diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72d765423b..0481716ac7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "tsml": "1.0.1",
     "videojs-font": "2.0.0",
     "videojs-ie8": "1.1.2",
-    "videojs-swf": "5.0.1",
+    "videojs-swf": "5.1.0",
     "videojs-vtt.js": "0.12.1",
     "xhr": "2.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 245354bef0..ed1e01380d 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ class Player extends Component {
     this.on(this.tech_, 'texttrackchange', this.handleTechTextTrackChange_);
     this.on(this.tech_, 'loadedmetadata', this.updateStyleEl_);
     this.on(this.tech_, 'posterchange', this.handleTechPosterChange_);
+    this.on(this.tech_, 'textdata', this.handleTechTextData_);
 
     this.usingNativeControls(this.techGet_('controls'));
 
@@ -1160,6 +1161,14 @@ class Player extends Component {
     this.trigger('loadedmetadata');
   }
 
+  handleTechTextData_() {
+    var data = null;
+    if (arguments.length > 1) {
+      data = arguments[1];
+    }
+    this.trigger('textdata', data);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fires when the browser has loaded the current frame of the audio/video
    *
@@ -2876,6 +2885,13 @@ Player.prototype.handleTechLoadStart_;
  */
 Player.prototype.handleLoadedMetaData_;
 
+/**
+ * Fired when the player receives text data
+ *
+ * @event textdata
+ */
+Player.prototype.handleTextData_;
+
 /**
  * Fired when the player has downloaded data at the current playback position
  *
diff --git a/src/js/tech/flash.js b/src/js/tech/flash.js
index 11bb2ceffd..5c9a8b524a 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/flash.js
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Flash.checkReady = function(tech){
 // Trigger events from the swf on the player
 Flash.onEvent = function(swfID, eventName){
   let tech = Dom.getEl(swfID).tech;
-  tech.trigger(eventName);
+  tech.trigger(eventName, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2));
 };
 
 // Log errors from the swf