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 5900dc5067..d65e4da7cf 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
@@ -1287,7 +1287,8 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
     if (Util.SDK_INT >= 21) {
       // Let the underlying framework time the release.
       if (earlyUs < 50000) {
-        if (adjustedReleaseTimeNs == lastFrameReleaseTimeNs) {
+        if (shouldSkipBuffersWithIdenticalReleaseTime()
+            && adjustedReleaseTimeNs == lastFrameReleaseTimeNs) {
           // This frame should be displayed on the same vsync with the previous released frame. We
           // are likely rendering frames at a rate higher than the screen refresh rate. Skip
           // this buffer so that it's returned to MediaCodec sooner otherwise MediaCodec may not
@@ -1443,6 +1444,14 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
     return isBufferVeryLate(earlyUs) && !isLastBuffer;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether to skip buffers that have an identical release time as the previous released
+   * buffer.
+   */
+  protected boolean shouldSkipBuffersWithIdenticalReleaseTime() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns whether to force rendering an output buffer.
    *