diff --git a/src/controller/level-helper.ts b/src/controller/level-helper.ts
index 77397c6a6ca..24aa74d52d4 100644
--- a/src/controller/level-helper.ts
+++ b/src/controller/level-helper.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,20 @@ export function mergeDetails(
     }
   );
 
+  if (currentInitSegment) {
+    const fragmentsToCheck = newDetails.fragmentHint
+      ? newDetails.fragments.concat(newDetails.fragmentHint)
+      : newDetails.fragments;
+    fragmentsToCheck.forEach((frag) => {
+      if (
+        !frag.initSegment ||
+        frag.initSegment.relurl === currentInitSegment?.relurl
+      ) {
+        frag.initSegment = currentInitSegment;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   if (newDetails.skippedSegments) {
     newDetails.deltaUpdateFailed = newDetails.fragments.some((frag) => !frag);
     if (newDetails.deltaUpdateFailed) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/controller/level-helper.ts b/tests/unit/controller/level-helper.ts
index d70155c02fe..ad4638392de 100644
--- a/tests/unit/controller/level-helper.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/controller/level-helper.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,43 @@ expect: ${JSON.stringify(merged.fragments[i])}`
         ).to.deep.equal(merged.fragments[i]);
       });
     });
+
+    it('merges initSegments', function () {
+      const oldPlaylist = generatePlaylist([1, 2, 3]);
+      const oldInitSegment = new Fragment(PlaylistLevelType.MAIN, '');
+      oldInitSegment.sn = 'initSegment';
+      oldInitSegment.relurl = 'init.mp4';
+      oldPlaylist.fragments.forEach((frag) => {
+        frag.initSegment = oldInitSegment;
+      });
+      oldPlaylist.fragmentHint = new Fragment(PlaylistLevelType.MAIN, '');
+      oldPlaylist.fragmentHint.sn = 4;
+      oldPlaylist.fragmentHint.initSegment = oldInitSegment;
+
+      const newPlaylist = generatePlaylist([2, 3, 4]);
+      const newInitSegment = new Fragment(PlaylistLevelType.MAIN, '');
+      newInitSegment.sn = 'initSegment';
+      newInitSegment.relurl = 'init.mp4';
+      newPlaylist.fragments.forEach((frag) => {
+        frag.initSegment = newInitSegment;
+      });
+      newPlaylist.fragmentHint = new Fragment(PlaylistLevelType.MAIN, '');
+      newPlaylist.fragmentHint.sn = 5;
+      newPlaylist.fragmentHint.initSegment = newInitSegment;
+
+      mergeDetails(oldPlaylist, newPlaylist);
+
+      newPlaylist.fragments.forEach((frag, i) => {
+        expect(
+          frag.initSegment,
+          `Fragment sn: ${frag.sn} does not have correct initSegment`
+        ).to.equal(oldInitSegment);
+      });
+      expect(
+        newPlaylist.fragmentHint.initSegment,
+        'fragmentHint does not have correct initSegment'
+      ).to.equal(oldInitSegment);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('computeReloadInterval', function () {