diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index aca666f2db..1261e56f2b 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 *   DataSource:
 *   Audio:
 *   Video:
+    *   Add experimental `ExoPlayer` API to drop late `MediaCodecVideoRenderer`
+        decoder input buffers that are not depended on. Enable it with
+        `DefaultRenderersFactory.experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs`.
 *   Text:
 *   Metadata:
 *   Image:
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
index a8863194db..4c676c1cc3 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
   private boolean enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams;
   private boolean enableMediaCodecVideoRendererPrewarming;
   private boolean parseAv1SampleDependencies;
+  private long lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs;
 
   /**
    * @param context A {@link Context}.
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
     extensionRendererMode = EXTENSION_RENDERER_MODE_OFF;
     allowedVideoJoiningTimeMs = DEFAULT_ALLOWED_VIDEO_JOINING_TIME_MS;
     mediaCodecSelector = MediaCodecSelector.DEFAULT;
+    lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -313,6 +315,24 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the late threshold for rendered output buffers, in microseconds, after which decoder input
+   * buffers may be dropped.
+   *
+   * <p>The default value is {@link C#TIME_UNSET} and therefore no input buffers will be dropped due
+   * to this logic.
+   *
+   * <p>This method is experimental and will be renamed or removed in a future release.
+   *
+   * @param lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs The threshold.
+   */
+  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
+  public final DefaultRenderersFactory experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(
+      long lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs) {
+    this.lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs = lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Renderer[] createRenderers(
       Handler eventHandler,
@@ -396,6 +416,7 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
             .setEventListener(eventListener)
             .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(MAX_DROPPED_VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT_TO_NOTIFY)
             .experimentalSetParseAv1SampleDependencies(parseAv1SampleDependencies)
+            .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs)
             .build();
     out.add(videoRenderer);
 
@@ -800,6 +821,7 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
           .setEventListener(eventListener)
           .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(MAX_DROPPED_VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT_TO_NOTIFY)
           .experimentalSetParseAv1SampleDependencies(parseAv1SampleDependencies)
+          .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs)
           .build();
     }
     return null;
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index da5496195a..e80e5ee3fd 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.initialization.qual.Initialized;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
@@ -159,6 +160,13 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
   private final VideoFrameReleaseControl.FrameReleaseInfo videoFrameReleaseInfo;
   @Nullable private final Av1SampleDependencyParser av1SampleDependencyParser;
 
+  /**
+   * The earliest time threshold, in microseconds, after which decoder input buffers may be dropped.
+   */
+  private final long minEarlyUsToDropDecoderInput;
+
+  private final PriorityQueue<Long> droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps;
+
   private @MonotonicNonNull CodecMaxValues codecMaxValues;
   private boolean codecNeedsSetOutputSurfaceWorkaround;
   private boolean codecHandlesHdr10PlusOutOfBandMetadata;
@@ -190,6 +198,8 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
   private long periodDurationUs;
   private boolean pendingVideoSinkInputStreamChange;
 
+  private boolean shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers;
+
   /** A builder to create {@link MediaCodecVideoRenderer} instances. */
   public static final class Builder {
     private final Context context;
@@ -204,6 +214,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     private float assumedMinimumCodecOperatingRate;
     @Nullable private VideoSink videoSink;
     private boolean parseAv1SampleDependencies;
+    private long lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new builder.
@@ -215,6 +226,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
       this.mediaCodecSelector = MediaCodecSelector.DEFAULT;
       this.codecAdapterFactory = MediaCodecAdapter.Factory.getDefault(context);
       this.assumedMinimumCodecOperatingRate = 30;
+      this.lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
     }
 
     /** Sets the {@link MediaCodecSelector decoder selector}. */
@@ -327,6 +339,22 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the late threshold for rendered output buffers, in microseconds, after which decoder
+     * input buffers may be dropped.
+     *
+     * <p>The default value is {@link C#TIME_UNSET} and therefore no input buffers will be dropped
+     * due to this logic.
+     *
+     * <p>This method is experimental and will be renamed or removed in a future release.
+     */
+    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
+    public Builder experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(
+        long lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs) {
+      this.lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs = lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Builds the {@link MediaCodecVideoRenderer}. Must only be called once per Builder instance.
      *
@@ -546,6 +574,11 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     periodDurationUs = C.TIME_UNSET;
     av1SampleDependencyParser =
         builder.parseAv1SampleDependencies ? new Av1SampleDependencyParser() : null;
+    droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps = new PriorityQueue<>();
+    minEarlyUsToDropDecoderInput =
+        builder.lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs != C.TIME_UNSET
+            ? -builder.lateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs
+            : C.TIME_UNSET;
   }
 
