diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/SpliceInfoSectionReader.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/SpliceInfoSectionReader.java
index ab67439607..27838d4c25 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/SpliceInfoSectionReader.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/ts/SpliceInfoSectionReader.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public final class SpliceInfoSectionReader implements SectionPayloadReader {
     this.timestampAdjuster = timestampAdjuster;
     idGenerator.generateNewId();
     output = extractorOutput.track(idGenerator.getTrackId(), C.TRACK_TYPE_METADATA);
+    output.format(Format.createSampleFormat(idGenerator.getFormatId(), MimeTypes.APPLICATION_SCTE35,
+        null, Format.NO_VALUE, null));
   }
 
   @Override