diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Renderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Renderer.java
index 10ffcc9f9f..c7b527481a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Renderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Renderer.java
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ public interface Renderer extends PlayerMessage.Target {
   @IntDef({STATE_DISABLED, STATE_ENABLED, STATE_STARTED})
   @interface State {}
   /**
-   * The renderer is disabled. A renderer in this state may hold resources that it requires for
-   * rendering (e.g. media decoders), for use if it's subsequently enabled. {@link #reset()} can be
-   * called to force the renderer to release these resources.
+   * The renderer is disabled. A renderer in this state will not proactively acquire resources that
+   * it requires for rendering (e.g., media decoders), but may continue to hold any that it already
+   * has. {@link #reset()} can be called to force the renderer to release such resources.
    */
   int STATE_DISABLED = 0;
   /**
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 147f277b8a..c09a43feb6 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
@@ -2285,6 +2285,13 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
       }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onVideoDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+      for (VideoRendererEventListener videoDebugListener : videoDebugListeners) {
+        videoDebugListener.onVideoDecoderReleased(decoderName);
+      }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onVideoDisabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
       for (VideoRendererEventListener videoDebugListener : videoDebugListeners) {
@@ -2351,6 +2358,13 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
       }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onAudioDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+      for (AudioRendererEventListener audioDebugListener : audioDebugListeners) {
+        audioDebugListener.onAudioDecoderReleased(decoderName);
+      }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onAudioDisabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
       for (AudioRendererEventListener audioDebugListener : audioDebugListeners) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsCollector.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsCollector.java
index 4e46914c4b..b19ed00276 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsCollector.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsCollector.java
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ public class AnalyticsCollector
             listener.onAudioUnderrun(eventTime, bufferSize, bufferSizeMs, elapsedSinceLastFeedMs));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public final void onAudioDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+    EventTime eventTime = generateReadingMediaPeriodEventTime();
+    listeners.sendEvent(listener -> listener.onAudioDecoderReleased(eventTime, decoderName));
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
   public final void onAudioDisabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
@@ -307,6 +313,12 @@ public class AnalyticsCollector
     listeners.sendEvent(listener -> listener.onDroppedVideoFrames(eventTime, count, elapsedMs));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public final void onVideoDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+    EventTime eventTime = generateReadingMediaPeriodEventTime();
+    listeners.sendEvent(listener -> listener.onVideoDecoderReleased(eventTime, decoderName));
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
   public final void onVideoDisabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
index 65e2abb582..26e93cc982 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/analytics/AnalyticsListener.java
@@ -512,6 +512,14 @@ public interface AnalyticsListener {
   default void onAudioUnderrun(
       EventTime eventTime, int bufferSize, long bufferSizeMs, long elapsedSinceLastFeedMs) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Called when an audio renderer releases a decoder.
+   *
+   * @param eventTime The event time.
+   * @param decoderName The decoder that was released.
+   */
+  default void onAudioDecoderReleased(EventTime eventTime, String decoderName) {}
+
   /**
    * Called when an audio renderer is disabled.
    *
@@ -600,6 +608,14 @@ public interface AnalyticsListener {
    */
   default void onDroppedVideoFrames(EventTime eventTime, int droppedFrames, long elapsedMs) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Called when a video renderer releases a decoder.
+   *
+   * @param eventTime The event time.
+   * @param decoderName The decoder that was released.
+   */
+  default void onVideoDecoderReleased(EventTime eventTime, String decoderName) {}
+
   /**
    * Called when a video renderer is disabled.
    *
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioRendererEventListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioRendererEventListener.java
index e51948725b..31c3b1f0b3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioRendererEventListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioRendererEventListener.java
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ public interface AudioRendererEventListener {
    */
   default void onAudioUnderrun(int bufferSize, long bufferSizeMs, long elapsedSinceLastFeedMs) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Called when a decoder is released.
+   *
+   * @param decoderName The decoder that was released.
+   */
+  default void onAudioDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {}
+
   /**
    * Called when the renderer is disabled.
    *
@@ -184,6 +191,13 @@ public interface AudioRendererEventListener {
       }
     }
 
+    /** Invokes {@link AudioRendererEventListener#onAudioDecoderReleased(String)}. */
+    public void decoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+      if (handler != null) {
+        handler.post(() -> castNonNull(listener).onAudioDecoderReleased(decoderName));
+      }
+    }
+
     /** Invokes {@link AudioRendererEventListener#onAudioDisabled(DecoderCounters)}. */
     public void disabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
       counters.ensureUpdated();
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DecoderAudioRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DecoderAudioRenderer.java
index c8f3d958d6..cff2cd5a57 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DecoderAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DecoderAudioRenderer.java
@@ -632,9 +632,10 @@ public abstract class DecoderAudioRenderer<
     decoderReinitializationState = REINITIALIZATION_STATE_NONE;
     decoderReceivedBuffers = false;
     if (decoder != null) {
-      decoder.release();
-      decoder = null;
       decoderCounters.decoderReleaseCount++;
+      decoder.release();
+      eventDispatcher.decoderReleased(decoder.getName());
+      decoder = null;
     }
     setDecoderDrmSession(null);
   }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
index e051aa1a3f..55deaadd65 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
     eventDispatcher.decoderInitialized(name, initializedTimestampMs, initializationDurationMs);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void onCodecReleased(String name) {
+    eventDispatcher.decoderReleased(name);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void onInputFormatChanged(FormatHolder formatHolder) throws ExoPlaybackException {
     super.onInputFormatChanged(formatHolder);
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
index d5092a8e51..89bdefba58 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ public abstract class MediaCodecRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
       if (codec != null) {
         decoderCounters.decoderReleaseCount++;
         codec.release();
+        onCodecReleased(codecInfo.name);
       }
     } finally {
       codec = null;
@@ -1384,6 +1385,17 @@ public abstract class MediaCodecRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
     // Do nothing.
