diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.css b/src/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.css
index d4f2e5532a..daa659d52b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.css
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.css
@@ -216,14 +216,6 @@ video.wp-video-shortcode,
 	line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
-.wp-playlist-item-title:before {
-	content: '“';
-}
-
-.wp-playlist-item-title:after {
-	content: '”';
-}
-
 .wp-playlist-item-album {
 	font-style: italic;
 	overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index aafeb20981..c958f4353a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -1173,7 +1173,10 @@ function wp_underscore_playlist_templates() {
 	<img src="{{ data.thumb.src }}"/>
 	<# } #>
 	<div class="wp-playlist-caption">
-		<span class="wp-playlist-item-meta wp-playlist-item-title">{{ data.title }}</span>
+		<span class="wp-playlist-item-meta wp-playlist-item-title"><?php 
+			/* translators: playlist item title */
+			printf( _x( '&#8220;%s&#8221;', 'playlist item title' ), '{{ data.title }}' );
+		?></span>
 		<# if ( data.meta.album ) { #><span class="wp-playlist-item-meta wp-playlist-item-album">{{ data.meta.album }}</span><# } #>
 		<# if ( data.meta.artist ) { #><span class="wp-playlist-item-meta wp-playlist-item-artist">{{ data.meta.artist }}</span><# } #>
 	</div>
@@ -1185,7 +1188,10 @@ function wp_underscore_playlist_templates() {
 			<# if ( data.caption ) { #>
 				{{ data.caption }}
 			<# } else { #>
-				<span class="wp-playlist-item-title">{{{ data.title }}}</span>
+				<span class="wp-playlist-item-title"><?php
+					/* translators: playlist item title */
+					printf( _x( '&#8220;%s&#8221;', 'playlist item title' ), '{{{ data.title }}}' );
+				?></span>
 				<# if ( data.artists && data.meta.artist ) { #>
 				<span class="wp-playlist-item-artist"> &mdash; {{ data.meta.artist }}</span>
 				<# } #>