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 1e04b1e8d7..41e76440c1 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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
@@ -1694,6 +1695,16 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onTearDown(@NonNull AudioTrack track) {
+      if (listener != null && playing) {
+        // A new Audio Track needs to be created and it's buffer filled, which will be done on the
+        // next handleBuffer call.
+        // Request this call explicitly in case ExoPlayer is sleeping waiting for a data request.
+        listener.onOffloadBufferEmptying();
+      }
+    }
+
     public void register(AudioTrack audioTrack) {
       audioTrack.registerStreamEventCallback(handler::post, this);
     }