diff --git a/externs/shaka/player.js b/externs/shaka/player.js
index 39738aebe0..b56db3f62e 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/player.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/player.js
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ shaka.extern.DashManifestConfiguration;
  *   You can use the <code>shaka.util.MimeUtils.getFullType()</code> utility to
  *   format this value.
  *   <i>Defaults to
- *   <code>'video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"'</code>.</i>
+ *   <code>'video/mp2t; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"'</code>.</i>
  * @exportDoc
  */
 shaka.extern.HlsManifestConfiguration;
diff --git a/lib/util/player_configuration.js b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
index 446d8d57a6..4ca307f179 100644
--- a/lib/util/player_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration = class {
         defaultAudioCodec: 'mp4a.40.2',
         defaultVideoCodec: 'avc1.42E01E',
         ignoreManifestProgramDateTime: false,
-        mediaPlaylistFullMimeType: 'video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"',
+        mediaPlaylistFullMimeType:
+            'video/mp2t; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"',
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
index 691da31db8..9f11607459 100644
--- a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ describe('HlsParser', () => {
       manifest.anyTimeline();
       manifest.addPartialVariant((variant) => {
         variant.addPartialStream(ContentType.VIDEO, (stream) => {
-          stream.mime('video/mp4', 'avc1.42E01E');
+          stream.mime('video/mp2t', 'avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2');
         });
       });
     });