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Called when a {@link MediaCodec} has been released.
+   *
+   * <p>The default implementation is a no-op.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the codec that was released.
+   */
+  protected void onCodecReleased(String name) {
+    // Do nothing.
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called when a new {@link Format} is read from the upstream {@link MediaPeriod}.
    *
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 d3e61d0290..32fc0be8ed 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
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ public class EventLogger implements AnalyticsListener {
         /* throwable= */ null);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onAudioDecoderReleased(EventTime eventTime, String decoderName) {
+    logd(eventTime, "audioDecoderReleased", decoderName);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onAudioDisabled(EventTime eventTime, DecoderCounters counters) {
     logd(eventTime, "audioDisabled");
@@ -397,6 +402,11 @@ public class EventLogger implements AnalyticsListener {
     logd(eventTime, "droppedFrames", Integer.toString(count));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onVideoDecoderReleased(EventTime eventTime, String decoderName) {
+    logd(eventTime, "videoDecoderReleased", decoderName);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onVideoDisabled(EventTime eventTime, DecoderCounters counters) {
     logd(eventTime, "videoDisabled");
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/DecoderVideoRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/DecoderVideoRenderer.java
index 6fda6d2e9c..1e4aafa71c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/DecoderVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/DecoderVideoRenderer.java
@@ -311,22 +311,6 @@ public abstract class DecoderVideoRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
     super.onStreamChanged(formats, startPositionUs, offsetUs);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Called when a decoder has been created and configured.
-   *
-   * <p>The default implementation is a no-op.
-   *
-   * @param name The name of the decoder that was initialized.
-   * @param initializedTimestampMs {@link SystemClock#elapsedRealtime()} when initialization
-   *     finished.
-   * @param initializationDurationMs The time taken to initialize the decoder, in milliseconds.
-   */
-  @CallSuper
-  protected void onDecoderInitialized(
-      String name, long initializedTimestampMs, long initializationDurationMs) {
-    eventDispatcher.decoderInitialized(name, initializedTimestampMs, initializationDurationMs);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Flushes the decoder.
    *
@@ -358,9 +342,10 @@ public abstract class DecoderVideoRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
     decoderReceivedBuffers = false;
     buffersInCodecCount = 0;
     if (decoder != null) {
-      decoder.release();
-      decoder = null;
       decoderCounters.decoderReleaseCount++;
+      decoder.release();
+      eventDispatcher.decoderReleased(decoder.getName());
+      decoder = null;
     }
     setDecoderDrmSession(null);
   }
@@ -690,7 +675,7 @@ public abstract class DecoderVideoRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
       decoder = createDecoder(inputFormat, mediaCrypto);
       setDecoderOutputMode(outputMode);
       long decoderInitializedTimestamp = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
-      onDecoderInitialized(
+      eventDispatcher.decoderInitialized(
           decoder.getName(),
           decoderInitializedTimestamp,
           decoderInitializedTimestamp - decoderInitializingTimestamp);
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 8eef603ca6..55415b5d33 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
@@ -616,6 +616,11 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
         Assertions.checkNotNull(getCodecInfo()).isHdr10PlusOutOfBandMetadataSupported();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void onCodecReleased(String name) {
+    eventDispatcher.decoderReleased(name);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void onInputFormatChanged(FormatHolder formatHolder) throws ExoPlaybackException {
     super.onInputFormatChanged(formatHolder);
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/VideoRendererEventListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/VideoRendererEventListener.java
index 992a262dab..c714f3ca21 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/VideoRendererEventListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/VideoRendererEventListener.java
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ public interface VideoRendererEventListener {
    */
   default void onRenderedFirstFrame(@Nullable Surface surface) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Called when a decoder is released.
+   *
+   * @param decoderName The decoder that was released.
+   */
+  default void onVideoDecoderReleased(String decoderName) {}
+
   /**
    * Called when the renderer is disabled.
    *
@@ -211,6 +218,13 @@ public interface VideoRendererEventListener {
       }
     }
 
+    /** Invokes {@link VideoRendererEventListener#onVideoDecoderReleased(String)}. */
+    public void decoderReleased(String decoderName) {
+      if (handler != null) {
+        handler.post(() -> castNonNull(listener).onVideoDecoderReleased(decoderName));
+      }
+    }
+
     /** Invokes {@link VideoRendererEventListener#onVideoDisabled(DecoderCounters)}. */
     public void disabled(DecoderCounters counters) {
       counters.ensureUpdated();