   // FrameTimingEvaluator methods
@@ -568,6 +601,9 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
       boolean isLastFrame,
       boolean treatDroppedBuffersAsSkipped)
       throws ExoPlaybackException {
+    if (minEarlyUsToDropDecoderInput != C.TIME_UNSET) {
+      shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers = earlyUs < minEarlyUsToDropDecoderInput;
+    }
     return shouldDropBuffersToKeyframe(earlyUs, elapsedRealtimeUs, isLastFrame)
         && maybeDropBuffersToKeyframe(positionUs, treatDroppedBuffersAsSkipped);
   }
@@ -1215,6 +1251,8 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
   @Override
   protected void resetCodecStateForFlush() {
     super.resetCodecStateForFlush();
+    droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.clear();
+    shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers = false;
     buffersInCodecCount = 0;
   }
 
@@ -1425,8 +1463,8 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
       // block processed. Skipping input buffers before the decoder is not allowed.
       return false;
     }
-    // Skip buffers without sample dependencies that won't be rendered.
-    if (!isBufferBeforeStartTime(buffer)) {
+    boolean shouldSkipDecoderInputBuffer = isBufferBeforeStartTime(buffer);
+    if (!shouldSkipDecoderInputBuffer && !shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers) {
       return false;
     }
     if (buffer.hasSupplementalData()) {
@@ -1434,7 +1472,11 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     }
     if (buffer.notDependedOn()) {
       buffer.clear();
-      decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += 1;
+      if (shouldSkipDecoderInputBuffer) {
+        decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += 1;
+      } else if (shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers) {
+        droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.add(buffer.timeUs);
+      }
       return true;
     }
     if (av1SampleDependencyParser != null
@@ -1450,7 +1492,11 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
       if (sampleLimitAfterSkippingNonReferenceFrames != readOnlySample.limit()
           && hasSpaceForNextFrame) {
         checkNotNull(buffer.data).position(sampleLimitAfterSkippingNonReferenceFrames);
-        decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += 1;
+        if (shouldSkipDecoderInputBuffer) {
+          decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += 1;
+        } else if (shouldDropDecoderInputBuffers) {
+          droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.add(buffer.timeUs);
+        }
         return true;
       }
       return false;
@@ -1595,6 +1641,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
 
     long outputStreamOffsetUs = getOutputStreamOffsetUs();
     long presentationTimeUs = bufferPresentationTimeUs - outputStreamOffsetUs;
+    updateDroppedBufferCountersWithInputBuffers(presentationTimeUs);
 
     if (videoSink != null) {
       // Skip decode-only buffers, e.g. after seeking, immediately.
@@ -1867,10 +1914,13 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     if (treatDroppedBuffersAsSkipped) {
       decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += droppedSourceBufferCount;
       decoderCounters.skippedOutputBufferCount += buffersInCodecCount;
+      decoderCounters.skippedInputBufferCount += droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.size();
     } else {
       decoderCounters.droppedToKeyframeCount++;
       updateDroppedBufferCounters(
-          droppedSourceBufferCount, /* droppedDecoderBufferCount= */ buffersInCodecCount);
+          /* droppedInputBufferCount= */ droppedSourceBufferCount
+              + droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.size(),
+          /* droppedDecoderBufferCount= */ buffersInCodecCount);
     }
     flushOrReinitializeCodec();
     if (videoSink != null) {
@@ -1901,6 +1951,23 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Updates counters to reflect dropped input buffers prior to {@code presentationTimeUs}.
+   *
+   * @param presentationTimeUs The presentation timestamp of the last processed output buffer, in
+   *     microseconds.
+   */
+  private void updateDroppedBufferCountersWithInputBuffers(long presentationTimeUs) {
+    int droppedInputBufferCount = 0;
+    Long minDroppedDecoderBufferTimeUs;
+    while ((minDroppedDecoderBufferTimeUs = droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.peek()) != null
+        && minDroppedDecoderBufferTimeUs < presentationTimeUs) {
+      droppedInputBufferCount++;
+      droppedDecoderInputBufferTimestamps.poll();
+    }
+    updateDroppedBufferCounters(droppedInputBufferCount, /* droppedDecoderBufferCount= */ 0);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates local counters and {@link DecoderCounters} with a new video frame processing offset.
    *
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRendererTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRendererTest.java
index 4e412ed169..39d2d6c958 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRendererTest.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRendererTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package androidx.media3.exoplayer.video;
 
