diff --git a/demo/common/assets.js b/demo/common/assets.js
index 11d8428d9f..c658a3850a 100644
--- a/demo/common/assets.js
+++ b/demo/common/assets.js
@@ -1474,9 +1474,6 @@ shakaAssets.testAssets = [
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.LCEVC)
       .addDescription('LCEVC Enhanced eSports content selection.')
       .setExtraConfig({
-        mediaSource: {
-          forceTransmux: true,
-        },
         lcevc: {
           enabled: true,
           dynamicPerformanceScaling: true,
@@ -1495,6 +1492,9 @@ shakaAssets.testAssets = [
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.OFFLINE)
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.LCEVC)
       .setExtraConfig({
+        streaming: {
+          useNativeHlsOnSafari: false,
+        },
         lcevc: {
           enabled: true,
           dynamicPerformanceScaling: true,
@@ -1513,8 +1513,8 @@ shakaAssets.testAssets = [
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.OFFLINE)
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.LCEVC)
       .setExtraConfig({
-        mediaSource: {
-          forceTransmux: true,
+        streaming: {
+          useNativeHlsOnSafari: false,
         },
         lcevc: {
           enabled: true,
@@ -1534,8 +1534,8 @@ shakaAssets.testAssets = [
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.OFFLINE)
       .addFeature(shakaAssets.Feature.LCEVC)
       .setExtraConfig({
-        mediaSource: {
-          forceTransmux: true,
+        streaming: {
+          useNativeHlsOnSafari: false,
         },
         lcevc: {
           enabled: true,
diff --git a/demo/config.js b/demo/config.js
index dd0e8f6a2a..e253907104 100644
--- a/demo/config.js
+++ b/demo/config.js
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ shakaDemo.Config = class {
         .addBoolInput_('Ignore Text Stream Failures',
             'streaming.ignoreTextStreamFailures')
         .addBoolInput_('Stall Detector Enabled', 'streaming.stallEnabled')
+        .addBoolInput_('Use native HLS on Safari (Clear)',
+            'streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari')
         .addBoolInput_('Use native HLS for FairPlay',
             'streaming.useNativeHlsForFairPlay');
     this.addRetrySection_('streaming', 'Streaming Retry Parameters');
diff --git a/externs/shaka/player.js b/externs/shaka/player.js
index cf8e671d8d..59b633b1f9 100644
--- a/externs/shaka/player.js
+++ b/externs/shaka/player.js
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ shaka.extern.ManifestConfiguration;
  *   stallEnabled: boolean,
  *   stallThreshold: number,
  *   stallSkip: number,
+ *   useNativeHlsOnSafari: boolean,
  *   useNativeHlsForFairPlay: boolean,
  *   inaccurateManifestTolerance: number,
  *   lowLatencyMode: boolean,
@@ -1278,6 +1279,11 @@ shaka.extern.ManifestConfiguration;
  *   been detected.  If 0, the player will pause and immediately play instead of
  *   seeking.  A value of 0 is recommended and provided as default on TV
  *   platforms (WebOS, Tizen, Chromecast, etc).
+ * @property {boolean} useNativeHlsOnSafari
+ *   Desktop Safari has both MediaSource and their native HLS implementation.
+ *   Depending on the application's needs, it may prefer one over the other.
+ *   Only applies to clear streams
+ *   Defaults to <code>true</code>.
  * @property {boolean} useNativeHlsForFairPlay
  *   Desktop Safari has both MediaSource and their native HLS implementation.
  *   Depending on the application's needs, it may prefer one over the other.
diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index 6a84135102..d36b224314 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -2040,6 +2040,12 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
             this.config_.drm.servers['com.apple.fps.1_0'])) {
           return this.config_.streaming.useNativeHlsForFairPlay;
         }
+
+        // For Safari, we have an older flag which only applies to this one
+        // browser:
+        if (Platform.isApple()) {
+          return this.config_.streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari;
+        }
       }
 
       // In all other cases, we prefer MediaSource.
@@ -3274,6 +3280,14 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
       delete config['streaming']['forceTransmux'];
     }
 
+    // Deprecate 'streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari' configuration.
+    if (config['streaming'] && 'useNativeHlsOnSafari' in config['streaming']) {
+      shaka.Deprecate.deprecateFeature(5,
+          'streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari configuration',
+          'Please Use streaming.useNativeHlsForFairPlay or ' +
+          'streaming.preferNativeHls instead.');
+    }
+
     // If lowLatencyMode is enabled, and inaccurateManifestTolerance and
     // rebufferingGoal and segmentPrefetchLimit and baseDelay are not
     // specified, set inaccurateManifestTolerance to 0 and rebufferingGoal
diff --git a/lib/util/player_configuration.js b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
index 0a3824f165..65cc208a9c 100644
--- a/lib/util/player_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/util/player_configuration.js
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ shaka.util.PlayerConfiguration = class {
       stallEnabled: true,
       stallThreshold: 1 /* seconds */,
       stallSkip: 0.1 /* seconds */,
+      useNativeHlsOnSafari: true,
       useNativeHlsForFairPlay: true,
       // If we are within 2 seconds of the start of a live segment, fetch the
       // previous one.  This allows for segment drift, but won't download an
diff --git a/test/hls/hls_parser_integration.js b/test/hls/hls_parser_integration.js
index 9663f8a250..ef277f7213 100644
--- a/test/hls/hls_parser_integration.js
+++ b/test/hls/hls_parser_integration.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ describe('HlsParser', () => {
     player = new compiledShaka.Player();
     await player.attach(video);
 
+    player.configure('streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari', false);
+
     // Disable stall detection, which can interfere with playback tests.
     player.configure('streaming.stallEnabled', false);
 
diff --git a/test/player_unit.js b/test/player_unit.js
index 725ec1f6f0..83b8ee0274 100644
--- a/test/player_unit.js
+++ b/test/player_unit.js
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ describe('Player', () => {
         video.canPlayType.and.returnValue('maybe');
         spyOn(shaka.util.Platform, 'anyMediaElement').and.returnValue(video);
         spyOn(shaka.util.Platform, 'supportsMediaSource').and.returnValue(true);
+        spyOn(shaka.util.Platform, 'isApple').and.returnValue(false);
         // Make sure player.load() resolves for src=
         spyOn(shaka.util.MediaReadyState, 'waitForReadyState').and.callFake(
             (mediaElement, readyState, eventManager, callback) => {
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ describe('Player', () => {
         player.configure({
           streaming: {
             preferNativeHls: true,
+            useNativeHlsOnSafari: false,
           },
         });
 
@@ -709,10 +711,12 @@ describe('Player', () => {
       it('does not apply to non-HLS streams', async () => {
         video.canPlayType.and.returnValue('maybe');
         spyOn(shaka.util.Platform, 'supportsMediaSource').and.returnValue(true);
+        spyOn(shaka.util.Platform, 'isApple').and.returnValue(false);
 
         player.configure({
           streaming: {
             preferNativeHls: true,
+            useNativeHlsOnSafari: false,
           },
         });
 
diff --git a/test/transmuxer/transmuxer_integration.js b/test/transmuxer/transmuxer_integration.js
index ccce76472b..54ccc0a652 100644
--- a/test/transmuxer/transmuxer_integration.js
+++ b/test/transmuxer/transmuxer_integration.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ describe('Transmuxer Player', () => {
     await player.attach(video);
 
     player.configure('mediaSource.forceTransmux', true);
+    player.configure('streaming.useNativeHlsOnSafari', false);
 
     // Disable stall detection, which can interfere with playback tests.
     player.configure('streaming.stallEnabled', false);