diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
index 753b8a7d3a..15f87318f0 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
@@ -458,12 +458,15 @@ public class DefaultDrmSessionManager<T extends ExoMediaCrypto> implements DrmSe
 
   @Override
   @Nullable
-  public DrmSession<T> acquirePlaceholderSession(Looper playbackLooper) {
+  public DrmSession<T> acquirePlaceholderSession(Looper playbackLooper, int trackType) {
     assertExpectedPlaybackLooper(playbackLooper);
     Assertions.checkNotNull(exoMediaDrm);
     boolean avoidPlaceholderDrmSessions =
         FrameworkMediaCrypto.class.equals(exoMediaDrm.getExoMediaCryptoType())
             && FrameworkMediaCrypto.WORKAROUND_DEVICE_NEEDS_KEYS_TO_CONFIGURE_CODEC;
+    // Avoid attaching a session to sparse formats.
+    avoidPlaceholderDrmSessions |=
+        trackType != C.TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO && trackType != C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO;
     if (avoidPlaceholderDrmSessions
         || !preferSecureDecoders
         || exoMediaDrm.getExoMediaCryptoType() == null) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DrmSessionManager.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DrmSessionManager.java
index 46f9458408..1a9e01441f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DrmSessionManager.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DrmSessionManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmInitData.SchemeData;
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
@@ -112,11 +113,13 @@ public interface DrmSessionManager<T extends ExoMediaCrypto> {
    * content periods.
    *
    * @param playbackLooper The looper associated with the media playback thread.
+   * @param trackType The type of the track to acquire a placeholder session for. Must be one of the
+   *     {@link C}{@code .TRACK_TYPE_*} constants.
    * @return The placeholder DRM session, or null if this DRM session manager does not support
    *     placeholder sessions.
    */
   @Nullable
-  default DrmSession<T> acquirePlaceholderSession(Looper playbackLooper) {
+  default DrmSession<T> acquirePlaceholderSession(Looper playbackLooper, int trackType) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleMetadataQueue.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleMetadataQueue.java
index 28aa5d86e0..891f36f47c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleMetadataQueue.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleMetadataQueue.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSession;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSessionManager;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.extractor.TrackOutput.CryptoData;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -623,7 +624,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
     currentDrmSession =
         newDrmInitData != null
             ? drmSessionManager.acquireSession(playbackLooper, newDrmInitData)
-            : drmSessionManager.acquirePlaceholderSession(playbackLooper);
+            : drmSessionManager.acquirePlaceholderSession(
+                playbackLooper, MimeTypes.getTrackType(newFormat.sampleMimeType));
     outputFormatHolder.drmSession = currentDrmSession;
 
     if (previousSession != null) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueueTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueueTest.java
index 944a998781..df6ccc1f02 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueueTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueueTest.java
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ public final class SampleQueueTest {
     DrmSession<ExoMediaCrypto> mockPlaceholderDrmSession =
         (DrmSession<ExoMediaCrypto>) Mockito.mock(DrmSession.class);
     when(mockPlaceholderDrmSession.getState()).thenReturn(DrmSession.STATE_OPENED_WITH_KEYS);
-    when(mockDrmSessionManager.acquirePlaceholderSession(ArgumentMatchers.any()))
+    when(mockDrmSessionManager.acquirePlaceholderSession(
+            ArgumentMatchers.any(), ArgumentMatchers.anyInt()))
         .thenReturn(mockPlaceholderDrmSession);
     writeTestDataWithEncryptedSections();