diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index e750cc7562..771c78fc3e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ function wp_get_playlist( $attr, $type ) {
 		<span class="wp-caption-meta wp-caption-artist">{{{ data.meta.artist }}}</span>
 	</div>
 	<# } else { #>
-	<div class="wp-playlist-caption">{{{ data.caption }}}</div>
+	<div class="wp-playlist-caption">{{{ data.caption ? data.caption : data.title }}}</div>
 	<# } #>
 </script>
 <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-wp-playlist-item">