diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.java
index 94fd7ceb13..a5506e2cfb 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.java
@@ -54,11 +54,37 @@ public final class DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory implements TsPayloadReader.Fact
       })
   public @interface Flags {}
 
+  /**
+   * When extracting H.264 samples, whether to treat samples consisting of non-IDR I slices as
+   * synchronization samples (key-frames).
+   */
   public static final int FLAG_ALLOW_NON_IDR_KEYFRAMES = 1;
+  /**
+   * Prevents the creation of {@link AdtsReader} and {@link LatmReader} instances. This flag should
+   * be enabled if the transport stream contains no packets for an AAC elementary stream that is
+   * declared in the PMT.
+   */
   public static final int FLAG_IGNORE_AAC_STREAM = 1 << 1;
+  /**
+   * Prevents the creation of {@link H264Reader} instances. This flag should be enabled if the
+   * transport stream contains no packets for an H.264 elementary stream that is declared in the
+   * PMT.
+   */
   public static final int FLAG_IGNORE_H264_STREAM = 1 << 2;
+  /**
+   * When extracting H.264 samples, whether to split the input stream into access units (samples)
+   * based on slice headers. This flag should be disabled if the stream contains access unit
+   * delimiters (AUDs).
+   */
   public static final int FLAG_DETECT_ACCESS_UNITS = 1 << 3;
+  /** Prevents the creation of {@link SpliceInfoSectionReader} instances. */
   public static final int FLAG_IGNORE_SPLICE_INFO_STREAM = 1 << 4;
+  /**
+   * Whether the list of {@code closedCaptionFormats} passed to {@link
+   * DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory#DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory(int, List)} should be used in spite
+   * of any closed captions service descriptors. If this flag is disabled, {@code
+   * closedCaptionFormats} will be ignored if the PMT contains closed captions service descriptors.
+   */
   public static final int FLAG_OVERRIDE_CAPTION_DESCRIPTORS = 1 << 5;
 
   private static final int DESCRIPTOR_TAG_CAPTION_SERVICE = 0x86;
diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/DefaultHlsExtractorFactory.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/DefaultHlsExtractorFactory.java
index 951e6c95e0..3d75923553 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/DefaultHlsExtractorFactory.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/DefaultHlsExtractorFactory.java
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ public final class DefaultHlsExtractorFactory implements HlsExtractorFactory {
   public static final String VTT_FILE_EXTENSION = ".vtt";
   public static final String WEBVTT_FILE_EXTENSION = ".webvtt";
 
+  @DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.Flags private final int payloadReaderFactoryFlags;
+
+  /** Creates a factory for HLS segment extractors. */
+  public DefaultHlsExtractorFactory() {
+    this(/* payloadReaderFactoryFlags= */ 0);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a factory for HLS segment extractors.
+   *
+   * @param payloadReaderFactoryFlags Flags to add when constructing any {@link
+   *     DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory} instances. Other flags may be added on top of {@code
+   *     payloadReaderFactoryFlags} when creating {@link DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory}.
+   */
+  public DefaultHlsExtractorFactory(int payloadReaderFactoryFlags) {
+    this.payloadReaderFactoryFlags = payloadReaderFactoryFlags;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Pair<Extractor, Boolean> createExtractor(
       Extractor previousExtractor,
@@ -138,7 +156,9 @@ public final class DefaultHlsExtractorFactory implements HlsExtractorFactory {
     }
 
     if (!(extractorByFileExtension instanceof TsExtractor)) {
-      TsExtractor tsExtractor = createTsExtractor(format, muxedCaptionFormats, timestampAdjuster);
+      TsExtractor tsExtractor =
+          createTsExtractor(
+              payloadReaderFactoryFlags, format, muxedCaptionFormats, timestampAdjuster);
       if (sniffQuietly(tsExtractor, extractorInput)) {
         return buildResult(tsExtractor);
       }
@@ -180,17 +200,23 @@ public final class DefaultHlsExtractorFactory implements HlsExtractorFactory {
           muxedCaptionFormats != null ? muxedCaptionFormats : Collections.emptyList());
     } else {
       // For any other file extension, we assume TS format.
-      return createTsExtractor(format, muxedCaptionFormats, timestampAdjuster);
+      return createTsExtractor(
+          payloadReaderFactoryFlags, format, muxedCaptionFormats, timestampAdjuster);
     }
   }
 
   private static TsExtractor createTsExtractor(
-      Format format, List<Format> muxedCaptionFormats, TimestampAdjuster timestampAdjuster) {
+      @DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.Flags int userProvidedPayloadReaderFactoryFlags,
+      Format format,
+      List<Format> muxedCaptionFormats,
+      TimestampAdjuster timestampAdjuster) {
     @DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.Flags
-    int esReaderFactoryFlags = DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_SPLICE_INFO_STREAM;
+    int payloadReaderFactoryFlags =
+        DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_SPLICE_INFO_STREAM
+            | userProvidedPayloadReaderFactoryFlags;
     if (muxedCaptionFormats != null) {
       // The playlist declares closed caption renditions, we should ignore descriptors.
-      esReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_OVERRIDE_CAPTION_DESCRIPTORS;
+      payloadReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_OVERRIDE_CAPTION_DESCRIPTORS;
     } else {
       // The playlist does not provide any closed caption information. We preemptively declare a
       // closed caption track on channel 0.
@@ -208,17 +234,17 @@ public final class DefaultHlsExtractorFactory implements HlsExtractorFactory {
       // exist. If we know from the codec attribute that they don't exist, then we can
       // explicitly ignore them even if they're declared.
       if (!MimeTypes.AUDIO_AAC.equals(MimeTypes.getAudioMediaMimeType(codecs))) {
-        esReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_AAC_STREAM;
+        payloadReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_AAC_STREAM;
       }
       if (!MimeTypes.VIDEO_H264.equals(MimeTypes.getVideoMediaMimeType(codecs))) {
-        esReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_H264_STREAM;
+        payloadReaderFactoryFlags |= DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory.FLAG_IGNORE_H264_STREAM;
       }
     }
 
     return new TsExtractor(
         TsExtractor.MODE_HLS,
         timestampAdjuster,
-        new DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory(esReaderFactoryFlags, muxedCaptionFormats));
+        new DefaultTsPayloadReaderFactory(payloadReaderFactoryFlags, muxedCaptionFormats));
   }
 
   private static Pair<Extractor, Boolean> buildResult(Extractor extractor) {