diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 801d349b4b..48159a1fee 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     *   `DebugTextViewHelper` moved from `ui` package to `util` package.
     *   Spherical UI components moved from `video.spherical` package to
         `ui.spherical` package, and made package private.
-*  Core
+*   Core
     *   Move `getRendererCount` and `getRendererType` methods from `Player` to
         `ExoPlayer`.
 *   Remove deprecated symbols:
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
         video tracks (previously separate acquire and release events were
         dispatched for each track in each period).
     *   Include the session state in DRM session-acquired listener methods.
+*   Text:
+    *   Parse SSA/ASS font size in `Style:` lines
+        ([#8435](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8435)).
 *   VP9 extension: Update to use NDK r22
     ([#8581](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8581)).
 *   FLAC extension: Update to use NDK r22
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
index b8e047dbcb..3f7a7c1dd6 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ public final class SsaDecoder extends SimpleSubtitleDecoder {
             /* end= */ spannableText.length(),
             SpannableString.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
       }
+      if (style.fontSize != Cue.DIMEN_UNSET && screenHeight != Cue.DIMEN_UNSET) {
+        cue.setTextSize(
+            style.fontSize / screenHeight, Cue.TEXT_SIZE_TYPE_FRACTIONAL_IGNORE_PADDING);
+      }
     }
 
     @SsaStyle.SsaAlignment int alignment;
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaStyle.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaStyle.java
index bd378cccec..6379237387 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaStyle.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaStyle.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.text.Cue;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Log;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
@@ -90,12 +91,17 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
   public final String name;
   @SsaAlignment public final int alignment;
   @Nullable @ColorInt public final Integer primaryColor;
+  public final float fontSize;
 
   private SsaStyle(
-      String name, @SsaAlignment int alignment, @Nullable @ColorInt Integer primaryColor) {
+      String name,
+      @SsaAlignment int alignment,
+      @Nullable @ColorInt Integer primaryColor,
+      float fontSize) {
     this.name = name;
     this.alignment = alignment;
     this.primaryColor = primaryColor;
+    this.fontSize = fontSize;
   }
 
   @Nullable
@@ -114,7 +120,8 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
       return new SsaStyle(
           styleValues[format.nameIndex].trim(),
           parseAlignment(styleValues[format.alignmentIndex].trim()),
-          parseColor(styleValues[format.primaryColorIndex].trim()));
+          parseColor(styleValues[format.primaryColorIndex].trim()),
+          parseFontSize(styleValues[format.fontSizeIndex].trim()));
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
       Log.w(TAG, "Skipping malformed 'Style:' line: '" + styleLine + "'", e);
       return null;
@@ -191,6 +198,15 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
     return Color.argb(a, r, g, b);
   }
 
+  private static float parseFontSize(String fontSize) {
+    try {
+      return Float.parseFloat(fontSize);
+    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Failed to parse font size: '" + fontSize + "'", e);
+      return Cue.DIMEN_UNSET;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Represents a {@code Format:} line from the {@code [V4+ Styles]} section
    *
@@ -202,12 +218,15 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
     public final int nameIndex;
     public final int alignmentIndex;
     public final int primaryColorIndex;
+    public final int fontSizeIndex;
     public final int length;
 
-    private Format(int nameIndex, int alignmentIndex, int primaryColorIndex, int length) {
+    private Format(
+        int nameIndex, int alignmentIndex, int primaryColorIndex, int fontSizeIndex, int length) {
       this.nameIndex = nameIndex;
       this.alignmentIndex = alignmentIndex;
       this.primaryColorIndex = primaryColorIndex;
+      this.fontSizeIndex = fontSizeIndex;
       this.length = length;
     }
 
