diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index d1ff1e1fdd..d8929589a3 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     *   Add `media3.extractor.heif.HeifExtractor`.
 *   Audio:
     *   Add support for Opus gapless metadata during offload playback.
+    *   Allow renderer recovery by disabling offload if failed at first write
+        ([#627](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/627)).
 *   Video:
 *   Text:
 *   Metadata:
diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/PlaybackException.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/PlaybackException.java
index 26dba9755c..44ff185d4e 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/PlaybackException.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/PlaybackException.java
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
   /** Caused by an AudioTrack write operation failure. */
   public static final int ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED = 5002;
 
+  // TODO(b/299907254): Stabilize error code, remove @UnstableApi annotation, and add to IntDef
+  /** Caused by an AudioTrack write operation failure in offload mode. */
+  @UnstableApi public static final int ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED = 5003;
+
   // DRM errors (6xxx).
 
   /** Caused by an unspecified error related to DRM protection. */
@@ -324,6 +328,8 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
         return "ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_INIT_FAILED";
       case ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED:
         return "ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED";
+      case ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED:
+        return "ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED";
       case ERROR_CODE_DRM_UNSPECIFIED:
         return "ERROR_CODE_DRM_UNSPECIFIED";
       case ERROR_CODE_DRM_SCHEME_UNSUPPORTED:
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
index c99c25940f..a13313ab50 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
@@ -618,9 +618,19 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
           e = e.copyWithMediaPeriodId(readingPeriod.info.id);
         }
       }
-      if (e.isRecoverable && pendingRecoverableRendererError == null) {
+      if (e.isRecoverable
+          && (pendingRecoverableRendererError == null
+              || e.errorCode == PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED)) {
+        // If pendingRecoverableRendererError != null and error was
+        // ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED then upon retry, renderer will attempt with
+        // offload disabled.
         Log.w(TAG, "Recoverable renderer error", e);
-        pendingRecoverableRendererError = e;
+        if (pendingRecoverableRendererError != null) {
+          pendingRecoverableRendererError.addSuppressed(e);
+          e = pendingRecoverableRendererError;
+        } else {
+          pendingRecoverableRendererError = e;
+        }
         // Given that the player is now in an unhandled exception state, the error needs to be
         // recovered or the player stopped before any other message is handled.
         handler.sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue(
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
index 20d72e186c..f50a2146fb 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
@@ -1163,9 +1163,17 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
       int error = bytesWrittenOrError;
 
       // Treat a write error on a previously successful offload channel as recoverable
-      // without disabling offload. Offload will be disabled when a new AudioTrack is created,
-      // if no longer supported.
-      boolean isRecoverable = isAudioTrackDeadObject(error) && getWrittenFrames() > 0;
+      // without disabling offload. Offload will be disabled if offload channel was not successfully
+      // written to or when a new AudioTrack is created, if no longer supported.
+      boolean isRecoverable = false;
+      if (isAudioTrackDeadObject(error)) {
+        if (getWrittenFrames() > 0) {
+          isRecoverable = true;
+        } else if (isOffloadedPlayback(audioTrack)) {
+          maybeDisableOffload();
+          isRecoverable = true;
+        }
+      }
 
       WriteException e = new WriteException(error, configuration.inputFormat, isRecoverable);
       if (listener != null) {
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
index 51c651991f..a3f7b28a21 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
@@ -754,7 +754,13 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
           e, inputFormat, e.isRecoverable, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_INIT_FAILED);
     } catch (WriteException e) {
       throw createRendererException(
-          e, format, e.isRecoverable, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED);
+          e,
+          format,
+          e.isRecoverable,
+          isBypassEnabled()
+                  && getConfiguration().offloadModePreferred != AudioSink.OFFLOAD_MODE_DISABLED
+              ? PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED
+              : PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED);
     }
 
     if (fullyConsumed) {
@@ -774,7 +780,12 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
       audioSink.playToEndOfStream();
     } catch (AudioSink.WriteException e) {
       throw createRendererException(
-          e, e.format, e.isRecoverable, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED);
+          e,
+          e.format,
+          e.isRecoverable,
+          isBypassEnabled()
+              ? PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_OFFLOAD_WRITE_FAILED
+              : PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_WRITE_FAILED);
     }
   }