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 84f5f9d855..1d35b357d3 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
@@ -684,6 +684,15 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the offset that should be subtracted from {@code bufferPresentationTimeUs} in {@link
+   * #processOutputBuffer(long, long, MediaCodec, ByteBuffer, int, int, long, boolean)} to get the
+   * playback position with respect to the media.
+   */
+  protected long getOutputStreamOffsetUs() {
+    return outputStreamOffsetUs;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called when an output buffer is successfully processed.
    *