+import static android.media.MediaCodec.INFO_TRY_AGAIN_LATER;
 import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.msToUs;
 import static androidx.media3.test.utils.FakeSampleStream.FakeSampleStreamItem.END_OF_STREAM_ITEM;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -960,6 +962,395 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRendererTest {
     assertThat(currentOutputFormat).isEqualTo(VIDEO_H264);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void render_withLateBufferWithoutDependencies_dropsInputBuffers() throws Exception {
+    FakeTimeline fakeTimeline =
+        new FakeTimeline(
+            new FakeTimeline.TimelineWindowDefinition(
+                /* isSeekable= */ true, /* isDynamic= */ false, /* durationUs= */ 1_000_000));
+    FakeSampleStream fakeSampleStream =
+        new FakeSampleStream(
+            new DefaultAllocator(/* trimOnReset= */ true, /* individualAllocationSize= */ 1024),
+            /* mediaSourceEventDispatcher= */ null,
+            DrmSessionManager.DRM_UNSUPPORTED,
+            new DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher(),
+            /* initialFormat= */ VIDEO_H264,
+            ImmutableList.of(
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 0, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME), // First buffer.
+                oneByteSample(
+                    /* timeUs= */ 20_000))); // Late buffer triggers input buffer dropping.
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer =
+        new MediaCodecVideoRenderer(
+            new MediaCodecVideoRenderer.Builder(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext())
+                .setCodecAdapterFactory(
+                    new DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory(
+                        ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(),
+                        () -> {
+                          callbackThread = new HandlerThread("MCVRTest:MediaCodecAsyncAdapter");
+                          return callbackThread;
+                        },
+                        () -> {
+                          queueingThread = new HandlerThread("MCVRTest:MediaCodecQueueingThread");
+                          return queueingThread;
+                        }))
+                .setMediaCodecSelector(mediaCodecSelector)
+                .setAllowedJoiningTimeMs(0)
+                .setEnableDecoderFallback(false)
+                .setEventHandler(new Handler(testMainLooper))
+                .setEventListener(eventListener)
+                .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(1)
+                .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(50_000)) {
+          @Override
+          protected @Capabilities int supportsFormat(
+              MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format) {
+            return RendererCapabilities.create(C.FORMAT_HANDLED);
+          }
+        };
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.init(/* index= */ 0, PlayerId.UNSET, Clock.DEFAULT);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(Renderer.MSG_SET_VIDEO_OUTPUT, surface);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setTimeline(fakeTimeline);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.enable(
+        RendererConfiguration.DEFAULT,
+        new Format[] {VIDEO_H264},
+        fakeSampleStream,
+        /* positionUs= */ 0,
+        /* joining= */ false,
+        /* mayRenderStartOfStream= */ true,
+        /* startPositionUs= */ 0,
+        /* offsetUs= */ 0,
+        new MediaSource.MediaPeriodId(fakeTimeline.getUidOfPeriod(0)));
+    shadowOf(testMainLooper).idle();
+    ArgumentCaptor<DecoderCounters> argumentDecoderCounters =
+        ArgumentCaptor.forClass(DecoderCounters.class);
+    verify(eventListener).onVideoEnabled(argumentDecoderCounters.capture());
+    DecoderCounters decoderCounters = argumentDecoderCounters.getValue();
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.start();
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(0, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount == 0) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(10_000, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    // Ensure existing buffer will be ~280ms late and new (not yet read) buffers are available
+    // to be dropped.
+    int posUs = 300_000;
+    fakeSampleStream.append(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 30_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON), // Dropped on input.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 300_000), // Caught up - render.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 500_000), // Last buffer is always rendered.
+            END_OF_STREAM_ITEM));
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setCurrentStreamFinal();
+    // Render until the non-dropped frame is reached and then increase time to reach the end.
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount < 2) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    while (!mediaCodecVideoRenderer.isEnded()) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      posUs += 2_000;
+    }
+
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedInputBufferCount).isEqualTo(1);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedBufferCount).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.maxConsecutiveDroppedBufferCount).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedToKeyframeCount).isEqualTo(0);
+  }
+
+  // TODO: b/390604981 - Run the test on older SDK levels to ensure it uses a MediaCodec shadow
+  // with more than one buffer slot.
+  @Config(minSdk = 30)
+  @Test
+  public void render_afterVeryLateBuffer_doesNotDropInputBuffers() throws Exception {
+    FakeTimeline fakeTimeline =
+        new FakeTimeline(
+            new FakeTimeline.TimelineWindowDefinition(
+                /* isSeekable= */ true, /* isDynamic= */ false, /* durationUs= */ 2_000_000));
+    FakeSampleStream fakeSampleStream =
+        new FakeSampleStream(
+            new DefaultAllocator(/* trimOnReset= */ true, /* individualAllocationSize= */ 1024),
+            /* mediaSourceEventDispatcher= */ null,
+            DrmSessionManager.DRM_UNSUPPORTED,
+            new DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher(),
+            /* initialFormat= */ VIDEO_H264,
+            ImmutableList.of(
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 0, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME), // First buffer.
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 20_000))); // Very late buffer.
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer =
+        new MediaCodecVideoRenderer(
+            new MediaCodecVideoRenderer.Builder(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext())
+                .setCodecAdapterFactory(
+                    new DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory(
+                        ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(),
+                        () -> {
+                          callbackThread = new HandlerThread("MCVRTest:MediaCodecAsyncAdapter");
