diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/ExoPlayerWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/ExoPlayerWrapper.java
index 8f7e84561..19ef3d36f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/ExoPlayerWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/ExoPlayerWrapper.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class ExoPlayerWrapper implements IPlayer {
     private static final String TAG = "ExoPlayerWrapper";
+    public static final int ERROR_CODE_OFFSET = 1000;
     private final Context mContext;
     private final Disposable bufferingUpdateDisposable;
     private SimpleExoPlayer mExoPlayer;
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ public class ExoPlayerWrapper implements IPlayer {
             @Override
             public void onPlayerError(ExoPlaybackException error) {
                 if (audioErrorListener != null) {
-                    audioErrorListener.onError(null, 0, 0);
+                    audioErrorListener.onError(null, error.type + ERROR_CODE_OFFSET, 0);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/MediaPlayerError.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/MediaPlayerError.java
index 32d37a67e..8ca8bbf6c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/MediaPlayerError.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/MediaPlayerError.java
@@ -2,30 +2,35 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer;
-
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.R;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.ExoPlayerWrapper;
 
 /** Utility class for MediaPlayer errors. */
 public class MediaPlayerError {
-	private MediaPlayerError(){}
+    private MediaPlayerError(){}
 
-	/** Get a human-readable string for a specific error code. */
-	public static String getErrorString(Context context, int code) {
-		int resId;
-		switch(code) {
-		case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED:
-			resId = R.string.playback_error_server_died;
-			break;
-		case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED:
-			resId = R.string.playback_error_unsupported;
-			break;
-		case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT:
-			resId = R.string.playback_error_timeout;
-			break;
-		default:
-			resId = R.string.playback_error_unknown;
-			break;
-		}
-		return context.getString(resId) + " (" + code + ")";
-	}
+    /** Get a human-readable string for a specific error code. */
+    public static String getErrorString(Context context, int code) {
+        int resId;
+        switch (code) {
+            case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED:
+                resId = R.string.playback_error_server_died;
+                break;
+            case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED: // fall-through
+            case ExoPlayerWrapper.ERROR_CODE_OFFSET + ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_RENDERER:
+                resId = R.string.playback_error_unsupported;
+                break;
+            case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT:
+                resId = R.string.playback_error_timeout;
+                break;
+            case ExoPlayerWrapper.ERROR_CODE_OFFSET + ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE:
+                resId = R.string.playback_error_source;
+                break;
+            default:
+                resId = R.string.playback_error_unknown;
+                break;
+        }
+        return context.getString(resId) + " (" + code + ")";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8cb9f7b84..72388725c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
     <string name="playback_error_server_died">Server died</string>
     <string name="playback_error_unsupported">Unsupported media type</string>
     <string name="playback_error_timeout">Operation timed out</string>
+    <string name="playback_error_source">Unable to access media file</string>
     <string name="playback_error_unknown">Unknown Error</string>
     <string name="no_media_playing_label">No media playing</string>
     <string name="position_default_label" translate="false">00:00:00</string>