diff --git a/libraries/datasource/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSourceContractTest.java b/libraries/datasource/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSourceContractTest.java
index 5853f4f3d4..77c9ab86e0 100644
--- a/libraries/datasource/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSourceContractTest.java
+++ b/libraries/datasource/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSourceContractTest.java
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ public final class RawResourceDataSourceContractTest extends DataSourceContractT
             .build(),
         new TestResource.Builder()
             .setName("android.resource:// with ID")
-            .setUri(
-                Uri.parse(
-                    "android.resource://"
-                        + ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext().getPackageName()
-                        + "/"
-                        + R.raw.resource1))
+            .setUri(Uri.parse("android.resource:///" + R.raw.resource1))
+            .setExpectedBytes(RESOURCE_1_DATA)
+            .build(),
+        new TestResource.Builder()
+            .setName("android.resource:// with (unused) package and ID")
+            .setUri(Uri.parse("android.resource://unused.package.name/" + R.raw.resource1))
             .setExpectedBytes(RESOURCE_1_DATA)
             .build());
   }
diff --git a/libraries/datasource/src/main/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSource.java b/libraries/datasource/src/main/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSource.java
index f7090d2120..e07651fcd9 100644
--- a/libraries/datasource/src/main/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSource.java
+++ b/libraries/datasource/src/main/java/androidx/media3/datasource/RawResourceDataSource.java
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
  *       efficient.
  * </ul>
  *
+ * <p>URIs of the form {@code android.resource://package/id} are also supported, although the
+ * package part is not needed and is not used. This support is due to this format being prevalent in
+ * the ecosystem (including being <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/4896272">recommended on Stack
+ * Overflow</a>).
+ *
  * <p>{@link #buildRawResourceUri(int)} can be used to build supported {@link Uri}s.
  */
 @UnstableApi