diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 187c6114e6..05f0ff7d52 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
         ([#9370](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/9370)).
     *   Fix base URL selection and load error handling when base URLs are shared
         across adaptation sets.
+*   HLS
+    *   Fix bug where the player would get stuck if all download attempts fail
+        and would not raise an error to the application.
+        ([#9390](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/9390)).
 *   Remove deprecated symbols:
     *   Remove `Renderer.VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_*` constants. Use identically named
         constants in `C` instead.
diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsSampleStreamWrapper.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsSampleStreamWrapper.java
index 1f0f92d158..8f639518bc 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsSampleStreamWrapper.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsSampleStreamWrapper.java
@@ -555,6 +555,14 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
     chunkSource.setIsTimestampMaster(isTimestampMaster);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Called if an error is encountered while loading a playlist.
+   *
+   * @param playlistUrl The {@link Uri} of the playlist whose load encountered an error.
+   * @param loadErrorInfo The load error info.
+   * @param forceRetry Whether retry should be forced without considering exclusion.
+   * @return True if excluding did not encounter errors. False otherwise.
+   */
   public boolean onPlaylistError(Uri playlistUrl, LoadErrorInfo loadErrorInfo, boolean forceRetry) {
     if (!chunkSource.obtainsChunksForPlaylist(playlistUrl)) {
       // Return early if the chunk source doesn't deliver chunks for the failing playlist.
@@ -571,7 +579,10 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.RequiresNonNull;
         exclusionDurationMs = fallbackSelection.exclusionDurationMs;
       }
     }
-    return chunkSource.onPlaylistError(playlistUrl, exclusionDurationMs);
+    // We must call ChunkSource.onPlaylistError in any case to give the chunk source the chance to
+    // mark the playlist as failing.
+    return chunkSource.onPlaylistError(playlistUrl, exclusionDurationMs)
+        && exclusionDurationMs != C.TIME_UNSET;
   }
 
   // SampleStream implementation.