diff --git a/static/js/player.js b/static/js/player.js
index 409f1821..3ed11e83 100644
--- a/static/js/player.js
+++ b/static/js/player.js
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ pandora.ui.player = function(data) {
             showUsers: pandora.site.annotations.showUsers,
             showTimeline: ui.showTimeline,
             smallTimelineURL: pandora.getMediaURL('/' + ui.item + '/timeline16p.jpg?' + data.modified),
-            subtitlesDefaultTrack: Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
+            subtitles: data.subtitles || [],
+            subtitlesDefaultTrack: data.subtitlesDefaultTrack || Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
             subtitlesLayer: data.subtitlesLayer,
             subtitlesOffset: ui.videoSubtitlesOffset,
-            subtitlesTrack: Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
+            subtitlesTrack: data.subtitlesTrack || Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
             timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
             timelineTooltip: Ox._('timeline') + ' <span class="OxBright">' + Ox.SYMBOLS.shift + 'T</span>',
             video: data.video,