diff --git a/experiments/field_trials.py b/experiments/field_trials.py
index 6c935eaeeb..c748cd6ac4 100755
--- a/experiments/field_trials.py
+++ b/experiments/field_trials.py
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ ACTIVE_FIELD_TRIALS: FrozenSet[FieldTrial] = frozenset([
     FieldTrial('WebRTC-SendPacketsOnWorkerThread',
                'webrtc:14502',
                date(2024, 4, 1)),
+    FieldTrial('WebRTC-SetCodecPreferences-ReceiveOnlyFilterInsteadOfThrow',
+               'webrtc:15396',
+               date(2024, 12, 1)),
     FieldTrial('WebRTC-SrtpRemoveReceiveStream',
                'webrtc:15604',
                date(2024, 10, 1)),
diff --git a/pc/peer_connection_media_unittest.cc b/pc/peer_connection_media_unittest.cc
index acefd9ebec..e114e5d926 100644
--- a/pc/peer_connection_media_unittest.cc
+++ b/pc/peer_connection_media_unittest.cc
@@ -176,19 +176,19 @@ class PeerConnectionMediaBaseTest : public ::testing::Test {
     EnableFakeMedia(factory_dependencies, std::move(media_engine));
     factory_dependencies.event_log_factory =
         std::make_unique<RtcEventLogFactory>();
-
+    factory_dependencies.trials = std::move(field_trials_);
     auto pc_factory =
         CreateModularPeerConnectionFactory(std::move(factory_dependencies));
 
     auto fake_port_allocator = std::make_unique<cricket::FakePortAllocator>(
         rtc::Thread::Current(),
-        std::make_unique<rtc::BasicPacketSocketFactory>(vss_.get()),
-        &field_trials_);
+        std::make_unique<rtc::BasicPacketSocketFactory>(vss_.get()), nullptr);
     auto observer = std::make_unique<MockPeerConnectionObserver>();
     auto modified_config = config;
     modified_config.sdp_semantics = sdp_semantics_;
     PeerConnectionDependencies pc_dependencies(observer.get());
     pc_dependencies.allocator = std::move(fake_port_allocator);
+
     auto result = pc_factory->CreatePeerConnectionOrError(
         modified_config, std::move(pc_dependencies));
     if (!result.ok()) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class PeerConnectionMediaBaseTest : public ::testing::Test {
     return sdp_semantics_ == SdpSemantics::kUnifiedPlan;
   }
 
-  test::ScopedKeyValueConfig field_trials_;
+  std::unique_ptr<test::ScopedKeyValueConfig> field_trials_;
   std::unique_ptr<rtc::VirtualSocketServer> vss_;
   rtc::AutoSocketServerThread main_;
   const SdpSemantics sdp_semantics_;
@@ -1640,6 +1640,25 @@ TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
   EXPECT_TRUE(CompareCodecs(sender_audio_codecs, codecs));
 }
 
+TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
+       SetCodecPreferencesAudioSendOnlyKillswitch) {
+  field_trials_ = std::make_unique<test::ScopedKeyValueConfig>(
+      "WebRTC-SetCodecPreferences-ReceiveOnlyFilterInsteadOfThrow/Disabled/");
+  auto fake_engine = std::make_unique<FakeMediaEngine>();
+  auto send_codecs = fake_engine->voice().send_codecs();
+  send_codecs.push_back(cricket::CreateAudioCodec(send_codecs.back().id + 1,
+                                                  "send_only_codec", 0, 1));
+  fake_engine->SetAudioSendCodecs(send_codecs);
+
+  auto caller = CreatePeerConnectionWithAudio(std::move(fake_engine));
+
+  auto transceiver = caller->pc()->GetTransceivers().front();
+  auto send_capabilities = caller->pc_factory()->GetRtpSenderCapabilities(
+      cricket::MediaType::MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(transceiver->SetCodecPreferences(send_capabilities.codecs).ok());
+}
+
 TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
        SetCodecPreferencesVideoRejectsAudioCodec) {
   auto caller = CreatePeerConnectionWithVideo();
@@ -1734,6 +1753,25 @@ TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
   EXPECT_TRUE(CompareCodecs(sender_video_codecs, codecs));
 }
 
+TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
+       SetCodecPreferencesVideoSendOnlyKillswitch) {
+  field_trials_ = std::make_unique<test::ScopedKeyValueConfig>(
+      "WebRTC-SetCodecPreferences-ReceiveOnlyFilterInsteadOfThrow/Disabled/");
+  auto fake_engine = std::make_unique<FakeMediaEngine>();
+  auto send_codecs = fake_engine->voice().send_codecs();
+  send_codecs.push_back(
+      cricket::CreateVideoCodec(send_codecs.back().id + 1, "send_only_codec"));
+  fake_engine->SetAudioSendCodecs(send_codecs);
+
+  auto caller = CreatePeerConnectionWithAudio(std::move(fake_engine));
+
+  auto transceiver = caller->pc()->GetTransceivers().front();
+  auto send_capabilities = caller->pc_factory()->GetRtpSenderCapabilities(
+      cricket::MediaType::MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(transceiver->SetCodecPreferences(send_capabilities.codecs).ok());
+}
+
 TEST_F(PeerConnectionMediaTestUnifiedPlan,
        SetCodecPreferencesVideoCodecDuplicatesRemoved) {
   auto caller = CreatePeerConnectionWithVideo();
diff --git a/pc/rtp_transceiver.cc b/pc/rtp_transceiver.cc
index 55a0f7d584..e585667843 100644
--- a/pc/rtp_transceiver.cc
+++ b/pc/rtp_transceiver.cc
@@ -40,16 +40,17 @@ namespace webrtc {
 namespace {
 
 RTCError VerifyCodecPreferences(
-    const std::vector<RtpCodecCapability>& codecs,
-    const std::vector<cricket::Codec>& recv_codecs) {
+    const std::vector<RtpCodecCapability>& unfiltered_codecs,
+    const std::vector<cricket::Codec>& recv_codecs,
+    const FieldTrialsView& field_trials) {
   // If the intersection between codecs and
-  // RTCRtpSender.getCapabilities(kind).codecs or the intersection between
-  // codecs and RTCRtpReceiver.getCapabilities(kind).codecs contains only
-  // contains RTX, RED, FEC or CN codecs or is an empty set, throw
+  // RTCRtpReceiver.getCapabilities(kind).codecs only contains RTX, RED, FEC
+  // codecs or Comfort Noise codecs or is an empty set, throw
   // InvalidModificationError.
   // This ensures that we always have something to offer, regardless of
   // transceiver.direction.
-
+  // TODO(fippo): clean up the filtering killswitch
+  std::vector<RtpCodecCapability> codecs = unfiltered_codecs;
   if (!absl::c_any_of(codecs, [&recv_codecs](const RtpCodecCapability& codec) {
         return codec.IsMediaCodec() &&
                absl::c_any_of(recv_codecs,
@@ -71,10 +72,26 @@ RTCError VerifyCodecPreferences(
           return codec.MatchesRtpCodec(codec_preference);
         });
     if (!is_recv_codec) {
-      LOG_AND_RETURN_ERROR(
-          RTCErrorType::INVALID_MODIFICATION,
-          std::string("Invalid codec preferences: invalid codec with name \"") +
-              codec_preference.name + "\".");
+      if (!field_trials.IsDisabled(
+              "WebRTC-SetCodecPreferences-ReceiveOnlyFilterInsteadOfThrow")) {
+        LOG_AND_RETURN_ERROR(
+            RTCErrorType::INVALID_MODIFICATION,
+            std::string(
+                "Invalid codec preferences: invalid codec with name \"") +
+                codec_preference.name + "\".");
+      } else {
+        // Killswitch behavior: filter out any codec not in receive codecs.
+        codecs.erase(std::remove_if(
+            codecs.begin(), codecs.end(),
+            [&recv_codecs](const RtpCodecCapability& codec) {
+              return codec.IsMediaCodec() &&
+                     !absl::c_any_of(
+                         recv_codecs,
+                         [&codec](const cricket::Codec& recv_codec) {
+                           return recv_codec.MatchesRtpCodec(codec);
+                         });
+            }));
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -670,7 +687,8 @@ RTCError RtpTransceiver::SetCodecPreferences(
   } else if (media_type_ == cricket::MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
     recv_codecs = media_engine()->video().recv_codecs(context()->use_rtx());
   }
-  result = VerifyCodecPreferences(codecs, recv_codecs);
+  result = VerifyCodecPreferences(codecs, recv_codecs,
+                                  context()->env().field_trials());
 
   if (result.ok()) {
     codec_preferences_ = codecs;