diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index fc0b0bb088..b3efe1ae55 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
     `C.MSG_SET_OUTPUT_BUFFER_RENDERER`.
   * Use `VideoDecoderRenderer` as an implementation of
     `VideoDecoderOutputBufferRenderer`, instead of `VideoDecoderSurfaceView`.
+* Add automatic audio becoming noisy handling to `SimpleExoPlayer`,
+  available through `SimpleExoPlayer.setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy`.
 * Add `Timeline.Window.isLive` to indicate that a window is a live stream
   ([#2668](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/2668) and
   [#5973](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5973)).
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/AudioBecomingNoisyManager.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/AudioBecomingNoisyManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..667ef9c290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/AudioBecomingNoisyManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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 com.google.android.exoplayer2;
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
+import android.media.AudioManager;
+
+/* package */ final class AudioBecomingNoisyManager {
+
+  private final Context context;
+  private final AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver receiver;
+  private boolean receiverRegistered;
+
+  public interface EventListener {
+    void onAudioBecomingNoisy();
+  }
+
+  public AudioBecomingNoisyManager(Context context, EventListener listener) {
+    this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
+    this.receiver = new AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver(listener);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Enables the {@link AudioBecomingNoisyManager} which calls {@link
+   * EventListener#onAudioBecomingNoisy()} upon receiving an intent of {@link
+   * AudioManager#ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY}.
+   *
+   * @param enabled True if the listener should be notified when audio is becoming noisy.
+   */
+  public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+    if (enabled && !receiverRegistered) {
+      context.registerReceiver(
+          receiver, new IntentFilter(AudioManager.ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY));
+      receiverRegistered = true;
+    } else if (!enabled && receiverRegistered) {
+      context.unregisterReceiver(receiver);
+      receiverRegistered = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static final class AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
+    private final EventListener listener;
+
+    public AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver(EventListener listener) {
+      this.listener = listener;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+      if (AudioManager.ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+        listener.onAudioBecomingNoisy();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
index 9e59448c2d..1f7802ac72 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
   private final BandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter;
   private final AnalyticsCollector analyticsCollector;
 
+  private final AudioBecomingNoisyManager audioBecomingNoisyManager;
   private final AudioFocusManager audioFocusManager;
   private final WakeLockManager wakeLockManager;
 
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     if (drmSessionManager instanceof DefaultDrmSessionManager) {
       ((DefaultDrmSessionManager) drmSessionManager).addListener(eventHandler, analyticsCollector);
     }
+    audioBecomingNoisyManager = new AudioBecomingNoisyManager(context, componentListener);
     audioFocusManager = new AudioFocusManager(context, componentListener);
     wakeLockManager = new WakeLockManager(context);
   }
@@ -765,6 +767,18 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     analyticsCollector.removeListener(listener);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets whether the player should pause automatically when audio is rerouted from a headset to
+   * device speakers. See the <a
+   * href="https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media-apps/volume-and-earphones#becoming-noisy">audio
+   * becoming noisy</a> documentation for more information.
+   *
+   * @param handleAudioBecomingNoisy True if the player should handle audio becoming noisy.
+   */
+  public void setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(boolean handleAudioBecomingNoisy) {
+    audioBecomingNoisyManager.setEnabled(handleAudioBecomingNoisy);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets a {@link PriorityTaskManager}, or null to clear a previously set priority task manager.
    *
@@ -1476,6 +1490,7 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
           SurfaceHolder.Callback,
           TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener,
           AudioFocusManager.PlayerControl,
+          AudioBecomingNoisyManager.EventListener,
           Player.EventListener {
 
     // VideoRendererEventListener implementation
@@ -1687,6 +1702,13 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
       updatePlayWhenReady(getPlayWhenReady(), playerCommand);
     }
 
+    // AudioBecomingNoisyManager.EventListener implementation.
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAudioBecomingNoisy() {
+      setPlayWhenReady(false);
+    }
+
     // Player.EventListener implementation.
 
     @Override