From b1ddda05dec40669058a71064f0c3889972c7723 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wesley Luyten <me@wesleyluyten.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:09:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: safari track bug, no playback (#1226)

Co-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>
---
 .../core/src/dom/media/hls/metadata-tracks.ts    | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/metadata-tracks.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/metadata-tracks.ts
index 2c79060f..f2759a65 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/metadata-tracks.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/media/hls/metadata-tracks.ts
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ export function HlsJsMediaMetadataTracksMixin<Base extends Constructor<HlsEngine
         const src = trackEl.getAttribute('src') ?? '';
         const TRACK_LOADED = 2;
 
-        // Only reset the src attribute if the track was loaded before and had no cues.
-        if (trackEl.readyState === TRACK_LOADED && !track.cues?.length) {
-          trackEl.removeAttribute('src');
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            trackEl.setAttribute('src', src);
-          }, 0);
+        // Only reset the track if it was loaded before and had no cues.
+        if (src && trackEl.readyState === TRACK_LOADED && !track.cues?.length) {
+          const clonedTrackEl = trackEl.cloneNode() as HTMLTrackElement;
+          target.replaceChild(clonedTrackEl, trackEl);
         }
 
-        if (trackEl?.default && track.mode !== 'hidden') {
-          track.mode = 'hidden';
+        // Force mode to 'hidden' for default tracks (independent of replacement).
+        const currentTrackEl = target.querySelector(selector) as HTMLTrackElement | null;
+        if (currentTrackEl?.default && currentTrackEl.track.mode !== 'hidden') {
+          currentTrackEl.track.mode = 'hidden';
         }
       });
     }