diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index e812659768..c9e9884358 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -483,9 +483,31 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     return TAG;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the {@link Capabilities} of MediaCodecVideoRenderer for a given {@link Format}.
+   *
+   * @param context A context.
+   * @param mediaCodecSelector The decoder selector.
+   * @param format The {@link Format} for which to check the {@code MediaCodecVideoRenderer}'s
+   *     support.
+   * @return The {@link Capabilities} for this format.
+   * @throws DecoderQueryException Thrown if there was an error querying decoders.
+   */
+  public static @Capabilities int supportsFormat(
+      Context context, MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format)
+      throws DecoderQueryException {
+    return supportsFormatInternal(context, mediaCodecSelector, format);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected @Capabilities int supportsFormat(MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format)
       throws DecoderQueryException {
+    return supportsFormatInternal(context, mediaCodecSelector, format);
+  }
+
+  private static @Capabilities int supportsFormatInternal(
+      Context context, MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format)
+      throws DecoderQueryException {
     String mimeType = format.sampleMimeType;
     if (!MimeTypes.isVideo(mimeType)) {
       return RendererCapabilities.create(C.FORMAT_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE);