diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImpl.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImpl.java
index b1f5736465..1b0b34bd7b 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImpl.java
@@ -1353,6 +1353,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     private final boolean isPlayingChanged;
     private final boolean playbackParametersChanged;
     private final boolean offloadSchedulingEnabledChanged;
+    private final boolean sleepingForOffloadChanged;
 
     public PlaybackInfoUpdate(
         PlaybackInfo playbackInfo,
@@ -1394,6 +1395,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
           !previousPlaybackInfo.playbackParameters.equals(playbackInfo.playbackParameters);
       offloadSchedulingEnabledChanged =
           previousPlaybackInfo.offloadSchedulingEnabled != playbackInfo.offloadSchedulingEnabled;
+      sleepingForOffloadChanged =
+          previousPlaybackInfo.sleepingForOffload != playbackInfo.sleepingForOffload;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
@@ -1476,6 +1479,12 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
                 listener.onExperimentalOffloadSchedulingEnabledChanged(
                     playbackInfo.offloadSchedulingEnabled));
       }
+      if (sleepingForOffloadChanged) {
+        invokeAll(
+            listenerSnapshot,
+            listener ->
+                listener.onExperimentalSleepingForOffloadChanged(playbackInfo.sleepingForOffload));
+      }
     }
 
     private static boolean isPlaying(PlaybackInfo playbackInfo) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
index e33b93ac0e..0752c08949 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
@@ -960,14 +960,18 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
       playbackInfo = playbackInfo.copyWithOffloadSchedulingEnabled(offloadSchedulingEnabled);
     }
 
+    boolean sleepingForOffload = false;
     if ((shouldPlayWhenReady() && playbackInfo.playbackState == Player.STATE_READY)
         || playbackInfo.playbackState == Player.STATE_BUFFERING) {
-      maybeScheduleWakeup(operationStartTimeMs, ACTIVE_INTERVAL_MS);
+      sleepingForOffload = !maybeScheduleWakeup(operationStartTimeMs, ACTIVE_INTERVAL_MS);
     } else if (enabledRendererCount != 0 && playbackInfo.playbackState != Player.STATE_ENDED) {
       scheduleNextWork(operationStartTimeMs, IDLE_INTERVAL_MS);
     } else {
       handler.removeMessages(MSG_DO_SOME_WORK);
     }
+    if (playbackInfo.sleepingForOffload != sleepingForOffload) {
+      playbackInfo = playbackInfo.copyWithSleepingForOffload(sleepingForOffload);
+    }
     requestForRendererSleep = false; // A sleep request is only valid for the current doSomeWork.
 
     TraceUtil.endSection();
@@ -978,12 +982,13 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
     handler.sendEmptyMessageAtTime(MSG_DO_SOME_WORK, thisOperationStartTimeMs + intervalMs);
   }
 
-  private void maybeScheduleWakeup(long operationStartTimeMs, long intervalMs) {
+  private boolean maybeScheduleWakeup(long operationStartTimeMs, long intervalMs) {
     if (offloadSchedulingEnabled && requestForRendererSleep) {
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
 
     scheduleNextWork(operationStartTimeMs, intervalMs);
+    return true;
   }
 
   private void seekToInternal(SeekPosition seekPosition) throws ExoPlaybackException {
@@ -1308,7 +1313,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
             startPositionUs,
             /* totalBufferedDurationUs= */ 0,
             startPositionUs,
-            offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+            offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+            /* sleepingForOffload= */ false);
     if (releaseMediaSourceList) {
       mediaSourceList.release();
     }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackInfo.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackInfo.java
index 9fb6563005..e7f200d8b7 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackInfo.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackInfo.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
   public final PlaybackParameters playbackParameters;
   /** Whether offload scheduling is enabled for the main player loop. */
   public final boolean offloadSchedulingEnabled;
+  /** Whether the main player loop is sleeping, while using offload scheduling. */
+  public final boolean sleepingForOffload;
 
   /**
    * Position up to which media is buffered in {@link #loadingMediaPeriodId) relative to the start
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         /* bufferedPositionUs= */ 0,
         /* totalBufferedDurationUs= */ 0,
         /* positionUs= */ 0,
-        /* offloadSchedulingEnabled= */ false);
+        /* offloadSchedulingEnabled= */ false,
+        /* sleepingForOffload= */ false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
    * @param totalBufferedDurationUs See {@link #totalBufferedDurationUs}.
    * @param positionUs See {@link #positionUs}.
    * @param offloadSchedulingEnabled See {@link #offloadSchedulingEnabled}.
+   * @param sleepingForOffload See {@link #sleepingForOffload}.
    */
   public PlaybackInfo(
       Timeline timeline,
@@ -148,7 +152,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
       long bufferedPositionUs,
       long totalBufferedDurationUs,
       long positionUs,
-      boolean offloadSchedulingEnabled) {
+      boolean offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+      boolean sleepingForOffload) {
     this.timeline = timeline;
     this.periodId = periodId;
     this.requestedContentPositionUs = requestedContentPositionUs;
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
     this.totalBufferedDurationUs = totalBufferedDurationUs;
     this.positionUs = positionUs;
     this.offloadSchedulingEnabled = offloadSchedulingEnabled;
+    this.sleepingForOffload = sleepingForOffload;
   }
 