+                          return callbackThread;
+                        },
+                        () -> {
+                          queueingThread = new HandlerThread("MCVRTest:MediaCodecQueueingThread");
+                          return queueingThread;
+                        }))
+                .setMediaCodecSelector(mediaCodecSelector)
+                .setAllowedJoiningTimeMs(0)
+                .setEnableDecoderFallback(false)
+                .setEventHandler(new Handler(testMainLooper))
+                .setEventListener(eventListener)
+                .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(1)
+                .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(50_000)) {
+          @Override
+          protected @Capabilities int supportsFormat(
+              MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format) {
+            return RendererCapabilities.create(C.FORMAT_HANDLED);
+          }
+        };
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.init(/* index= */ 0, PlayerId.UNSET, Clock.DEFAULT);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(Renderer.MSG_SET_VIDEO_OUTPUT, surface);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setTimeline(fakeTimeline);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.enable(
+        RendererConfiguration.DEFAULT,
+        new Format[] {VIDEO_H264},
+        fakeSampleStream,
+        /* positionUs= */ 0,
+        /* joining= */ false,
+        /* mayRenderStartOfStream= */ true,
+        /* startPositionUs= */ 0,
+        /* offsetUs= */ 0,
+        new MediaSource.MediaPeriodId(fakeTimeline.getUidOfPeriod(0)));
+    shadowOf(testMainLooper).idle();
+    ArgumentCaptor<DecoderCounters> argumentDecoderCounters =
+        ArgumentCaptor.forClass(DecoderCounters.class);
+    verify(eventListener).onVideoEnabled(argumentDecoderCounters.capture());
+    DecoderCounters decoderCounters = argumentDecoderCounters.getValue();
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.start();
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(0, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount == 0) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(10_000, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    // Ensure existing buffer will be 1 second late and new (not yet read) buffers are available
+    // to be skipped and to skip to in the input stream.
+    int posUs = 1_020_000;
+    fakeSampleStream.append(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 30_000), // Dropped input buffer when skipping to keyframe.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 1_020_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME),
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 1_040_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 1_060_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 2_000_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            END_OF_STREAM_ITEM));
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setCurrentStreamFinal();
+    // Render until the new keyframe has been processed and then increase time to reach the end.
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount < 2) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      maybeIdleAsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterThreads();
+    }
+    while (!mediaCodecVideoRenderer.isEnded()) {
+      maybeIdleAsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterThreads();
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      posUs += 1_000;
+    }
+
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount).isEqualTo(5);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedInputBufferCount).isEqualTo(1);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedToKeyframeCount).isEqualTo(1);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void render_afterVeryLateBuffer_countsDroppedInputBuffersCorrectly() throws Exception {
+    FakeTimeline fakeTimeline =
+        new FakeTimeline(
+            new FakeTimeline.TimelineWindowDefinition(
+                /* isSeekable= */ true, /* isDynamic= */ false, /* durationUs= */ 3_000_000));
+    FakeSampleStream fakeSampleStream =
+        new FakeSampleStream(
+            new DefaultAllocator(/* trimOnReset= */ true, /* individualAllocationSize= */ 1024),
+            /* mediaSourceEventDispatcher= */ null,
+            DrmSessionManager.DRM_UNSUPPORTED,
+            new DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher(),
+            /* initialFormat= */ VIDEO_H264,
+            ImmutableList.of(
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 0, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME), // First buffer.
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 20_000))); // Late buffer.
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer =
+        new MediaCodecVideoRenderer(
+            new MediaCodecVideoRenderer.Builder(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext())
+                .setCodecAdapterFactory(
+                    new ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering.Factory())
+                .setMediaCodecSelector(mediaCodecSelector)
+                .setAllowedJoiningTimeMs(0)
+                .setEnableDecoderFallback(false)
+                .setEventHandler(new Handler(testMainLooper))
+                .setEventListener(eventListener)
+                .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(1)
+                .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(50_000)) {
+          @Override
+          protected @Capabilities int supportsFormat(
+              MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format) {
+            return RendererCapabilities.create(C.FORMAT_HANDLED);
+          }
+        };
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.init(/* index= */ 0, PlayerId.UNSET, Clock.DEFAULT);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(Renderer.MSG_SET_VIDEO_OUTPUT, surface);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setTimeline(fakeTimeline);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.enable(
+        RendererConfiguration.DEFAULT,
+        new Format[] {VIDEO_H264},
+        fakeSampleStream,
+        /* positionUs= */ 0,
+        /* joining= */ false,
+        /* mayRenderStartOfStream= */ true,
+        /* startPositionUs= */ 0,
+        /* offsetUs= */ 0,
+        new MediaSource.MediaPeriodId(fakeTimeline.getUidOfPeriod(0)));
+    shadowOf(testMainLooper).idle();
+    ArgumentCaptor<DecoderCounters> argumentDecoderCounters =
+        ArgumentCaptor.forClass(DecoderCounters.class);
+    verify(eventListener).onVideoEnabled(argumentDecoderCounters.capture());
+    DecoderCounters decoderCounters = argumentDecoderCounters.getValue();
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.start();
