diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
index 55d1c3d51a..e24f8bb403 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
                     TranscodeReason audioCodecProfileReasons = 0;
 
                     // Check container type
-                    if (!directPlayProfile.SupportsContainer(container))
+                    if (!directPlayProfile.SupportsContainer(container) && container != "hls")
                     {
                         directPlayProfileReasons |= TranscodeReason.ContainerNotSupported;
                     }