diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
index 3a18ff8af8..19fbcb6d6a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
    */
   private static final int ERROR_NATIVE_DEAD_OBJECT = -32;
 
+  /**
+   * The duration for which failed attempts to initialize or write to the audio track may be retried
+   * before throwing an exception, in milliseconds.
+   */
+  private static final int AUDIO_TRACK_RETRY_DURATION_MS = 100;
+
   private static final String TAG = "AudioTrack";
 
   /**
@@ -279,6 +285,9 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
   private final boolean enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams;
   private final boolean enableOffload;
   @MonotonicNonNull private StreamEventCallbackV29 offloadStreamEventCallbackV29;
+  private final PendingExceptionHolder<InitializationException>
+      initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder;
+  private final PendingExceptionHolder<WriteException> writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder;
 
   @Nullable private Listener listener;
   /**
@@ -425,6 +434,10 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
     activeAudioProcessors = new AudioProcessor[0];
     outputBuffers = new ByteBuffer[0];
     mediaPositionParametersCheckpoints = new ArrayDeque<>();
+    initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder =
+        new PendingExceptionHolder<>(AUDIO_TRACK_RETRY_DURATION_MS);
+    writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder =
+        new PendingExceptionHolder<>(AUDIO_TRACK_RETRY_DURATION_MS);
   }
 
   // AudioSink implementation.
@@ -710,8 +723,17 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
     }
 
     if (!isAudioTrackInitialized()) {
-      initializeAudioTrack();
+      try {
+        initializeAudioTrack();
+      } catch (InitializationException e) {
+        if (e.isRecoverable) {
+          throw e; // Do not delay the exception if it can be recovered at higher level.
+        }
+        initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.throwExceptionIfDeadlineIsReached(e);
+        return false;
+      }
     }
+    initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
 
     if (startMediaTimeUsNeedsInit) {
       startMediaTimeUs = max(0, presentationTimeUs);
@@ -929,8 +951,14 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       if (listener != null) {
         listener.onAudioSinkError(e);
       }
-      throw e;
+      if (e.isRecoverable) {
+        throw e; // Do not delay the exception if it can be recovered at higher level.
+      }
+      writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.throwExceptionIfDeadlineIsReached(e);
+      return;
     }
+    writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
+
     int bytesWritten = bytesWrittenOrError;
 
     if (isOffloadedPlayback(audioTrack)) {
@@ -1182,6 +1210,8 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
         }
       }.start();
     }
+    writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
+    initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1193,6 +1223,9 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       return;
     }
 
+    writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
+    initializationExceptionPendingExceptionHolder.clear();
+
     if (!isAudioTrackInitialized()) {
       return;
     }
@@ -2065,4 +2098,37 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       return outputMode == OUTPUT_MODE_OFFLOAD;
     }
   }
+
+  private static final class PendingExceptionHolder<T extends Exception> {
+
+    private final long throwDelayMs;
+
+    @Nullable private T pendingException;
+    private long throwDeadlineMs;
+
+    public PendingExceptionHolder(long throwDelayMs) {
+      this.throwDelayMs = throwDelayMs;
+    }
+
+    public void throwExceptionIfDeadlineIsReached(T exception) throws T {
+      long nowMs = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
+      if (pendingException == null) {
+        pendingException = exception;
+        throwDeadlineMs = nowMs + throwDelayMs;
+      }
+      if (nowMs >= throwDeadlineMs) {
+        if (pendingException != exception) {
+          // All retry exception are probably the same, thus only save the last one to save memory.
+          pendingException.addSuppressed(exception);
+        }
+        T pendingException = this.pendingException;
+        clear();
+        throw pendingException;
+      }
+    }
+
+    public void clear() {
+      pendingException = null;
+    }
+  }
 }