diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Format.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Format.java
index 8778a4244b..3ed5a99f23 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Format.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Format.java
@@ -167,6 +167,16 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
    */
   public final int accessibilityChannel;
 
+  /**
+   * The Role descriptor value.
+   */
+  public final String role;
+
+  /**
+   * The Accessibility descriptor value.
+   */
+  public final String accessibility;
+
   // Lazily initialized hashcode.
   private int hashCode;
 
@@ -234,6 +244,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         /* language= */ null,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         initializationData,
         /* drmInitData= */ null,
@@ -337,6 +349,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         /* selectionFlags= */ 0,
         /* language= */ null,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -407,6 +421,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         initializationData,
         /* drmInitData= */ null,
@@ -511,6 +527,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -557,7 +575,9 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         bitrate,
         selectionFlags,
         language,
-        /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE);
+        /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null);
   }
 
   public static Format createTextContainerFormat(
@@ -569,7 +589,9 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
       int bitrate,
       @C.SelectionFlags int selectionFlags,
       @Nullable String language,
-      int accessibilityChannel) {
+      int accessibilityChannel,
+      @Nullable String role,
+      @Nullable String accessibility) {
     return new Format(
         id,
         label,
@@ -594,6 +616,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         /* initializationData= */ null,
         /* drmInitData= */ null,
@@ -706,6 +730,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -747,6 +773,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -808,6 +836,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         /* initializationData= */ null,
         /* drmInitData= */ null,
@@ -840,6 +870,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         /* selectionFlags= */ 0,
         /* language= */ null,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         /* initializationData= */ null,
         /* drmInitData= */ null,
@@ -876,6 +908,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         /* selectionFlags= */ 0,
         /* language= */ null,
         /* accessibilityChannel= */ NO_VALUE,
+        /* role= */ null,
+        /* accessibility= */ null,
         OFFSET_SAMPLE_RELATIVE,
         /* initializationData= */ null,
         drmInitData,
@@ -906,6 +940,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
       @C.SelectionFlags int selectionFlags,
       @Nullable String language,
       int accessibilityChannel,
+      @Nullable String role,
+      @Nullable String accessibility,
       long subsampleOffsetUs,
       @Nullable List<byte[]> initializationData,
       @Nullable DrmInitData drmInitData,
@@ -934,6 +970,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
     this.selectionFlags = selectionFlags;
     this.language = Util.normalizeLanguageCode(language);
     this.accessibilityChannel = accessibilityChannel;
+    this.role = role;
+    this.accessibility = accessibility;
     this.subsampleOffsetUs = subsampleOffsetUs;
     this.initializationData =
         initializationData == null ? Collections.emptyList() : initializationData;
@@ -967,6 +1005,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
     selectionFlags = in.readInt();
     language = in.readString();
     accessibilityChannel = in.readInt();
+    role = in.readString();
+    accessibility = in.readString();
     subsampleOffsetUs = in.readLong();
     int initializationDataSize = in.readInt();
     initializationData = new ArrayList<>(initializationDataSize);
@@ -1002,6 +1042,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1033,6 +1075,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1073,6 +1117,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1144,6 +1190,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1175,6 +1223,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1206,6 +1256,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1237,6 +1289,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1268,6 +1322,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1299,6 +1355,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1330,6 +1388,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         selectionFlags,
         language,
         accessibilityChannel,
+        role,
+        accessibility,
         subsampleOffsetUs,
         initializationData,
         drmInitData,
@@ -1439,6 +1499,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
         && Util.areEqual(label, other.label)
         && Util.areEqual(language, other.language)
         && accessibilityChannel == other.accessibilityChannel
+        && Util.areEqual(role, other.role)
+        && Util.areEqual(accessibility, other.accessibility)
         && Util.areEqual(containerMimeType, other.containerMimeType)
         && Util.areEqual(sampleMimeType, other.sampleMimeType)
         && Util.areEqual(codecs, other.codecs)
@@ -1540,6 +1602,8 @@ public final class Format implements Parcelable {
     dest.writeInt(selectionFlags);
     dest.writeString(language);
     dest.writeInt(accessibilityChannel);
+    dest.writeString(role);
+    dest.writeString(accessibility);
     dest.writeLong(subsampleOffsetUs);
     int initializationDataSize = initializationData.size();
     dest.writeInt(initializationDataSize);
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
index c0aa2a7819..41a460075e 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
     ArrayList<SchemeData> drmSchemeDatas = new ArrayList<>();
     ArrayList<Descriptor> inbandEventStreams = new ArrayList<>();
     ArrayList<Descriptor> accessibilityDescriptors = new ArrayList<>();
+    ArrayList<Descriptor> roleDescriptors = new ArrayList<>();
     ArrayList<Descriptor> supplementalProperties = new ArrayList<>();
     List<RepresentationInfo> representationInfos = new ArrayList<>();
     @C.SelectionFlags int selectionFlags = 0;
@@ -300,7 +301,10 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
         language = checkLanguageConsistency(language, xpp.getAttributeValue(null, "lang"));
         contentType = checkContentTypeConsistency(contentType, parseContentType(xpp));
       } else if (XmlPullParserUtil.isStartTag(xpp, "Role")) {
-        selectionFlags |= parseRole(xpp);
+        Descriptor descriptor = parseDescriptor(xpp, "Role");
+        selectionFlags |= "urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011".equals(descriptor.schemeIdUri)
+                && "main".equals(descriptor.value) ? C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT : 0;
+        roleDescriptors.add(descriptor);
       } else if (XmlPullParserUtil.isStartTag(xpp, "AudioChannelConfiguration")) {
         audioChannels = parseAudioChannelConfiguration(xpp);
       } else if (XmlPullParserUtil.isStartTag(xpp, "Accessibility")) {
@@ -322,6 +326,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
                 audioSamplingRate,
                 language,
                 selectionFlags,
+                roleDescriptors,
                 accessibilityDescriptors,
                 segmentBase);
         contentType = checkContentTypeConsistency(contentType,
@@ -509,6 +514,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
       int adaptationSetAudioSamplingRate,
       String adaptationSetLanguage,
       @C.SelectionFlags int adaptationSetSelectionFlags,
+      List<Descriptor> adaptationSetRoleDescriptors,
       List<Descriptor> adaptationSetAccessibilityDescriptors,
       SegmentBase segmentBase)
       throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
@@ -573,6 +579,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
             bandwidth,
             adaptationSetLanguage,
             adaptationSetSelectionFlags,
+            adaptationSetRoleDescriptors,
             adaptationSetAccessibilityDescriptors,
             codecs,
             supplementalProperties);
@@ -594,6 +601,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
       int bitrate,
       String language,
       @C.SelectionFlags int selectionFlags,
+      List<Descriptor> roleDescriptors,
       List<Descriptor> accessibilityDescriptors,
       String codecs,
       List<Descriptor> supplementalProperties) {
@@ -637,6 +645,10 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
         } else {
           accessibilityChannel = Format.NO_VALUE;
         }
+
+        String role = parseRole(roleDescriptors);
+        String accessibility = parseAccessibility(accessibilityDescriptors);
+
         return Format.createTextContainerFormat(
             id,
             label,
@@ -646,7 +658,9 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
             bitrate,
             selectionFlags,
             language,
-            accessibilityChannel);
+            accessibilityChannel,
+            role,
+            accessibility);
       }
     }
     return Format.createContainerFormat(
@@ -1266,6 +1280,32 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
     return MimeTypes.AUDIO_E_AC3;
   }
 
