diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index cfded4c9d6..bfb84d2504 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 * Remove `player` and `isTopLevelSource` parameters from `MediaSource.prepare`.
 * Change signature of `PlayerNotificationManager.NotificationListener` to better
   fit service requirements. Remove ability to set a custom stop action.
+* Add workaround for video quality problems with Amlogic decoders
+  ([#5003](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5003)).
 
 ### 2.9.4 ###
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index 9084547d0f..6943fea7b6 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -1095,6 +1095,10 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
       throws DecoderQueryException {
     int maxWidth = format.width;
     int maxHeight = format.height;
+    if (codecNeedsMaxVideoSizeResetWorkaround(codecInfo.name)) {
+      maxWidth = Math.max(maxWidth, 1920);
+      maxHeight = Math.max(maxHeight, 1089);
+    }
     int maxInputSize = getMaxInputSize(codecInfo, format);
     if (streamFormats.length == 1) {
       // The single entry in streamFormats must correspond to the format for which the codec is
@@ -1282,6 +1286,18 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
     return "NVIDIA".equals(Util.MANUFACTURER);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the codec is known to have problems with the configuration for interlaced
+   * content and needs minimum values for the maximum video size to force reset the configuration.
+   *
+   * <p>See https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5003.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the codec.
+   */
+  private static boolean codecNeedsMaxVideoSizeResetWorkaround(String name) {
+    return "OMX.amlogic.avc.decoder.awesome".equals(name) && Util.SDK_INT <= 25;
+  }
+
   /*
    * TODO:
    *