--- a/dom/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp
+++ b/dom/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp
@@ -4472,17 +4472,25 @@ void HTMLMediaElement::Error(uint16_t aE
   // MediaKeys::Terminated and EMEH264Decoder::Error. We should take the 1st
   // one only in order not to fire multiple 'error' events.
   if (mError) {
     return;
   }
   mError = new MediaError(this, aErrorCode, aErrorDetails);
 
   DispatchAsyncEvent(NS_LITERAL_STRING("error"));
-  ChangeNetworkState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::NETWORK_IDLE);
+  if (mReadyState == HAVE_NOTHING && aErrorCode == MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED) {
+    // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/embedded-content.html#media-data-processing-steps-list
+    // "If the media data fetching process is aborted by the user"
+    DispatchAsyncEvent(NS_LITERAL_STRING("abort"));
+    ChangeNetworkState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::NETWORK_EMPTY);
+    DispatchAsyncEvent(NS_LITERAL_STRING("emptied"));
+  } else {
+    ChangeNetworkState(nsIDOMHTMLMediaElement::NETWORK_IDLE);
+  }
   ChangeDelayLoadStatus(false);
   UpdateAudioChannelPlayingState();
 }
 
 void HTMLMediaElement::PlaybackEnded()
 {
   // We changed state which can affect AddRemoveSelfReference
   AddRemoveSelfReference();