diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_playback.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_playback.xml
index 161332d2f..d2999c59d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_playback.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_playback.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
                 android:title="@string/pref_skip_keeps_episodes_title"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
-    <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/media_player">
+    <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/experimental_pref">
         <ListPreference
                 android:defaultValue="exoplayer"
                 android:entries="@array/media_player_options"
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@
                 android:title="@string/media_player"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_media_player_message"
                 android:entryValues="@array/media_player_values"/>
-    </PreferenceCategory>
-
-    <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/experimental_pref">
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                 android:defaultValue="false"
                 android:enabled="true"
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index 13ff092b0..1ab44d847 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     <string-array name="media_player_options">
         <item>@string/media_player_builtin</item>
         <item>@string/media_player_sonic</item>
-        <item>@string/media_player_exoplayer</item>
+        <item>@string/media_player_exoplayer_recommended</item>
     </string-array>
 
     <string-array name="media_player_values">
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5ad8ec5e9..c67d87321 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
     <string name="pref_enqueue_downloaded_summary">Add downloaded episodes to the queue</string>
     <string name="media_player_builtin">Built-in Android player</string>
     <string name="media_player_sonic" translatable="false">Sonic Media Player</string>
-    <string name="media_player_exoplayer" translatable="false">ExoPlayer</string>
+    <string name="media_player_exoplayer_recommended">ExoPlayer (recommended)</string>
     <string name="media_player_switch_to_exoplayer">Switch to ExoPlayer</string>
     <string name="media_player_switched_to_exoplayer">Switched to ExoPlayer.</string>
     <string name="pref_skip_silence_title">Skip Silence in Audio</string>