diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
index 1c2c1b3b7d22..ff3b32563104 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ bool VideoConfig::operator!=(const VideoConfig& that) const {
   return !(*this == that);
 }
 
-SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec) {
+SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec,
+                                          const char* subtype) {
 #if SB_API_VERSION < 15
   const bool kCheckAc3Audio = kSbHasAc3Audio;
 #else
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec) {
   }
   // For WAV, the "codecs" parameter of a MIME type refers to the WAVE format
   // ID, where 1 represents PCM: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2361
-  if (strcmp(codec, "1") == 0) {
+  const bool is_wav =
+      strcmp(subtype, "wav") == 0 || strcmp(subtype, "wave") == 0;
+  if (is_wav && strcmp(codec, "1") == 0) {
     return kSbMediaAudioCodecPcm;
   }
 #endif  // SB_API_VERSION >= 14
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
index 11f3102ec5ec..b6f6b61513c6 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ class VideoConfig {
   optional<AvcParameterSets> avc_parameter_sets_;
 };
 
-SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec);
+// Attempts to determine an SbMediaAudioCodec from |codec|, returning
+// kSbMediaAudioCodecNone if no match is found. |subtype| may be checked in
+// cases of ambiguous codec strings.
+SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec,
+                                          const char* subtype);
 
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace starboard
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
index 2a334be21431..a57d7693f533 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "starboard/media.h"
 #include "starboard/shared/starboard/media/avc_util.h"
 #include "testing/gtest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
 
@@ -214,6 +215,60 @@ TEST(VideoConfigTest, H264VsVp9) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(config_h264 == config_vp9);
 }
 
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesAacCodecs) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("mp4a.40.2", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecAac);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("mp4a.40.5", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecAac);
+}
+
+#if SB_API_VERSION < 15
+const bool kCheckAc3Audio = kSbHasAc3Audio;
+#else
+const bool kCheckAc3Audio = true;
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION < 15
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesAc3CodecIfEnabled) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("ac-3", ""),
+            kCheckAc3Audio ? kSbMediaAudioCodecAc3 : kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesEac3CodecIfEnabled) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("ec-3", ""),
+            kCheckAc3Audio ? kSbMediaAudioCodecEac3 : kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesOpusCodec) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("opus", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecOpus);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesVorbisCodec) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("vorbis", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecVorbis);
+}
+
+#if SB_API_VERSION >= 14
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesMp3Codecs) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("mp3", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecMp3);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("mp4a.69", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecMp3);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("mp4a.6B", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecMp3);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesFlacCodec) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("flac", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecFlac);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesPcmCodecForWav) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "wav"), kSbMediaAudioCodecPcm);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "wave"), kSbMediaAudioCodecPcm);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, DoesNotParse1AsPcmForNonWavSubtypes) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "mp4"), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "mp3"), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "mpeg"), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "webm"), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
+}
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION >= 14
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace starboard
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/media_tests.gni b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/media_tests.gni
index 4777863a3c79..269a60c13f75 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/media_tests.gni
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/media_tests.gni
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ media_tests_sources = [
   "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/media_util_test.cc",
   "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/mime_type_test.cc",
   "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/mime_util_test.cc",
+  "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info_test.cc",
   "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/video_capabilities_test.cc",
   "//starboard/shared/starboard/media/vp9_util_test.cc",
 ]
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info.cc
index e61cb84d7f1f..ae2e1479579c 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ bool ParsedMimeInfo::ParseAudioInfo(const std::string& codec) {
   SB_DCHECK(mime_type_.is_valid());
   SB_DCHECK(!has_audio_info());
 
-  SbMediaAudioCodec audio_codec = GetAudioCodecFromString(codec.c_str());
+  SbMediaAudioCodec audio_codec =
+      GetAudioCodecFromString(codec.c_str(), mime_type_.subtype().c_str());
   if (audio_codec == kSbMediaAudioCodecNone) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info_test.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94c1f7b8ff19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Cobalt Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "starboard/shared/starboard/media/parsed_mime_info.h"
+
+#include "starboard/media.h"
+#include "testing/gtest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace starboard {
+namespace shared {
+namespace starboard {
+namespace media {
+namespace {
+
+#if SB_API_VERSION < 15
+const bool kCheckAc3Audio = kSbHasAc3Audio;
+#else
+const bool kCheckAc3Audio = true;
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION < 15
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesAacLowComplexityCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecAac);
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesAacHighEfficiencyCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.5\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecAac);
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesAc3Codec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/mp4; codecs=\"ac-3\"");
+  ASSERT_EQ(mime_info.has_audio_info(), kCheckAc3Audio);
+
+  if (kCheckAc3Audio) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecAc3);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesEac3Codec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/mp4; codecs=\"ec-3\"");
+  ASSERT_EQ(mime_info.has_audio_info(), kCheckAc3Audio);
+
+  if (kCheckAc3Audio) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecEac3);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesOpusCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/webm; codecs=\"opus\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecOpus);
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesVorbisCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/webm; codecs=\"vorbis\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecVorbis);
+}
+
+#if SB_API_VERSION >= 14
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesMp3Codec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/mpeg; codecs=\"mp3\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecMp3);
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesFlacCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/ogg; codecs=\"flac\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecFlac);
+}
+
+TEST(ParsedMimeInfoTest, ParsesPcmCodec) {
+  ParsedMimeInfo mime_info("audio/wav; codecs=\"1\"");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(mime_info.has_audio_info());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime_info.audio_info().codec, kSbMediaAudioCodecPcm);
+}
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION >= 14
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace media
+}  // namespace starboard
+}  // namespace shared
+}  // namespace starboard