diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
index 877e06975d..0ecd1cb8e4 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ public interface FrameProcessor {
     void onFrameProcessingEnded();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates the frame should be released immediately after {@link #releaseOutputFrame(long)} is
+   * invoked.
+   */
+  long RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY = -1;
+
   /** Returns the input {@link Surface}, where {@link FrameProcessor} consumes input frames from. */
   Surface getInputSurface();
 
@@ -166,8 +172,9 @@ public interface FrameProcessor {
    * {@linkplain Listener#onOutputFrameAvailable(long) available}.
    *
    * @param releaseTimeNs The release time to use for the frame, in nanoseconds. Use {@link
-   *     C#TIME_UNSET} to drop the frame. If {@code releaseTimeNs} is after {@link
-   *     System#nanoTime()} at the time of the release, the frame is also dropped.
+   *     C#TIME_UNSET} to drop the frame, or {@link #RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY} to release
+   *     the frame immediately. If {@code releaseTimeNs} is after {@link System#nanoTime()} at the
+   *     time of the release, the frame is also dropped.
    */
   void releaseOutputFrame(long releaseTimeNs);
 
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
index c94f6c97eb..4f672b82fc 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
@@ -135,6 +135,29 @@ public final class GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest {
     assertThat(outputReleaseTimesNs).containsExactly(releaseTimesNs);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void controlledFrameRelease_withOneFrameRequestImmediateRelease_releasesFrame()
+      throws Exception {
+    long originalPresentationTimeUs = 1234;
+    long releaseTimesNs = FrameProcessor.RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY;
+    AtomicLong actualPresentationTimeUs = new AtomicLong();
+    setupGlEffectsFrameProcessorWithBlankFrameProducer(
+        /* inputPresentationTimesUs= */ new long[] {originalPresentationTimeUs},
+        /* onFrameAvailableListener= */ presentationTimeUs -> {
+          actualPresentationTimeUs.set(presentationTimeUs);
+          checkNotNull(glEffectsFrameProcessor).releaseOutputFrame(releaseTimesNs);
+        },
+        /* releaseFramesAutomatically= */ false);
+
+    checkNotNull(produceBlankFramesTask).run();
+    Thread.sleep(FRAME_PROCESSING_WAIT_MS);
+
+    assertThat(frameProcessingException.get()).isNull();
+    assertThat(actualPresentationTimeUs.get()).isEqualTo(originalPresentationTimeUs);
+    // The actual release time is determined by the FrameProcessor when releasing the frame.
+    assertThat(outputReleaseTimesNs).hasSize(1);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void controlledFrameRelease_withLateFrame_dropsFrame() throws Exception {
     long originalPresentationTimeUs = 1234;
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
index 60bdaa7fc8..193d5794c4 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
@@ -170,12 +170,18 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
   public void releaseOutputFrame(long releaseTimeNs) {
     checkState(!releaseFramesAutomatically);
 
+    boolean dropLateFrame = true;
+    if (releaseTimeNs == FrameProcessor.RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY) {
+      dropLateFrame = false;
+      releaseTimeNs = System.nanoTime();
+    }
+
     Pair<TextureInfo, Long> oldestAvailableFrame = availableFrames.remove();
     renderFrameToSurfaces(
         /* inputTexture= */ oldestAvailableFrame.first,
         /* presentationTimeUs= */ oldestAvailableFrame.second,
         releaseTimeNs,
-        /* dropLateFrame= */ true);
+        dropLateFrame);
   }
 
   @Override