diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab31b8e26f..b32f668f31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 
 ## HEAD (Unreleased)
 * @gkatsev pinned node-sass to 3.4 ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3401))
+* @mister-ben added try catch to volume and playbackrate checks. Fixes #3315 ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3320))
 
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diff --git a/src/js/tech/html5.js b/src/js/tech/html5.js
index aaf84346ec..555fda817b 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/html5.js
@@ -992,9 +992,14 @@ Html5.registerSourceHandler(Html5.nativeSourceHandler);
  * @return {Boolean}
  */
 Html5.canControlVolume = function(){
-  var volume =  Html5.TEST_VID.volume;
-  Html5.TEST_VID.volume = (volume / 2) + 0.1;
-  return volume !== Html5.TEST_VID.volume;
+  // IE will error if Windows Media Player not installed #3315
+  try {
+    var volume =  Html5.TEST_VID.volume;
+    Html5.TEST_VID.volume = (volume / 2) + 0.1;
+    return volume !== Html5.TEST_VID.volume;
+  } catch(e) {
+    return false;
+  }
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1008,9 +1013,14 @@ Html5.canControlPlaybackRate = function(){
   if (browser.IS_ANDROID && browser.IS_CHROME) {
     return false;
   }
-  var playbackRate = Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate;
-  Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate = (playbackRate / 2) + 0.1;
-  return playbackRate !== Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate;
+  // IE will error if Windows Media Player not installed #3315
+  try {
+    var playbackRate = Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate;
+    Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate = (playbackRate / 2) + 0.1;
+    return playbackRate !== Html5.TEST_VID.playbackRate;
+  } catch(e) {
+    return false;
+  }
 };
 
 /*