diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/Codec.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/Codec.java
index 4c6545c50b..fddabfdeab 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/Codec.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/Codec.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import java.util.List;
  * buffers.
  */
 public interface Codec {
+  /** Default value for the pending frame count, which represents applying no limit. */
+  int UNLIMITED_PENDING_FRAME_COUNT = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
   /** A factory for {@linkplain Codec decoder} instances. */
   interface DecoderFactory {
@@ -137,6 +139,14 @@ public interface Codec {
    */
   Surface getInputSurface();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum number of frames that may be pending in the output {@code Codec} at a time,
+   * or {@link #UNLIMITED_PENDING_FRAME_COUNT} if it's not necessary to enforce a limit.
+   */
+  default int getMaxPendingFrameCount() {
+    return UNLIMITED_PENDING_FRAME_COUNT;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Dequeues a writable input buffer, if available.
    *
diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultCodec.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
index 840d57460d..8686d0fac0 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.decoder.DecoderInputBuffer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.TraceUtil;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -118,6 +120,29 @@ public final class DefaultCodec implements Codec {
     return checkStateNotNull(inputSurface);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public int getMaxPendingFrameCount() {
+    if (Util.SDK_INT < 29) {
+      // Prior to API 29, decoders may drop frames to keep their output surface from growing out of
+      // bounds. From API 29, the {@link MediaFormat#KEY_ALLOW_FRAME_DROP} key prevents frame
+      // dropping even when the surface is full. Frame dropping is never desired, so allow a maximum
+      // of one frame to be pending at a time.
+      // TODO(b/226330223): Investigate increasing this limit.
+      return 1;
+    }
+    if (Ascii.toUpperCase(mediaCodec.getCodecInfo().getCanonicalName()).startsWith("OMX.")) {
+      // Some OMX decoders don't correctly track their number of output buffers available, and get
+      // stuck if too many frames are rendered without being processed, so limit the number of
+      // pending frames to avoid getting stuck. This value is experimentally determined. See also
+      // b/213455700, b/230097284, and b/229978305,.
+      // TODO(b/230097284): Add a maximum API check after we know which APIs will never use OMX.
+      return 10;
+    }
+    // Otherwise don't limit the number of frames that can be pending at a time, to maximize
+    // throughput.
+    return UNLIMITED_PENDING_FRAME_COUNT;
+  }
+
   @Override
   @EnsuresNonNullIf(expression = "#1.data", result = true)
   public boolean maybeDequeueInputBuffer(DecoderInputBuffer inputBuffer)
diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/VideoTranscodingSamplePipeline.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/VideoTranscodingSamplePipeline.java
index ccf79cf90c..36159bd697 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/VideoTranscodingSamplePipeline.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/VideoTranscodingSamplePipeline.java
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ import org.checkerframework.dataflow.qual.Pure;
  * Pipeline to decode video samples, apply transformations on the raw samples, and re-encode them.
  */
 /* package */ final class VideoTranscodingSamplePipeline implements SamplePipeline {
-
-  private static final int FRAME_COUNT_UNLIMITED = -1;
-
   private final int outputRotationDegrees;
   private final DecoderInputBuffer decoderInputBuffer;
   private final Codec decoder;
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.dataflow.qual.Pure;
             inputFormat,
             frameProcessorChain.getInputSurface(),
             transformationRequest.enableRequestSdrToneMapping);
-    maxPendingFrameCount = getMaxPendingFrameCount();
+    maxPendingFrameCount = decoder.getMaxPendingFrameCount();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.dataflow.qual.Pure;
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (maxPendingFrameCount != FRAME_COUNT_UNLIMITED
+    if (maxPendingFrameCount != Codec.UNLIMITED_PENDING_FRAME_COUNT
         && frameProcessorChain.getPendingFrameCount() == maxPendingFrameCount) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -263,31 +260,4 @@ import org.checkerframework.dataflow.qual.Pure;
     decoder.releaseOutputBuffer(/* render= */ true);
     return true;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the maximum number of frames that may be pending in the output {@link
-   * FrameProcessorChain} at a time, or {@link #FRAME_COUNT_UNLIMITED} if it's not necessary to
-   * enforce a limit.
-   */
-  private static int getMaxPendingFrameCount() {
-    if (Util.SDK_INT < 29) {
-      // Prior to API 29, decoders may drop frames to keep their output surface from growing out of
-      // bounds, while from API 29, the {@link MediaFormat#KEY_ALLOW_FRAME_DROP} key prevents frame
-      // dropping even when the surface is full. We never want frame dropping so allow a maximum of
-      // one frame to be pending at a time.
-      // TODO(b/226330223): Investigate increasing this limit.
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (Util.SDK_INT < 33
-        && ("OnePlus".equals(Util.MANUFACTURER) || "samsung".equals(Util.MANUFACTURER))) {
-      // Some OMX decoders don't correctly track their number of output buffers available, and get
-      // stuck if too many frames are rendered without being processed, so we limit the number of
-      // pending frames to avoid getting stuck. This value is experimentally determined. See also
-      // b/213455700.
-      return 10;
-    }
-    // Otherwise don't limit the number of frames that can be pending at a time, to maximize
-    // throughput.
-    return FRAME_COUNT_UNLIMITED;
-  }
 }