diff --git a/src/components/htmlaudioplayer/plugin.js b/src/components/htmlaudioplayer/plugin.js
index c3a5484aca..000af6f226 100644
--- a/src/components/htmlaudioplayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/components/htmlaudioplayer/plugin.js
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ define(['events', 'browser', 'require', 'apphost', 'appSettings', 'htmlMediaHelp
 
                     requireHlsPlayer(function () {
                         var hls = new Hls({
-                            manifestLoadingTimeOut: 20000
+                            manifestLoadingTimeOut: 20000,
+                            xhrSetup: function(xhr, url) {
+                                xhr.withCredentials = true;
+                            }
                             //appendErrorMaxRetry: 6,
                             //debug: true
                         });
@@ -155,6 +158,9 @@ define(['events', 'browser', 'require', 'apphost', 'appSettings', 'htmlMediaHelp
 
                 elem.autoplay = true;
 
+                // Safari will not send cookies without this
+                elem.crossOrigin = 'use-credentials';
+
                 return htmlMediaHelper.applySrc(elem, val, options).then(function () {
 
                     self._currentSrc = val;
diff --git a/src/components/htmlvideoplayer/plugin.js b/src/components/htmlvideoplayer/plugin.js
index f87fd19462..de2c364aee 100644
--- a/src/components/htmlvideoplayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/components/htmlvideoplayer/plugin.js
@@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ define(['browser', 'require', 'events', 'apphost', 'loading', 'dom', 'playbackMa
                 requireHlsPlayer(function () {
 
                     var hls = new Hls({
-                        manifestLoadingTimeOut: 20000
+                        manifestLoadingTimeOut: 20000,
+                        xhrSetup: function(xhr, xhr_url) {
+                            xhr.withCredentials = true;
+                        }
                         //appendErrorMaxRetry: 6,
                         //debug: true
                     });
@@ -551,6 +554,9 @@ define(['browser', 'require', 'events', 'apphost', 'loading', 'dom', 'playbackMa
 
                 elem.autoplay = true;
 
+                // Safari will not send cookies without this
+                elem.crossOrigin = 'use-credentials';
+
                 return htmlMediaHelper.applySrc(elem, val, options).then(function () {
 
                     self._currentSrc = val;