diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/index.ts b/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
index 4339caeb..648e1551 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './media/delegate';
 export * from './media/proxy';
 export * from './media/state';
+export * from './media/types';
 export * from './ui/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-core';
 export * from './ui/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-data-attrs';
 export * from './ui/buffering-indicator/buffering-indicator-core';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/delegate.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/delegate.ts
index 2ed2e9a0..066177e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/media/delegate.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/delegate.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,28 @@ import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
 
 import { defineClassPropHooks } from '../utils/define-class-prop-hooks';
 
+/** Wrap `source.dispatchEvent` so every event is also re-dispatched on `target`. */
+export function bridgeEvents(source: EventTarget, target: EventTarget): void {
+  const origDispatch = source.dispatchEvent.bind(source);
+  source.dispatchEvent = (event: Event): boolean => {
+    const result = origDispatch(event);
+    target.dispatchEvent(new (event.constructor as typeof Event)(event.type, event));
+    return result;
+  };
+}
+
 export interface Delegate {
   attach?(target: EventTarget): void;
   detach?(): void;
 }
 
-// Detects readonly vs writable properties via conditional type identity check.
-type IfEquals<X, Y, A, B> = (<T>() => T extends X ? 1 : 2) extends <T>() => T extends Y ? 1 : 2 ? A : B;
-
-type WritableKeys<T> = {
-  [K in keyof T]-?: IfEquals<{ [Q in K]: T[K] }, { -readonly [Q in K]: T[K] }, K, never>;
-}[keyof T];
-
-type SettableKeys<T> = {
-  [K in WritableKeys<T>]: T[K] extends (...args: any[]) => any ? never : K;
-}[WritableKeys<T>];
-
-type ExcludeInternal<K> = K extends `_${string}` ? never : K;
-
-export type InferDelegateProps<D extends abstract new (...args: any[]) => any> = Partial<
-  Pick<InstanceType<D>, ExcludeInternal<SettableKeys<InstanceType<D>>>>
->;
+export interface BaseType extends EventTarget {
+  attach?(target: EventTarget): void;
+  detach?(): void;
+  get?(prop: string): any;
+  set?(prop: string, val: any): void;
+  call?(prop: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+}
 
 /**
  * Mixin that intercepts `get`, `set`, and `call` to delegate property access
@@ -31,13 +32,21 @@ export type InferDelegateProps<D extends abstract new (...args: any[]) => any> =
  *
  * Works with both `CustomMediaMixin` and `ProxyMixin`.
  */
-export function DelegateMixin<Base extends Constructor<any>, D extends Constructor<Delegate>>(
+export function DelegateMixin<Base extends Constructor<BaseType>, D extends Constructor<Delegate>>(
   BaseClass: Base,
   DelegateClass: D
 ) {
-  class DelegateImpl extends (BaseClass as Constructor<any>) {
+  class DelegateImpl extends BaseClass {
     #delegate = new DelegateClass();
 
+    constructor(...args: any[]) {
+      super(...args);
+
+      if (this.#delegate instanceof EventTarget) {
+        bridgeEvents(this.#delegate, this);
+      }
+    }
+
     get(prop: string): any {
       if (prop in this.#delegate) {
         return (this.#delegate as any)[prop];
@@ -75,12 +84,5 @@ export function DelegateMixin<Base extends Constructor<any>, D extends Construct
     defineClassPropHooks(DelegateImpl, proto);
   }
 
