diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index d3faefa567..fa3a6d6e35 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ This release includes the following changes since
 *   Effect:
     *   Add `VideoFrameProcessor.queueInputBitmap(Bitmap, Iterator<Long>)`
         queuing bitmap input by timestamp.
+    *   Set the notifications foreground service behavior to
+        `FOREGROUND_SERVICE_IMMEDIATE` in `DefaultMediaNotificationProvider`
+        ([#167](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/167)).
 *   UI:
     *   Add a `Player.Listener` implementation for Wear OS devices that handles
         playback suppression due to
diff --git a/libraries/session/build.gradle b/libraries/session/build.gradle
index df6c048d81..2a09cc7658 100644
--- a/libraries/session/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/session/build.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
     implementation 'androidx.collection:collection:' + androidxCollectionVersion
     implementation 'androidx.media:media:' + androidxMediaVersion
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core:' + androidxCoreVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:' + okhttpVersion
     androidTestImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'test-utils')
     androidTestImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'test-data')
diff --git a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
index b9f7b3debb..19bc2b7dc7 100644
--- a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
+++ b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ public class DefaultMediaNotificationProvider implements MediaNotification.Provi
         .setShowWhen(displayElapsedTimeWithChronometer)
         .setUsesChronometer(displayElapsedTimeWithChronometer);
 
+    if (Util.SDK_INT >= 31) {
+      Api31.setForegroundServiceBehavior(builder);
+    }
+
     Notification notification =
         builder
             .setContentIntent(mediaSession.getSessionActivity())
@@ -692,6 +696,14 @@ public class DefaultMediaNotificationProvider implements MediaNotification.Provi
     }
   }
 
+  @RequiresApi(31)
+  private static class Api31 {
+    @DoNotInline
+    public static void setForegroundServiceBehavior(NotificationCompat.Builder builder) {
+      builder.setForegroundServiceBehavior(Notification.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_IMMEDIATE);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static String getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(Throwable throwable) {
     return "Failed to load bitmap: " + throwable.getMessage();
   }