+  protected static String parseRole(List<Descriptor> roleDescriptors) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < roleDescriptors.size(); i++) {
+      Descriptor descriptor = roleDescriptors.get(i);
+      if ("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011".equals(descriptor.schemeIdUri) && descriptor.value != null) {
+        return descriptor.value;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  protected static String parseAccessibility(List<Descriptor> accessibilityDescriptors) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < accessibilityDescriptors.size(); i++) {
+      Descriptor descriptor = accessibilityDescriptors.get(i);
+      if ("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011".equals(descriptor.schemeIdUri) && descriptor.value != null) {
+        return descriptor.value;
+      }
+
+      if ("urn:tva:metadata:cs:AudioPurposeCS:2007".equals(descriptor.schemeIdUri)) {
+        if ("1".equals(descriptor.value) || "2".equals(descriptor.value)) {
+          return descriptor.value;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   protected static float parseFrameRate(XmlPullParser xpp, float defaultValue) {
     float frameRate = defaultValue;
     String frameRateAttribute = xpp.getAttributeValue(null, "frameRate");
diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
index 100323b862..e9fd1fb803 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
@@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
                   /* bitrate= */ Format.NO_VALUE,
                   selectionFlags,
                   language,
-                  accessibilityChannel));
+                  accessibilityChannel,
+                  /* role= */ null,
+                  /* accessibility= */ null));
           break;
         default:
           // Do nothing.