diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/trackselection/BaseTrackSelection.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/trackselection/BaseTrackSelection.java
index b346fe6cb3..36adbce9dd 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/trackselection/BaseTrackSelection.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/trackselection/BaseTrackSelection.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ public abstract class BaseTrackSelection implements ExoTrackSelection {
   // Lazily initialized hashcode.
   private int hashCode;
 
+  /**
+   * The last playWhenReady value when {@link #onPlayWhenReadyChanged(boolean)} was triggered */
+  private boolean lastPlayWhenReady;
+
   /**
    * @param group The {@link TrackGroup}. Must not be null.
    * @param tracks The indices of the selected tracks within the {@link TrackGroup}. Must not be
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTrackSelection implements ExoTrackSelection {
       this.tracks[i] = group.indexOf(formats[i]);
     }
     excludeUntilTimes = new long[length];
+    lastPlayWhenReady = false;
   }
 
   // TrackSelection implementation.
@@ -191,6 +196,15 @@ public abstract class BaseTrackSelection implements ExoTrackSelection {
     return excludeUntilTimes[index] > nowMs;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onPlayWhenReadyChanged(boolean playWhenReady) {
+    lastPlayWhenReady = playWhenReady;
+  }
+
+  protected final boolean getPlayWhenReady() {
+    return lastPlayWhenReady;
+  }
+
   // Object overrides.
 
   @Override