diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
index 7e1e1ec89f..ac45ae15d9 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
@@ -1469,6 +1469,9 @@ public interface ExoPlayer extends Player {
   /**
    * Sets the shuffle order.
    *
+   * <p>The {@link ShuffleOrder} passed must have the same length as the current playlist ({@link
+   * Player#getMediaItemCount()}).
+   *
    * @param shuffleOrder The shuffle order.
    */
   @UnstableApi
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
index a4c28f6922..e8936ae420 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
   @Override
   public void setShuffleOrder(ShuffleOrder shuffleOrder) {
     verifyApplicationThread();
+    checkArgument(shuffleOrder.getLength() == mediaSourceHolderSnapshots.size());
     this.shuffleOrder = shuffleOrder;
     Timeline timeline = createMaskingTimeline();
     PlaybackInfo newPlaybackInfo =
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
index db77501087..59812676c6 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
@@ -6955,6 +6955,15 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     assertThat(capturedTimelineShuffleIndexes).isEqualTo(newShuffleOrderIndexes);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void setShuffleOrder_shuffleOrderLengthNotEqualToCurrentPlaylistLength_shouldThrow() {
+    ExoPlayer player = new TestExoPlayerBuilder(context).build();
+    player.addMediaSources(ImmutableList.of(new FakeMediaSource(), new FakeMediaSource()));
+
+    assertThrows(
+        IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> player.setShuffleOrder(new FakeShuffleOrder(3)));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void setMediaSources_empty_whenEmpty_correctMaskingMediaItemIndex() throws Exception {
     final int[] currentMediaItemIndices = {C.INDEX_UNSET, C.INDEX_UNSET, C.INDEX_UNSET};