diff --git a/src/template.js b/src/template.js
index 4ed5e962..584bf20d 100644
--- a/src/template.js
+++ b/src/template.js
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ export function createTemplateValues(presence, { labels = {} } = {}) {
     episode: presence.episode == null ? "" : String(presence.episode),
     episodeCode: episodeCode(presence.season, presence.episode),
     provider: presence.provider ?? "",
-    mediaType: presence.mediaType ?? "",
+    // Normalized presence carries the kind; the raw mediaType field is the
+    // fallback for older callers passing a plain object.
+    mediaType: presence.kind ?? presence.mediaType ?? "",
     state: presence.state ?? "",
     stateLabel: stateLabels[presence.state] ?? presence.state ?? "",
     position: formatDuration(presence.positionMs),
diff --git a/test/discord-activity-name.test.js b/test/discord-activity-name.test.js
index 5a8db520..9c5afb03 100644
--- a/test/discord-activity-name.test.js
+++ b/test/discord-activity-name.test.js
@@ -58,3 +58,10 @@ test("statusDisplayType is sent even when there is no name (no artist, or an emp
   assert.equal(noArtist.statusDisplayType, "state");
   assert.equal(formatDiscordActivity(song(), { name: "", statusDisplayType: "details" }).statusDisplayType, "details");
 });
+
+test("the {mediaType} token renders the normalized kind in the Discord name (#1119)", () => {
+  for (const kind of ["track", "movie", "episode", "show", "unknown"]) {
+    const presence = createPresence({ state: "playing", kind, title: "T", provider: "plex", updatedAt: "2026-10-02T12:00:00Z" });
+    assert.equal(formatDiscordActivity(presence, { name: "{mediaType}" }).name, kind);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/test/template.test.js b/test/template.test.js
index 8f74d60a..e7f6195f 100644
--- a/test/template.test.js
+++ b/test/template.test.js
@@ -135,3 +135,9 @@ test("{service} for a provider id that names an Object.prototype property is pla
     assert.equal(service, id.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + id.slice(1));
   }
 });
+
+test("mediaType comes from the normalized presence kind, raw field as fallback (#1119)", () => {
+  assert.equal(createTemplateValues({ kind: "track", state: "playing" }).mediaType, "track");
+  assert.equal(createTemplateValues({ kind: "movie", state: "playing" }).mediaType, "movie");
+  assert.equal(createTemplateValues({ mediaType: "episode", state: "paused" }).mediaType, "episode");
+});