diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ba25046..1472f738 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Key | Options
 `mixcloud` | `options`: Override the [default player options](https://www.mixcloud.com/developers/widget/#methods)
 `dailymotion` | `params`: Override the [default player vars](https://developer.dailymotion.com/player#player-parameters)
 `twitch` | `options`: Override the [default player options](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/embed)<br />`playerId`: Override player ID for consistent server-side rendering (use with [`react-uid`](https://github.com/thearnica/react-uid))
-`file` | `attributes`: Apply [element attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video#Attributes)<br />`forceVideo`: Always render a `<video>` element<br />`forceAudio`: Always render an `<audio>` element<br />`forceHLS`: Use [hls.js](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js) for HLS streams<br />`forceDASH`: Always use [dash.js](https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js) for DASH streams<br />`forceFLV`: Always use [flv.js](https://github.com/Bilibili/flv.js)<br />`hlsOptions`: Override the [default `hls.js` options](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/blob/master/docs/API.md#fine-tuning)<br />`hlsVersion`: Override the [`hls.js`](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js) version loaded from [`jsdelivr`](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/hls.js), default: `0.13.1`<br />`dashVersion`: Override the [`dash.js`](https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js) version loaded from [`cdnjs`](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/dashjs), default: `2.9.2`<br />`flvVersion`: Override the [`flv.js`](https://github.com/Bilibili/flv.js) version loaded from [`jsdelivr`](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/flv.js), default: `1.5.0`
+`file` | `attributes`: Apply [element attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video#Attributes)<br />`forceVideo`: Always render a `<video>` element<br />`forceAudio`: Always render an `<audio>` element<br />`forceHLS`: Use [hls.js](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js) for HLS streams<br />`forceSafariHLS`: Use [hls.js](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js) for HLS streams, [even on Safari](https://github.com/cookpete/react-player/pull/1560)<br />`forceDASH`: Always use [dash.js](https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js) for DASH streams<br />`forceFLV`: Always use [flv.js](https://github.com/Bilibili/flv.js)<br />`hlsOptions`: Override the [default `hls.js` options](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/blob/master/docs/API.md#fine-tuning)<br />`hlsVersion`: Override the [`hls.js`](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js) version loaded from [`jsdelivr`](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/hls.js), default: `0.13.1`<br />`dashVersion`: Override the [`dash.js`](https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js) version loaded from [`cdnjs`](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/dashjs), default: `2.9.2`<br />`flvVersion`: Override the [`flv.js`](https://github.com/Bilibili/flv.js) version loaded from [`jsdelivr`](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/flv.js), default: `1.5.0`
 
 ### Methods
 
diff --git a/src/players/FilePlayer.js b/src/players/FilePlayer.js
index bc428fb6..bfdabdbe 100644
--- a/src/players/FilePlayer.js
+++ b/src/players/FilePlayer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { canPlay, AUDIO_EXTENSIONS, HLS_EXTENSIONS, DASH_EXTENSIONS, FLV_EXTENSI
 const HAS_NAVIGATOR = typeof navigator !== 'undefined'
 const IS_IPAD_PRO = HAS_NAVIGATOR && navigator.platform === 'MacIntel' && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1
 const IS_IOS = HAS_NAVIGATOR && (/iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) || IS_IPAD_PRO) && !window.MSStream
+const IS_SAFARI = HAS_NAVIGATOR && (/^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) && !window.MSStream
 const HLS_SDK_URL = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@VERSION/dist/hls.min.js'
 const HLS_GLOBAL = 'Hls'
 const DASH_SDK_URL = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dashjs/VERSION/dash.all.min.js'
@@ -140,6 +141,9 @@ export default class FilePlayer extends Component {
     if (this.props.config.forceHLS) {
       return true
     }
+    if (IS_SAFARI && this.props.config.forceSafariHLS) {
+      return true
+    }
     if (IS_IOS) {
       return false
     }
diff --git a/src/props.js b/src/props.js
index ba4ccc52..6a9fab89 100644
--- a/src/props.js
+++ b/src/props.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export const propTypes = {
       forceVideo: bool,
       forceAudio: bool,
       forceHLS: bool,
+      forceSafariHLS: bool,
       forceDASH: bool,
       forceFLV: bool,
       hlsOptions: object,
diff --git a/types/file.d.ts b/types/file.d.ts
index 93100ffe..a5befbbd 100644
--- a/types/file.d.ts
+++ b/types/file.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface FileConfig {
   forceVideo?: boolean
   forceAudio?: boolean
   forceHLS?: boolean
+  forceSafariHLS?: boolean
   forceDASH?: boolean
   forceFLV?: boolean
   hlsOptions?: Record<string, any>