diff --git a/docs/architecture/embedded-inline-playback.md b/docs/architecture/embedded-inline-playback.md
index 868a8776a..a2e376864 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/embedded-inline-playback.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/embedded-inline-playback.md
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ Supported diagnostic codes are:
 
 `network-error` is reserved for provider/network loading failures. Browser security failures such as CORS, mixed content, Content Security Policy, and private-network-access blocks are classified as `browser-access-error` so the UI can explain that the browser player was blocked before playback reached decoding.
 
+mpegts.js `Early-EOF` failures on MPEG-TS streams are classified as `media-decode-error` instead of generic `network-error`. These failures usually mean the fetch stream ended before mpegts.js expected a complete transport stream, and external players may still handle the same URL more tolerant of short reads or malformed TS boundaries.
+
 The banner keeps the primary message compact, then exposes technical details on demand: diagnostic code, reporting player/source, detected container/MIME, video/audio codecs, native browser error fields, and raw HLS/mpegts details. HLS manifest codec metadata also drives a concise browser-support hint for codecs that Chromium/Electron commonly cannot decode inline, such as HEVC, AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, and MPEG-2 video.
 
 URL extension metadata is filtered before diagnostics and player selection use it. Web script extensions such as `.php` are not shown as stream containers; explicit media query metadata such as `extension=ts` or `format=m3u8` is preferred when present.
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.spec.ts
index 6284b65f9..0dbf6413f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.spec.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,25 @@ describe('playback diagnostics', () => {
         expect(issue.externalFallbackRecommended).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('classifies mpegts early EOF failures as fallback-actionable media errors', () => {
+        const issue = classifyMpegTsPlaybackIssue(
+            {
+                type: 'NetworkError',
+                details: 'UnrecoverableEarlyEof',
+                info: { msg: 'Fetch stream meet Early-EOF' },
+            },
+            createPlaybackSourceMetadata({
+                url: 'https://provider.example/movie/123.ts',
+                mimeType: 'video/mp2t',
+                player: 'videojs',
+            })
+        );
+
+        expect(issue.code).toBe(PlaybackDiagnosticCode.MediaDecodeError);
+        expect(issue.externalFallbackRecommended).toBe(true);
+        expect(issue.details).toContain('Early-EOF');
+    });
+
     it('classifies mpegts codec errors as unsupported codec fallbacks', () => {
         const issue = classifyMpegTsPlaybackIssue(
             {
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.ts
index a36024acb..8cf24499c 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-diagnostics.util.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     isBrowserAccessFailure,
     isCodecFailure,
     isDrmOrEncryptionFailure,
+    isEarlyEofFailure,
     isNetworkFailure,
     normalizeErrorDetails,
 } from './playback-error-patterns.util';
@@ -152,6 +153,15 @@ export function classifyMpegTsPlaybackIssue(
     const lowerDetails = details.toLowerCase();
     const lowerType = (error.type ?? '').toLowerCase();
 
+    if (isEarlyEofFailure(lowerDetails)) {
+        return createDiagnostic({
+            code: DiagnosticCode.MediaDecodeError,
+            source: DiagnosticSource.MpegTs,
+            metadata,
+            details,
+        });
+    }
+
     if (isNetworkFailure(lowerType, lowerDetails)) {
         return createDiagnostic({
             code: isBrowserAccessFailure(lowerDetails)
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-error-patterns.util.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-error-patterns.util.ts
index 9044469b0..22f3b9724 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-error-patterns.util.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/playback-diagnostics/playback-error-patterns.util.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export function isBrowserAccessFailure(details: string): boolean {
     );
 }
 
+export function isEarlyEofFailure(details: string): boolean {
+    const compactDetails = details.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
+    return compactDetails.includes('earlyeof');
+}
+
 export function isCodecFailure(details: string): boolean {
     return (
         details.includes('codec') ||