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(0, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount == 0) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(10_000, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    fakeSampleStream.append(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            // Dropped input buffer.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 500_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            oneByteSample(300_000), // Render.
+            oneByteSample(400_000) // Very late buffer.
+            ));
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    // Render until the frame at time 300_000 us is displayed.
+    int posUs = 300_000;
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount < 2) {
+      maybeIdleAsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterThreads();
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    fakeSampleStream.append(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            oneByteSample(
+                /* timeUs= */ 1_000_000), // Dropped input buffer when skipping to keyframe.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 2_020_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME),
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 3_000_000),
+            END_OF_STREAM_ITEM));
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setCurrentStreamFinal();
+    posUs = 2_020_000;
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount + decoderCounters.skippedOutputBufferCount
+        < 3) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      maybeIdleAsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterThreads();
+    }
+    while (!mediaCodecVideoRenderer.isEnded()) {
+      maybeIdleAsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterThreads();
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      posUs += 1_000;
+    }
+
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedInputBufferCount).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedToKeyframeCount).isEqualTo(1);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void
+      render_withLateBufferAndOutOfOrderSamplesWithoutDependencies_dropsInputBuffersAndRendersLast()
+          throws Exception {
+    FakeTimeline fakeTimeline =
+        new FakeTimeline(
+            new FakeTimeline.TimelineWindowDefinition(
+                /* isSeekable= */ true, /* isDynamic= */ false, /* durationUs= */ 1_000_000));
+    FakeSampleStream fakeSampleStream =
+        new FakeSampleStream(
+            new DefaultAllocator(/* trimOnReset= */ true, /* individualAllocationSize= */ 1024),
+            /* mediaSourceEventDispatcher= */ null,
+            DrmSessionManager.DRM_UNSUPPORTED,
+            new DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher(),
+            /* initialFormat= */ VIDEO_H264,
+            ImmutableList.of(
+                oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 0, C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME), // First buffer.
+                oneByteSample(
+                    /* timeUs= */ 20_000))); // Late buffer triggers input buffer dropping.
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer =
+        new MediaCodecVideoRenderer(
+            new MediaCodecVideoRenderer.Builder(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext())
+                .setCodecAdapterFactory(
+                    new ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering.Factory())
+                .setMediaCodecSelector(mediaCodecSelector)
+                .setAllowedJoiningTimeMs(0)
+                .setEnableDecoderFallback(false)
+                .setEventHandler(new Handler(testMainLooper))
+                .setEventListener(eventListener)
+                .setMaxDroppedFramesToNotify(1)
+                .experimentalSetLateThresholdToDropDecoderInputUs(200_000)) {
+          @Override
+          protected @Capabilities int supportsFormat(
+              MediaCodecSelector mediaCodecSelector, Format format) {
+            return RendererCapabilities.create(C.FORMAT_HANDLED);
+          }
+        };
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.init(/* index= */ 0, PlayerId.UNSET, Clock.DEFAULT);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(Renderer.MSG_SET_VIDEO_OUTPUT, surface);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setTimeline(fakeTimeline);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.enable(
+        RendererConfiguration.DEFAULT,
+        new Format[] {VIDEO_H264},
+        fakeSampleStream,
+        /* positionUs= */ 0,
+        /* joining= */ false,
+        /* mayRenderStartOfStream= */ true,
+        /* startPositionUs= */ 0,
+        /* offsetUs= */ 0,
+        new MediaSource.MediaPeriodId(fakeTimeline.getUidOfPeriod(0)));
+    shadowOf(testMainLooper).idle();
+    ArgumentCaptor<DecoderCounters> argumentDecoderCounters =
+        ArgumentCaptor.forClass(DecoderCounters.class);
+    verify(eventListener).onVideoEnabled(argumentDecoderCounters.capture());
+    DecoderCounters decoderCounters = argumentDecoderCounters.getValue();
+
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.start();
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(0, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount == 0) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(10_000, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    // Ensure existing buffer will be ~280ms late and new (not yet read) buffers are available
+    // to be dropped.
+    int posUs = 300_000;
+    fakeSampleStream.append(
+        ImmutableList.of(
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 300_000), // Render.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 320_000), // Render.
+            // Drop consecutive input buffers that aren't consecutive output buffers.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 310_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 330_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            // Last buffer is always rendered.
+            oneByteSample(/* timeUs= */ 500_000, C.BUFFER_FLAG_NOT_DEPENDED_ON),
+            END_OF_STREAM_ITEM));
+    fakeSampleStream.writeData(/* startPositionUs= */ 0);
+    mediaCodecVideoRenderer.setCurrentStreamFinal();
+    // Render until the first frame is reached and then increase time to reach the end.
+    while (decoderCounters.renderedOutputBufferCount < 2) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+    }
+    while (!mediaCodecVideoRenderer.isEnded()) {
+      mediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(posUs, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() * 1000);
+      posUs += 2_000;
+    }
+
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedInputBufferCount).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedBufferCount).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.maxConsecutiveDroppedBufferCount).isEqualTo(1);
+    assertThat(decoderCounters.droppedToKeyframeCount).isEqualTo(0);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void enable_withMayRenderStartOfStream_rendersFirstFrameBeforeStart() throws Exception {
     FakeSampleStream fakeSampleStream =
@@ -1995,6 +2386,56 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRendererTest {
         .build();
   }
 
