diff --git a/utils/files.go b/utils/files.go
index d3fa9f7f..a3a07148 100644
--- a/utils/files.go
+++ b/utils/files.go
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ func IsImageFile(filePath string) bool {
 }
 
 func IsPlaylist(filePath string) bool {
-	extension := filepath.Ext(filePath)
-	return strings.ToLower(extension) == ".m3u"
+	extension := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(filePath))
+	return extension == ".m3u" || extension == ".m3u8"
 }
diff --git a/utils/files_test.go b/utils/files_test.go
index 8f5cf5bb..97f54b7a 100644
--- a/utils/files_test.go
+++ b/utils/files_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Files", func() {
 			Expect(IsPlaylist(filepath.Join("path", "to", "test.m3u"))).To(BeTrue())
 		})
 
+		It("returns true for a M3U8 file", func() {
+			Expect(IsPlaylist(filepath.Join("path", "to", "test.m3u8"))).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+
 		It("returns false for a non-playlist file", func() {
 			Expect(IsPlaylist("testm3u")).To(BeFalse())
 		})