diff --git a/extensions/ffmpeg/README.md b/extensions/ffmpeg/README.md
index d7c5e21fcc..0d669f826d 100644
--- a/extensions/ffmpeg/README.md
+++ b/extensions/ffmpeg/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ git clone git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg ffmpeg && cd ffmpeg && \
     --enable-decoder=vorbis \
     --enable-decoder=opus \
     --enable-decoder=flac \
+    --enable-decoder=alac \
     && \
 make -j4 && \
 make install-libs
diff --git a/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegDecoder.java b/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegDecoder.java
index 12f4bcf672..2af2101ee7 100644
--- a/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegDecoder.java
+++ b/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegDecoder.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.decoder.DecoderInputBuffer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.decoder.SimpleDecoder;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.decoder.SimpleOutputBuffer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.ParsableByteArray;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,13 @@ import java.util.List;
     if (!hasOutputFormat) {
       channelCount = ffmpegGetChannelCount(nativeContext);
       sampleRate = ffmpegGetSampleRate(nativeContext);
+      if (sampleRate == 0 && "alac".equals(codecName)) {
+        // ALAC decoder did not set the sample rate in earlier versions of FFMPEG.
+        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/6096
+        ParsableByteArray parsableExtraData = new ParsableByteArray(extraData);
+        parsableExtraData.setPosition(extraData.length - 4);
+        sampleRate = parsableExtraData.readUnsignedIntToInt();
+      }
       hasOutputFormat = true;
     }
     outputBuffer.data.position(0);
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ import java.util.List;
   private static byte[] getExtraData(String mimeType, List<byte[]> initializationData) {
     switch (mimeType) {
       case MimeTypes.AUDIO_AAC:
+      case MimeTypes.AUDIO_ALAC:
       case MimeTypes.AUDIO_OPUS:
         return initializationData.get(0);
       case MimeTypes.AUDIO_VORBIS:
diff --git a/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegLibrary.java b/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegLibrary.java
index 90b42c01bb..4992bcbb3e 100644
--- a/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegLibrary.java
+++ b/extensions/ffmpeg/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/ffmpeg/FfmpegLibrary.java
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public final class FfmpegLibrary {
         return "amrwb";
       case MimeTypes.AUDIO_FLAC:
         return "flac";
+      case MimeTypes.AUDIO_ALAC:
+        return "alac";
       default:
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/Atom.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/Atom.java
index c8ee8ff8c3..cc7e662336 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/Atom.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/Atom.java
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ import java.util.List;
   public static final int TYPE_vp09 = Util.getIntegerCodeForString("vp09");
   public static final int TYPE_vpcC = Util.getIntegerCodeForString("vpcC");
   public static final int TYPE_camm = Util.getIntegerCodeForString("camm");
+  public static final int TYPE_alac = Util.getIntegerCodeForString("alac");
 
   public final int type;
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/AtomParsers.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/AtomParsers.java
index 9dc0578263..5288a3e6ba 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/AtomParsers.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/AtomParsers.java
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ import java.util.List;
           || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_dtsh || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_dtsl
           || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_samr || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_sawb
           || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_lpcm || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_sowt
-          || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE__mp3) {
+          || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE__mp3 || childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_alac) {
         parseAudioSampleEntry(stsd, childAtomType, childStartPosition, childAtomSize, trackId,
             language, isQuickTime, drmInitData, out, i);
       } else if (childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_TTML) {
@@ -839,6 +839,8 @@ import java.util.List;
       mimeType = MimeTypes.AUDIO_RAW;
     } else if (atomType == Atom.TYPE__mp3) {
       mimeType = MimeTypes.AUDIO_MPEG;
+    } else if (atomType == Atom.TYPE_alac) {
+      mimeType = MimeTypes.AUDIO_ALAC;
     }
 
     byte[] initializationData = null;
@@ -876,6 +878,10 @@ import java.util.List;
         out.format = Format.createAudioSampleFormat(Integer.toString(trackId), mimeType, null,
             Format.NO_VALUE, Format.NO_VALUE, channelCount, sampleRate, null, drmInitData, 0,
             language);
+      } else if (childAtomType == Atom.TYPE_alac) {
+        initializationData = new byte[childAtomSize];
+        parent.setPosition(childPosition);
+        parent.readBytes(initializationData, 0, childAtomSize);
       }
       childPosition += childAtomSize;
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/MimeTypes.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/MimeTypes.java
index 41c3f406fd..69d4229186 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/MimeTypes.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/MimeTypes.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public final class MimeTypes {
   public static final String AUDIO_AMR_NB = BASE_TYPE_AUDIO + "/3gpp";
   public static final String AUDIO_AMR_WB = BASE_TYPE_AUDIO + "/amr-wb";
   public static final String AUDIO_FLAC = BASE_TYPE_AUDIO + "/x-flac";
+  public static final String AUDIO_ALAC = BASE_TYPE_AUDIO + "/alac";
 
   public static final String TEXT_VTT = BASE_TYPE_TEXT + "/vtt";