diff --git a/api-extractor/report/hls.js.api.md b/api-extractor/report/hls.js.api.md
index a6a7d4a6c2f..c7db90a66a8 100644
--- a/api-extractor/report/hls.js.api.md
+++ b/api-extractor/report/hls.js.api.md
@@ -808,6 +808,11 @@ export class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
     // (undocumented)
     filterParsedLevels(levels: Level[]): Level[];
     // (undocumented)
+    get pathwayPriority(): string[] | null;
+    set pathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]);
+    // (undocumented)
+    pathways(): string[];
+    // (undocumented)
     removeLevel(levelToRemove: Level): void;
     // (undocumented)
     startLoad(): void;
@@ -1637,6 +1642,10 @@ class Hls implements HlsEventEmitter {
     on<E extends keyof HlsListeners, Context = undefined>(event: E, listener: HlsListeners[E], context?: Context): void;
     // (undocumented)
     once<E extends keyof HlsListeners, Context = undefined>(event: E, listener: HlsListeners[E], context?: Context): void;
+    get pathwayPriority(): string[] | null;
+    set pathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]);
+    // (undocumented)
+    get pathways(): string[];
     pauseBuffering(): void;
     get playingDate(): Date | null;
     recoverMediaError(): void;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6696ffc0d35..1536b5d358c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
         "typescript": "5.3.3",
         "url-toolkit": "2.2.5",
         "wrangler": "3.22.4"
-      }
+      },
+      "version": "1.5.13"
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
       "version": "1.2.6",
@@ -23222,5 +23223,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-V50KMwwzqJV0NpZIZFwfOD5/lyny3WlSzRiXgA0G7VUnRlqttta1L6UQIHzd6EuBY/cHGfwTIck7w1yH6Q5zUw==",
       "dev": true
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "version": "1.5.13"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbb05fa1097..920d32481ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hls.js",
-  "version": "1.5.12",
+  "version": "1.5.13",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript HLS client using MediaSourceExtension",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js",
diff --git a/src/controller/content-steering-controller.ts b/src/controller/content-steering-controller.ts
index 6289bbb6b5b..5d7f1031f5c 100644
--- a/src/controller/content-steering-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/content-steering-controller.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
   private loader: Loader<LoaderContext> | null = null;
   private uri: string | null = null;
   private pathwayId: string = '.';
-  private pathwayPriority: string[] | null = null;
+  private _pathwayPriority: string[] | null = null;
   private timeToLoad: number = 300;
   private reloadTimer: number = -1;
   private updated: number = 0;
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ export default class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
     hls.off(Events.ERROR, this.onError, this);
   }
 
+  pathways() {
+    return (this.levels || []).reduce((pathways, level) => {
+      if (pathways.indexOf(level.pathwayId) === -1) {
+        pathways.push(level.pathwayId);
+      }
+      return pathways;
+    }, [] as string[]);
+  }
+
+  get pathwayPriority(): string[] | null {
+    return this._pathwayPriority;
+  }
+
+  set pathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]) {
+    this.updatePathwayPriority(pathwayPriority);
+  }
+
   startLoad() {
     this.started = true;
     this.clearTimeout();
@@ -176,7 +193,7 @@ export default class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
       errorAction.flags === ErrorActionFlags.MoveAllAlternatesMatchingHost
     ) {
       const levels = this.levels;
-      let pathwayPriority = this.pathwayPriority;
+      let pathwayPriority = this._pathwayPriority;
       let errorPathway = this.pathwayId;
       if (data.context) {
         const { groupId, pathwayId, type } = data.context;
@@ -191,12 +208,7 @@ export default class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
       }
       if (!pathwayPriority && levels) {
         // If PATHWAY-PRIORITY was not provided, list pathways for error handling
-        pathwayPriority = levels.reduce((pathways, level) => {
-          if (pathways.indexOf(level.pathwayId) === -1) {
-            pathways.push(level.pathwayId);
-          }
-          return pathways;
-        }, [] as string[]);
+        pathwayPriority = this.pathways();
       }
       if (pathwayPriority && pathwayPriority.length > 1) {
         this.updatePathwayPriority(pathwayPriority);
@@ -245,7 +257,7 @@ export default class ContentSteeringController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
   }
 
   private updatePathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]) {
-    this.pathwayPriority = pathwayPriority;
+    this._pathwayPriority = pathwayPriority;
     let levels: Level[] | undefined;
 
     // Evaluate if we should remove the pathway from the penalized list
diff --git a/src/controller/level-controller.ts b/src/controller/level-controller.ts
index 4fe596cf6e0..8d51e768450 100644
--- a/src/controller/level-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/level-controller.ts
@@ -532,6 +532,34 @@ export default class LevelController extends BasePlaylistController {
     this._startLevel = newLevel;
   }
 
+  get pathways(): string[] {
+    return this.steering?.pathways() ?? [];
+  }
+
+  get pathwayPriority(): string[] | null {
+    if (this.steering) {
+      return this.steering.pathwayPriority;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  set pathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]) {
+    if (this.steering) {
+      const pathwaysList = this.steering.pathways();
+      const filteredPathwayPriority = pathwayPriority.filter((pathwayId) => {
+        return pathwaysList.indexOf(pathwayId) !== -1;
+      });
+      if (pathwayPriority.length < 1) {
+        this.warn(
+          `pathwayPriority ${pathwayPriority} should contain at least one pathway from list: ${pathwaysList}`,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      this.steering.pathwayPriority = filteredPathwayPriority;
+    }
+  }
+
   protected onError(event: Events.ERROR, data: ErrorData) {
     if (data.fatal || !data.context) {
       return;
diff --git a/src/hls.ts b/src/hls.ts
index e04e1aa318f..c21ed0491ac 100644
--- a/src/hls.ts
+++ b/src/hls.ts
@@ -970,6 +970,21 @@ export default class Hls implements HlsEventEmitter {
   get forceStartLoad(): boolean {
     return this.streamController.forceStartLoad;
   }
+
+  get pathways(): string[] {
+    return this.levelController.pathways;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * ContentSteering pathwayPriority getter/setter
+   */
+  get pathwayPriority(): string[] | null {
+    return this.levelController.pathwayPriority;
+  }
+
+  set pathwayPriority(pathwayPriority: string[]) {
+    this.levelController.pathwayPriority = pathwayPriority;
+  }
 }
 
 export type {