@@ -221,6 +240,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
       int nameIndex = C.INDEX_UNSET;
       int alignmentIndex = C.INDEX_UNSET;
       int primaryColorIndex = C.INDEX_UNSET;
+      int fontSizeIndex = C.INDEX_UNSET;
       String[] keys =
           TextUtils.split(styleFormatLine.substring(SsaDecoder.FORMAT_LINE_PREFIX.length()), ",");
       for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
@@ -234,10 +254,13 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
           case "primarycolour":
             primaryColorIndex = i;
             break;
+          case "fontsize":
+            fontSizeIndex = i;
+            break;
         }
       }
       return nameIndex != C.INDEX_UNSET
-          ? new Format(nameIndex, alignmentIndex, primaryColorIndex, keys.length)
+          ? new Format(nameIndex, alignmentIndex, primaryColorIndex, fontSizeIndex, keys.length)
           : null;
     }
   }
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoderTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoderTest.java
index a734019d09..24a9188022 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoderTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoderTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public final class SsaDecoderTest {
   private static final String INVALID_TIMECODES = "media/ssa/invalid_timecodes";
   private static final String INVALID_POSITIONS = "media/ssa/invalid_positioning";
   private static final String POSITIONS_WITHOUT_PLAYRES = "media/ssa/positioning_without_playres";
-  private static final String COLORS = "media/ssa/colors";
+  private static final String STYLE_COLORS = "media/ssa/style_colors";
+  private static final String STYLE_FONT_SIZE = "media/ssa/style_font_size";
 
   @Test
   public void decodeEmpty() throws IOException {
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ public final class SsaDecoderTest {
   @Test
   public void decodeColors() throws IOException {
     SsaDecoder decoder = new SsaDecoder();
-    byte[] bytes = TestUtil.getByteArray(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(), COLORS);
+    byte[] bytes = TestUtil.getByteArray(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(), STYLE_COLORS);
     Subtitle subtitle = decoder.decode(bytes, bytes.length, false);
     assertThat(subtitle.getEventTimeCount()).isEqualTo(14);
     // &H000000FF (AABBGGRR) -> #FFFF0000 (AARRGGBB)
@@ -319,6 +320,22 @@ public final class SsaDecoderTest {
         .hasNoForegroundColorSpanBetween(0, seventhCueText.length());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void decodeFontSize() throws IOException {
+    SsaDecoder decoder = new SsaDecoder();
+    byte[] bytes =
+        TestUtil.getByteArray(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(), STYLE_FONT_SIZE);
+    Subtitle subtitle = decoder.decode(bytes, bytes.length, false);
+    assertThat(subtitle.getEventTimeCount()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    Cue firstCue = Iterables.getOnlyElement(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(0)));
+    assertThat(firstCue.textSize).isWithin(1.0e-8f).of(30f / 720f);
+    assertThat(firstCue.textSizeType).isEqualTo(Cue.TEXT_SIZE_TYPE_FRACTIONAL_IGNORE_PADDING);
+    Cue secondCue = Iterables.getOnlyElement(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(2)));
+    assertThat(secondCue.textSize).isWithin(1.0e-8f).of(72.2f / 720f);
+    assertThat(secondCue.textSizeType).isEqualTo(Cue.TEXT_SIZE_TYPE_FRACTIONAL_IGNORE_PADDING);
+  }
+
   private static void assertTypicalCue1(Subtitle subtitle, int eventIndex) {
     assertThat(subtitle.getEventTime(eventIndex)).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(eventIndex)).get(0).text.toString())
diff --git a/testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/colors b/testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/style_colors
similarity index 100%
rename from testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/colors
rename to testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/style_colors
diff --git a/testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/style_font_size b/testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/style_font_size
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4266abc827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/src/test/assets/media/ssa/style_font_size
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[Script Info]
+Title: SSA/ASS Test
+Original Script: Arnold Szabo
+Script Type: V4.00+
+PlayResX: 1280
+PlayResY: 720
+
+[V4+ Styles]
+Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
+Style: FontSizeSmall    ,Roboto,30,  &H000000FF,&H000000FF,&H00000000,&H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,3,0,2,50,50,70,1
+Style: FontSizeBig      ,Roboto,72.2,&H000000FF,&H000000FF,&H00000000,&H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,3,0,2,50,50,70,1
+
+
+
+[Events]
+Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.95,0:00:03.11,FontSizeSmall      ,Arnold,0,0,0,,First line with font size 30.
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.50,0:00:11.50,FontSizeBig        ,Arnold,0,0,0,,Second line with font size 72.2.