   /** Returns a placeholder period id for an empty timeline. */
@@ -209,7 +215,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -236,7 +243,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -263,7 +271,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -290,7 +299,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -317,7 +327,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -344,7 +355,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -375,7 +387,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -402,7 +415,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -430,6 +444,35 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectorResult;
         bufferedPositionUs,
         totalBufferedDurationUs,
         positionUs,
-        offloadSchedulingEnabled);
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Copies playback info with new sleepingForOffload.
+   *
+   * @param sleepingForOffload New main player loop sleeping state. See {@link #sleepingForOffload}.
+   * @return Copied playback info with new main player loop sleeping state.
+   */
+  @CheckResult
+  public PlaybackInfo copyWithSleepingForOffload(boolean sleepingForOffload) {
+    return new PlaybackInfo(
+        timeline,
+        periodId,
+        requestedContentPositionUs,
+        playbackState,
+        playbackError,
+        isLoading,
+        trackGroups,
+        trackSelectorResult,
+        loadingMediaPeriodId,
+        playWhenReady,
+        playbackSuppressionReason,
+        playbackParameters,
+        bufferedPositionUs,
+        totalBufferedDurationUs,
+        positionUs,
+        offloadSchedulingEnabled,
+        sleepingForOffload);
   }
 }
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
index 7a52aae738..89a00eb475 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/Player.java
@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ public interface Player {
      * <p>This method is experimental, and will be renamed or removed in a future release.
      */
     default void onExperimentalOffloadSchedulingEnabledChanged(boolean offloadSchedulingEnabled) {}
+    /**
+     * Called when the player has started or finished sleeping for offload.
+     *
+     * <p>This method is experimental, and will be renamed or removed in a future release.
+     */
+    default void onExperimentalSleepingForOffloadChanged(boolean sleepingForOffload) {}
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
index 7934298df0..a1b3b9014d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.FakeSampleStream.FakeSample
 import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestExoPlayer.playUntilStartOfWindow;
 import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestExoPlayer.runUntilPlaybackState;
 import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestExoPlayer.runUntilReceiveOffloadSchedulingEnabledNewState;
+import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestExoPlayer.runUntilSleepingForOffload;
 import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestExoPlayer.runUntilTimelineChanged;
 import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestUtil.runMainLooperUntil;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -8249,16 +8249,14 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     Timeline timeline = new FakeTimeline(/* windowCount= */ 1);
     player.setMediaSource(new FakeMediaSource(timeline, ExoPlayerTestRunner.AUDIO_FORMAT));
     player.experimentalSetOffloadSchedulingEnabled(true);
-    runUntilReceiveOffloadSchedulingEnabledNewState(player);
     player.prepare();
     player.play();
-    runMainLooperUntil(sleepRenderer::isSleeping);
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ true);
 
     player.experimentalSetOffloadSchedulingEnabled(false);
 
     assertThat(runUntilReceiveOffloadSchedulingEnabledNewState(player)).isFalse();
   }
-
   @Test
   public void enableOffloadScheduling_isEnable_playerSleeps() throws Exception {
     FakeSleepRenderer sleepRenderer = new FakeSleepRenderer(C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO);
@@ -8271,14 +8269,7 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
 
     sleepRenderer.sleepOnNextRender();
 
-    runMainLooperUntil(sleepRenderer::isSleeping);
-    // TODO(b/163303129): There is currently no way to check that the player is sleeping for
-    // offload, for now use a timeout to check that the renderer is never woken up.
-    final int renderTimeoutMs = 500;
-    assertThrows(
-        TimeoutException.class,
-        () ->
-            runMainLooperUntil(() -> !sleepRenderer.isSleeping(), renderTimeoutMs, Clock.DEFAULT));
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ true);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -8292,11 +8283,11 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     player.experimentalSetOffloadSchedulingEnabled(true);
     player.prepare();
     player.play();
-    runMainLooperUntil(sleepRenderer::isSleeping);
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ true);
 
     player.experimentalSetOffloadSchedulingEnabled(false); // Force the player to exit offload sleep
 
