diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1e9ecabd9df..453b9b3eef7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ And can be recorded with:
 * Streams are automatically converted from a protocol to another
 * Serve multiple streams at once in separate paths
 * Record streams to disk
+* Playback recordings
 * Authenticate users; use internal or external authentication
 * Redirect readers to other RTSP servers (load balancing)
 * Query and control the server through the API
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ _rtsp-simple-server_ has been rebranded as _MediaMTX_. The reason is pretty obvi
   * [Encrypt the configuration](#encrypt-the-configuration)
   * [Remuxing, re-encoding, compression](#remuxing-re-encoding-compression)
   * [Record streams to disk](#record-streams-to-disk)
+  * [Playback recordings](#playback-recordings)
   * [Forward streams to other servers](#forward-streams-to-other-servers)
   * [Proxy requests to other servers](#proxy-requests-to-other-servers)
   * [On-demand publishing](#on-demand-publishing)
@@ -1183,6 +1185,44 @@ To upload recordings to a remote location, you can use _MediaMTX_ together with
 
    If you want to delete local segments after they are uploaded, replace `rclone sync` with `rclone move`.
 
+### Playback recordings
+
+Recordings can be served to users through a dedicated HTTP server, that can be enabled inside the configuration:
+
+```yml
+playback: yes
+playbackAddress: :9996
+```
+
+The server can be queried for recordings by using the URL:
+
+```
+http://localhost:9996/get?path=[mypath]&start=[start_date]&duration=[duration]&format=[format]
+```
+
+Where:
+
+* [mypath] is the path name
+* [start_date] is the start date in RFC3339 format
+* [duration] is the maximum duration of the recording in Golang format (example: 20s, 20h)
+* [format] must be fmp4
+
+All parameters must be [url-encoded](https://www.urlencoder.org/).
+
+For instance:
+
+```
+http://localhost:9996/get?path=stream2&start=2024-01-14T16%3A33%3A17%2B00%3A00&duration=200s&format=fmp4
+```
+
+The produced video is natively compatible with any browser, therefore its URL can be directly inserted into a \<video> tag:
+
+```html
+<video controls>
+  <source src="http://localhost:9996/get?path=stream2&start=2024-01-14T16%3A33%3A17%2B00%3A00&duration=200s&format=fmp4" type="video/mp4" />
+</video>
+```
+
 ### Forward streams to other servers
 
 To forward incoming streams to another server, use _FFmpeg_ inside the `runOnReady` parameter:
diff --git a/internal/playback/server_test.go b/internal/playback/server_test.go
index e54c00479363..3a26401f2d8b 100644
--- a/internal/playback/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/playback/server_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 		ReadTimeout: conf.StringDuration(10 * time.Second),
 		PathConfs: map[string]*conf.Path{
 			"mypath": {
-				Record:     true,
+				Playback:   true,
 				RecordPath: filepath.Join(dir, "%path/%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S-%f"),
 			},
 		},