diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index a80e5102bd9..c74db8f847b 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 *   Metadata:
     *   Ensure that timed metadata near the end of a period is not dropped
         ([#8710](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8710)).
+*   DASH:
+    *   Parse `forced_subtitle` role from DASH manifests
+        ([#8781](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8781)).
 *   MediaSession extension: Remove dependency to core module and rely on common
     only. The `TimelineQueueEditor` uses a new `MediaDescriptionConverter` for
     this purpose and does not rely on the `ConcatenatingMediaSource` anymore.
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
index 20300f78119..8c932f800d7 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
@@ -1391,15 +1391,31 @@ protected int parseAudioChannelConfiguration(XmlPullParser xpp)
 
   // Selection flag parsing.
 
+  @C.SelectionFlags
   protected int parseSelectionFlagsFromRoleDescriptors(List<Descriptor> roleDescriptors) {
+    @C.SelectionFlags int result = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < roleDescriptors.size(); i++) {
       Descriptor descriptor = roleDescriptors.get(i);
-      if (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011", descriptor.schemeIdUri)
-          && "main".equals(descriptor.value)) {
-        return C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+      if (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011", descriptor.schemeIdUri)) {
+        result |= parseSelectionFlagsFromDashRoleScheme(descriptor.value);
       }
     }
-    return 0;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  @C.SelectionFlags
+  protected int parseSelectionFlagsFromDashRoleScheme(@Nullable String value) {
+    if (value == null) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    switch (value) {
+      case "main":
+        return C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+      case "forced_subtitle":
+        return C.SELECTION_FLAG_FORCED;
+      default:
+        return 0;
+    }
   }
 
   // Role and Accessibility parsing.
@@ -1410,7 +1426,7 @@ protected int parseRoleFlagsFromRoleDescriptors(List<Descriptor> roleDescriptors
     for (int i = 0; i < roleDescriptors.size(); i++) {
       Descriptor descriptor = roleDescriptors.get(i);
       if (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011", descriptor.schemeIdUri)) {
-        result |= parseDashRoleSchemeValue(descriptor.value);
+        result |= parseRoleFlagsFromDashRoleScheme(descriptor.value);
       }
     }
     return result;
@@ -1423,7 +1439,7 @@ protected int parseRoleFlagsFromAccessibilityDescriptors(
     for (int i = 0; i < accessibilityDescriptors.size(); i++) {
       Descriptor descriptor = accessibilityDescriptors.get(i);
       if (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase("urn:mpeg:dash:role:2011", descriptor.schemeIdUri)) {
-        result |= parseDashRoleSchemeValue(descriptor.value);
+        result |= parseRoleFlagsFromDashRoleScheme(descriptor.value);
       } else if (Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase(
           "urn:tva:metadata:cs:AudioPurposeCS:2007", descriptor.schemeIdUri)) {
         result |= parseTvaAudioPurposeCsValue(descriptor.value);
@@ -1446,7 +1462,7 @@ protected int parseRoleFlagsFromProperties(List<Descriptor> accessibilityDescrip
   }
 
   @C.RoleFlags
-  protected int parseDashRoleSchemeValue(@Nullable String value) {
+  protected int parseRoleFlagsFromDashRoleScheme(@Nullable String value) {
     if (value == null) {
       return 0;
     }
@@ -1465,6 +1481,7 @@ protected int parseDashRoleSchemeValue(@Nullable String value) {
         return C.ROLE_FLAG_EMERGENCY;
       case "caption":
         return C.ROLE_FLAG_CAPTION;
+      case "forced_subtitle":
       case "subtitle":
         return C.ROLE_FLAG_SUBTITLE;
       case "sign":
diff --git a/library/dash/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParserTest.java b/library/dash/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParserTest.java
index c82f2012678..24ae834f33e 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParserTest.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParserTest.java
@@ -220,18 +220,22 @@ public void parseMediaPresentationDescription_text() throws IOException {
     assertThat(format.containerMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_RAWCC);
     assertThat(format.sampleMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_CEA608);
     assertThat(format.codecs).isEqualTo("cea608");
+    assertThat(format.roleFlags).isEqualTo(C.ROLE_FLAG_SUBTITLE);
     assertThat(adaptationSets.get(0).type).isEqualTo(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT);
 
     format = adaptationSets.get(1).representations.get(0).format;
     assertThat(format.containerMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_MP4);
     assertThat(format.sampleMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_TTML);
     assertThat(format.codecs).isEqualTo("stpp.ttml.im1t");
+    assertThat(format.roleFlags).isEqualTo(C.ROLE_FLAG_SUBTITLE);
+    assertThat(format.selectionFlags).isEqualTo(C.SELECTION_FLAG_FORCED);
     assertThat(adaptationSets.get(1).type).isEqualTo(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT);
 
     format = adaptationSets.get(2).representations.get(0).format;
     assertThat(format.containerMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_TTML);
     assertThat(format.sampleMimeType).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.APPLICATION_TTML);
     assertThat(format.codecs).isNull();
+    assertThat(format.roleFlags).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(adaptationSets.get(2).type).isEqualTo(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT);
   }
 
diff --git a/testdata/src/test/assets/media/mpd/sample_mpd_text b/testdata/src/test/assets/media/mpd/sample_mpd_text
index d3235d5ed00..f940527037a 100644
--- a/testdata/src/test/assets/media/mpd/sample_mpd_text
+++ b/testdata/src/test/assets/media/mpd/sample_mpd_text
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
    </SegmentTimeline>
   </SegmentTemplate>
   <AdaptationSet id="0" mimeType="application/x-rawcc" subsegmentAlignment="true">
+   <Role schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:DASH:role:2011" value="subtitle"/>
    <Representation id="0" codecs="cea608" bandwidth="16">
     <BaseURL>https://test.com/0</BaseURL>
    </Representation>
   </AdaptationSet>
   <AdaptationSet id="0" mimeType="application/mp4" subsegmentAlignment="true">
+   <Role schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:DASH:role:2011" value="forced_subtitle"/>
    <Representation id="0" codecs="stpp.ttml.im1t" bandwidth="16">
     <BaseURL>https://test.com/0</BaseURL>
    </Representation>