diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
index b8ddc6f63f..76a6591a2c 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
@@ -844,11 +844,8 @@ public interface AnalyticsListener {
   default void onPlaylistMetadataChanged(EventTime eventTime, MediaMetadata playlistMetadata) {}
 
   /**
-   * Called when a media source started loading data.
-   *
-   * @param eventTime The event time.
-   * @param loadEventInfo The {@link LoadEventInfo} defining the load event.
-   * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the data being loaded.
+   * @deprecated Implement {@link #onLoadStarted(EventTime, LoadEventInfo, MediaLoadData, int)}
+   * instead.
    */
   @UnstableApi
   @Deprecated
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/DefaultAnalyticsCollector.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/DefaultAnalyticsCollector.java
index 3f80d131b9..adbb659ff4 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/DefaultAnalyticsCollector.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/analytics/DefaultAnalyticsCollector.java
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ public class DefaultAnalyticsCollector implements AnalyticsCollector {
 
   // MediaSourceEventListener implementation.
 
+  // Deliberately calling deprecated listener method for backwards compatibility.
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
   public final void onLoadStarted(
       int windowIndex,
@@ -405,6 +407,10 @@ public class DefaultAnalyticsCollector implements AnalyticsCollector {
       MediaLoadData mediaLoadData,
       int retryCount) {
     EventTime eventTime = generateMediaPeriodEventTime(windowIndex, mediaPeriodId);
+    sendEvent(
+        eventTime,
+        C.INDEX_UNSET,
+        listener -> listener.onLoadStarted(eventTime, loadEventInfo, mediaLoadData));
     sendEvent(
         eventTime,
         AnalyticsListener.EVENT_LOAD_STARTED,