diff --git a/core/shared/config/overrides.json b/core/shared/config/overrides.json
index d840e76545..23707449cd 100644
--- a/core/shared/config/overrides.json
+++ b/core/shared/config/overrides.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
             "contentTypes": ["image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/gif", "image/svg+xml", "image/x-icon", "image/vnd.microsoft.icon", "image/webp"]
         },
         "media": {
-            "extensions": [".mp4",".webm", ".ogv"],
-            "contentTypes": ["video/mp4", "video/webm", "video/ogg"]
+            "extensions": [".mp4",".webm", ".ogv", ".mp3", ".wav"],
+            "contentTypes": ["video/mp4", "video/webm", "video/ogg", "audio/mpeg", "audio/vnd.wav"]
         },
         "thumbnails": {
             "extensions": [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".png", ".svg", ".svgz", ".ico", ".webp"],
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js b/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
index d3414f21ec..2451a71a92 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ describe('Media API', function () {
             media.push(res.body.media[0].url.replace(config.get('url'), ''));
         });
 
+        it('Can upload an mp3', async function () {
+            const res = await request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('media/upload'))
+                .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
+                .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+                .field('ref', 'audio_file_123')
+                .attach('file', path.join(__dirname, '/../../utils/fixtures/media/sample.mp3'))
+                .expect(201);
+
+            res.body.media[0].url.should.match(new RegExp(`${config.get('url')}/content/media/\\d+/\\d+/sample.mp3`));
+            res.body.media[0].ref.should.equal('audio_file_123');
+
+            media.push(res.body.media[0].url.replace(config.get('url'), ''));
+        });
+
         it('Rejects non-media file type', async function () {
             const res = await request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('media/upload'))
                 .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
diff --git a/test/utils/fixtures/media/sample.mp3 b/test/utils/fixtures/media/sample.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a7e2be3d7
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