diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
index 0ecd1cb8e4..6eb1e991be 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/FrameProcessor.java
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ public interface FrameProcessor {
    */
   long RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY = -1;
 
+  /** Indicates the frame should be dropped after {@link #releaseOutputFrame(long)} is invoked. */
+  long DROP_OUTPUT_FRAME = -2;
+
   /** Returns the input {@link Surface}, where {@link FrameProcessor} consumes input frames from. */
   Surface getInputSurface();
 
@@ -172,9 +175,9 @@ public interface FrameProcessor {
    * {@linkplain Listener#onOutputFrameAvailable(long) available}.
    *
    * @param releaseTimeNs The release time to use for the frame, in nanoseconds. Use {@link
-   *     C#TIME_UNSET} to drop the frame, or {@link #RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY} to release
-   *     the frame immediately. If {@code releaseTimeNs} is after {@link System#nanoTime()} at the
-   *     time of the release, the frame is also dropped.
+   *     #DROP_OUTPUT_FRAME} to drop the frame, or {@link #RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY} to
+   *     release the frame immediately. If {@code releaseTimeNs} is after {@link System#nanoTime()}
+   *     at the time of the release, the frame is also dropped.
    */
   void releaseOutputFrame(long releaseTimeNs);
 
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
index 4f672b82fc..23cd032ec8 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/effect/GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.media.Image;
 import android.media.ImageReader;
-import androidx.media3.common.C;
 import androidx.media3.common.ColorInfo;
 import androidx.media3.common.DebugViewProvider;
 import androidx.media3.common.FrameInfo;
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ public final class GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void controlledFrameRelease_withUnsetReleaseTime_dropsFrame() throws Exception {
+  public void controlledFrameRelease_requestsFrameDropping_dropsFrame() throws Exception {
     long originalPresentationTimeUs = 1234;
     AtomicLong actualPresentationTimeUs = new AtomicLong();
     setupGlEffectsFrameProcessorWithBlankFrameProducer(
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ public final class GlEffectsFrameProcessorFrameReleaseTest {
         /* onFrameAvailableListener= */ presentationTimeNs -> {
           actualPresentationTimeUs.set(presentationTimeNs);
           checkNotNull(glEffectsFrameProcessor)
-              .releaseOutputFrame(/* releaseTimeNs= */ C.TIME_UNSET);
+              .releaseOutputFrame(FrameProcessor.DROP_OUTPUT_FRAME);
         },
         /* releaseFramesAutomatically= */ false);
 
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
index 193d5794c4..4a4410d23c 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/FinalMatrixTextureProcessorWrapper.java
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
     if (releaseTimeNs == FrameProcessor.RELEASE_OUTPUT_FRAME_IMMEDIATELY) {
       dropLateFrame = false;
       releaseTimeNs = System.nanoTime();
+    } else if (releaseTimeNs == FrameProcessor.DROP_OUTPUT_FRAME) {
+      releaseTimeNs = C.TIME_UNSET;
     }
 
     Pair<TextureInfo, Long> oldestAvailableFrame = availableFrames.remove();