diff --git a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
index 6e20cc21b..c892a6040 100644
--- a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
+++ b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                 "prefix": "",
                 "urlencode": False,
                 "pretend_paths": False,
+                "extm3u": False,
             }
         )
 
@@ -71,6 +72,17 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             action="store_true",
             help="display query results but don't write playlist files.",
         )
+        spl_update.parser.add_option(
+            "--extm3u",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="add artist/title as m3u8 comments to playlists.",
+        )
+        spl_update.parser.add_option(
+            "--no-extm3u",
+            action="store_false",
+            dest="extm3u",
+            help="do not add artist/title as extm3u comments to playlists.",
+        )
         spl_update.func = self.update_cmd
         return [spl_update]
 
@@ -99,7 +111,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         else:
             self._matched_playlists = self._unmatched_playlists
 
-        self.update_playlists(lib, opts.pretend)
+        self.update_playlists(lib, opts.extm3u, opts.pretend)
 
     def build_queries(self):
         """
@@ -185,7 +197,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
         self._unmatched_playlists -= self._matched_playlists
 
-    def update_playlists(self, lib, pretend=False):
+    def update_playlists(self, lib, extm3u=None, pretend=False):
         if pretend:
             self._log.info(
                 "Showing query results for {0} smart playlists...",
@@ -230,7 +242,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                 if relative_to:
                     item_path = os.path.relpath(item.path, relative_to)
                 if item_path not in m3us[m3u_name]:
-                    m3us[m3u_name].append(item_path)
+                    m3us[m3u_name].append({"item": item, "path": item_path})
                     if pretend and self.config["pretend_paths"]:
                         print(displayable_path(item_path))
                     elif pretend:
@@ -244,13 +256,23 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                     os.path.join(playlist_dir, bytestring_path(m3u))
                 )
                 mkdirall(m3u_path)
+                extm3u = extm3u is None and self.config["extm3u"] or extm3u
                 with open(syspath(m3u_path), "wb") as f:
-                    for path in m3us[m3u]:
+                    if extm3u:
+                        f.write(b"#EXTM3U\n")
+                    for entry in m3us[m3u]:
+                        path = entry["path"]
+                        item = entry["item"]
                         if self.config["forward_slash"].get():
                             path = path_as_posix(path)
                         if self.config["urlencode"]:
                             path = bytestring_path(pathname2url(path))
-                        f.write(prefix + path + b"\n")
+                        comment = ""
+                        if extm3u:
+                            comment = "#EXTINF:{},{} - {}\n".format(
+                                int(item.length), item.artist, item.title
+                            )
+                        f.write(comment.encode("utf-8") + prefix + path + b"\n")
             # Send an event when playlists were updated.
             send_event("smartplaylist_update")
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5b074f592..9259b5933 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ New features:
   `synced` option to prefer synced lyrics over plain lyrics.
 * :ref:`import-cmd`: Expose import.quiet_fallback as CLI option.
 * :ref:`import-cmd`: Expose `import.incremental_skip_later` as CLI option.
+* :doc:`/plugins/smartplaylist`: Add new config option `smartplaylist.extm3u`.
 
 Bug fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/smartplaylist.rst b/docs/plugins/smartplaylist.rst
index e687a68a4..6a78124e1 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/smartplaylist.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/smartplaylist.rst
@@ -118,3 +118,4 @@ other configuration options are:
 - **urlencoded**: URL-encode all paths. Default: ``no``.
 - **pretend_paths**: When running with ``--pretend``, show the actual file
   paths that will be written to the m3u file. Default: ``false``.
+- **extm3u**: Generate extm3u/m3u8 playlists. Default ``ǹo``.
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_smartplaylist.py b/test/plugins/test_smartplaylist.py
index a3a03b54c..f36601267 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_smartplaylist.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_smartplaylist.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from shutil import rmtree
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
 from test import _common
 from test.helper import TestHelper
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, PropertyMock
 
 from beets import config
 from beets.dbcore import OrQuery
@@ -191,6 +191,56 @@ class SmartPlaylistTest(_common.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(content, b"/tagada.mp3\n")
 
+    def test_playlist_update_extm3u(self):
+        spl = SmartPlaylistPlugin()
+
+        i = MagicMock()
+        type(i).artist = PropertyMock(return_value="fake artist")
+        type(i).title = PropertyMock(return_value="fake title")
+        type(i).length = PropertyMock(return_value=300.123)
+        type(i).path = PropertyMock(return_value=b"/tagada.mp3")
+        i.evaluate_template.side_effect = lambda pl, _: pl.replace(
+            b"$title",
+            b"ta:ga:da",
+        ).decode()
+
+        lib = Mock()
+        lib.replacements = CHAR_REPLACE
+        lib.items.return_value = [i]
+        lib.albums.return_value = []
+
+        q = Mock()
+        a_q = Mock()
+        pl = b"$title-my<playlist>.m3u", (q, None), (a_q, None)
+        spl._matched_playlists = [pl]
+
+        dir = bytestring_path(mkdtemp())
+        config["smartplaylist"]["extm3u"] = True
+        config["smartplaylist"]["prefix"] = "http://beets:8337/files"
+        config["smartplaylist"]["relative_to"] = False
+        config["smartplaylist"]["playlist_dir"] = py3_path(dir)
+        try:
+            spl.update_playlists(lib)
+        except Exception:
+            rmtree(syspath(dir))
+            raise
+
+        lib.items.assert_called_once_with(q, None)
+        lib.albums.assert_called_once_with(a_q, None)
+
+        m3u_filepath = path.join(dir, b"ta_ga_da-my_playlist_.m3u")
+        self.assertExists(m3u_filepath)
+        with open(syspath(m3u_filepath), "rb") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        rmtree(syspath(dir))
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            content,
+            b"#EXTM3U\n"
+            + b"#EXTINF:300,fake artist - fake title\n"
+            + b"http://beets:8337/files/tagada.mp3\n",
+        )
+
 
 class SmartPlaylistCLITest(_common.TestCase, TestHelper):
     def setUp(self):