diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 2a00a22b56..1f1bb38b99 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     *   Add the option to sort tracks by `Format` in `TrackSelectionView` and
         `TrackSelectionDialogBuilder`
         ([#7709](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/7709)).
+*   HLS:
+    *   Fix crash affecting chunkful preparation of master playlists that start
+        with an I-FRAME only variant
+        ([#8025](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8025)).
 *   IMA extension:
     *   Fix position reporting after fetch errors
         ([#7956](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/7956)).
diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
index 530d56fa9c..2ab4852339 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
 
     public InitializationTrackSelection(TrackGroup group, int[] tracks) {
       super(group, tracks);
-      selectedIndex = indexOf(group.getFormat(0));
+      // The initially selected index corresponds to the first EXT-X-STREAMINF tag in the master
+      // playlist.
+      selectedIndex = indexOf(group.getFormat(tracks[0]));
     }
 
     @Override