diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 42ddce0b87..d12b369eb4 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Add new `ExoPlaybackException` types for remote exceptions and out-of-memory
   errors.
 * HLS:
+  * Work around lack of LA_URL attribute in PlayReady key request init data.
   * Prevent unnecessary reloads of initialization segments.
   * Form an adaptive track group out of audio renditions with matching name.
   * Support encrypted initialization segments
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
index 2eed9f03a9..c3619f1dc3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ public final class C {
    */
   public static final String UTF16_NAME = "UTF-16";
 
+  /** The name of the UTF-16 little-endian charset. */
+  public static final String UTF16LE_NAME = "UTF-16LE";
+
   /**
    * The name of the serif font family.
    */
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/FrameworkMediaDrm.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/FrameworkMediaDrm.java
index ede979fc43..615aa0e7b1 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/FrameworkMediaDrm.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/FrameworkMediaDrm.java
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmInitData.SchemeData;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.extractor.mp4.PsshAtomUtil;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Log;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.ParsableByteArray;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -44,6 +49,10 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public final class FrameworkMediaDrm implements ExoMediaDrm<FrameworkMediaCrypto> {
 
   private static final String CENC_SCHEME_MIME_TYPE = "cenc";
+  private static final String MOCK_LA_URL_VALUE = "https://x";
+  private static final String MOCK_LA_URL = "<LA_URL>" + MOCK_LA_URL_VALUE + "</LA_URL>";
+  private static final int UTF_16_BYTES_PER_CHARACTER = 2;
+  private static final String TAG = "FrameworkMediaDrm";
 
   private final UUID uuid;
   private final MediaDrm mediaDrm;
@@ -139,6 +148,9 @@ public final class FrameworkMediaDrm implements ExoMediaDrm<FrameworkMediaCrypto
     byte[] requestData = adjustRequestData(uuid, request.getData());
 
     String licenseServerUrl = request.getDefaultUrl();
+    if (MOCK_LA_URL_VALUE.equals(licenseServerUrl)) {
+      licenseServerUrl = "";
+    }
     if (TextUtils.isEmpty(licenseServerUrl)
         && schemeData != null
         && !TextUtils.isEmpty(schemeData.licenseServerUrl)) {
@@ -277,6 +289,18 @@ public final class FrameworkMediaDrm implements ExoMediaDrm<FrameworkMediaCrypto
   }
 
   private static byte[] adjustRequestInitData(UUID uuid, byte[] initData) {
+    // TODO: Add API level check once [Internal ref: b/112142048] is fixed.
+    if (C.PLAYREADY_UUID.equals(uuid)) {
+      byte[] schemeSpecificData = PsshAtomUtil.parseSchemeSpecificData(initData, uuid);
+      if (schemeSpecificData == null) {
+        // The init data is not contained in a pssh box.
+        schemeSpecificData = initData;
+      }
+      initData =
+          PsshAtomUtil.buildPsshAtom(
+              C.PLAYREADY_UUID, addLaUrlAttributeIfMissing(schemeSpecificData));
+    }
+
     // Prior to L the Widevine CDM required data to be extracted from the PSSH atom. Some Amazon
     // devices also required data to be extracted from the PSSH atom for PlayReady.
     if ((Util.SDK_INT < 21 && C.WIDEVINE_UUID.equals(uuid))
@@ -324,4 +348,47 @@ public final class FrameworkMediaDrm implements ExoMediaDrm<FrameworkMediaCrypto
   private static boolean needsForceWidevineL3Workaround() {
     return "ASUS_Z00AD".equals(Util.MODEL);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * If the LA_URL tag is missing, injects a mock LA_URL value to avoid causing the CDM to throw
+   * when creating the key request. The LA_URL attribute is optional but some Android PlayReady
+   * implementations are known to require it. Does nothing it the provided {@code data} already
+   * contains an LA_URL value.
+   */
+  private static byte[] addLaUrlAttributeIfMissing(byte[] data) {
+    ParsableByteArray byteArray = new ParsableByteArray(data);
+    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/playready/specifications/specifications for more
+    // information about the init data format.
+    int length = byteArray.readLittleEndianInt();
+    int objectRecordCount = byteArray.readLittleEndianShort();
+    int recordType = byteArray.readLittleEndianShort();
+    if (objectRecordCount != 1 || recordType != 1) {
+      Log.i(TAG, "Unexpected record count or type. Skipping LA_URL workaround.");
+      return data;
+    }
+    int recordLength = byteArray.readLittleEndianShort();
+    String xml = byteArray.readString(recordLength, Charset.forName(C.UTF16LE_NAME));
+    if (xml.contains("<LA_URL>")) {
+      // LA_URL already present. Do nothing.
+      return data;
+    }
+    // This PlayReady object record does not include an LA_URL. We add a mock value for it.
+    int endOfDataTagIndex = xml.indexOf("</DATA>");
+    if (endOfDataTagIndex == -1) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Could not find the </DATA> tag. Skipping LA_URL workaround.");
+    }
+    String xmlWithMockLaUrl =
+        xml.substring(/* beginIndex= */ 0, /* endIndex= */ endOfDataTagIndex)
+            + MOCK_LA_URL
+            + xml.substring(/* beginIndex= */ endOfDataTagIndex);
+    int extraBytes = MOCK_LA_URL.length() * UTF_16_BYTES_PER_CHARACTER;
+    ByteBuffer newData = ByteBuffer.allocate(length + extraBytes);
+    newData.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
+    newData.putInt(length + extraBytes);
+    newData.putShort((short) objectRecordCount);
+    newData.putShort((short) recordType);
+    newData.putShort((short) (xmlWithMockLaUrl.length() * UTF_16_BYTES_PER_CHARACTER));
+    newData.put(xmlWithMockLaUrl.getBytes(Charset.forName(C.UTF16LE_NAME)));
+    return newData.array();
+  }
 }