diff --git a/lib/hls/hls_parser.js b/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
index ccb235b08c..435176d13f 100644
--- a/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
+++ b/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
@@ -1677,8 +1677,6 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
       stream.encrypted = realStream.encrypted;
       stream.drmInfos = realStream.drmInfos;
       stream.keyIds = realStream.keyIds;
-      stream.kind = realStream.kind;
-      stream.roles = realStream.roles;
       stream.mimeType = realStream.mimeType;
       if (shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine.RAW_FORMATS.includes(stream.mimeType)) {
         stream.codecs = '';
@@ -1944,16 +1942,6 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
     /** @type {!shaka.media.SegmentIndex} */
     const segmentIndex = new shaka.media.SegmentIndex(segments);
 
-    const kind = (type == shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType.TEXT) ?
-        shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.TextStreamKind.SUBTITLE : undefined;
-
-    const roles = [];
-    if (characteristics) {
-      for (const characteristic of characteristics.split(',')) {
-        roles.push(characteristic);
-      }
-    }
-
     const serverControlTag = shaka.hls.Utils.getFirstTagWithName(
         playlist.tags, 'EXT-X-SERVER-CONTROL');
     const canSkipSegments = serverControlTag ?
@@ -1965,8 +1953,6 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
     stream.encrypted = encrypted;
     stream.drmInfos = drmInfos;
     stream.keyIds = keyIds;
-    stream.kind = kind;
-    stream.roles = roles;
     stream.mimeType = mimeType;
 
     return {
@@ -2016,7 +2002,8 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
       segmentIndex: null,
       mimeType,
       codecs,
-      kind: undefined,
+      kind: (type == shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType.TEXT) ?
+          shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.TextStreamKind.SUBTITLE : undefined,
       encrypted: false,
       drmInfos: [],
       keyIds: new Set(),
@@ -2032,7 +2019,7 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
       width: undefined,
       height: undefined,
       bandwidth: undefined,
-      roles: [],
+      roles: characteristics ? characteristics.split(',') : [],
       forced,
       channelsCount,
       audioSamplingRate: null,
diff --git a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
index 541475bbc6..6aba12084d 100644
--- a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
@@ -1090,6 +1090,77 @@ describe('HlsParser', () => {
     await testHlsParser(master, media, manifest);
   });
 
+  // https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/4759
+  it('makes roles available without loading tracks', async () => {
+    const master = [
+      '#EXTM3U\n',
+      '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=200,CODECS="avc1",',
+      'RESOLUTION=960x540,FRAME-RATE=60,AUDIO="aud1",SUBTITLES="sub1"\n',
+      'video\n',
+
+      '#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="aud1",LANGUAGE="en",',
+      'NAME="English",URI="audio"\n',
+
+      '#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="aud1",LANGUAGE="en",',
+      'CHARACTERISTICS="public.accessibility.describes-video,',
+      'public.accessibility.describes-music-and-sound",',
+      'NAME="English (describes-video)",URI="audio2"\n',
+
+      '#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=SUBTITLES,GROUP-ID="sub1",LANGUAGE="en",',
+      'NAME="English (caption)",DEFAULT=YES,AUTOSELECT=YES,',
+      'URI="text"\n',
+
+      '#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=SUBTITLES,GROUP-ID="sub1",LANGUAGE="en",',
+      'NAME="English (caption)",DEFAULT=YES,AUTOSELECT=YES,',
+      'CHARACTERISTICS="public.accessibility.describes-spoken-dialog,',
+      'public.accessibility.describes-music-and-sound",',
+      'URI="text2"\n',
+    ].join('');
+
+    const manifest = shaka.test.ManifestGenerator.generate((manifest) => {
+      manifest.anyTimeline();
+      manifest.addPartialVariant((variant) => {
+        variant.language = 'en';
+        variant.addPartialStream(ContentType.VIDEO);
+        variant.addPartialStream(ContentType.AUDIO, (stream) => {
+          stream.language = 'en';
+        });
+      });
+      manifest.addPartialVariant((variant) => {
+        variant.language = 'en';
+        variant.addPartialStream(ContentType.VIDEO);
+        variant.addPartialStream(ContentType.AUDIO, (stream) => {
+          stream.language = 'en';
+          stream.roles = [
+            'public.accessibility.describes-video',
+            'public.accessibility.describes-music-and-sound',
+          ];
+        });
+      });
+      manifest.addPartialTextStream((stream) => {
+        stream.language = 'en';
+        stream.kind = TextStreamKind.SUBTITLE;
+      });
+      manifest.addPartialTextStream((stream) => {
+        stream.language = 'en';
+        stream.kind = TextStreamKind.SUBTITLE;
+        stream.roles = [
+          'public.accessibility.describes-spoken-dialog',
+          'public.accessibility.describes-music-and-sound',
+        ];
+      });
+      manifest.sequenceMode = true;
+    });
+
+    fakeNetEngine.setResponseText('test:/master', master);
+
+    // NOTE: Not using testHlsParser here because that unconditionally loads all
+    // streams.  We need to test the behavior specifically when streams are
+    // _not_ loaded.
+    const actual = await parser.start('test:/master', playerInterface);
+    expect(actual).toEqual(manifest);
+  });
+
   it('gets mime type from header request', async () => {
     const master = [
       '#EXTM3U\n',