+  private static final class ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering
+      extends ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapter {
+    /** A factory for {@link ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering} instances. */
+    public static final class Factory implements MediaCodecAdapter.Factory {
+      @Override
+      public MediaCodecAdapter createAdapter(Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
+        return new ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering(
+            new SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.Factory().createAdapter(configuration));
+      }
+    }
+
+    private final PriorityQueue<Long> timestamps;
+
+    ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithReordering(MediaCodecAdapter adapter) {
+      super(adapter);
+      timestamps = new PriorityQueue<>();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int dequeueOutputBufferIndex(MediaCodec.BufferInfo bufferInfo) {
+      int outputBufferIndex = super.dequeueOutputBufferIndex(bufferInfo);
+      Long smallestTimestamp = timestamps.peek();
+      if (smallestTimestamp != null && outputBufferIndex != INFO_TRY_AGAIN_LATER) {
+        bufferInfo.presentationTimeUs = smallestTimestamp;
+      }
+      return outputBufferIndex;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void queueInputBuffer(
+        int index, int offset, int size, long presentationTimeUs, int flags) {
+      if ((flags & C.BUFFER_FLAG_END_OF_STREAM) == 0) {
+        timestamps.add(presentationTimeUs);
+      }
+      super.queueInputBuffer(index, offset, size, presentationTimeUs, flags);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseOutputBuffer(int index, boolean render) {
+      timestamps.poll();
+      super.releaseOutputBuffer(index, render);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseOutputBuffer(int index, long renderTimeStampNs) {
+      timestamps.poll();
+      super.releaseOutputBuffer(index, renderTimeStampNs);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static final class ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithBufferLimit
       extends ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapter {
     /** A factory for {@link ForwardingSynchronousMediaCodecAdapterWithBufferLimit} instances. */