--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
@@ -1301,17 +1301,18 @@ MediaFormatReader::HandleDemuxedSamples(
     RefPtr<SharedTrackInfo> info = sample->mTrackInfo;
 
     if (info && decoder.mLastStreamSourceID != info->GetID()) {
       if (samplesPending) {
         // Let existing samples complete their decoding. We'll resume later.
         return;
       }
 
-      bool supportRecycling = decoder.mDecoder->SupportDecoderRecycling();
+      bool supportRecycling = MediaPrefs::MediaDecoderCheckRecycling() &&
+                              decoder.mDecoder->SupportDecoderRecycling();
       if (decoder.mNextStreamSourceID.isNothing() ||
           decoder.mNextStreamSourceID.ref() != info->GetID()) {
         if (!supportRecycling) {
           LOG("%s stream id has changed from:%d to:%d, draining decoder.",
             TrackTypeToStr(aTrack), decoder.mLastStreamSourceID,
             info->GetID());
           decoder.mNeedDraining = true;
           decoder.mNextStreamSourceID = Some(info->GetID());

--- a/dom/media/MediaPrefs.h
+++ b/dom/media/MediaPrefs.h
@@ -125,16 +125,17 @@ private:
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.wmf.skip-blacklist",                 PDMWMFSkipBlacklist, bool, false);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.decoder-doctor.wmf-disabled-is-failure", DecoderDoctorWMFDisabledIsFailure, bool, false);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.wmf.vp9.enabled",                    PDMWMFVP9DecoderEnabled, bool, true);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.wmf.decoder.thread-count",           PDMWMFThreadCount, int32_t, -1);
 #endif
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.decoder.fuzzing.enabled",            PDMFuzzingEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.decoder.fuzzing.video-output-minimum-interval-ms", PDMFuzzingInterval, uint32_t, 0);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.decoder.fuzzing.dont-delay-inputexhausted", PDMFuzzingDelayInputExhausted, bool, true);
+  DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.decoder.recycle.enabled",            MediaDecoderCheckRecycling, bool, false);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.gmp.decoder.enabled",                PDMGMPEnabled, bool, true);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.gmp.decoder.aac",                    GMPAACPreferred, uint32_t, 0);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.gmp.decoder.h264",                   GMPH264Preferred, uint32_t, 0);
 
   // MediaDecoderStateMachine
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.suspend-bkgnd-video.enabled",        MDSMSuspendBackgroundVideoEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.suspend-bkgnd-video.delay-ms",       MDSMSuspendBackgroundVideoDelay, AtomicUint32, SUSPEND_BACKGROUND_VIDEO_DELAY_MS);
   DECL_MEDIA_PREF("media.dormant-on-pause-timeout-ms",        DormantOnPauseTimeout, int32_t, 5000);

--- a/dom/media/platforms/wrappers/H264Converter.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/wrappers/H264Converter.cpp
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include "mozilla/TaskQueue.h"
 
 #include "H264Converter.h"
 #include "ImageContainer.h"
 #include "MediaInfo.h"
+#include "MediaPrefs.h"
 #include "mp4_demuxer/AnnexB.h"
 #include "mp4_demuxer/H264.h"
 
 namespace mozilla
 {
 
 H264Converter::H264Converter(PlatformDecoderModule* aPDM,
                              const CreateDecoderParams& aParams)
@@ -281,17 +282,18 @@ H264Converter::CheckForSPSChange(MediaRa
   RefPtr<MediaByteBuffer> extra_data =
     mp4_demuxer::AnnexB::ExtractExtraData(aSample);
   if (!mp4_demuxer::AnnexB::HasSPS(extra_data) ||
       mp4_demuxer::AnnexB::CompareExtraData(extra_data,
                                             mCurrentConfig.mExtraData)) {
         return NS_OK;
       }
 
-   if (mDecoder->SupportDecoderRecycling()) {
+  if (MediaPrefs::MediaDecoderCheckRecycling() &&
+      mDecoder->SupportDecoderRecycling()) {
     // Do not recreate the decoder, reuse it.
     UpdateConfigFromExtraData(extra_data);
     mNeedKeyframe = true;
     return NS_OK;
   }
   // The SPS has changed, signal to flush the current decoder and create a
   // new one.
   mDecoder->Flush();

--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -602,16 +602,19 @@ pref("media.video-queue.default-size", 1
 
 // The maximum number of queued frames to send to the compositor.
 // By default, send all of them.
 pref("media.video-queue.send-to-compositor-size", 9999);
 
 // Whether to disable the video stats to prevent fingerprinting
 pref("media.video_stats.enabled", true);
 
+// Whether to check the decoder supports recycling.
+pref("media.decoder.recycle.enabled", false);
+
 // Weather we allow AMD switchable graphics
 pref("layers.amd-switchable-gfx.enabled", true);
 
 // Whether to use async panning and zooming
 pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true);
 
 // Whether to enable event region building during painting
 pref("layout.event-regions.enabled", false);