diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
index 1c0dd4ca0a..a5d86d0b2c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
@@ -539,12 +539,15 @@ public interface Player {
    */
   @Documented
   @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
-  @IntDef({PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE, PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS})
+  @IntDef({
+    PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE,
+    PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_TRANSIENT_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS
+  })
   @interface PlaybackSuppressionReason {}
   /** Playback is not suppressed. */
   int PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE = 0;
-  /** Playback is suppressed because audio focus is lost or can't be acquired. */
-  int PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS = 1;
+  /** Playback is suppressed due to transient audio focus loss. */
+  int PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_TRANSIENT_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS = 1;
 
   /**
    * Repeat modes for playback. One of {@link #REPEAT_MODE_OFF}, {@link #REPEAT_MODE_ONE} or {@link
@@ -669,13 +672,10 @@ public interface Player {
   int getPlaybackState();
 
   /**
-   * Returns reason why playback is suppressed even if {@link #getPlaybackState()} is {@link
-   * #STATE_READY} and {@link #getPlayWhenReady()} is {@code true}.
+   * Returns the reason why playback is suppressed even though {@link #getPlayWhenReady()} is {@code
+   * true}, or {@link #PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE} if playback is not suppressed.
    *
-   * <p>Note that {@link #PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE} indicates that playback is not
-   * suppressed.
-   *
-   * @return The current {@link PlaybackSuppressionReason}.
+   * @return The current {@link PlaybackSuppressionReason playback suppression reason}.
    */
   @PlaybackSuppressionReason
   int getPlaybackSuppressionReason();
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
index b89bd6fc54..9e59448c2d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/SimpleExoPlayer.java
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     @PlaybackSuppressionReason
     int playbackSuppressionReason =
         playWhenReady && playerCommand != AudioFocusManager.PLAYER_COMMAND_PLAY_WHEN_READY
-            ? Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS
+            ? Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_TRANSIENT_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS
             : Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE;
     player.setPlayWhenReady(playWhenReady, playbackSuppressionReason);
   }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/EventLogger.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/EventLogger.java
index ec9ddba122..88f6b97e5c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/EventLogger.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/EventLogger.java
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ public class EventLogger implements AnalyticsListener {
     switch (playbackSuppressionReason) {
       case Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_NONE:
         return "NONE";
-      case Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS:
-        return "AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS";
+      case Player.PLAYBACK_SUPPRESSION_REASON_TRANSIENT_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS:
+        return "TRANSIENT_AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS";
       default:
         return "?";
     }