-  return DelegateImpl as unknown as Constructor<
-    InstanceType<Base> &
-      InstanceType<D> & {
-        attach(target: EventTarget): void;
-        detach(): void;
-      }
-  > &
-    Omit<Base, 'prototype'>;
+  return DelegateImpl as unknown as Constructor<InstanceType<Base> & InstanceType<D>> & Omit<Base, 'prototype'>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/media-error.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/media-error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b525188d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/media-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Typescript says it's strictly a string, but it can also be a number or an object with a toString method.
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/6032
+// https://262.ecma-international.org/6.0/#sec-error-message
+
+type Stringable = string | { toString(): string };
+
+declare global {
+  interface ErrorConstructor {
+    new (message?: Stringable): Error;
+    (message?: Stringable): Error;
+    readonly prototype: Error;
+  }
+}
+
+export class MediaError extends Error {
+  static MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED = 1 as const;
+  static MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK = 2 as const;
+  static MEDIA_ERR_DECODE = 3 as const;
+  static MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4 as const;
+  static MEDIA_ERR_ENCRYPTED = 5 as const;
+  // Technically this is Mux specific but it's generic enough to be used here.
+  // @see https://docs.mux.com/guides/data/monitor-html5-video-element#customize-error-tracking-behavior
+  static MEDIA_ERR_CUSTOM = 100 as const;
+
+  static defaultMessages: Record<number, string> = {
+    1: 'You aborted the media playback',
+    2: 'A network error caused the media download to fail.',
+    3: 'A media error caused playback to be aborted. The media could be corrupt or your browser does not support this format.',
+    4: 'An unsupported error occurred. The server or network failed, or your browser does not support this format.',
+    5: 'The media is encrypted and there are no keys to decrypt it.',
+  };
+
+  name: string;
+  code: number;
+  context: string | undefined;
+  fatal: boolean;
+  data?: any;
+
+  constructor(message?: Stringable, code: number = MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_CUSTOM, fatal?: boolean, context?: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'MediaError';
+    this.code = code;
+    this.context = context;
+    this.fatal = fatal ?? (code >= MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK && code <= MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_ENCRYPTED);
+
+    if (!this.message) {
+      this.message = MediaError.defaultMessages[this.code] ?? '';
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/proxy.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/proxy.ts
index 1a3414d5..77d7e769 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/media/proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/proxy.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const ProxyMixin = <T extends EventTarget>(
   PrimaryClass: AnyConstructor<T>,
   ...AdditionalClasses: AnyConstructor<EventTarget>[]
 ) => {
-  class MediaProxy {
+  class MediaProxy extends EventTarget {
     #target: EventTarget | null = null;
 
     get target() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/tests/delegate.test.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/tests/delegate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccf97c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/tests/delegate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { DelegateMixin } from '../delegate';
+
+class FakeBase extends EventTarget {
+  get(_prop: string): any {}
+  set(_prop: string, _val: any): void {}
+  call(_prop: string, ..._args: any[]): any {}
+  attach(_target: EventTarget): void {}
+  detach(): void {}
+}
+
+class EventfulDelegate extends EventTarget {
+  attach(_target: EventTarget): void {}
+  detach(): void {}
+
+  fire(): void {
+    this.dispatchEvent(new Event('custom'));
+  }
+}
+
+const Mixed = DelegateMixin(FakeBase, EventfulDelegate);
+
+describe('DelegateMixin', () => {
+  describe('event forwarding', () => {
+    it('forwards events dispatched by the delegate to the host', () => {
+      const host = new Mixed();
+      const handler = vi.fn();
+      host.addEventListener('custom', handler);
+
+      host.fire();
+
+      expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    it('creates a new event instance for the host dispatch', () => {
+      const host = new Mixed();
+      const hostEvents: Event[] = [];
+      host.addEventListener('custom', (e) => hostEvents.push(e));
+
+      host.fire();
+
+      expect(hostEvents).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(hostEvents[0]!.type).toBe('custom');
+    });
+
+    it('does not forward events when delegate is not an EventTarget', () => {
+      class PlainDelegate {
+        attach(_target: EventTarget): void {}
+        detach(): void {}
+      }
+
+      const PlainMixed = DelegateMixin(FakeBase, PlainDelegate);
+      const host = new PlainMixed();
+      const handler = vi.fn();
+      host.addEventListener('custom', handler);
+
+      expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/media/types.ts b/packages/core/src/core/media/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebba17f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/media/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Detects readonly vs writable properties via conditional type identity check.
+type IfEquals<X, Y, A, B> = (<T>() => T extends X ? 1 : 2) extends <T>() => T extends Y ? 1 : 2 ? A : B;
+
+type WritableKeys<T> = {
+  [K in keyof T]-?: IfEquals<{ [Q in K]: T[K] }, { -readonly [Q in K]: T[K] }, K, never>;
+}[keyof T];
+
+type SettableKeys<T> = {
+  [K in WritableKeys<T>]: T[K] extends (...args: any[]) => any ? never : K;
+}[WritableKeys<T>];
+
+type ExcludeInternal<K> = K extends `_${string}` ? never : K;
+
+export type InferDelegateProps<D extends abstract new (...args: any[]) => any> = Partial<
+  Pick<InstanceType<D>, ExcludeInternal<SettableKeys<InstanceType<D>>>>
+>;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/errors.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c5f2173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import type { Constructor } from '@videojs/utils/types';
+import type { ErrorData } from 'hls.js';
+import Hls from 'hls.js';
+
+import { MediaError } from '../../../core/media/media-error';
+
+export interface HlsEngineHost extends EventTarget {
+  readonly engine: Hls | null;
+  readonly target: HTMLMediaElement | null;
+}
+
+const hlsErrorTypeToCode: Record<string, number> = {
+  [Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR]: MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK,
+  [Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR]: MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE,
+  [Hls.ErrorTypes.KEY_SYSTEM_ERROR]: MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_ENCRYPTED,
+  [Hls.ErrorTypes.MUX_ERROR]: MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE,
+  [Hls.ErrorTypes.OTHER_ERROR]: MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_CUSTOM,
+};
+
+export function HlsMediaErrorsMixin<Base extends Constructor<HlsEngineHost>>(BaseClass: Base) {
+  class HlsMediaErrors extends (BaseClass as Constructor<HlsEngineHost>) {
+    #disconnect: AbortController | null = null;
+    #error: MediaError | null = null;
+
+    constructor(...args: any[]) {
+      super(...args);
+
+      this.engine?.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_LOADING, () => this.#init());
+      this.engine?.on(Hls.Events.MEDIA_ATTACHED, () => this.#init());
+      this.engine?.on(Hls.Events.MEDIA_DETACHED, () => this.#destroy());
+      this.engine?.on(Hls.Events.DESTROYING, () => this.#destroy());
+    }
+
+    get error(): MediaError | null {
+      return this.#error;
+    }
+
+    #destroy(): void {
+      this.#disconnect?.abort();
+      this.#disconnect = null;
+    }
+
+    #init(): void {
+      this.#disconnect?.abort();
+      this.#disconnect = new AbortController();
+
+      const { engine, target } = this;
+      if (!engine || !target) return;
+
+      const onError = (_event: string, data: ErrorData) => {
+        if (!data.fatal) return;
+
+        const code = hlsErrorTypeToCode[data.type] ?? MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_CUSTOM;
+        const error = new MediaError(data.error, code, true, data.details);
+        error.data = data;
+
+        this.#error = error;
+
+        const event = new ErrorEvent('error', { error, message: error.message });
+        this.dispatchEvent(event);
+      };
+
+      engine.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, onError);
+
+      this.#disconnect.signal.addEventListener(
+        'abort',
+        () => {
+          engine.off(Hls.Events.ERROR, onError);
+          this.#error = null;
+        },
+        { once: true }
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return HlsMediaErrors as unknown as Base & Constructor<{ readonly error: MediaError | null }>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/hlsjs.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/hlsjs.ts
index eb9cacc5..0a674271 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/hlsjs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/hlsjs.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Hls, { type HlsConfig } from 'hls.js';
+import { HlsMediaErrorsMixin } from './errors';
 import { HlsMediaPreloadMixin } from './preload';
 import { HlsMediaTextTracksMixin } from './text-tracks';
 
