diff --git a/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/LibopusAudioTrackRenderer.java b/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/LibopusAudioTrackRenderer.java
index 5465d5e4c1..a916156e7b 100644
--- a/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/LibopusAudioTrackRenderer.java
+++ b/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/LibopusAudioTrackRenderer.java
@@ -119,13 +119,20 @@ public final class LibopusAudioTrackRenderer extends SampleSourceTrackRenderer
     formatHolder = new MediaFormatHolder();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the underlying libopus library is available.
+   */
+  public static boolean isLibopusAvailable() {
+    return OpusDecoder.isLibopusAvailable();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the version of underlying libopus library.
    *
    * @return version of the underlying libopus library.
    */
   public static String getLibopusVersion() {
-    return OpusDecoder.getLibopusVersion();
+    return isLibopusAvailable() ? OpusDecoder.getLibopusVersion() : null;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/OpusDecoder.java b/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/OpusDecoder.java
index 7a5e2b8096..61e82b1859 100644
--- a/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/OpusDecoder.java
+++ b/extensions/opus/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/opus/OpusDecoder.java
@@ -26,13 +26,21 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
  */
 /* package */ class OpusDecoder {
 
-  private final long nativeDecoderContext;
-
+  private static final boolean IS_AVAILABLE;
   static {
-    System.loadLibrary("opus");
-    System.loadLibrary("opusJNI");
+    boolean isAvailable;
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("opus");
+      System.loadLibrary("opusJNI");
+      isAvailable = true;
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception) {
+      isAvailable = false;
+    }
+    IS_AVAILABLE = isAvailable;
   }
 
+  private final long nativeDecoderContext;
+
   /**
    * Creates the Opus Decoder.
    *
@@ -81,6 +89,13 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     opusReset(nativeDecoderContext);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the underlying libopus library is available.
+   */
+  public static boolean isLibopusAvailable() {
+    return IS_AVAILABLE;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the version string of the underlying libopus decoder.
    */
diff --git a/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/LibvpxVideoTrackRenderer.java b/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/LibvpxVideoTrackRenderer.java
index a87a5e2590..af900643d6 100644
--- a/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/LibvpxVideoTrackRenderer.java
+++ b/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/LibvpxVideoTrackRenderer.java
@@ -151,12 +151,17 @@ public final class LibvpxVideoTrackRenderer extends SampleSourceTrackRenderer {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the version of underlying libvpx library.
-   *
-   * @return version of the underlying libvpx library.
+   * Returns whether the underlying libvpx library is available.
+   */
+  public static boolean isLibvpxAvailable() {
+    return VpxDecoder.isLibvpxAvailable();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the version of the underlying libvpx library if available, otherwise {@code null}.
    */
   public static String getLibvpxVersion() {
-    return VpxDecoder.getLibvpxVersion();
+    return isLibvpxAvailable() ? VpxDecoder.getLibvpxVersion() : null;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/VpxDecoder.java b/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/VpxDecoder.java
index 05cc243401..ad698703fa 100644
--- a/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/VpxDecoder.java
+++ b/extensions/vp9/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/ext/vp9/VpxDecoder.java
@@ -24,13 +24,21 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
  */
 /* package */ class VpxDecoder {
 
-  private final long vpxDecContext;
-
+  private static final boolean IS_AVAILABLE;
   static {
-    System.loadLibrary("vpx");
-    System.loadLibrary("vpxJNI");
+    boolean isAvailable;
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("vpx");
+      System.loadLibrary("vpxJNI");
+      isAvailable = true;
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception) {
+      isAvailable = false;
+    }
+    IS_AVAILABLE = isAvailable;
   }
 
+  private final long vpxDecContext;
+
   /**
    * Creates the VP9 Decoder.
    *
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
    * @return 0 on success with a frame to render. 1 on success without a frame to render.
    * @throws VpxDecoderException on decode failure.
    */
-  public int decode(ByteBuffer encoded, int size, OutputBuffer outputBuffer, boolean outputRgb) 
+  public int decode(ByteBuffer encoded, int size, OutputBuffer outputBuffer, boolean outputRgb)
       throws VpxDecoderException {
     if (vpxDecode(vpxDecContext, encoded, size) != 0) {
       throw new VpxDecoderException("libvpx decode error: " + vpxGetErrorMessage(vpxDecContext));
@@ -69,6 +77,13 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     vpxClose(vpxDecContext);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the underlying libvpx library is available.
+   */
+  public static boolean isLibvpxAvailable() {
+    return IS_AVAILABLE;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the version string of the underlying libvpx decoder.
    */