diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index ab3989eaef..fb98ceca1c 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
     *   Deprecate `setControlDispatcher` in `MediaSessionConnector`. The
         `ControlDispatcher` parameter has also been deprecated in all
         `MediaSessionConnector` listener methods.
+*   HLS:
+    *   Report audio track type in
+        `AnalyticsListener.onDownstreamFormatChanged()` for audio-only
+        playlists, so that the `PlaybackStatsListener` can derive audio
+        format-related information.
+        ([#9175](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/9175)).
 
 ### 2.14.2 (2021-07-20)
 
diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
index a13a7bb3a1..785e7f1d36 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
@@ -628,9 +628,13 @@ public final class HlsMediaPeriod
         numberOfAudioCodecs <= 1
             && numberOfVideoCodecs <= 1
             && numberOfAudioCodecs + numberOfVideoCodecs > 0;
+    int trackType =
+        !useVideoVariantsOnly && numberOfAudioCodecs > 0
+            ? C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO
+            : C.TRACK_TYPE_DEFAULT;
     HlsSampleStreamWrapper sampleStreamWrapper =
         buildSampleStreamWrapper(
-            C.TRACK_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+            trackType,
             selectedPlaylistUrls,
             selectedPlaylistFormats,
             masterPlaylist.muxedAudioFormat,