/sbv_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('SbvTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('SbvTextParser', () => {
         ],
         '0:00:20.000,0:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ describe('SbvTextParser', () => {
         ],
         '0:00:20.000,0:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no newline after the final text payload', () => {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ describe('SbvTextParser', () => {
         ],
         '0:00:20.000,0:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports multiple cues', () => {
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ describe('SbvTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '0:00:40.000,0:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/text/srt_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/srt_text_parser_unit.js
index 5284d73671..39223cf211 100644
--- a/test/text/srt_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/srt_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('SrtTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('SrtTextParser', () => {
         '1\n' +
         '00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:40,000\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ describe('SrtTextParser', () => {
         '1\n' +
         '00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:40,000\n' +
         'Test\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no newline after the final text payload', () => {
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ describe('SrtTextParser', () => {
         '1\n' +
         '00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:40,000\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports multiple cues', () => {
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ describe('SrtTextParser', () => {
         '2\n' +
         '00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:50,000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/text/ssa_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/ssa_text_parser_unit.js
index ff3354ae5f..2711014339 100644
--- a/test/text/ssa_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/ssa_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the start of the file', () => {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test' +
         '\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports no styles', () => {
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('support no script info', () => {
@@ -120,8 +118,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports only events', () => {
@@ -134,8 +131,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports text with commas', () => {
@@ -148,8 +144,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test,1,Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports different time formats', () => {
@@ -168,7 +163,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test2\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.01,0:00:10.001,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test3',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports multiple cues', () => {
@@ -187,7 +182,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test2\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.01,0:00:10.10,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test3',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports fontFamily style', () => {
@@ -212,8 +207,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports color & backgroundColor style', () => {
@@ -239,8 +233,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports bold style', () => {
@@ -265,8 +258,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports italic style', () => {
@@ -291,8 +283,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports underline style', () => {
@@ -317,8 +308,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports letterSpacing style', () => {
@@ -343,8 +333,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports V4 style', () => {
@@ -369,8 +358,7 @@ describe('SsaTextParser', () => {
         'Effect, Text\n' +
         'Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,DefaultVCD, NTP,0000,0000,0000' +
         ',,{\\pos(400,570)}Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/text/text_engine_unit.js b/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
index 46c6606de1..87059c5b8c 100644
--- a/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/text_engine_unit.js
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
 
     TextEngine.registerParser(dummyMimeType, mockParserPlugIn);
     textEngine = new TextEngine(mockDisplayer);
-    textEngine.initParser(dummyMimeType, false);
+    textEngine.initParser(
+        dummyMimeType,
+        /* sequenceMode= */ false,
+        /* segmentRelativeVttTiming= */ false);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
       await textEngine.appendBuffer(dummyData, 0, 3);
       expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         dummyData,
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 3},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 3, vttOffset: 0},
       ]);
 
       expect(mockDisplayer.appendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
 
       expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         dummyData,
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 3, segmentEnd: 5},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 3, segmentEnd: 5, vttOffset: 0},
       ]);
 
       expect(mockDisplayer.appendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
 
       expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         dummyData,
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 3},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 3, vttOffset: 0},
       ]);
       expect(mockDisplayer.appendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         [
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
 
       expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         dummyData,
-        {periodStart: 4, segmentStart: 4, segmentEnd: 7},
+        {periodStart: 4, segmentStart: 4, segmentEnd: 7, vttOffset: 4},
       ]);
       expect(mockDisplayer.appendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
         [
@@ -286,6 +289,38 @@ describe('TextEngine', () => {
         ],
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('vttOffset when segmentRelativeVttTiming is set', async () => {
+      textEngine.initParser(
+          dummyMimeType,
+          /* sequenceMode= */ false,
+          /* segmentRelativeVttTiming= */ true);
+
+      mockParseMedia.and.callFake((data, time) => {
+        return [
+          createFakeCue(time.periodStart + 0,
+              time.periodStart + 1),
+          createFakeCue(time.periodStart + 2,
+              time.periodStart + 3),
+        ];
+      });
+
+      await textEngine.appendBuffer(dummyData, 0, 3);
+
+      expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
+        dummyData,
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 3, vttOffset: 0},
+      ]);
+
+      textEngine.setTimestampOffset(8);
+      await textEngine.appendBuffer(dummyData, 4, 7);
+
+      // vttOffset should equal segmentStart instead of periodStart
+      expect(mockParseMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnceMoreWith([
+        dummyData,
+        {periodStart: 8, segmentStart: 4, segmentEnd: 7, vttOffset: 4},
+      ]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('bufferStart/bufferEnd', () => {
diff --git a/test/text/ttml_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/ttml_text_parser_unit.js
index 2c36ba75df..d1fda62b2b 100644
--- a/test/text/ttml_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/ttml_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '<tt></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {});
   });
 
   it('supports empty text string', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {});
   });
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
     verifyHelper(
         [],
         '<tt><body><div>  \r\n </div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {});
   });
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
           },
         ],
         '<tt xml:space="default">' + ttBody + '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.03, endTime: 62.05});
     // When xml:space="preserve", take them into account.
     verifyHelper(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
           },
         ],
         '<tt xml:space="preserve">' + ttBody + '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.03, endTime: 62.05});
     // The default value for xml:space is "default".
     verifyHelper(
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
           },
         ],
         '<tt>' + ttBody + '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.03, endTime: 62.05});
 
