diff --git a/include/packager/live_packager.h b/include/packager/live_packager.h
index ad749fab4a6..0665ab4af3c 100644
--- a/include/packager/live_packager.h
+++ b/include/packager/live_packager.h
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ struct LiveConfig {
   /// For M2TS output:
   ///   It is be used to set the continuity counter (TODO: UNIMPLEMENTED).
   uint32_t segment_number = 0;
+
+  /// The offset to be applied to transport stream (e.g. MPEG2-TS, HLS packed
+  /// audio) timestamps to compensate for possible negative timestamps in the
+  /// input.
+  int32_t m2ts_offset_ms = 0;
 };
 
 class LivePackager {
diff --git a/packager/live_packager.cc b/packager/live_packager.cc
index b07256a031e..7e9291d46c2 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager.cc
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ Status LivePackager::PackageInit(const Segment& init_segment,
       DEFAULT_SEGMENT_DURATION;
 
   packaging_params.mp4_output_params.include_pssh_in_stream = false;
+  packaging_params.transport_stream_timestamp_offset_ms =
+      config_.m2ts_offset_ms;
 
   // in order to enable init packaging as a separate execution.
   packaging_params.init_segment_only = true;
@@ -325,6 +327,8 @@ Status LivePackager::Package(const Segment& init_segment,
 
   packaging_params.mp4_output_params.sequence_number = config_.segment_number;
   packaging_params.mp4_output_params.include_pssh_in_stream = false;
+  packaging_params.transport_stream_timestamp_offset_ms =
+      config_.m2ts_offset_ms;
 
   EncryptionParams& encryption_params = packaging_params.encryption_params;
   // As a side effect of InitializeEncryption, encryption_params will be