diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/TrackSelectionOverrides.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/TrackSelectionOverrides.java
index d3c2f4ca46..1fe7c6ff8b 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/TrackSelectionOverrides.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/TrackSelectionOverrides.java
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ public final class TrackSelectionOverrides implements Bundleable {
       return trackGroup.hashCode() + 31 * trackIndices.hashCode();
     }
 
-    private @C.TrackType int getTrackType() {
+    /** Returns the {@link C.TrackType} of the overriden track group. */
+    public @C.TrackType int getTrackType() {
       return MimeTypes.getTrackType(trackGroup.getFormat(0).sampleMimeType);
     }