diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerInternal.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerInternal.java
index 3136fca09e..cd9f0e3b34 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerInternal.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerInternal.java
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
       if (transformationRequest.enableRequestSdrToneMapping) {
         return true;
       }
+      if (transformationRequest.forceInterpretHdrVideoAsSdr) {
+        return true;
+      }
       if (transformationRequest.videoMimeType != null
           && !transformationRequest.videoMimeType.equals(inputFormat.sampleMimeType)) {
         return true;