-    runMainLooperUntil(() -> !sleepRenderer.isSleeping());
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ false);
     runUntilPlaybackState(player, Player.STATE_ENDED);
   }
 
@@ -8309,11 +8300,11 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     player.experimentalSetOffloadSchedulingEnabled(true);
     player.prepare();
     player.play();
-    runMainLooperUntil(sleepRenderer::isSleeping);
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ true);
 
     sleepRenderer.wakeup();
 
-    runMainLooperUntil(() -> !sleepRenderer.isSleeping());
+    runUntilSleepingForOffload(player, /* expectedSleepForOffload= */ false);
     runUntilPlaybackState(player, Player.STATE_ENDED);
   }
 
@@ -8350,13 +8341,11 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
   private static class FakeSleepRenderer extends FakeRenderer {
     private static final long WAKEUP_DEADLINE_MS = 60 * C.MICROS_PER_SECOND;
     private final AtomicBoolean sleepOnNextRender;
-    private final AtomicBoolean isSleeping;
     private final AtomicReference<Renderer.WakeupListener> wakeupListenerReceiver;
 
     public FakeSleepRenderer(int trackType) {
       super(trackType);
       sleepOnNextRender = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-      isSleeping = new AtomicBoolean(false);
       wakeupListenerReceiver = new AtomicReference<>();
     }
 
@@ -8372,14 +8361,6 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
       return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns whether {@link Renderer.WakeupListener#onSleep(long)} was called on the last {@link
-     * #render(long, long)}
-     */
-    public boolean isSleeping() {
-      return isSleeping.get();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void handleMessage(int what, @Nullable Object object) throws ExoPlaybackException {
       if (what == MSG_SET_WAKEUP_LISTENER) {
@@ -8394,11 +8375,6 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
       super.render(positionUs, elapsedRealtimeUs);
       if (sleepOnNextRender.compareAndSet(/* expect= */ true, /* update= */ false)) {
         wakeupListenerReceiver.get().onSleep(WAKEUP_DEADLINE_MS);
-        // TODO(b/163303129): Use an actual message from the player instead of guessing that the
-        // player will always sleep for offload after calling `onSleep`.
-        isSleeping.set(true);
-      } else {
-        isSleeping.set(false);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/MediaPeriodQueueTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/MediaPeriodQueueTest.java
index 20be8fe12b..ff4cdb7340 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/MediaPeriodQueueTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/MediaPeriodQueueTest.java
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ public final class MediaPeriodQueueTest {
             /* bufferedPositionUs= */ 0,
             /* totalBufferedDurationUs= */ 0,
             /* positionUs= */ 0,
-            /* offloadSchedulingEnabled= */ false);
+            /* offloadSchedulingEnabled= */ false,
+            /* sleepingForOffload= */ false);
   }
 
   private void advance() {
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/TestExoPlayer.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/TestExoPlayer.java
index 6b8f32ef01..1fe606faca 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/TestExoPlayer.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/TestExoPlayer.java
@@ -466,6 +466,32 @@ public class TestExoPlayer {
     return Assertions.checkNotNull(offloadSchedulingEnabledReceiver.get());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Runs tasks of the main {@link Looper} until a {@link
+   * Player.EventListener#onExperimentalSleepingForOffloadChanged(boolean)} callback occurred.
+   *
+   * @param player The {@link Player}.
+   * @param expectedSleepForOffload The expected sleep of offload state.
+   * @throws TimeoutException If the {@link TestUtil#DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS default timeout} is
+   *     exceeded.
+   */
+  public static void runUntilSleepingForOffload(Player player, boolean expectedSleepForOffload)
+      throws TimeoutException {
+    verifyMainTestThread(player);
+    AtomicBoolean receiverCallback = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    Player.EventListener listener =
+        new Player.EventListener() {
+          @Override
+          public void onExperimentalSleepingForOffloadChanged(boolean sleepingForOffload) {
+            if (sleepingForOffload == expectedSleepForOffload) {
+              receiverCallback.set(true);
+            }
+          }
+        };
+    player.addListener(listener);
+    runMainLooperUntil(receiverCallback::get);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Runs tasks of the main {@link Looper} until the {@link VideoListener#onRenderedFirstFrame}
    * callback has been called.
@@ -504,7 +530,7 @@ public class TestExoPlayer {
     verifyMainTestThread(player);
     Handler testHandler = Util.createHandlerForCurrentOrMainLooper();
 
-    AtomicBoolean messageHandled = new AtomicBoolean();
+    AtomicBoolean messageHandled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     player
         .createMessage(
             (messageType, payload) -> {