diff --git a/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua b/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
index 0656f01998..57023e224e 100644
--- a/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
+++ b/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ local function add_single_video(json)
                     edl = edl .. ",codec=" .. codec
                 end
                 edl = edl .. ";" .. edl_escape(sub)
-                mp.commandv("sub-add", edl, "auto", sub_info.ext, lang)
+                local title = sub_info.name or sub_info.ext
+                mp.commandv("sub-add", edl, "auto", title, lang)
             else
                 msg.verbose("No subtitle data/url for ["..lang.."]")
             end