diff --git a/src/css/components/_text-track.scss b/src/css/components/_text-track.scss
index 78a799939b..23ceae4f61 100644
--- a/src/css/components/_text-track.scss
+++ b/src/css/components/_text-track.scss
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ video::-webkit-media-text-track-display {
   width: 80% !important;
 }
 
-.video-js .vjs-text-track-display > div {
-  position: absolute;
+.video-js .inset-alternative {
   top: 0;
   right: 0;
   bottom: 0;
diff --git a/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js b/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
index f9066f366e..fa2828c63d 100644
--- a/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
+++ b/src/js/tracks/text-track-display.js
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ class TextTrackDisplay extends Component {
       // Clear inline style before getting actual height of textTrackDisplay
       textTrackDisplay.style = '';
 
+      // Add custom class to textTrackDisplay div child for not inset support styles
+      textTrackDisplay.firstChild.classList.add('inset-alternative');
+
       // textrack style updates, this styles are required to be inline
       tryUpdateStyle(textTrackDisplay, 'position', 'relative');
       tryUpdateStyle(textTrackDisplay, 'height', (playerHeight - controlBarHeight) + 'px');
diff --git a/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js b/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
index f0aa05d586..88f5a6660f 100644
--- a/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tracks/text-track-display.test.js
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ if (!Html5.supportsNativeTextTracks()) {
     assert.ok(player.textTrackDisplay.el_.querySelector('.vjs-text-track-cue').style.left === 'unset', 'Style of left for vjs-text-track-cue element should be unset');
     assert.ok(player.textTrackDisplay.el_.querySelector('.vjs-text-track-cue').style.top === '1px', 'Style of top for vjs-text-track-cue element should be 1px');
     assert.ok(player.textTrackDisplay.el_.querySelector('.vjs-text-track-cue').style.right === '2px', 'Style of right for vjs-text-track-cue element should be 2px');
+    assert.ok(player.textTrackDisplay.el_.firstChild.classList.contains('inset-alternative'), 'Child of textTrackDisplay should contain class of inset-alternative');
     player.dispose();
   });
 }