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ export const defaultHlsConfig: Partial<HlsConfig> = {
   autoStartLoad: false,
 };
 
-class HlsJsMediaDelegateBase {
+class HlsJsMediaDelegateBase extends EventTarget {
   #engine: Hls | null = null;
 
   constructor(params: { config: Partial<HlsConfig> }) {
+    super();
     this.#engine = new Hls({
       ...defaultHlsConfig,
       ...params.config,
@@ -51,4 +53,6 @@ class HlsJsMediaDelegateBase {
   }
 }
 
-export class HlsJsMediaDelegate extends HlsMediaPreloadMixin(HlsMediaTextTracksMixin(HlsJsMediaDelegateBase)) {}
+export class HlsJsMediaDelegate extends HlsMediaPreloadMixin(
+  HlsMediaTextTracksMixin(HlsMediaErrorsMixin(HlsJsMediaDelegateBase))
+) {}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/index.ts
index 906a8f66..d0116a01 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { shallowEqual } from '@videojs/utils/object';
 import Hls from 'hls.js';
-import { DelegateMixin } from '../../../core/media/delegate';
+import { bridgeEvents, DelegateMixin } from '../../../core/media/delegate';
 import { CustomVideoElement } from '../custom-media-element';
 import { NativeHlsMediaDelegate } from '../native-hls';
 import { VideoProxy } from '../proxy';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const SourceTypes = {
   MP4: 'video/mp4',
 };
 
-export class HlsMediaDelegate {
+export class HlsMediaDelegate extends EventTarget {
   #target: HTMLMediaElement | null = null;
   #delegate: HlsJsMediaDelegate | NativeHlsMediaDelegate | null = null;
   #src: string = '';
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export class HlsMediaDelegate {
     return this.#delegate?.engine ?? null;
   }
 
+  get error() {
+    return this.#delegate?.error ?? null;
+  }
+
   get src() {
     return this.#src;
   }
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ export class HlsMediaDelegate {
         ? new HlsJsMediaDelegate({ config: { ...this.config, debug: this.debug } })
         : new NativeHlsMediaDelegate();
 
