diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
index d6feb58d7b..d4126d42d0 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ public final class DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker
         eventDispatcher.loadCompleted(loadEventInfo, C.DATA_TYPE_MANIFEST);
       } else {
         playlistError = new ParserException("Loaded playlist has unexpected type.");
+        eventDispatcher.loadError(
+            loadEventInfo, C.DATA_TYPE_MANIFEST, playlistError, /* wasCanceled= */ true);
       }
     }