diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecInfo.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecInfo.java
index 1b35fc98879..0db36dacfd1 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecInfo.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecInfo.java
@@ -298,7 +298,16 @@ public boolean isCodecSupported(Format format) {
       // which may not be widely supported. See https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5145.
       return true;
     }
-    for (CodecProfileLevel capabilities : getProfileLevels()) {
+
+    CodecProfileLevel[] codecProfileLevels = getProfileLevels();
+    if (MimeTypes.VIDEO_VP9.equals(mimeType)
+        && Util.SDK_INT <= 23
+        && codecProfileLevels.length == 0
+        && capabilities != null) {
+      codecProfileLevels = getVp9CodecProfileLevelsV23(capabilities);
+    }
+
+    for (CodecProfileLevel capabilities : codecProfileLevels) {
       if (capabilities.profile == profile && capabilities.level >= level) {
         return true;
       }
@@ -572,6 +581,49 @@ public boolean isAudioChannelCountSupportedV21(int channelCount) {
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * On versions M and below, VP9 codecCapabilities do not advertise profile level
+   * support. In this case, estimate the level from MediaCodecInfo.VideoCapabilities
+   * instead. For more information, consult
+   * https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCodecInfo.CodecProfileLevel.html
+   */
+  private static CodecProfileLevel[] getVp9CodecProfileLevelsV23(CodecCapabilities capabilities) {
+    // https://www.webmproject.org/vp9/levels
+    final int[][] bitrateMapping = {
+        {180000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level52},
+        {120000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level51},
+        {60000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level5},
+        {30000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level41},
+        {18000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level4},
+        {12000, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level31},
+        {7200, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level3},
+        {3600, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level21},
+        {1800, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level2},
+        {800, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level11},
+        {200, CodecProfileLevel.VP9Level1},
+    };
+
+    VideoCapabilities videoCapabilities = capabilities.getVideoCapabilities();
+
+    if (videoCapabilities == null) {
+      return new CodecProfileLevel[0];
+    }
+
+    for (int[] entry : bitrateMapping) {
+      int bitrate = entry[0];
+      int level = entry[1];
+      if (videoCapabilities.getBitrateRange().contains(bitrate)) {
+        CodecProfileLevel profileLevel = new CodecProfileLevel();
+        // Assume all platforms before N only support VP9 profile 0.
+        profileLevel.profile = CodecProfileLevel.VP9Profile0;
+        profileLevel.level = level;
+        return new CodecProfileLevel[] { profileLevel };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return new CodecProfileLevel[0];
+  }
+
   private void logNoSupport(String message) {
     Log.d(TAG, "NoSupport [" + message + "] [" + name + ", " + mimeType + "] ["
         + Util.DEVICE_DEBUG_INFO + "]");