diff --git a/src/js/tech/flash-rtmp.js b/src/js/tech/flash-rtmp.js
index 0d9a83f15a..ff1864822c 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/flash-rtmp.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/flash-rtmp.js
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ function FlashRtmpDecorator(Flash) {
    * Pass the source to the flash object
    * Adaptive source handlers will have more complicated workflows before passing
    * video data to the video element
-   * @param  {Object} source    The source object
-   * @param  {Flash} tech   The instance of the Flash tech
+   * @param  {Object} source   The source object
+   * @param  {Flash}  tech     The instance of the Flash tech
+   * @param  {Object} options  The options to pass to the source
    */
-  Flash.rtmpSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech){
+  Flash.rtmpSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech, options){
     let srcParts = Flash.streamToParts(source.src);
 
     tech['setRtmpConnection'](srcParts.connection);
diff --git a/src/js/tech/flash.js b/src/js/tech/flash.js
index 8d6bcc0aae..c11d3cc064 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/flash.js
@@ -397,10 +397,11 @@ Flash.nativeSourceHandler.canHandleSource = function(source){
  * Adaptive source handlers will have more complicated workflows before passing
  * video data to the video element
  *
- * @param  {Object} source    The source object
- * @param  {Flash} tech   The instance of the Flash tech
+ * @param  {Object} source   The source object
+ * @param  {Flash}  tech     The instance of the Flash tech
+ * @param  {Object} options  The options to pass to the source
  */
-Flash.nativeSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech){
+Flash.nativeSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech, options){
   tech.setSrc(source.src);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/tech/html5.js b/src/js/tech/html5.js
index e8bb1f9b5b..4d89eb44af 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/html5.js
@@ -903,10 +903,11 @@ Html5.nativeSourceHandler.canHandleSource = function(source){
  * Adaptive source handlers will have more complicated workflows before passing
  * video data to the video element
  *
- * @param  {Object} source    The source object
- * @param  {Html5} tech   The instance of the Html5 tech
+ * @param  {Object} source   The source object
+ * @param  {Html5}  tech     The instance of the Html5 tech
+ * @param  {Object} options  The options to pass to the source
  */
-Html5.nativeSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech){
+Html5.nativeSourceHandler.handleSource = function(source, tech, options){
   tech.setSrc(source.src);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/tech/tech.js b/src/js/tech/tech.js
index 3f9a509a64..87354751d3 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/tech.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/tech.js
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ Tech.withSourceHandlers = function(_Tech){
     this.off('dispose', this.disposeSourceHandler);
 
     this.currentSource_ = source;
-    this.sourceHandler_ = sh.handleSource(source, this);
+    this.sourceHandler_ = sh.handleSource(source, this, this.options_);
     this.on('dispose', this.disposeSourceHandler);
 
     return this;
diff --git a/test/unit/tech/tech.test.js b/test/unit/tech/tech.test.js
index 8938b7d117..5eaad370ca 100644
--- a/test/unit/tech/tech.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tech/tech.test.js
@@ -147,9 +147,10 @@ test('should add the source handler interface to a tech', function(){
       }
       return '';
     },
-    handleSource: function(s, t){
+    handleSource: function(s, t, o){
       strictEqual(tech, t, 'the tech instance was passed to the source handler');
       strictEqual(sourceA, s, 'the tech instance was passed to the source handler');
+      strictEqual(tech.options_, o, 'the tech options were passed to the source handler');
       return new handlerInternalState();
     }
   };
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ test('should add the source handler interface to a tech', function(){
     canHandleSource: function(source){
       return ''; // no support
     },
-    handleSource: function(source, tech){
+    handleSource: function(source, tech, options){
       ok(false, 'handlerTwo supports nothing and should never be called');
     }
   };
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ test('delegates seekable to the source handler', function(){
     canHandleSource: function() {
       return true;
     },
-    handleSource: function(source, tech) {
+    handleSource: function(source, tech, options) {
       return handler;
     }
   });