diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/SimpleBasePlayer.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/SimpleBasePlayer.java
index 826410bef6..2ffd35960a 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/SimpleBasePlayer.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/SimpleBasePlayer.java
@@ -3486,6 +3486,9 @@ public abstract class SimpleBasePlayer extends BasePlayer {
   protected ListenableFuture<?> handleReplaceMediaItems(
       int fromIndex, int toIndex, List<MediaItem> mediaItems) {
     ListenableFuture<?> addFuture = handleAddMediaItems(toIndex, mediaItems);
+    if (fromIndex == toIndex) {
+      return addFuture;
+    }
     ListenableFuture<?> removeFuture = handleRemoveMediaItems(fromIndex, toIndex);
     return Util.transformFutureAsync(addFuture, unused -> removeFuture);
   }