diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 6dafa1530a..23e28024d8 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
         and `AudioSink.handleBuffer` to allow batching multiple encoded frames
         in one buffer.
     *   No longer use a `MediaCodec` in audio passthrough mode.
+    *   Check `DefaultAudioSink` supports passthrough, in addition to checking
+        the `AudioCapabilities`
+        ([#7404](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/7404)).
 *   DASH:
     *   Merge trick play adaptation sets (i.e., adaptation sets marked with
         `http://dashif.org/guidelines/trickmode`) into the same `TrackGroup` as
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
index a1cdc6023c..6b06a7f678 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
@@ -417,10 +417,7 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       // channels to the output device's required number of channels.
       return encoding != C.ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT || Util.SDK_INT >= 21;
     } else {
-      return audioCapabilities != null
-          && audioCapabilities.supportsEncoding(encoding)
-          && (channelCount == Format.NO_VALUE
-              || channelCount <= audioCapabilities.getMaxChannelCount());
+      return isPassthroughPlaybackSupported(encoding, channelCount);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1183,6 +1180,23 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
         : writtenEncodedFrames;
   }
 
+  private boolean isPassthroughPlaybackSupported(@C.Encoding int encoding, int channelCount) {
+    // Check for encodings that are known to work for passthrough with the implementation in this
+    // class. This avoids trying to use passthrough with an encoding where the device/app reports
+    // it's capable but it is untested or known to be broken (for example AAC-LC).
+    return audioCapabilities != null
+        && audioCapabilities.supportsEncoding(encoding)
+        && (encoding == C.ENCODING_AC3
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_E_AC3
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_E_AC3_JOC
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_AC4
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_DTS
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_DTS_HD
+            || encoding == C.ENCODING_DOLBY_TRUEHD)
+        && (channelCount == Format.NO_VALUE
+            || channelCount <= audioCapabilities.getMaxChannelCount());
+  }
+
   private static AudioTrack initializeKeepSessionIdAudioTrack(int audioSessionId) {
     int sampleRate = 4000; // Equal to private AudioTrack.MIN_SAMPLE_RATE.
     int channelConfig = AudioFormat.CHANNEL_OUT_MONO;
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSinkTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSinkTest.java
index 6fb27f46c9..4636e6fc14 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSinkTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/DefaultAudioSinkTest.java
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSinkTest {
         .isTrue();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void audioSinkWithAacAudioCapabilitiesWithoutOffload_doesNotSupportAacOutput() {
+    DefaultAudioSink defaultAudioSink =
+        new DefaultAudioSink(
+            new AudioCapabilities(new int[] {C.ENCODING_AAC_LC}, 2), new AudioProcessor[0]);
+    assertThat(
+            defaultAudioSink.supportsOutput(
+                CHANNEL_COUNT_STEREO, SAMPLE_RATE_44_1, C.ENCODING_AAC_LC))
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
   private void configureDefaultAudioSink(int channelCount) throws AudioSink.ConfigurationException {
     configureDefaultAudioSink(channelCount, /* trimStartFrames= */ 0, /* trimEndFrames= */ 0);
   }