diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/mh/TransformationTest.java b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/mh/TransformationTest.java
index 61b499ee46..0e9f9e7bf7 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/mh/TransformationTest.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/mh/TransformationTest.java
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ import static androidx.media3.transformer.AndroidTestUtil.MP4_ASSET_WITH_INCREAS
 import static androidx.media3.transformer.AndroidTestUtil.MP4_REMOTE_4K60_PORTRAIT_URI_STRING;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import androidx.media3.common.Format;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Log;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Util;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.Codec;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.TransformationException;
 import androidx.media3.transformer.TransformationRequest;
 import androidx.media3.transformer.Transformer;
 import androidx.media3.transformer.TransformerAndroidTestRunner;
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -49,6 +53,46 @@ public class TransformationTest {
         .run(testId, MP4_ASSET_WITH_INCREASING_TIMESTAMPS_URI_STRING);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void transformWithDecodeEncode() throws Exception {
+    final String testId = TAG + "_transformForceCodecUse";
+
+    Context context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext();
+    Transformer transformer =
+        new Transformer.Builder(context)
+            .setEncoderFactory(
+                new Codec.EncoderFactory() {
+                  @Override
+                  public Codec createForAudioEncoding(Format format, List<String> allowedMimeTypes)
+                      throws TransformationException {
+                    return Codec.EncoderFactory.DEFAULT.createForAudioEncoding(
+                        format, allowedMimeTypes);
+                  }
+
+                  @Override
+                  public Codec createForVideoEncoding(Format format, List<String> allowedMimeTypes)
+                      throws TransformationException {
+                    return Codec.EncoderFactory.DEFAULT.createForVideoEncoding(
+                        format, allowedMimeTypes);
+                  }
+
+                  @Override
+                  public boolean audioNeedsEncoding() {
+                    return true;
+                  }
+
+                  @Override
+                  public boolean videoNeedsEncoding() {
+                    return true;
+                  }
+                })
+            .build();
+    new TransformerAndroidTestRunner.Builder(context, transformer)
+        .setCalculateSsim(true)
+        .build()
+        .run(testId, MP4_ASSET_WITH_INCREASING_TIMESTAMPS_URI_STRING);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void transform4K60() throws Exception {
     final String testId = TAG + "_transform4K60";
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/Codec.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/Codec.java
index 8bdc6e4dda..968849f44d 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/Codec.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/Codec.java
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ public interface Codec {
     Codec createForVideoEncoding(Format format, List<String> allowedMimeTypes)
         throws TransformationException;
 
+    /** Returns whether the audio needs to be encoded because of encoder specific configuration. */
+    default boolean audioNeedsEncoding() {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     /** Returns whether the video needs to be encoded because of encoder specific configuration. */
     default boolean videoNeedsEncoding() {
       return false;
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
index 312001975f..29b39076cf 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ import androidx.media3.extractor.metadata.mp4.SlowMotionData;
   }
 
   private boolean shouldPassthrough(Format inputFormat) {
+    if (encoderFactory.audioNeedsEncoding()) {
+      return false;
+    }
     if (transformationRequest.audioMimeType != null
         && !transformationRequest.audioMimeType.equals(inputFormat.sampleMimeType)) {
       return false;