diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 927a1be2ad..213b5b1bcf 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Release notes
 *   Cast extension
     *   Bump Cast SDK version to 21.2.0.
 *   IMA extension
+    *   Remove player listener of the `ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource` on
+        the application thread to avoid threading issues.
     *   Bump IMA SDK version to 3.29.0.
 
 ### 1.0.0-beta03 (2022-11-22)
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer_ima/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ima/ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource.java b/libraries/exoplayer_ima/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ima/ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource.java
index 150c852a91..2f328e1c15 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer_ima/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ima/ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer_ima/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/ima/ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
@@ -495,7 +496,8 @@ public final class ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource extends CompositeMediaSou
     this.applicationAdEventListener = applicationAdEventListener;
     this.applicationAdErrorListener = applicationAdErrorListener;
     componentListener = new ComponentListener();
-    mainHandler = Util.createHandlerForCurrentLooper();
+    Assertions.checkArgument(player.getApplicationLooper() == Looper.getMainLooper());
+    mainHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
     Uri streamRequestUri = checkNotNull(mediaItem.localConfiguration).uri;
     isLiveStream = ImaServerSideAdInsertionUriBuilder.isLiveStream(streamRequestUri);
     adsId = ImaServerSideAdInsertionUriBuilder.getAdsId(streamRequestUri);
@@ -572,8 +574,11 @@ public final class ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource extends CompositeMediaSou
     super.releaseSourceInternal();
     if (loader != null) {
       loader.release();
-      player.removeListener(componentListener);
-      mainHandler.post(() -> setStreamManager(/* streamManager= */ null));
+      mainHandler.post(
+          () -> {
+            player.removeListener(componentListener);
+            setStreamManager(/* streamManager= */ null);
+          });
       loader = null;
     }
   }