diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraph.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraph.java
index 4c9b03c522..a11e8c27cb 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraph.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraph.java
@@ -124,13 +124,17 @@ import java.util.Objects;
     return currentOutput;
   }
 
-  /** Releases underlying resources, including clearing the inputs. */
-  public void release() {
+  /** Resets the graph to an unconfigured state, releasing any underlying resources. */
+  public void reset() {
     for (int i = 0; i < inputs.size(); i++) {
       inputs.valueAt(i).release();
     }
     inputs.clear();
     mixer.reset();
+
+    finishedInputs = 0;
+    currentOutput = EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    outputAudioFormat = AudioFormat.NOT_SET;
   }
 
   /** Returns whether the input has ended and all queued data has been output. */
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraphInput.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraphInput.java
index dc3045317c..7be7d0b9bc 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraphInput.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioGraphInput.java
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
     return true;
   }
 
+  /** Releases any underlying resources. */
   public void release() {
+    // TODO(b/303029174): Impl flush(), reset() & decide if a separate release() is still needed.
     audioProcessingPipeline.reset();
   }
 
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioSampleExporter.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioSampleExporter.java
index 0f9c130c84..abcfa0deef 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioSampleExporter.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/AudioSampleExporter.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.dataflow.qual.Pure;
 
   @Override
   public void release() {
-    audioGraph.release();
+    audioGraph.reset();
     encoder.release();
   }