diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index b9ddba81e5..b440689d2d 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         the `Format#id` field of the subtitle track created from the
         configuration
         ((#9673)[https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/9673]).
+    *   Rename `DecoderCounters#inputBufferCount` to `queuedInputBufferCount`.
 *   DRM:
     *   Remove `playbackLooper` from `DrmSessionManager.(pre)acquireSession`.
         When a `DrmSessionManager` is used by an app in a custom `MediaSource`,
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 c00129b37a..5dfcbf0653 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
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public abstract class DecoderAudioRenderer<
         onQueueInputBuffer(inputBuffer);
         decoder.queueInputBuffer(inputBuffer);
         decoderReceivedBuffers = true;
-        decoderCounters.inputBufferCount++;
+        decoderCounters.queuedInputBufferCount++;
         inputBuffer = null;
         return true;
       default:
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/decoder/DecoderCounters.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/decoder/DecoderCounters.java
index 8e3d8d9956..48cddf2d50 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/decoder/DecoderCounters.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/decoder/DecoderCounters.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public final class DecoderCounters {
   /** The number of times a decoder has been released. */
   public int decoderReleaseCount;
   /** The number of input buffers queued to the decoder. */
-  public int inputBufferCount;
+  public int queuedInputBufferCount;
   /**
    * The number of skipped input buffers.
    *
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class DecoderCounters {
   /**
    * The maximum number of dropped buffers without an interleaving rendered output buffer.
    *
-   * <p>Skipped output buffers are ignored for the purposes of calculating this value.
+   * <p>Skipped buffers are ignored for the purposes of calculating this value.
    */
   public int maxConsecutiveDroppedBufferCount;
   /**
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public final class DecoderCounters {
   public void merge(DecoderCounters other) {
     decoderInitCount += other.decoderInitCount;
     decoderReleaseCount += other.decoderReleaseCount;
-    inputBufferCount += other.inputBufferCount;
+    queuedInputBufferCount += other.queuedInputBufferCount;
     skippedInputBufferCount += other.skippedInputBufferCount;
     renderedOutputBufferCount += other.renderedOutputBufferCount;
     skippedOutputBufferCount += other.skippedOutputBufferCount;
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 72497d2771..ebebd0aee6 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
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ public abstract class MediaCodecRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
     resetInputBuffer();
     codecReceivedBuffers = true;
     codecReconfigurationState = RECONFIGURATION_STATE_NONE;
-    decoderCounters.inputBufferCount++;
+    decoderCounters.queuedInputBufferCount++;
     return true;
   }
 
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 7ccc1ecbe6..d1444eda15 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
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ public abstract class DecoderVideoRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
         decoder.queueInputBuffer(inputBuffer);
         buffersInCodecCount++;
         decoderReceivedBuffers = true;
-        decoderCounters.inputBufferCount++;
+        decoderCounters.queuedInputBufferCount++;
         inputBuffer = null;
         return true;
       default:
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/DecoderCountersUtil.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/DecoderCountersUtil.java
index a600fc8120..2e6934a8c8 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/DecoderCountersUtil.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/DecoderCountersUtil.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class DecoderCountersUtil {
     int totalInputBufferCount =
         counters.skippedInputBufferCount
             + counters.droppedInputBufferCount
-            + counters.inputBufferCount;
+            + counters.queuedInputBufferCount;
     assertTotalBufferCount(
         name,
         counters,