diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/directory-filter-types.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/directory-filter-types.txt
index bb7aa3e8b8..27c1068745 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes/directory-filter-types.txt
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/directory-filter-types.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 add `--directory-filter-types`
+By default, opening a directory will create a playlist with only the media types "video, audio, image". To restore the previous behavior, use `--directory-filter-types-clr`.
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 52a9f1117f..a42aa44c0c 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ Demuxer
 
 ``--directory-filter-types=<video,audio,image>``
     Media file types to filter when opening directory. If the list is empty,
-    all files are added to the playlist.
+    all files are added to the playlist. (Default: ``video,audio,image``)
 
     This is a string list option. See `List Options`_ for details.
 
diff --git a/demux/demux_playlist.c b/demux/demux_playlist.c
index fcb14cc57c..17e2cd165b 100644
--- a/demux/demux_playlist.c
+++ b/demux/demux_playlist.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct m_sub_options demux_playlist_conf = {
     .defaults = &(const struct demux_playlist_opts){
         .dir_mode = DIR_AUTO,
         .directory_filter = (char *[]){
-            NULL
+            "video", "audio", "image", NULL
         },
     },
 };