diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/text/SubtitleDecoderFactory.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/text/SubtitleDecoderFactory.java
index 7339720ece..24d7cab070 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/text/SubtitleDecoderFactory.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/text/SubtitleDecoderFactory.java
@@ -17,10 +17,16 @@ package androidx.media3.exoplayer.text;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.media3.common.Format;
+import androidx.media3.common.MimeTypes;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi;
 import androidx.media3.extractor.text.DefaultSubtitleParserFactory;
 import androidx.media3.extractor.text.SubtitleDecoder;
 import androidx.media3.extractor.text.SubtitleParser;
+import androidx.media3.extractor.text.cea.Cea608Decoder;
+import androidx.media3.extractor.text.cea.Cea608Parser;
+import androidx.media3.extractor.text.cea.Cea708Decoder;
+import androidx.media3.extractor.text.cea.Cea708Parser;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /** A factory for {@link SubtitleDecoder} instances. */
 @UnstableApi
@@ -47,7 +53,12 @@ public interface SubtitleDecoderFactory {
   /**
    * Default {@link SubtitleDecoderFactory} implementation.
    *
-   * <p>Only supports formats supported by {@link DefaultSubtitleParserFactory}.
+   * <p>Supports formats supported by {@link DefaultSubtitleParserFactory} as well as the following:
+   *
+   * <ul>
+   *   <li>Cea608 ({@link Cea608Decoder})
+   *   <li>Cea708 ({@link Cea708Decoder})
+   * </ul>
    */
   SubtitleDecoderFactory DEFAULT =
       new SubtitleDecoderFactory() {
@@ -56,17 +67,37 @@ public interface SubtitleDecoderFactory {
 
         @Override
         public boolean supportsFormat(Format format) {
-          return delegate.supportsFormat(format);
+          @Nullable String mimeType = format.sampleMimeType;
+          return delegate.supportsFormat(format)
+              || Objects.equals(mimeType, MimeTypes.APPLICATION_CEA608)
+              || Objects.equals(mimeType, MimeTypes.APPLICATION_MP4CEA608)
+              || Objects.equals(mimeType, MimeTypes.APPLICATION_CEA708);
         }
 
         @Override
         public SubtitleDecoder createDecoder(Format format) {
+          @Nullable String mimeType = format.sampleMimeType;
+          if (mimeType != null) {
+            switch (mimeType) {
+              case MimeTypes.APPLICATION_CEA608:
+              case MimeTypes.APPLICATION_MP4CEA608:
+                return new Cea608Decoder(
+                    new Cea608Parser(
+                        mimeType,
+                        format.accessibilityChannel,
+                        Cea608Parser.MIN_DATA_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT_MS));
+              case MimeTypes.APPLICATION_CEA708:
+                return new Cea708Decoder(
+                    new Cea708Parser(format.accessibilityChannel, format.initializationData));
+              default:
+                break;
+            }
+          }
           if (delegate.supportsFormat(format)) {
             SubtitleParser subtitleParser = delegate.create(format);
             return new DelegatingSubtitleDecoder(
                 subtitleParser.getClass().getSimpleName() + "Decoder", subtitleParser);
           }
-          @Nullable String mimeType = format.sampleMimeType;
           throw new IllegalArgumentException(
               "Attempted to create decoder for unsupported MIME type: " + mimeType);
         }