     // Any other value is rejected as an error.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
           },
         ],
         '<tt>' + ttBody + '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.03, endTime: 62.05});
   });
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<span>First cue</span><br /><span>Second cue</span>' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         'First cue<br />Second cue' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '</span>' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<div><p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">' +
         '<span>Test</span></p></div>' +
         '</body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p><div begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" ' +
         'smpte:backgroundImage="#img_0"></div></p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 69.05, endTime: 3730.2});
   });
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200"><span>Nested cue</span></p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 7, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 69.05, endTime: 3730.2});
   });
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="59.45m30ms" end="1.5h2.3s">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 3567.03, endTime: 5402.3});
   });
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:10:15:15" end="00:11:02:30">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 615.5, endTime: 663});
   });
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:10:15:15" end="00:11:02:30">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 615.5, endTime: 663});
   });
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:10:15:15.1" end="00:11:02:29.2">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: Util.closeTo(615.5 + 1 / 60), endTime: 663});
   });
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="75f" end="300.3f">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 2.5, endTime: Util.closeTo(10.01)});
   });
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="50t" end="60.2t">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 5, endTime: Util.closeTo(6.02)});
   });
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" dur="5s">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 67.05});
   });
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<!-- text-based TTML -->' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {});
   });
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             viewportAnchorX: 50,
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             viewportAnchorX: 50,
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             viewportAnchorX: 50,
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             viewportAnchorX: 50,
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {
           region: {
             id: 'subtitleArea',
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<div></div>' +
         '</body>' +
         '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
     verifyHelper(
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '</div>' +
         '</body>' +
         '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
     verifyHelper(
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<div></div>' +
         '</body>' +
         '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {});
   });
 
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '</div>' +
         '</body>' +
         '</tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div smpte:backgroundImage="#img_0">' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200"></p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2},
         {
           startTime: 62.05,
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div begin="00:00.00" end="01:02.05" '+
         'smpte:backgroundImage="#img_0"></div>' +
         '</body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 0, endTime: 62.05},
         {
           startTime: 0,
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" ' +
         'smpte:backgroundImage="#img_0" />' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200">Line1<br/>Line2</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
 
     verifyHelper(
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<span>Line1<br/>Line2</span>' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '<p begin="00:02.00" end="00:04.00" style="s2">Test 2</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 4, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 4});
   });
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<span style="s1">Test</span>' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" style="s2">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div>' +
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00" style="s1">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 2});
   });
 
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body region="subtitleArea"><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200" style="s2">Test</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2, region: {id: 'subtitleArea'}},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="00:01.00" end="00:02.00">First cue</p>' +
         '<p begin="00:03.00" end="00:04.00">Second cue</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 4});
   });
 
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<tt><body><div>' +
         '<p begin="01:02.05" end="01:02:03.200"><span>äöü</span></p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 62.05, endTime: 3723.2});
   });
 
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="3s" end="4s">First cue</p>' +
         '<p begin="4s" end="5s">Second cue</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: Infinity},
         {startTime: 3, endTime: Infinity});
 
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<span begin="5s" end="6s">Second cue</span>' +
         '</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: Infinity},
         {startTime: 3, endTime: Infinity});
   });
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="3s" end="4s">First cue</p>' +
         '<p begin="4s">Second cue</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: 30},
         {startTime: 3, endTime: 30});
   });
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<p begin="1s">First cue</p>' +
         '<p begin="2s">Second cue</p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 1, endTime: Infinity});
   });
 
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '    <span style="spanStyle">Test with spanStyle</span>' +
         '  </p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 0, endTime: 60});
   });
 
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '<body><div><p begin="00:00" end="01:00" region="r1">' +
         '<span>Hello!</span>' +
         '</p></div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 0, endTime: 60},
     );
   });
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
         '    A<br/>B' +
         '  </p>' +
         '</div></body></tt>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         {startTime: 0, endTime: 60});
   });
 
