diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MediaCodec.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MediaCodec.cpp
index 4e378d4..1a479ac 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MediaCodec.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MediaCodec.cpp
@@ -3975,6 +3975,15 @@
                     switch (mState) {
                         case INITIALIZING:
                         {
+                            // Resource error during INITIALIZING state needs to be logged
+                            // through metrics, to be able to track such occurrences.
+                            if (isResourceError(err)) {
+                                mediametrics_setInt32(mMetricsHandle, kCodecError, err);
+                                mediametrics_setCString(mMetricsHandle, kCodecErrorState,
+                                                        stateString(mState).c_str());
+                                flushMediametrics();
+                                initMediametrics();
+                            }
                             setState(UNINITIALIZED);
                             break;
                         }