diff --git a/src/master-playlist-controller.js b/src/master-playlist-controller.js
index 8511530ee..23cfa241a 100644
--- a/src/master-playlist-controller.js
+++ b/src/master-playlist-controller.js
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ export class MasterPlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       videojs.log.warn('Problem encountered with the current ' +
                        'HLS playlist. Trying again since it is the only playlist.');
 
+      this.tech_.trigger('retryplaylist');
       return this.masterPlaylistLoader_.load(isFinalRendition);
     }
     if (isFinalRendition) {
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ export class MasterPlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
     }
     // Blacklist this playlist
     currentPlaylist.excludeUntil = Date.now() + this.blacklistDuration * 1000;
+    this.tech_.trigger('blacklistplaylist');
 
     // Select a new playlist
     nextPlaylist = this.selectPlaylist();
diff --git a/test/videojs-contrib-hls.test.js b/test/videojs-contrib-hls.test.js
index 5a9f438f5..58c998d72 100644
--- a/test/videojs-contrib-hls.test.js
+++ b/test/videojs-contrib-hls.test.js
@@ -1096,12 +1096,16 @@ QUnit.test('segment 404 should trigger blacklisting of media', function(assert)
 QUnit.test('playlist 404 should blacklist media', function(assert) {
   let media;
   let url;
+  let blacklistplaylist = 0;
+  let retryplaylist = 0;
 
   this.player.src({
     src: 'manifest/master.m3u8',
     type: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
   });
   openMediaSource(this.player, this.clock);
+  this.player.tech_.on('blacklistplaylist', () => blacklistplaylist++);
+  this.player.tech_.on('retryplaylist', () => retryplaylist++);
 
   this.player.tech_.hls.bandwidth = 1e10;
   // master
@@ -1114,6 +1118,8 @@ QUnit.test('playlist 404 should blacklist media', function(assert) {
   assert.equal(typeof this.player.tech_.hls.playlists.media_,
               'undefined',
               'no media is initially set');
+
+  assert.equal(blacklistplaylist, 0, 'there is no blacklisted playlist');
   // media
   this.requests[1].respond(404);
   url = this.requests[1].url.slice(this.requests[1].url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
@@ -1123,6 +1129,8 @@ QUnit.test('playlist 404 should blacklist media', function(assert) {
   assert.equal(this.env.log.warn.args[0],
               'Problem encountered with the current HLS playlist. HLS playlist request error at URL: media.m3u8 Switching to another playlist.',
               'log generic error message');
+  assert.equal(blacklistplaylist, 1, 'there is one blacklisted playlist');
+  assert.equal(retryplaylist, 0, 'haven\'t retried any playlist');
 
   // request for the final available media
   this.requests[2].respond(404);
@@ -1132,6 +1140,11 @@ QUnit.test('playlist 404 should blacklist media', function(assert) {
   // media wasn't blacklisted because it's final rendition
   assert.ok(media.excludeUntil, 'second media was blacklisted after playlist 404');
   assert.equal(this.env.log.warn.calls, 1, 'warning logged for blacklist');
+  assert.equal(this.env.log.warn.args[1],
+              'Problem encountered with the current HLS playlist. Trying again since it is the final playlist.',
+              'log specific error message for final playlist');
+  assert.equal(retryplaylist, 1, 'retried final playlist for once');
+  assert.equal(blacklistplaylist, 1, 'there is one blacklisted playlist');
 
   this.clock.tick(2 * 1000);
   // no new request was made since it hasn't been half the segment duration