diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index b1253d4393..57774c8b01 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
     *   Fix memory leak in `MergingMediaSource`, for example used when
         sideloading subtitles
         ([#2338](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/2338)).
+    *   Allow `CmcdConfiguration.Factory` to return `null` to disable CMCD
+        logging for specific media items
+        ([#2386](https://github.com/androidx/media/pull/2386)).
 *   Transformer:
     *   Filling an initial gap (added via `addGap()`) with silent audio now
         requires explicitly setting `experimentalSetForceAudioTrack(true)` in
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfiguration.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfiguration.java
index b302f0b60a..6eeac84905 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfiguration.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfiguration.java
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ public final class CmcdConfiguration {
      * Creates a {@link CmcdConfiguration} based on the provided {@link MediaItem}.
      *
      * @param mediaItem The {@link MediaItem} from which to create the CMCD configuration.
-     * @return A {@link CmcdConfiguration} instance.
+     * @return A {@link CmcdConfiguration} instance, or {@code null} to disable CMCD logging.
      */
+    @Nullable
     CmcdConfiguration createCmcdConfiguration(MediaItem mediaItem);
 
     /**
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfigurationTest.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfigurationTest.java
index 2f3623dcf3..2dd4ec35f9 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/CmcdConfigurationTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.media3.common.C;
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
@@ -134,4 +135,16 @@ public class CmcdConfigurationTest {
                 /* throughputKbps= */ 100))
         .isEqualTo(200);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void customFactory_returnsNull() {
+    CmcdConfiguration.Factory cmcdConfigurationFactory = mediaItem -> null;
+    MediaItem mediaItem = new MediaItem.Builder().setMediaId(TEST_MEDIA_ID).build();
+
+    @Nullable
+    CmcdConfiguration cmcdConfiguration =
+        cmcdConfigurationFactory.createCmcdConfiguration(mediaItem);
+
+    assertThat(cmcdConfiguration).isNull();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer_dash/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/dash/DashMediaSource.java b/libraries/exoplayer_dash/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/dash/DashMediaSource.java
index 39f07b0d5f..0500d529bd 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer_dash/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/dash/DashMediaSource.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer_dash/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/dash/DashMediaSource.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public final class DashMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
     private final DashChunkSource.Factory chunkSourceFactory;
     @Nullable private final DataSource.Factory manifestDataSourceFactory;
 
-    private CmcdConfiguration.Factory cmcdConfigurationFactory;
+    @Nullable private CmcdConfiguration.Factory cmcdConfigurationFactory;
     private DrmSessionManagerProvider drmSessionManagerProvider;
     private CompositeSequenceableLoaderFactory compositeSequenceableLoaderFactory;
     private LoadErrorHandlingPolicy loadErrorHandlingPolicy;