diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MimeTypes.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MimeTypes.java
index 6a54f5d2f4..90fb3c5dc9 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MimeTypes.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/MimeTypes.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public final class MimeTypes {
   @UnstableApi
   public static boolean isText(@Nullable String mimeType) {
     return BASE_TYPE_TEXT.equals(getTopLevelType(mimeType))
+        || APPLICATION_MEDIA3_CUES.equals(mimeType)
         || APPLICATION_CEA608.equals(mimeType)
         || APPLICATION_CEA708.equals(mimeType)
         || APPLICATION_MP4CEA608.equals(mimeType)