diff --git a/libmpdemux/stream.c b/libmpdemux/stream.c
index 99ef6add09..7ddfa89ac4 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/stream.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/stream.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int stream_fill_buffer(stream_t *s){
   switch(s->type){
   case STREAMTYPE_FILE:
   case STREAMTYPE_STREAM:
+  case STREAMTYPE_PLAYLIST:
 #ifdef STREAMING
     if( s->streaming_ctrl!=NULL ) {
 	    len=s->streaming_ctrl->streaming_read(s->fd,s->buffer,STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE, s->streaming_ctrl);break;
diff --git a/libmpdemux/stream.h b/libmpdemux/stream.h
index 952909eb20..3d39a1a0f9 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/stream.h
+++ b/libmpdemux/stream.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define STREAMTYPE_DVD  3
 #define STREAMTYPE_MEMORY  4
 #define STREAMTYPE_TV	5
+#define STREAMTYPE_PLAYLIST 6
 
 #define VCD_SECTOR_SIZE 2352
 #define VCD_SECTOR_OFFS 24