diff --git a/src/videojs-http-streaming.js b/src/videojs-http-streaming.js
index 2904879c..1839b436 100644
--- a/src/videojs-http-streaming.js
+++ b/src/videojs-http-streaming.js
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ const HlsSourceHandler = {
     return tech.hls;
   },
   canPlayType(type, options = {}) {
-    const { hls: { overrideNative } } = videojs.mergeOptions(videojs.options, options);
+    const { hls: { overrideNative = !videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI } } = videojs.mergeOptions(videojs.options, options);
     const supportedType = simpleTypeFromSourceType(type);
     const canUseMsePlayback = supportedType &&
       (!Hls.supportsTypeNatively(supportedType) || overrideNative);
diff --git a/test/videojs-http-streaming.test.js b/test/videojs-http-streaming.test.js
index 2e406b03..da3ef118 100644
--- a/test/videojs-http-streaming.test.js
+++ b/test/videojs-http-streaming.test.js
@@ -2839,10 +2839,12 @@ QUnit.test(
   }
 );
 
-QUnit.test('has no effect if native HLS is available', function(assert) {
+QUnit.test('has no effect if native HLS is available and browser is Safari', function(assert) {
   const Html5 = videojs.getTech('Html5');
   const oldHtml5CanPlaySource = Html5.canPlaySource;
+  const origIsAnySafari = videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI;
 
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI = true;
   Html5.canPlaySource = () => true;
   Hls.supportsNativeHls = true;
   const player = createPlayer();
@@ -2857,6 +2859,30 @@ QUnit.test('has no effect if native HLS is available', function(assert) {
   assert.ok(!player.tech_.hls, 'did not load hls tech');
   player.dispose();
   Html5.canPlaySource = oldHtml5CanPlaySource;
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI = origIsAnySafari;
+});
+
+QUnit.test('loads if native HLS is available but browser is not Safari', function(assert) {
+  const Html5 = videojs.getTech('Html5');
+  const oldHtml5CanPlaySource = Html5.canPlaySource;
+  const origIsAnySafari = videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI;
+
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI = false;
+  Html5.canPlaySource = () => true;
+  Hls.supportsNativeHls = true;
+  const player = createPlayer();
+
+  player.src({
+    src: 'http://example.com/manifest/master.m3u8',
+    type: 'application/x-mpegURL'
+  });
+
+  this.clock.tick(1);
+
+  assert.ok(player.tech_.hls, 'loaded hls tech');
+  player.dispose();
+  Html5.canPlaySource = oldHtml5CanPlaySource;
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI = origIsAnySafari;
 });
 
 QUnit.test(