diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSink.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSink.java
index 57f5a6ad93..61c14272cb 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSink.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSink.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public final class CacheDataSink implements DataSink {
   private final Cache cache;
   private final long maxCacheFileSize;
   private final int bufferSize;
+  private final boolean syncFileDescriptor;
 
   private DataSpec dataSpec;
   private File file;
@@ -72,7 +73,20 @@ public final class CacheDataSink implements DataSink {
    *    multiple cache files.
    */
   public CacheDataSink(Cache cache, long maxCacheFileSize) {
-    this(cache, maxCacheFileSize, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    this(cache, maxCacheFileSize, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a CacheDataSink using the {@link #DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE}.
+   *
+   * @param cache The cache into which data should be written.
+   * @param maxCacheFileSize The maximum size of a cache file, in bytes. If the sink is opened for
+   *    a {@link DataSpec} whose size exceeds this value, then the data will be fragmented into
+   *    multiple cache files.
+   * @param syncFileDescriptor Skip file descriptor sync when closing current output stream.
+   */
+  public CacheDataSink(Cache cache, long maxCacheFileSize, boolean syncFileDescriptor) {
+    this(cache, maxCacheFileSize, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, syncFileDescriptor);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,11 +96,13 @@ public final class CacheDataSink implements DataSink {
    *    multiple cache files.
    * @param bufferSize The buffer size in bytes for writing to a cache file. A zero or negative
    *    value disables buffering.
+   * @param syncFileDescriptor Sync file descriptor when closing current output stream.
    */
-  public CacheDataSink(Cache cache, long maxCacheFileSize, int bufferSize) {
+  public CacheDataSink(Cache cache, long maxCacheFileSize, int bufferSize, boolean syncFileDescriptor) {
     this.cache = Assertions.checkNotNull(cache);
     this.maxCacheFileSize = maxCacheFileSize;
     this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
+    this.syncFileDescriptor = syncFileDescriptor;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -170,7 +186,9 @@ public final class CacheDataSink implements DataSink {
     boolean success = false;
     try {
       outputStream.flush();
-      underlyingFileOutputStream.getFD().sync();
+      if (syncFileDescriptor) {
+        underlyingFileOutputStream.getFD().sync();
+      }
       success = true;
     } finally {
       Util.closeQuietly(outputStream);
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSinkFactory.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSinkFactory.java
index 0b9ab66508..93791f1c12 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSinkFactory.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSinkFactory.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class CacheDataSinkFactory implements DataSink.Factory {
 
   @Override
   public DataSink createDataSink() {
-    return new CacheDataSink(cache, maxCacheFileSize, bufferSize);
+    return new CacheDataSink(cache, maxCacheFileSize, bufferSize, true);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSourceTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSourceTest.java
index 09be138abe..374fb61c17 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSourceTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/CacheDataSourceTest.java
@@ -79,29 +79,49 @@ public final class CacheDataSourceTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testCacheAndRead() throws Exception {
-    assertCacheAndRead(false, false);
+    assertCacheAndRead(false, false, true);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testCacheAndReadUnboundedRequest() throws Exception {
-    assertCacheAndRead(true, false);
+    assertCacheAndRead(true, false, true);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testCacheAndReadUnknownLength() throws Exception {
-    assertCacheAndRead(false, true);
+    assertCacheAndRead(false, true, true);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testCacheAndReadUnboundedRequestUnknownLength() throws Exception {
-    assertCacheAndRead(true, true);
+    assertCacheAndRead(true, true, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCacheAndReadSkipFDSync() throws Exception {
+    assertCacheAndRead(false, false, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCacheAndReadUnboundedRequestSkipFDSync() throws Exception {
+    assertCacheAndRead(true, false, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCacheAndReadUnknownLengthSkipFDSync() throws Exception {
+    assertCacheAndRead(false, true, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCacheAndReadUnboundedRequestUnknownLengthSkipFDSync() throws Exception {
+    assertCacheAndRead(true, true, false);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testUnsatisfiableRange() throws Exception {
     // Bounded request but the content length is unknown. This forces all data to be cached but not
     // the length
-    assertCacheAndRead(false, true);
+    assertCacheAndRead(false, true, true);
 
     // Now do an unbounded request. This will read all of the data from cache and then try to read
     // more from upstream which will cause to a 416 so CDS will store the length.
@@ -347,10 +367,11 @@ public final class CacheDataSourceTest {
     cacheDataSource.close();
   }
 
-  private void assertCacheAndRead(boolean unboundedRequest, boolean simulateUnknownLength)
+  private void assertCacheAndRead(boolean unboundedRequest, boolean simulateUnknownLength,
+      boolean syncFD)
       throws IOException {
     // Read all data from upstream and write to cache
-    CacheDataSource cacheDataSource = createCacheDataSource(false, simulateUnknownLength);
+    CacheDataSource cacheDataSource = createCacheDataSource(false, simulateUnknownLength, syncFD);
     assertReadDataContentLength(cacheDataSource, unboundedRequest, simulateUnknownLength);
 
     // Just read from cache
@@ -391,14 +412,19 @@ public final class CacheDataSourceTest {
 
   private CacheDataSource createCacheDataSource(boolean setReadException,
       boolean simulateUnknownLength) {
-    return createCacheDataSource(setReadException, simulateUnknownLength,
-        CacheDataSource.FLAG_BLOCK_ON_CACHE);
+    return createCacheDataSource(setReadException, simulateUnknownLength, true);
   }
 
   private CacheDataSource createCacheDataSource(boolean setReadException,
-      boolean simulateUnknownLength, @CacheDataSource.Flags int flags) {
+      boolean simulateUnknownLength, boolean syncFD) {
+    return createCacheDataSource(setReadException, simulateUnknownLength,
+        CacheDataSource.FLAG_BLOCK_ON_CACHE, syncFD);
+  }
+
+  private CacheDataSource createCacheDataSource(boolean setReadException,
+      boolean simulateUnknownLength, @CacheDataSource.Flags int flags, boolean syncFD) {
     return createCacheDataSource(setReadException, simulateUnknownLength, flags,
-        new CacheDataSink(cache, MAX_CACHE_FILE_SIZE));
+        new CacheDataSink(cache, MAX_CACHE_FILE_SIZE, syncFD));
   }
 
   private CacheDataSource createCacheDataSource(boolean setReadException,