diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 2c2d23f9e9..2992f9994e 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 *   Muxers:
 *   IMA extension:
 *   Session:
+    *   Fix issue where `MediaItem.RequestMetadata` with just non-null extras is
+        not sent transmitted between media controllers and sessions.
 *   UI:
 *   Downloads:
 *   OkHttp Extension:
diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItem.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItem.java
index 1bc3289afd..d6368c0104 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItem.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItem.java
@@ -2267,8 +2267,8 @@ public final class MediaItem implements Bundleable {
     /**
      * Optional extras {@link Bundle}.
      *
-     * <p>Given the complexities of checking the equality of two {@link Bundle}s, this is not
-     * considered in the {@link #equals(Object)} or {@link #hashCode()}.
+     * <p>Given the complexities of checking the equality of two {@link Bundle}s, the contents of
+     * these extras are not considered in the {@link #equals(Object)} or {@link #hashCode()}.
      */
     @Nullable public final Bundle extras;
 
@@ -2292,13 +2292,16 @@ public final class MediaItem implements Bundleable {
         return false;
       }
       RequestMetadata that = (RequestMetadata) o;
-      return Util.areEqual(mediaUri, that.mediaUri) && Util.areEqual(searchQuery, that.searchQuery);
+      return Util.areEqual(mediaUri, that.mediaUri)
+          && Util.areEqual(searchQuery, that.searchQuery)
+          && ((extras == null) == (that.extras == null));
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
       int result = mediaUri == null ? 0 : mediaUri.hashCode();
       result = 31 * result + (searchQuery == null ? 0 : searchQuery.hashCode());
+      result = 31 * result + (extras == null ? 0 : 1);
       return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItemTest.java b/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItemTest.java
index 81c1771ffb..e02a0b93a9 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItemTest.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/MediaItemTest.java
@@ -1067,6 +1067,24 @@ public class MediaItemTest {
     assertThat(restoredMediaItem.localConfiguration).isEqualTo(mediaItem.localConfiguration);
   }
 
+  /** Regression test for internal b/323302460 */
+  @Test
+  public void roundTripViaBundle_withJustNonNullRequestMetadataExtras_restoresAllData() {
+    Bundle extras = new Bundle();
+    extras.putString("key", "value");
+    MediaItem mediaItem =
+        new MediaItem.Builder()
+            .setMediaId("mediaId")
+            .setRequestMetadata(new RequestMetadata.Builder().setExtras(extras).build())
+            .build();
+
+    MediaItem restoredItem = MediaItem.fromBundle(mediaItem.toBundle());
+
+    assertThat(restoredItem).isEqualTo(mediaItem);
+    assertThat(restoredItem.requestMetadata.extras).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(restoredItem.requestMetadata.extras.get("key")).isEqualTo("value");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void createDefaultMediaItemInstance_checksDefaultValues() {
     MediaItem mediaItem = new MediaItem.Builder().build();