diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultCodec.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
index 3c1c8aea61..9482014983 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultCodec.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public final class DefaultCodec implements Codec {
       }
 
       throw createInitializationTransformationException(
-          e, configurationFormat, isVideo, isDecoder, mediaCodecName);
+          e, mediaFormat, configurationFormat, isVideo, isDecoder, mediaCodecName);
     }
     this.mediaCodec = mediaCodec;
     this.inputSurface = inputSurface;
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ public final class DefaultCodec implements Codec {
 
   private static TransformationException createInitializationTransformationException(
       Exception cause,
+      MediaFormat mediaFormat,
       Format format,
       boolean isVideo,
       boolean isDecoder,
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ public final class DefaultCodec implements Codec {
     if (cause instanceof IOException || cause instanceof MediaCodec.CodecException) {
       return TransformationException.createForCodec(
           cause,
+          mediaFormat,
           format,
           isVideo,
           isDecoder,
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ public final class DefaultCodec implements Codec {
     if (cause instanceof IllegalArgumentException) {
       return TransformationException.createForCodec(
           cause,
+          mediaFormat,
           format,
           isVideo,
           isDecoder,
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
index 5dce35e195..0a57e3edfa 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package androidx.media3.transformer;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
 
 import android.media.MediaCodec;
+import android.media.MediaFormat;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -207,7 +208,40 @@ public final class TransformationException extends Exception {
    * Creates an instance for a decoder or encoder related exception.
    *
    * @param cause The cause of the failure.
-   * @param format The {@link Format} used for configuring the decoder/encoder.
+   * @param mediaFormat The {@link MediaFormat} used for configuring the underlying {@link
+   *     MediaCodec}, if known.
+   * @param format The {@link Format} used for configuring the {@link Codec}.
+   * @param isVideo Whether the decoder or encoder is configured for video.
+   * @param isDecoder Whether the exception is created for a decoder.
+   * @param mediaCodecName The name of the {@link MediaCodec} used, if known.
+   * @param errorCode See {@link #errorCode}.
+   * @return The created instance.
+   */
+  public static TransformationException createForCodec(
+      Throwable cause,
+      @Nullable MediaFormat mediaFormat,
+      Format format,
+      boolean isVideo,
+      boolean isDecoder,
+      @Nullable String mediaCodecName,
+      int errorCode) {
+    String componentName = (isVideo ? "Video" : "Audio") + (isDecoder ? "Decoder" : "Encoder");
+    String errorMessage =
+        componentName
+            + " error, format="
+            + format
+            + ", mediaCodecName="
+            + mediaCodecName
+            + ", mediaFormat="
+            + (mediaFormat == null ? "no configured MediaFormat" : mediaFormat.toString());
+    return new TransformationException(errorMessage, cause, errorCode);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an instance for a decoder or encoder related exception.
+   *
+   * @param cause The cause of the failure.
+   * @param format The {@link Format} used for configuring the {@link Codec}.
    * @param isVideo Whether the decoder or encoder is configured for video.
    * @param isDecoder Whether the exception is created for a decoder.
    * @param mediaCodecName The name of the {@link MediaCodec} used, if known.
@@ -221,11 +255,8 @@ public final class TransformationException extends Exception {
       boolean isDecoder,
       @Nullable String mediaCodecName,
       int errorCode) {
-    String componentName = (isVideo ? "Video" : "Audio") + (isDecoder ? "Decoder" : "Encoder");
-    return new TransformationException(
-        componentName + " error, format = " + format + ", mediaCodecName=" + mediaCodecName,
-        cause,
-        errorCode);
+    return createForCodec(
+        cause, /* mediaFormat= */ null, format, isVideo, isDecoder, mediaCodecName, errorCode);
   }
 
   /**