+      bridgeEvents(this.#delegate, this);
+
       if (this.target) {
         this.#delegate.attach(this.target);
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/tests/errors.test.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/tests/errors.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe3a54b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/tests/errors.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import Hls from 'hls.js';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { MediaError } from '../../../../core/media/media-error';
+import { HlsMediaErrorsMixin } from '../errors';
+
+class FakeHost extends EventTarget {
+  engine: Hls | null;
+  target: HTMLMediaElement | null = null;
+
+  constructor(engine: Hls | null = null) {
+    super();
+    this.engine = engine;
+  }
+
+  attach(target: EventTarget): void {
+    this.target = target as HTMLMediaElement;
+  }
+
+  detach(): void {
+    this.target = null;
+  }
+}
+
+const HlsMediaErrors = HlsMediaErrorsMixin(FakeHost);
+
+function createEngine(): Hls {
+  const listeners = new Map<string, Set<(...args: any[]) => void>>();
+  return {
+    on(event: string, fn: (...args: any[]) => void) {
+      if (!listeners.has(event)) listeners.set(event, new Set());
+      listeners.get(event)!.add(fn);
+    },
+    off(event: string, fn: (...args: any[]) => void) {
+      listeners.get(event)?.delete(fn);
+    },
+    emit(event: string, ...args: any[]) {
+      for (const fn of listeners.get(event) ?? []) fn(event, ...args);
+    },
+  } as unknown as Hls;
+}
+
+function setup() {
+  const engine = createEngine();
+  const host = new HlsMediaErrors(engine);
+  const video = document.createElement('video');
+  host.attach(video);
+  (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.MEDIA_ATTACHED);
+  return { engine, host, video };
+}
+
+describe('HlsMediaErrorsMixin', () => {
+  it('dispatches an error event on the host for fatal errors', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('network failure'),
+    });
+
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+    const event = handler.mock.calls[0]![0] as ErrorEvent;
+    expect(event.error).toBeInstanceOf(MediaError);
+    expect(event.error.code).toBe(MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK);
+    expect(event.error.fatal).toBe(true);
+    expect(event.error.context).toBe(Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR);
+    expect(event.error.data).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('exposes the error via the error getter', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    expect(host.error).toBeNull();
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('network failure'),
+    });
+
+    expect(host.error).toBeInstanceOf(MediaError);
+    expect(host.error!.code).toBe(MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores non-fatal errors', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.FRAG_LOAD_ERROR,
+      fatal: false,
+      error: new Error('transient'),
+    });
+
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(host.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('maps media errors to MEDIA_ERR_DECODE', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.BUFFER_APPEND_ERROR,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('decode'),
+    });
+
+    const event = handler.mock.calls[0]![0] as ErrorEvent;
+    expect(event.error.code).toBe(MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE);
+  });
+
+  it('maps key system errors to MEDIA_ERR_ENCRYPTED', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.KEY_SYSTEM_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.KEY_SYSTEM_NO_KEYS,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('drm'),
+    });
+
+    const event = handler.mock.calls[0]![0] as ErrorEvent;
+    expect(event.error.code).toBe(MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_ENCRYPTED);
+  });
+
+  it('stops listening after MEDIA_DETACHED', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.MEDIA_DETACHED);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('after detach'),
+    });
+
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('resets error after MEDIA_DETACHED', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('failure'),
+    });
+
+    expect(host.error).not.toBeNull();
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.MEDIA_DETACHED);
+
+    expect(host.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the original hls.js error as the message source', () => {
+    const { engine, host } = setup();
+
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    host.addEventListener('error', handler);
+
+    (engine as any).emit(Hls.Events.ERROR, {
+      type: Hls.ErrorTypes.OTHER_ERROR,
+      details: Hls.ErrorDetails.INTERNAL_EXCEPTION,
+      fatal: true,
+      error: new Error('something broke'),
+    });
+
+    const event = handler.mock.calls[0]![0] as ErrorEvent;
+    expect(event.error.code).toBe(MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_CUSTOM);
+    expect(event.error.message).toContain('something broke');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/native-hls/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/native-hls/index.ts
index 37b62f13..2e1c4fd9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/media/native-hls/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/native-hls/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { VideoProxy } from '../proxy';
 
 export type PreloadType = '' | 'none' | 'metadata' | 'auto';
 
-export class NativeHlsMediaDelegate {
+export class NativeHlsMediaDelegate extends EventTarget {
   #target: HTMLMediaElement | null = null;
   #src: string = '';
   #preload: PreloadType = 'metadata';
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export class NativeHlsMediaDelegate {
     return null;
   }
 
+  get error() {
+    return this.target?.error ?? null;
+  }
+
   get src() {
     return this.#src;
   }