diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
index bab6c88ec7e..2c428c6b833 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     SUPPORT_PLAY_MEDIA, SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET, SUPPORT_STOP,
     SUPPORT_TURN_OFF, SUPPORT_PLAY, SUPPORT_VOLUME_STEP, SUPPORT_SHUFFLE_SET,
     MediaPlayerDevice, PLATFORM_SCHEMA, MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC, MEDIA_TYPE_TVSHOW,
-    MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO, MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST, MEDIA_PLAYER_SCHEMA, DOMAIN,
-    SUPPORT_TURN_ON)
+    MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO, MEDIA_TYPE_CHANNEL, MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST,
+    MEDIA_PLAYER_SCHEMA, DOMAIN, SUPPORT_TURN_ON)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     STATE_IDLE, STATE_OFF, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_PLAYING, CONF_HOST, CONF_NAME,
     CONF_PORT, CONF_PROXY_SSL, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD,
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ MEDIA_TYPES = {
     'tvshow': MEDIA_TYPE_TVSHOW,
     'season': MEDIA_TYPE_TVSHOW,
     'episode': MEDIA_TYPE_TVSHOW,
+    # Type 'channel' is used for radio or tv streams from pvr
+    'channel': MEDIA_TYPE_CHANNEL,
 }
 
 SUPPORT_KODI = SUPPORT_PAUSE | SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET | SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE | \