diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 609d414ae5..9deaf6ce06 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 *   DASH extension:
 *   Smooth Streaming extension:
 *   RTSP extension:
+    *   Add support for URI with RTSPT scheme as a way to configure the RTSP
+        session to use TCP
+        ([#1484](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/1484)).
 *   Decoder extensions (FFmpeg, VP9, AV1, etc.):
 *   MIDI extension:
 *   Leanback extension:
diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
index eca114ec3e..36fc4d19aa 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
@@ -2570,7 +2570,8 @@ public final class Util {
    */
   public static @ContentType int inferContentType(Uri uri) {
     @Nullable String scheme = uri.getScheme();
-    if (scheme != null && Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("rtsp", scheme)) {
+    if (scheme != null
+        && (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("rtsp", scheme) || Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("rtspt", scheme))) {
       return C.CONTENT_TYPE_RTSP;
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSource.java b/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSource.java
index 7b18c34ef4..9264e0d393 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSource.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSource.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.MediaSourceFactory;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.SinglePeriodTimeline;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.Allocator;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.LoadErrorHandlingPolicy;
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.net.SocketFactory;
@@ -182,13 +183,21 @@ public final class RtspMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
       checkNotNull(mediaItem.localConfiguration);
       return new RtspMediaSource(
           mediaItem,
-          forceUseRtpTcp
+          shouldForceUseRtpTcp(mediaItem)
               ? new TransferRtpDataChannelFactory(timeoutMs)
               : new UdpDataSourceRtpDataChannelFactory(timeoutMs),
           userAgent,
           socketFactory,
           debugLoggingEnabled);
     }
+
+    private boolean shouldForceUseRtpTcp(MediaItem mediaItem) {
+      if (forceUseRtpTcp) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      @Nullable String scheme = checkNotNull(mediaItem.localConfiguration).uri.getScheme();
+      return scheme != null && Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("rtspt", scheme);
+    }
   }
 
   /** Thrown when an exception or error is encountered during loading an RTSP stream. */
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ public final class RtspMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
     this.mediaItem = mediaItem;
     this.rtpDataChannelFactory = rtpDataChannelFactory;
     this.userAgent = userAgent;
-    this.uri = checkNotNull(mediaItem.localConfiguration).uri;
+    this.uri = maybeConvertRtsptUriScheme(checkNotNull(mediaItem.localConfiguration).uri);
     this.socketFactory = socketFactory;
     this.debugLoggingEnabled = debugLoggingEnabled;
     this.timelineDurationUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
@@ -262,7 +271,8 @@ public final class RtspMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
   @Override
   public boolean canUpdateMediaItem(MediaItem mediaItem) {
     @Nullable MediaItem.LocalConfiguration newConfiguration = mediaItem.localConfiguration;
-    return newConfiguration != null && newConfiguration.uri.equals(this.uri);
+    return newConfiguration != null
+        && maybeConvertRtsptUriScheme(newConfiguration.uri).equals(this.uri);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -309,6 +319,14 @@ public final class RtspMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
 
   // Internal methods.
 
+  private static Uri maybeConvertRtsptUriScheme(Uri uri) {
+    @Nullable String scheme = uri.getScheme();
+    if (scheme == null || !Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("rtspt", scheme)) {
+      return uri;
+    }
+    return Uri.parse("rtsp" + uri.toString().substring(5));
+  }
+
   private void notifySourceInfoRefreshed() {
     Timeline timeline =
         new SinglePeriodTimeline(
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSourceTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSourceTest.java
index 2da542a5ab..6f9d63b0c9 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSourceTest.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer_rtsp/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/rtsp/RtspMediaSourceTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ public class RtspMediaSourceTest {
     assertThat(canUpdateMediaItem).isFalse();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void canUpdateMediaItem_withChangeToRtspFromRtspt_returnsTrue() {
+    MediaItem initialMediaItem = new MediaItem.Builder().setUri("rtspt://test.test").build();
+    MediaItem updatedMediaItem =
+        TestUtil.buildFullyCustomizedMediaItem().buildUpon().setUri("rtsp://test.test").build();
+    MediaSource mediaSource = buildMediaSource(initialMediaItem);
+
+    boolean canUpdateMediaItem = mediaSource.canUpdateMediaItem(updatedMediaItem);
+
+    assertThat(canUpdateMediaItem).isTrue();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void updateMediaItem_createsTimelineWithUpdatedItem() throws Exception {
     MediaItem initialMediaItem =