diff --git a/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashTestRunner.java b/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashTestRunner.java
index 24469baf75..a730f00c77 100644
--- a/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashTestRunner.java
+++ b/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashTestRunner.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.media.MediaDrm;
 import android.media.UnsupportedSchemeException;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.Surface;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
@@ -297,7 +298,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 
     @Override
     protected MediaSource buildSource(
-        HostActivity host, String userAgent, DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager) {
+        HostActivity host,
+        String userAgent,
+        DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager,
+        FrameLayout overlayFrameLayout) {
       DataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory =
           this.dataSourceFactory != null
               ? this.dataSourceFactory
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/ExoHostedTest.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/ExoHostedTest.java
index 079e07506d..ea3c74f26f 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/ExoHostedTest.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/ExoHostedTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
 import android.os.ConditionVariable;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.Surface;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultRenderersFactory;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public abstract class ExoHostedTest implements AnalyticsListener, HostedTest {
   // HostedTest implementation
 
   @Override
-  public final void onStart(HostActivity host, Surface surface) {
+  public final void onStart(HostActivity host, Surface surface, FrameLayout overlayFrameLayout) {
     this.surface = surface;
     // Build the player.
     trackSelector = buildTrackSelector(host);
@@ -142,7 +143,9 @@ public abstract class ExoHostedTest implements AnalyticsListener, HostedTest {
       pendingSchedule = null;
     }
     DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager = buildDrmSessionManager(userAgent);
-    player.setMediaSource(buildSource(host, Util.getUserAgent(host, userAgent), drmSessionManager));
+    player.setMediaSource(
+        buildSource(
+            host, Util.getUserAgent(host, userAgent), drmSessionManager, overlayFrameLayout));
     player.prepare();
   }
 
@@ -254,7 +257,10 @@ public abstract class ExoHostedTest implements AnalyticsListener, HostedTest {
   }
 
   protected abstract MediaSource buildSource(
-      HostActivity host, String userAgent, DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager);
+      HostActivity host,
+      String userAgent,
+      DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager,
+      FrameLayout overlayFrameLayout);
 
   protected void onPlayerErrorInternal(ExoPlaybackException error) {
     // Do nothing. Interested subclasses may override.
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/HostActivity.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/HostActivity.java
index 34e71236f6..49c3310d33 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/HostActivity.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/HostActivity.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import android.view.SurfaceView;
 import android.view.Window;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Log;
@@ -45,14 +46,15 @@ public final class HostActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callba
 
     /**
      * Called on the main thread when the test is started.
-     * <p>
-     * The test will not be started until the {@link HostActivity} has been resumed and its
+     *
+     * <p>The test will not be started until the {@link HostActivity} has been resumed and its
      * {@link Surface} has been created.
      *
      * @param host The {@link HostActivity} in which the test is being run.
      * @param surface The {@link Surface}.
+     * @param overlayFrameLayout A {@link FrameLayout} that is on top of the surface.
      */
-    void onStart(HostActivity host, Surface surface);
+    void onStart(HostActivity host, Surface surface, FrameLayout overlayFrameLayout);
 
     /**
      * Called on the main thread to block until the test has stopped or {@link #forceStop()} is
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public final class HostActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callba
   @Nullable private WakeLock wakeLock;
   @Nullable private WifiLock wifiLock;
   private @MonotonicNonNull SurfaceView surfaceView;
+  private @MonotonicNonNull FrameLayout overlayFrameLayout;
 
   @Nullable private HostedTest hostedTest;
   private boolean hostedTestStarted;
@@ -171,6 +174,8 @@ public final class HostActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callba
     surfaceView = findViewById(
         getResources().getIdentifier("surface_view", "id", getPackageName()));
     surfaceView.getHolder().addCallback(this);
+    overlayFrameLayout =
+        findViewById(getResources().getIdentifier("overlay_frame_layout", "id", getPackageName()));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -240,7 +245,8 @@ public final class HostActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callba
     if (surface != null && surface.isValid()) {
       hostedTestStarted = true;
       Log.d(TAG, "Starting test.");
-      Util.castNonNull(hostedTest).onStart(this, surface);
+      Util.castNonNull(hostedTest)
+          .onStart(this, surface, Assertions.checkNotNull(overlayFrameLayout));
       Util.castNonNull(hostedTestStartedCondition).open();
     }
   }
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/res/layout/exo_testutils_host_activity.xml b/testutils/src/main/res/layout/exo_testutils_host_activity.xml
index e0988d4c1f..44119e9629 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/res/layout/exo_testutils_host_activity.xml
+++ b/testutils/src/main/res/layout/exo_testutils_host_activity.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
       android:layout_height="match_parent"
       android:layout_gravity="center"/>
 
+  <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/overlay_frame_layout"
+      android:layout_width="match_parent"
+      android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
+
 </FrameLayout>