diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 767eb49048..8699d4be69 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 *   DataSource:
 *   Audio:
     *   Allow constant power upmixing/downmixing in DefaultAudioMixer.
+    *   Fix offload issue where position might get stuck when playing a playlist
+        of short content
+        ([#1920](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/1920)).
 *   Video:
     *   Add experimental `ExoPlayer` API to include the
         `MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_DECODE_ONLY` flag when queuing decode-only input
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
index 3f29654723..135d14d2f7 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
@@ -2783,6 +2783,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
   private void maybeUpdateOffloadScheduling() {
     // If playing period is audio-only with offload mode preference to enable, then offload
     // scheduling should be enabled.
+    if (queue.getPlayingPeriod() != queue.getReadingPeriod()) {
+      // Do not enable offload scheduling when starting to process the next media item.
+      return;
+    }
     @Nullable MediaPeriodHolder playingPeriodHolder = queue.getPlayingPeriod();
     if (playingPeriodHolder != null) {
       TrackSelectorResult trackSelectorResult = playingPeriodHolder.getTrackSelectorResult();
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
index 944af0a284..d56c1c23ce 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerTest.java
@@ -11786,6 +11786,54 @@ public class ExoPlayerTest {
     player.release();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void enablingOffload_withFastReadingPeriodAdvancement_playerDoesNotSleep()
+      throws Exception {
+    FakeSleepRenderer sleepRenderer = new FakeSleepRenderer(C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO);
+    AtomicInteger sleepingForOffloadCounter = new AtomicInteger();
+    ExoPlayer player =
+        parameterizeTestExoPlayerBuilder(
+                new TestExoPlayerBuilder(context).setRenderers(sleepRenderer))
+            .build();
+    ExoPlayer.AudioOffloadListener listener =
+        new ExoPlayer.AudioOffloadListener() {
+          @Override
+          public void onSleepingForOffloadChanged(boolean sleepingForOffload) {
+            if (sleepingForOffload) {
+              sleepingForOffloadCounter.getAndIncrement();
+            }
+          }
+        };
+    player.addAudioOffloadListener(listener);
+    // Set a playlist of multiple, short audio-only items such that the reading period quickly
+    // advances past the playing period.
+    Timeline timeline = new FakeTimeline();
+    player.setMediaSources(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            new FakeMediaSource(timeline, ExoPlayerTestRunner.AUDIO_FORMAT),
+            new FakeMediaSource(timeline, ExoPlayerTestRunner.AUDIO_FORMAT),
+            new FakeMediaSource(timeline, ExoPlayerTestRunner.AUDIO_FORMAT)));
+    player.setTrackSelectionParameters(
+        player
+            .getTrackSelectionParameters()
+            .buildUpon()
+            .setAudioOffloadPreferences(
+                new AudioOffloadPreferences.Builder()
+                    .setAudioOffloadMode(AudioOffloadPreferences.AUDIO_OFFLOAD_MODE_REQUIRED)
+                    .build())
+            .build());
+    player.prepare();
+    player.play();
+    advance(player).untilStartOfMediaItem(/* mediaItemIndex= */ 1);
+
+    sleepRenderer.sleepOnNextRender();
+    runUntilPlaybackState(player, Player.STATE_ENDED);
+
+    assertThat(sleepingForOffloadCounter.get()).isEqualTo(0);
+
+    player.release();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void wakeupListenerWhileSleepingForOffload_isWokenUp_renderingResumes() throws Exception {
     FakeSleepRenderer sleepRenderer = new FakeSleepRenderer(C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO).sleepOnNextRender();