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ describe('TtmlTextParser', () => {
     expect(() => {
       new shaka.text.TtmlTextParser().parseMedia(
           shaka.util.BufferUtils.toUint8(data),
-          {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+          {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
     }).toThrow(error);
   }
 });
diff --git a/test/text/vtt_text_parser_unit.js b/test/text/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
index f2b1b51bf8..3aac2854a0 100644
--- a/test/text/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/text/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
   it('supports no cues', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         'WEBVTT',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports initial comments', () => {
     verifyHelper([],
         'WEBVTT - Comments',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports comment blocks', () => {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         'NOTE\n' +
         'This is a comment block',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports comment blocks with inital comment', () => {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         'NOTE - A header comment\n' +
         'This is a comment block',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles a blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no blank line at the end of the file', () => {
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0,
-        });
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles no newline after the final text payload', () => {
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports cues with no settings', () => {
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         '2\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports cues with no ID', () => {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports comments within cues', () => {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'This is a note\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports non-integer timecodes', () => {
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:40.505\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports large timecodes', () => {
@@ -158,50 +157,50 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 30:00:00.000\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('requires header', () => {
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_HEADER,
         '',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_HEADER,
         '00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.020\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('rejects invalid time values', () => {
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00.020    --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n0:00.020  --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00:00.20  --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00:100.20 --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00:00.020 --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00:00:00:00.020 --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n00:61.020 --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
     errorHelper(shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE,
         'WEBVTT\n\n61:00.020 --> 0:00.040\nTest',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0},
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0},
         anyString);
   });
 
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000 vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports line setting', () => {
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test3\n\n' +
         '00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:05.000 line:12.3%\n' +
         'Test4\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports line setting with optional part', () => {
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000 line:-1,center\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports position setting', () => {
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:45.000 position:12.3%\n' +
         'Test2\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports position setting with optional part', () => {
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 position:45%,start\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports size setting', () => {
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:45.000 size:12.3%\n' +
         'Test2\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports align setting', () => {
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:center\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports multiple settings', () => {
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:center size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports timestamps with one-digit hour at start time', () => {
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '0:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:center size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports timestamps with one-digit hour at end time', () => {
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 0:00:40.000 align:center size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports stamps with one-digit hours at start & end time', () => {
@@ -411,15 +410,15 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '0:00:20.000 --> 0:00:40.000 align:center size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
-  it('uses time offset from periodStart, not segmentStart', () => {
+  it('uses time offset from vttOffset, not periodStart or segmentStart', () => {
     verifyHelper(
         [
           {
-            startTime: 70,
-            endTime: 80,
+            startTime: 50,
+            endTime: 60,
             payload: 'Test',
             textAlign: 'center',
             size: 56,
@@ -429,10 +428,9 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '0:00:10.000 --> 0:00:20.000 align:center size:56% vertical:lr\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 60, segmentStart: 80, segmentEnd: 100});
+        {periodStart: 60, segmentStart: 80, segmentEnd: 100, vttOffset: 40});
   });
 
-
   it('parses VTTRegions', () => {
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'viewportanchor=10%,90% scroll=up\n\n' +
         '0:00:20.000 --> 0:00:40.000 region:reg1\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('ignores and logs invalid settings', () => {
@@ -473,7 +471,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 vertical:es\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -482,7 +480,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 vertical:\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -491,7 +489,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 vertical\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -500,7 +498,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 line:-3%\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -509,7 +507,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 line:45%%\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:10\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -527,7 +525,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000 align:foo\n' +
         'Test\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
 
     expect(logWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7);
   });
@@ -546,7 +544,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000 line:-1\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 25, segmentEnd: 65});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 25, segmentEnd: 65, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('handles timestamp rollover with X-TIMESTAMP-MAP header', () => {
@@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test',
         // Non-null segmentStart takes precedence over X-TIMESTAMP-MAP.
         // This protects us from rollover in the MPEGTS field.
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 95440, segmentEnd: 95550});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 95440, segmentEnd: 95550, vttOffset: 0});
 
     verifyHelper(
         [
@@ -575,7 +573,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:9745408,LOCAL:00:00:00.000\n\n' +
         '00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.000 line:0\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 95550, segmentEnd: 95560});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 95550, segmentEnd: 95560, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports global style blocks', () => {
@@ -606,7 +604,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports global style blocks without blank lines', () => {
@@ -634,7 +632,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'Test\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports payload stylized', () => {
@@ -775,7 +773,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         '<b>Test <i>7</i></b>\n\n' +
         '00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:40.000\n' +
         '<b>Test<i>8</b>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports specific style blocks', () => {
@@ -803,7 +801,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         '<b>Test</b>\n\n' +
         '00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:50.000\n' +
         'Test2',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports only two digits in the timestamp', () => {
@@ -814,7 +812,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.00 --> 00:00:40.00\n' +
         'Test',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports class with default color', () => {
@@ -956,7 +954,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         '<c.lime>forward slash 1/2 in text</c>\n\n' +
         '00:01:50.000 --> 00:02:00.000\n' +
         '<c.lime>less or more < > in text</c>',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   it('supports default color overriding', () => {
@@ -982,7 +980,7 @@ describe('VttTextParser', () => {
         '::cue(bg_blue) { font-size: 10px; background-color: #FF0 }\n\n' +
         '00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:20.000\n' +
         '<c.red.bg_blue>Example 1</c>\n\n',
-        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0});
+        {periodStart: 0, segmentStart: 0, segmentEnd: 0, vttOffset: 0});
   });
 
   /**