diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index aabaf43da6..7f1dbfc7ea 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
           // Pass a direct executor since the callback handling involves posting on the app looper
           // again, so there's no need to do two hops.
           directExecutor());
+      videoSink.setPlaybackSpeed(getPlaybackSpeed());
       videoSink.onRendererEnabled(mayRenderStartOfStream);
     } else {
       videoFrameReleaseControl.onEnabled(mayRenderStartOfStream);
@@ -1004,9 +1005,10 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer
   public void setPlaybackSpeed(float currentPlaybackSpeed, float targetPlaybackSpeed)
       throws ExoPlaybackException {
     super.setPlaybackSpeed(currentPlaybackSpeed, targetPlaybackSpeed);
-    videoFrameReleaseControl.setPlaybackSpeed(currentPlaybackSpeed);
     if (shouldUseVideoSink) {
       videoSink.setPlaybackSpeed(currentPlaybackSpeed);
+    } else {
+      videoFrameReleaseControl.setPlaybackSpeed(currentPlaybackSpeed);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/VideoFrameReleaseControl.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/VideoFrameReleaseControl.java
index a9b08865e8..a4572ce774 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/VideoFrameReleaseControl.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/VideoFrameReleaseControl.java
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ public final class VideoFrameReleaseControl {
 
   /** Sets the playback speed. Called when the renderer playback speed changes. */
   public void setPlaybackSpeed(float speed) {
+    if (speed == playbackSpeed) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.playbackSpeed = speed;
     frameReleaseHelper.onPlaybackSpeed(speed);
   }