diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 8cd1e5fdd1..5554041b59 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     *   Fix gradle config to allow specifying a relative path for
         `exoplayerRoot` when [depending on ExoPlayer locally](README.md#locally)
         ([#8927](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8927)).
+    *   Add `needsReconfiguration` API to the `MediaCodecAdapter` interface.
     *   Update `MediaItem.Builder` javadoc to discourage calling setters that
         will be (currently) ignored if another setter is not also called.
 *   Extractors:
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
index 6d77cdac8d..1135bf7df4 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     state = STATE_STARTED;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean needsReconfiguration() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void queueInputBuffer(
       int index, int offset, int size, long presentationTimeUs, int flags) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecAdapter.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecAdapter.java
index 368444f81d..0b8fffd6e9 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecAdapter.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecAdapter.java
@@ -214,4 +214,7 @@ public interface MediaCodecAdapter {
    * @see MediaCodec#setVideoScalingMode(int)
    */
   void setVideoScalingMode(@C.VideoScalingMode int scalingMode);
+
+  /** Whether the adapter needs to be reconfigured before it is used. */
+  boolean needsReconfiguration();
 }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
index bd9312798a..391cd14925 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
@@ -1141,6 +1141,12 @@ public abstract class MediaCodecRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
         codecNeedsMonoChannelCountWorkaround(codecName, codecInputFormat);
     codecNeedsEosPropagation =
         codecNeedsEosPropagationWorkaround(codecInfo) || getCodecNeedsEosPropagation();
+    if (codecAdapter.needsReconfiguration()) {
+      this.codecReconfigured = true;
+      this.codecReconfigurationState = RECONFIGURATION_STATE_WRITE_PENDING;
+      this.codecNeedsAdaptationWorkaroundBuffer =
+          codecAdaptationWorkaroundMode != ADAPTATION_WORKAROUND_MODE_NEVER;
+    }
     if ("c2.android.mp3.decoder".equals(codecInfo.name)) {
       c2Mp3TimestampTracker = new C2Mp3TimestampTracker();
     }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
index 67fb24f1dd..90bf99fa06 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ public class SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter implements MediaCodecAdapter {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean needsReconfiguration() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public int dequeueInputBufferIndex() {
     return codec.dequeueInputBuffer(0);
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CapturingRenderersFactory.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CapturingRenderersFactory.java
index 1650ee6396..86b4d508c4 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CapturingRenderersFactory.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CapturingRenderersFactory.java
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ public class CapturingRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory, Dumper.Dumpa
       dumper.endBlock();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean needsReconfiguration() {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     private static byte[] peekBytes(ByteBuffer buffer, int offset, int size) {
       int originalPosition = buffer.position();
       buffer.position(offset);