diff --git a/mediaformat.cpp b/mediaformat.cpp
index 30f045d..a3d3184 100644
--- a/mediaformat.cpp
+++ b/mediaformat.cpp
@@ -997,20 +997,22 @@ const char *MediaFormat::extensionName() const
 const char *mediaTypeName(MediaType mediaType)
 {
     switch (mediaType) {
+    case MediaType::Unknown:
+        return "Other";
     case MediaType::Audio:
         return "Audio";
     case MediaType::Video:
         return "Video";
     case MediaType::Text:
         return "Subititle";
-    case MediaType::Hint:
-        return "Hint";
     case MediaType::Buttons:
         return "Buttons";
     case MediaType::Control:
         return "Control";
-    case MediaType::Unknown:
-        return "Other";
+    case MediaType::Hint:
+        return "Hint";
+    case MediaType::Meta:
+        return "Meta-data";
     }
     return "";
 }
diff --git a/mediaformat.h b/mediaformat.h
index 3e11001..2ca9e41 100644
--- a/mediaformat.h
+++ b/mediaformat.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ enum class MediaType : unsigned int {
     Text, /**< text/subtitle */
     Buttons, /**< buttons */
     Control, /**< control */
-    Hint /**< hint */
+    Hint, /**< hint */
+    Meta, /**< (timed) metadata */
 };
 
 TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *mediaTypeName(MediaType mediaType);
diff --git a/mp4/mp4track.cpp b/mp4/mp4track.cpp
index 540251c..75426f6 100644
--- a/mp4/mp4track.cpp
+++ b/mp4/mp4track.cpp
@@ -1330,6 +1330,9 @@ void Mp4Track::makeMedia(Diagnostics &diag)
         outputStream().write("hint", 4);
         break;
     case MediaType::Text:
+        outputStream().write("text", 4);
+        break;
+    case MediaType::Meta:
         outputStream().write("meta", 4);
         break;
     default:
@@ -1601,12 +1604,15 @@ void Mp4Track::internalParseHeader(Diagnostics &diag)
         m_mediaType = MediaType::Hint;
         break;
     case 0x6D657461:
+        m_mediaType = MediaType::Meta;
+        break;
     case 0x74657874:
         m_mediaType = MediaType::Text;
         break;
     default:
         m_mediaType = MediaType::Unknown;
     }
+    // FIXME: save raw media type in next major release so unknown ones can still be written correctly in Mp4Track::makeMedia()
     // -> name
     m_istream->seekg(12, ios_base::cur); // skip reserved bytes
     if ((tmp = m_istream->peek()) == m_hdlrAtom->dataSize() - 12 - 4 - 8 - 1) {