diff --git a/js/controllers/slidecontent.js b/js/controllers/slidecontent.js
index 5aa36291..3105c6e0 100644
--- a/js/controllers/slidecontent.js
+++ b/js/controllers/slidecontent.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default class SlideContent {
 
 					// Support comma separated lists of video sources
 					backgroundVideo.split( ',' ).forEach( source => {
-						video.innerHTML += '<source src="'+ source +'">';
+						video.innerHTML += '<source src="'+ source +'" type="video/' + source.split(".").pop() + '">';
 					} );
 
 					backgroundContent.appendChild( video );
@@ -471,4 +471,4 @@ export default class SlideContent {
 
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}