diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index af497ee3e0..f36a95d081 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
         resulted in `Source Error` and `IllegalArgumentException`.
     *   Use data class for `LoadControl` methods instead of individual
         parameters.
+    *   Add `ExoPlayer.isReleased()` to check whether `Exoplayer.release()` has
+        been called.
 *   Transformer:
     *   Work around a decoder bug where the number of audio channels was capped
         at stereo when handling PCM input.
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
index 60bfdfbbdc..e9fab67679 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayer.java
@@ -1956,6 +1956,23 @@ public interface ExoPlayer extends Player {
   @UnstableApi
   boolean isTunnelingEnabled();
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>The exception to the above rule is {@link #isReleased()} which can be called on a released
+   * player.
+   */
+  @Override
+  void release();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether {@link #release()} has been called on the player.
+   *
+   * <p>This method is allowed to be called after {@link #release()}.
+   */
+  @UnstableApi
+  boolean isReleased();
+
   /**
    * Sets the {@link ImageOutput} where rendered images will be forwarded.
    *
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
index f5e9fc929f..8170930b44 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImpl.java
@@ -1105,6 +1105,12 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     playerReleased = true;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isReleased() {
+    verifyApplicationThread();
+    return playerReleased;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PlayerMessage createMessage(Target target) {
     verifyApplicationThread();
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/SimpleExoPlayer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/SimpleExoPlayer.java
index 13d456e981..b91bc3fbfd 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/SimpleExoPlayer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/SimpleExoPlayer.java
@@ -1346,6 +1346,11 @@ public class SimpleExoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     return player.isTunnelingEnabled();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isReleased() {
+    return player.isReleased();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setImageOutput(ImageOutput imageOutput) {
     blockUntilConstructorFinished();
diff --git a/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/StubExoPlayer.java b/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/StubExoPlayer.java
index be84bb2ce9..89d01f87d0 100644
--- a/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/StubExoPlayer.java
+++ b/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/StubExoPlayer.java
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ public class StubExoPlayer extends StubPlayer implements ExoPlayer {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isReleased() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setImageOutput(ImageOutput imageOutput) {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();