diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/source/preload/DefaultPreloadManagerBinderStressTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/source/preload/DefaultPreloadManagerBinderStressTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.preload;
+
+import static androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.preload.DefaultPreloadManager.Status.STAGE_SOURCE_PREPARED;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.SurfaceView;
+import androidx.media3.common.AudioAttributes;
+import androidx.media3.common.C;
+import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem;
+import androidx.media3.common.TrackSelectionParameters;
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer;
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.DefaultBandwidthMeter;
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.util.EventLogger;
+import androidx.media3.test.utils.BinderStressCreator;
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import androidx.test.filters.SdkSuppress;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+/**
+ * Stress test for {@link DefaultPreloadManager} creation and usage under increased stress from
+ * system binder calls, verifying that no binder calls happen on the {@link DefaultPreloadManager}
+ * main thread.
+ */
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+@SdkSuppress(minSdkVersion = 23)
+public class DefaultPreloadManagerBinderStressTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void binderStressTest() throws Exception {
+    Context context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext();
+    SurfaceView surfaceView = new SurfaceView(context);
+
+    BinderStressCreator.verifyNoSystemBinderCalls(
+        /* systemUnderTest= */ () -> {
+          DefaultPreloadManager.Builder builder =
+              new DefaultPreloadManager.Builder(
+                      context,
+                      rankingData -> new DefaultPreloadManager.Status(STAGE_SOURCE_PREPARED))
+                  .setBandwidthMeter(new DefaultBandwidthMeter.Builder(context).build());
+          MediaItem mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri("http://test.test");
+
+          DefaultPreloadManager preloadManager = builder.build();
+          preloadManager.addListener(new PreloadManagerListener() {});
+          preloadManager.add(mediaItem, /* rankingData= */ 1);
+          preloadManager.invalidate();
+
+          ExoPlayer player =
+              builder.buildExoPlayer(
+                  new ExoPlayer.Builder(context)
+                      .setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(true)
+                      .setDeviceVolumeControlEnabled(true)
+                      .setWakeMode(C.WAKE_MODE_NETWORK)
+                      .setSuppressPlaybackOnUnsuitableOutput(true));
+          player.setTrackSelectionParameters(
+              new TrackSelectionParameters.Builder()
+                  .setViewportSizeToPhysicalDisplaySize(/* viewportOrientationMayChange= */ true)
+                  .setPreferredTextLanguageAndRoleFlagsToCaptioningManagerSettings()
+                  .build());
+          player.addAnalyticsListener(new EventLogger());
+          player.setAudioAttributes(AudioAttributes.DEFAULT, /* handleAudioFocus= */ true);
+          player.setDeviceVolume(/* volume= */ 1, C.VOLUME_FLAG_SHOW_UI);
+          player.setAudioSessionId(C.AUDIO_SESSION_ID_UNSET);
+          player.setVideoSurfaceView(surfaceView);
+          player.setMediaSource(preloadManager.getMediaSource(mediaItem));
+          player.prepare();
+          player.play();
+
+          preloadManager.release();
+          return player;
+        },
+        /* cleanUp= */ ExoPlayer::release);
+  }
+}