diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
index 45a408a24e..42f5527a8f 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static androidx.media3.common.C.AUXILIARY_TRACK_TYPE_DEPTH_LINEAR;
 import static androidx.media3.common.C.AUXILIARY_TRACK_TYPE_DEPTH_METADATA;
 import static androidx.media3.common.C.AUXILIARY_TRACK_TYPE_ORIGINAL;
 import static androidx.media3.common.C.AUXILIARY_TRACK_TYPE_UNDEFINED;
+import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_GET_TIMELINE;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_PLAY_PAUSE;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_PREPARE;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_SEEK_BACK;
@@ -3548,6 +3549,20 @@ public final class Util {
     return Integer.toString(i, Character.MAX_RADIX);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether a play-pause button should be enabled or not.
+   *
+   * @param player The {@link Player}. May be {@code null}.
+   */
+  @EnsuresNonNullIf(result = true, expression = "#1")
+  @UnstableApi
+  public static boolean shouldEnablePlayPauseButton(@Nullable Player player) {
+    return player != null
+        && player.isCommandAvailable(COMMAND_PLAY_PAUSE)
+        && (!player.isCommandAvailable(COMMAND_GET_TIMELINE)
+            || !player.getCurrentTimeline().isEmpty());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns whether a play button should be presented on a UI element for playback control. If
    * {@code false}, a pause button should be shown instead.
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerControlView.java b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerControlView.java
index 5cf8455122..1239dc3af1 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerControlView.java
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerControlView.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package androidx.media3.ui;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_GET_CURRENT_MEDIA_ITEM;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_GET_TIMELINE;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_GET_TRACKS;
-import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_PLAY_PAUSE;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_SEEK_BACK;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_SEEK_FORWARD;
 import static androidx.media3.common.Player.COMMAND_SEEK_IN_CURRENT_MEDIA_ITEM;
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@ public class PlayerControlView extends FrameLayout {
       playPauseButton.setImageDrawable(drawable);
       playPauseButton.setContentDescription(resources.getString(stringRes));
 
-      boolean enablePlayPause = shouldEnablePlayPauseButton();
+      boolean enablePlayPause = Util.shouldEnablePlayPauseButton(player);
       updateButton(enablePlayPause, playPauseButton);
     }
   }
@@ -1732,13 +1731,6 @@ public class PlayerControlView extends FrameLayout {
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean shouldEnablePlayPauseButton() {
-    return player != null
-        && player.isCommandAvailable(COMMAND_PLAY_PAUSE)
-        && (!player.isCommandAvailable(COMMAND_GET_TIMELINE)
-            || !player.getCurrentTimeline().isEmpty());
-  }
-
   @SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
   private static boolean isHandledMediaKey(int keyCode) {
     return keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD