diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlaybackControlView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlaybackControlView.java
index c89feaebf5..9bbb2fa27b 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlaybackControlView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlaybackControlView.java
@@ -298,16 +298,20 @@ public class PlaybackControlView extends FrameLayout {
   }
 
   public PlaybackControlView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
-    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+    this(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, attrs);
+  }
 
+  public PlaybackControlView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr,
+      AttributeSet playbackAttrs) {
+    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
     int controllerLayoutId = R.layout.exo_playback_control_view;
     rewindMs = DEFAULT_REWIND_MS;
     fastForwardMs = DEFAULT_FAST_FORWARD_MS;
     showTimeoutMs = DEFAULT_SHOW_TIMEOUT_MS;
     repeatToggleModes = DEFAULT_REPEAT_TOGGLE_MODES;
     showShuffleButton = false;
-    if (attrs != null) {
-      TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
+    if (playbackAttrs != null) {
+      TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(playbackAttrs,
           R.styleable.PlaybackControlView, 0, 0);
       try {
         rewindMs = a.getInt(R.styleable.PlaybackControlView_rewind_increment, rewindMs);
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
index 5b6e11c5e4..488411550c 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SimpleExoPlayerView.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public final class SimpleExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
       controller = null;
       componentListener = null;
       overlayFrameLayout = null;
-      ImageView logo = new ImageView(context, attrs);
+      ImageView logo = new ImageView(context);
       if (Util.SDK_INT >= 23) {
         configureEditModeLogoV23(getResources(), logo);
       } else {
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ public final class SimpleExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     if (customController != null) {
       this.controller = customController;
     } else if (controllerPlaceholder != null) {
-      // Note: rewindMs and fastForwardMs are passed via attrs, so we don't need to make explicit
-      // calls to set them.
-      this.controller = new PlaybackControlView(context, attrs);
+      // Propagate attrs as playbackAttrs so that PlaybackControlView's custom attributes are
+      // transferred, but standard FrameLayout attributes (e.g. background) are not.
+      this.controller = new PlaybackControlView(context, null, 0, attrs);
       controller.setLayoutParams(controllerPlaceholder.getLayoutParams());
       ViewGroup parent = ((ViewGroup) controllerPlaceholder.getParent());
       int controllerIndex = parent.indexOfChild(controllerPlaceholder);