diff --git a/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.html b/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.html
index 1f08254f95b6..4225e9f7bd9e 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.html
+++ b/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.html
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ <h2>Basic Example</h2>
     <div class="demo-video-selection">
       <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="disableCookies">Disable cookies</mat-checkbox>
       <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="disablePlaceholder">Disable placeholder</mat-checkbox>
+      <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="startAt30s">Start at 30s</mat-checkbox>
     </div>
     <youtube-player [videoId]="selectedVideoId"
                     [playerVars]="playerVars"
+                    [startSeconds]="startAt30s ? 30 : 0"
                     [width]="videoWidth"
                     [height]="videoHeight"
                     [disableCookies]="disableCookies"
diff --git a/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.ts b/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.ts
index 0c1f52e404d6..a70864d23b37 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.ts
+++ b/src/dev-app/youtube-player/youtube-player-demo.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export class YouTubePlayerDemo implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   videoHeight: number | undefined;
   disableCookies = false;
   disablePlaceholder = false;
+  startAt30s = false;
   placeholderQuality: PlaceholderImageQuality;
 
   constructor() {
diff --git a/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.spec.ts b/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.spec.ts
index 19a4792e8d94..9e37727eecb9 100644
--- a/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.spec.ts
+++ b/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.spec.ts
@@ -725,17 +725,12 @@ describe('YoutubePlayer', () => {
 
     const player = noEventsApp.componentInstance.player;
     const subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
-    const readySpy = jasmine.createSpy('ready spy');
     const stateChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('stateChange spy');
     const playbackQualityChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('playbackQualityChange spy');
     const playbackRateChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('playbackRateChange spy');
     const errorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('error spy');
     const apiChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('apiChange spy');
 
-    subscriptions.push(player.ready.subscribe(readySpy));
-    events.onReady({target: playerSpy});
-    expect(readySpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({target: playerSpy});
-
     subscriptions.push(player.stateChange.subscribe(stateChangeSpy));
     events.onStateChange({target: playerSpy, data: 5});
     expect(stateChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({target: playerSpy, data: 5});
diff --git a/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.ts b/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.ts
index 0dd2e9525637..0d3bd9febf93 100644
--- a/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.ts
+++ b/src/youtube-player/youtube-player.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   CSP_NONCE,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   AfterViewInit,
+  EventEmitter,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {isPlatformBrowser} from '@angular/common';
 import {Observable, of as observableOf, Subject, BehaviorSubject, fromEventPattern} from 'rxjs';
@@ -218,22 +219,29 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
    */
   @Input() placeholderImageQuality: PlaceholderImageQuality;
 
-  /** Outputs are direct proxies from the player itself. */
-  @Output() readonly ready: Observable<YT.PlayerEvent> =
-    this._getLazyEmitter<YT.PlayerEvent>('onReady');
+  // Note: ready event can't go through the lazy emitter, because it
+  // happens before the `_playerChanges` stream emits the new player.
 
+  /** Emits when the player is initialized. */
+  @Output() readonly ready: Observable<YT.PlayerEvent> = new EventEmitter<YT.PlayerEvent>();
+
+  /** Emits when the state of the player has changed. */
   @Output() readonly stateChange: Observable<YT.OnStateChangeEvent> =
     this._getLazyEmitter<YT.OnStateChangeEvent>('onStateChange');
 
+  /** Emits when there's an error while initializing the player. */
   @Output() readonly error: Observable<YT.OnErrorEvent> =
     this._getLazyEmitter<YT.OnErrorEvent>('onError');
 
+  /** Emits when the underlying API of the player has changed. */
   @Output() readonly apiChange: Observable<YT.PlayerEvent> =
     this._getLazyEmitter<YT.PlayerEvent>('onApiChange');
 
+  /** Emits when the playback quality has changed. */
   @Output() readonly playbackQualityChange: Observable<YT.OnPlaybackQualityChangeEvent> =
     this._getLazyEmitter<YT.OnPlaybackQualityChangeEvent>('onPlaybackQualityChange');
 
+  /** Emits when the playback rate has changed. */
   @Output() readonly playbackRateChange: Observable<YT.OnPlaybackRateChangeEvent> =
     this._getLazyEmitter<YT.OnPlaybackRateChangeEvent>('onPlaybackRateChange');
 
@@ -575,7 +583,7 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         }),
     );
 
-    const whenReady = () => {
+    const whenReady = (event: YT.PlayerEvent) => {
       // Only assign the player once it's ready, otherwise YouTube doesn't expose some APIs.
       this._ngZone.run(() => {
         this._isLoading = false;
@@ -584,6 +592,7 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         this._pendingPlayer = undefined;
         player.removeEventListener('onReady', whenReady);
         this._playerChanges.next(player);
+        (this.ready as EventEmitter<YT.PlayerEvent>).emit(event);
         this._setSize();
         this._setQuality();
 
@@ -597,6 +606,12 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         const state = player.getPlayerState();
         if (state === PlayerState.UNSTARTED || state === PlayerState.CUED || state == null) {
           this._cuePlayer();
+        } else if (playVideo && this.startSeconds && this.startSeconds > 0) {
+          // We have to use `seekTo` when `startSeconds` are specified to simulate it playing from
+          // a specific time. The "proper" way to do it would be to either go through `cueVideoById`
+          // or `playerVars.start`, but at the time of writing both end up resetting the video
+          // to the state as if the user hasn't interacted with it.
+          player.seekTo(this.startSeconds, true);
         }
 
         this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/youtube-player/youtube-player.md b/tools/public_api_guard/youtube-player/youtube-player.md
index fb8690f358f4..236abe369746 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/youtube-player/youtube-player.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/youtube-player/youtube-player.md
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ export const YOUTUBE_PLAYER_CONFIG: InjectionToken<YouTubePlayerConfig>;
 // @public
 export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     constructor(...args: unknown[]);
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly apiChange: Observable<YT.PlayerEvent>;
     disableCookies: boolean;
     disablePlaceholder: boolean;
     endSeconds: number | undefined;
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly error: Observable<YT.OnErrorEvent>;
     getAvailablePlaybackRates(): number[];
     getAvailableQualityLevels(): YT.SuggestedVideoQuality[];
@@ -77,9 +75,7 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     pauseVideo(): void;
     placeholderButtonLabel: string;
     placeholderImageQuality: PlaceholderImageQuality;
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly playbackQualityChange: Observable<YT.OnPlaybackQualityChangeEvent>;
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly playbackRateChange: Observable<YT.OnPlaybackRateChangeEvent>;
     playerVars: YT.PlayerVars | undefined;
     playVideo(): void;
@@ -90,7 +86,6 @@ export class YouTubePlayer implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     protected _shouldShowPlaceholder(): boolean;
     showBeforeIframeApiLoads: boolean;
     startSeconds: number | undefined;
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly stateChange: Observable<YT.OnStateChangeEvent>;
     stopVideo(): void;
     suggestedQuality: YT.SuggestedVideoQuality | undefined;